Did You Know...
...that the video game, Pong, was invented by a guy who graduated at the bottom of his engineering class? Nolan Bushnell spent more time running the games at a local amusement park than he did on his studies at the University of Utah. His dreams of working for Disney's amusement empire were dashed when the company wouldn't hire him. Taking a boring job, Nolan daydreamed about electronic versions of popular games. He invented Pong, the first video game, and went on to found Atari Co.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7677560 | Apparatus for deflecting sheet material An apparatus for deflecting sheet material from a first transport direction to a second transport direction while maintaining the orientation of the sheet material comprises a deflecting area (5) with a sheet-material supply zone (5a) and a shee... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7006720 | Optical switching system A MEMS system including a fixed electrode and a suspended moveable electrode that is controllable over a wide range of motion. In traditional systems where an fixed electrode is positioned under the moveable electrode, the range of motion is limited because the supp... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6908083 | Recording plate or film loading device A recording plate or film loading device for use with an image recording scanner. The device comprises a platen (6) arranged at an angle to the horizontal and onto which a plate or film is manually placed. A loading mechanism includes one or more first pusher... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6450713 | Print media ejection system An output roller for propelling a media sheet, for example in a printer, is disclosed. A plurality of protrusions is selectively positioned on the output roller. As the media sheet exists a media path, the rear edge of the media sheet is caught by the pro... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6406015 | Device for supplying labels The invention relates to a labeling machine for wet adhesive labels comprising a gluing and application device which holds and guides the labels. A label magazine is connected upstream from the gluing and application device to which labels are fed from sa... | 06/18/2002 |
| 5435804 | Cup making machine A machine for making cups of thermoplastic coated paper, the machine including a frame or housing having a turret rotatably mounted on the frame, a number of work stations mounted on the frame in an equally spaced relation around the turret, a number of m... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5358595 | Label feeder for open-top containers A label feeder for use with an automated packaging machine wherein open-top containers are moved along a conveyor line. The label feeder comprises an open frame with a substantially horizontally extending supporting arm extending therefrom and a motor mou... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5158277 | Method and apparatus for conveying printed products A conveying method permits conveying of printed products, particularly in the form of a scale flow, with a constant or variable speed over conveying distances of random length, which can also contain rising or falling portions in the conveying direction, ... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5016506 | Method for multidirectional sheet feeding A multidirectional sheet feeding apparatus includes a sheet loader and a sheet feeder disposed adjacent a press. Both the feeder and loader include carriages movable toward and away from the press and carriages movable laterally with respect to the direct... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5011132 | Load accumulator having positive drive conveyor A load accumulator which has one or more stacking wheels mounted for high speed rotation is provided with an improved conveyor for conveying load items to the stacking wheel. The conveyor includes platforms that extend toward each stacking wheel in a plan... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4974825 | Envelope feeder with separator shuttle assembly An envelope feeder (20) for use in a photographic order-finishing station, including a base (22) to which a retaining plate (28) is mounted. A stack-holding tray (30) is biased toward the retaining plate to compress a stack (18) of envelopes placed thereb... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4926724 | Method and apparatus for multidirectional sheet feeding A multidirectional sheet feeding apparatus includes a sheet loader and a sheet feeder disposed adjacent a press. Both the feeder and loader include carriages movable toward and away from the press and carriages movable laterally with respect to the direct... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4787622 | Conveying device for metal sheets, particularly on a can welding machine Disposed between magnetic rollers (32) which can be driven in rotation for conveying metal sheets (10) suspended from them and leave gaps (40) free between them, are pushers (44). The pushers (44) can be moved out of a retracted upper position in which th... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4771690 | Screen printing apparatus for limited flexibility stock An improved cylinder-type screen printing apparatus utilizes recessible pushers and stops to translate sheet stock along the supply bed to the cylinder without imparting any substantial bending moment to the sheet stock. The absence of bending forces perm... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4666142 | Apparatus for feeding cardboards to the carton making section An apparatus of feeding cardboards to the carton making section, the apparatus including a kicker adapted to kick each cardboard on its rear end so as to enable same to be fed to the carton making section, the kicker being adjustable in its position in ac... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665408 | Image recording apparatus for transporting photosensitive film sheet A transport mechanism for transporting a photosensitive film sheet for use in an image recording apparatus, including an auxiliary scanning drum, a nip roller held in contact with the auxiliary scanning drum, a support plate extending substantially horizo... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4581005 | Manufacture of boxes with integrally reinforced walls Various configurations of boxes of a corrugated or fiberboard material are manufactured by a machine and process in which scored marginal flaps of the preformed box blank material are laterally wrapped around forming mandrels of fingers to define corner a... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4557589 | Sorting apparatus In a sorting apparatus which is mechanically coupled to, but electrically independently operated from a copying machine, the sorting operation is realized. A copy delivery time interval between a front end of a first copy and a front end of a second copy ... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4524857 | Book block feed device Book blocks are transferred between vertically displaced levels via a first conveying path which extends upwardly at an angle, the conveying path being intercepted by a movable feed table which engages the book blocks and re-orients the motion thereof int... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4489651 | Mailing machine having an envelope stripping device This invention relates to a stand-alone electronic mailing machine. The entire drive mechanism, setting mechanism, and control devices as well as the postage metering mechanisms are all contained in one housing so that there is no need for a separate base... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4443007 | Inserter with improved ram mechanism An improved reciprocating ram for an envelope inserter includes a pusher which drives an enclosure from a ram pick-up station to an envelope station. Cycle time has been reduced by providing a ram return path which is beneath the elevation of the pick-up ... | 04/17/1984 |
| 4431323 | Envelope feeder method and apparatus A method and apparatus are disclosed for sequentially feeding pieces of stationery such as envelopes from a supply hopper to a conventional printer mechanism for printing addresses or the like thereon, and for sequentially transporting printed pieces to a... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4400128 | Pallet unloading apparatus An apparatus for unloading stacked sheet material from a supporting surface such as a pallet. A frame structure is provided including a station for positioning a loaded pallet. A ram reciprocates between an advanced and a retracted position at a height su... | 08/23/1983 |
| 4397598 | Apparatus for alignment of large planar members at feed tables of machine tools Apparatus for aligning large planar workpieces on a feed table wherein a plurality of pivoted arms are provided which are biased to a raised pivotal position to engage the edge of a workpiece, with the arms being urged to a lowered pivotal position by the... | 08/09/1983 |
| 4379383 | Inserter with improved ram mechanism An improved reciprocating ram for an envelope inserter includes a pusher which drives an enclosure from a ram pick-up station to an envelope station. Cycle time has been reduced by providing a ram return path which is beneath the elevation of the pick-up ... | 04/12/1983 |
| 4213604 | Automatic original handling device This specification discloses an automatic original handling device for use with a copying apparatus and for automatically placing an original to be copied at a predetermined position on the original carriage surface of the copying apparatus. The original ... | 07/22/1980 |
| 4143981 | Unit document feeding mechanism Disclosed is a means for feeding unit documents, such as sheets, envelopes, pages, cards, and the like to an apparatus for processing. Means is provided for feeding the documents to and removing them from the operating apparatus at a relatively high rate ... | 03/13/1979 |
| 4139105 | Device for piece-by-piece delivery of storage-cell electrodes A device for a piece-by-piece delivery of storage-cell electrodes is described which includes a table on which a stack of electrodes is disposed. Located close to the table is a manipulator made as a swivel bar with a holder at a end of which a gripper is... | 02/13/1979 |
| 4081085 | Apparatus for raising and feeding flat workpieces from a stack Apparatus comprising a carriage fitted with rollers displaced on a track for picking up and raising single flat workpieces which are lying in a stack, such as sheet metal plates, and for feeding them individually to an adjacent processing station. The app... | 03/28/1978 |
| 4067436 | Apparatus for conveying articles Packet blanks are fed stepwise along an elongated blank bed by a succession of pawls reciprocating along the length of the bed. Mechanism is provided for lifting the pawls at the end of their working strokes, and for lowering them at the end of their retu... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4059261 | Machine and method for successively feeding stacked blanks A machine for successively feeding stacked blanks comprising a conveyor mounted for movement along a conveyor path passing through a receiving station where blanks may be deposited thereon, and a plurality of chutes mounted successively above the conveyor... | 11/22/1977 |
| 4049261 | Feeder for feeding sheets having a recessed profile end edge A sheet feeder for feeding sheets accurately in correct orientation, especially to a press for blanking pieces from the sheet, has an intermittent sheet-advancing action in which not only the movement of the sheet, but also its orientation with respect to... | 09/20/1977 |
| 4003570 | Conveyor for transfer sheet fixing apparatus A table is detachably mounted to a fixing apparatus adjacent to and aligned with an inlet opening thereof. The table is formed with a longitudinal slot through which a pusher member vertically extends. A transfer sheet is placed on the table, and drive me... | 01/18/1977 |
| 3980297 | Method and apparatus for feeding sheets to a treating machine in overlapped relation Method and apparatus are disclosed for feeding a continuous series of sheets step-wise to a treating machine wherein the rearward and forward edges of successive sheets are overlapped to provide a continuous supply to the treating machine. Each sheet is f... | 09/14/1976 |
| 3940125 | Picking and transporting means for fabric sections and the like A method and apparatus for separating a single ply of limp material, such as fabric from a stack of such plies, and transporting the separated ply to a predetermined destination. The apparatus includes a rotatable ply gripping wheel, cooperating with a pl... | 02/24/1976 |
