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 |
| 7147663 | Artificial heart valve attachment apparatus and methods Heart valve attachment apparatus and methods that significantly reduce attachment times are provided. The apparatus and methods utilize a connector band to form an interface between a uni-directional valve and a tissue annulus. The connector band is secured to the t... | 12/12/2006 |
| 6974634 | Metal felt laminates A finished laminate is provided. The laminate includes an imperforate metal layer having a metallic surface, and a metallic felt layer having a first surface attached to the metallic surface and an exposed second surface facing away from the metallic surface. Also p... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6678953 | Method for making damped combustion cowl structure A method is provided for increasing the contact area between a damper wire and a sheet metal component in a combustion cowl of a gas turbine engine. This increase in contact area reduces the wear rate on the combustor cowl. A first curl is formed in the s... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6578254 | Damascene fabrication of nonplanar microcoils A process for fabricating coils using a Damascene process uses a curved substrate having a surface extending along and about an axis made of a first material. A groove is formed in the curved surface along and around said axis, and the groove is filled wi... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6409002 | Pressure plate subassembly A pressure plate subassembly for a friction clutch includes a housing connectable to an abutment arrangement for joint rotation about an axis of rotation, a pressure plate arranged in the housing so that the pressure plate is rotatable together with the h... | 06/25/2002 |
| 5499452 | Method of making retainers for ball bearings Material is first formed into a flat ring. Ball retaining pockets are then formed in the flat ring leaving bridge material between adjacent pockets. Bearing balls are inserted into the ball retaining pockets and bridge material between adjacent pockets is... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5211071 | Modular brake system assembly procedure The present invention relates to a method for assembling a modular brake system on a vehicle by the steps of preparing a reactive slide member having pins to facilitate reciprocal movement and a bore therein for receiving a cable strand; operatively assoc... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5193262 | Method for forming a fuel tank assembly A heat shield retainer and method for mounting a heat shield onto a polymeric fuel tank. The heat shield retainer comprises a nut and bolt combination and a retainer body. The retainer body has bulbous pegs located on a first side thereof for engaging wit... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5157826 | Method for making linear mechanical lock with one-piece lock housing A mechanical lock where a rod axially translatable through a lock housing is normally gripped by a clutch spring axially fixed to the housing, and a lever is actuated for unwinding the spring to release the rod. The lock housing is formed in a single piec... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5085268 | Heat transmission roll and a method and an apparatus for manufacturing such a roll The invention concerns a roll comprising two superposed webs of material one of which is formed with transverse ridges. At the ridge bases and tops are formed dents/protrusions. The other web is provided with ribs which are positioned in nesting relations... | 02/04/1992 |
| 4901421 | Method of assembling seat slide device Herein disclosed is a method of assembling a seat slide device which comprises a lower rail, an upper rail slidably disposed on the lower rail and rotating members disposed between the lower and upper rails. The method comprises by steps: (a) temporarily ... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4747203 | Production method for ball support structures A ball support structure comprises a ball and a ball support movably holding the ball. The ball support is formed with a ball receiving recess defined by a semispherical portion and a cylindrical portion. A through hole aligning with the ball receiving re... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4620357 | Method for assembling a safety belt roll-up device, especially for protecting persons in motor vehicles Safety belt roll-up device having a housing and a one-piece belt carrier. The housing has a base plate with two side walls extending from the base plate. At least one of the two side walls can be set at an angle and bent into a position in which both side... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4455734 | Method of assembling uniform-speed joint Therein is disclosed a method for assembling a uniform-speed joint having an inner rotary body and an outer rotary body which transmits a rotational force from one to the other through a plurality of small spheres in receiving holes on the disposed outer ... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4454644 | Method of making a clamp A method of making a clamp used for a supercharger in an internal combustion engine is initiated by cutting out an unworked clamp half from a plate material. The half is then formed such that it is semicircular in front elevation and the opposite ends ext... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4427221 | Drill bit nozzle retention and alignment system A nozzle retention system is disclosed which serves to retain a jet nozzle in a drilling bit and also align the nozzle with respect to the bit cutters, said system utilizing a deformable pin and interacting channels in the nozzle and the bit nozzle bore.... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4010524 | Apparatus for manufacture of continuous hinge There is disclosed a manufacture of a continuous hinge. The process is as follows. A metal strip is fed intermittently by a predetermined length towards a press-machining station where the strip is simultaneously cut and bent to form a hole, flap, swaged ... | 03/08/1977 |
| 4003539 | Wall hanging device A wall hanging device having a ring-like member for connection to picture wire or the like and a relatively flat, elongated member having a looped end capturing the ring-like member.... | 01/18/1977 |
