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 |
| 7318344 | Wireless swimming pool water level system A wireless (e.g., radio) system and method for automatic water level maintenance of, e.g., a swimming pool utilizing capacitive liquid level sensing. A reference electrode allows water level sensing independent of the water chemistry or temperature. Capacitive elect... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7191137 | Market based control of structural movement A distributed market based control assembly used in conjunction with fixed or movable structures. Typically multiple actuators are attached to the structure, with each of the multiple actuators having an actuator controller to control actuator applied force. Sensors... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7176809 | Environmental data recorder for micro-well plate An environmental data recorder for recording environmental factors acting on micro-well plates. The environmental data recorder has sensors for sensing environmental factors and it has a microcontroller programmed to receive and process inputs from the sensors. The ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7046166 | Modular wireless integrated network sensor (WINS) node with a dual bus architecture A modular sensing station architecture that supports flexible power management includes one or more sensors connected to a WINS node. Each node includes power supply, data acquisition, programmable microprocessor and wireless transceiver modules that communicate dat... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6529133 | Repository and monitoring system therefor A repository including: an input unit (3) for setting the temperature of the interior (2) of a repository (1); a measuring unit (5,6) for measuring the temperature of the interior of the repository (1); a controller (4) for holding ID data to specify the ... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6437692 | System and method for monitoring and controlling remote devices The present invention is generally directed to a system for monitoring a variety of environmental and/or other conditions within a defined remotely located region. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, a system is configured to monitor utility m... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6104987 | System for monitoring dryer drum temperatures A system is provided for monitoring the temperature of dryer drums in papermaking or textile machinery. Wireless temperature sensors are mounted to each dryer drum. Sensor pickup devices receive temperature signals from the temperature sensors that are pr... | 08/15/2000 |
| 5708424 | Wireless remote fuel gauge The present invention relates to a wireless remote fuel gauge (10) comprising a tank gauge (12) positioned on a fuel tank (16A, 16B). The tank gauge (12) comprises a tank gauge microprocessor/analog converter (12A) electrically connected to a tank gauge p... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5485150 | Remote data read system A remote data read system includes a plurality of accumulators including first transmission/reception sections of an electromagnetic induction type, and a handy terminal including a second transmission/reception section of an electromagnetic induction typ... | 01/16/1996 |
| 4264979 | Display device for CB radio A display panel for a CB transceiver is disclosed which identifies to others the channel being used by the operator and other information such as the operator's code name or that the operator needs emergency assistance. The display panel is adapted to be ... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4112376 | Radio channel display and method of display A digital readout device for use in a motor vehicle having a manually adjustable channel-indicating control mounted in accessible relationship to the vehicle operator. A digital display device is remotely positioned from the control interiorally of the ve... | 09/05/1978 |
| 3932867 | Television channel indicator The present invention relates to a television channel indicator and particularly to an indicator using a pair of readout devices, such as Nixie tubes, to give a visual indication of the selected television channel. A pair of coded surfaces are positioned ... | 01/13/1976 |
