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 |
| 7370971 | Wall mounted kaleidoscope A wall mounted kaleidoscope is suitable for mounting within an opening passing through a wall, ceiling or other building structure to provide a visually attractive kaleidoscope display to a viewer within the building interior. A kaleidoscope housing extends through ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7192147 | Lighting system and projector The invention provides a compact, thin, and lightweight lighting system and projector. A lighting system included in a projector according to the present invention is provided with an LED array having LEDs and a reflective plate at the rear side of the LEDs in the l... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7101046 | Kaleidoscope and image material assembly for kaleidoscope A kaleidoscope includes a kaleidoscope body assembled in the shape of a sleeve so as to locate surfaces of mirrors therein and a support body, having two concave parts, attached to an end portion of the kaleidoscope body and supporting an image material assembly at ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6416180 | Projection lamp for the projection of colored light effects A projection lamp (10) for the projection of colored light effects includes a light source (18) and a transparent container (12) which is arranged in the beam path of the light source (18) and which is filled with an emulsion (26) of differently colored e... | 07/09/2002 |
| 5980043 | Object cells for hand-held kaleidoscopes One type of kaleidoscope has an object cell that contains a multitude of small objects immersed in a viscous liquid. By inverting the object cell, a user can enjoy a continuous ever-changing display of pleasing and colorful symmetrical images as the objec... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5191368 | System for projecting kaleidoscopic images for group viewing The present invention relates to a system for group viewing of kaleidoscopic images in which such system is a fully-integrated unit that is compact, attractive and of relatively low cost. In preferred form, the system uses a TEE-shaped outer housing in wh... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5094525 | System for projecting kaleidoscopic images for group viewing using a dynamically operating kaleidoscope as an integral element The present invention relates to a projecting kaleidoscopic system for viewing kaleidoscopic images on a screen external of a conventional kaleidoscope. In one form, the system includes: (i) a high intensity lamp; (ii) a conventional kaleidoscope position... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5029954 | Kaleidoscope A kaleidoscope having a removable object tube with inner elongated mirrored planar surfaces. The object tube is of a transparent solid material filled with a clear transparent viscous liquid with a plurality of contrasting color discrete particles therein... | 07/09/1991 |
| 4742439 | Desktop kinetic display device The housing of this device contains an electric lamp and an electric motor, the drive shaft of which rotates a circular, light transmissive, polarized cell, which is removably mounted in the housing over a light transmissive plate, which is mounted in an ... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4686784 | Display device A display device comprises a sealed flat container formed by two rectangular sheets of glass 10,11 spaced from each other by a small amount and sealed together by a glue layer 12 at their outer edges. The container encloses water and detergent, a quantity... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4653843 | Image producing device An amusement device for producing a variety of unusual changing images and colors comprising a tube having an interior reflecting surface extending substantially the entire length thereof. An object case at one end of the member contains one or more biref... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4259808 | Magnetic optical toy A Magnetic Optical Toy comprising a mirrored viewing chamber, various ferrous metal pieces lying randomly and freely within the mirrored viewing chamber, a movable magnet against and about the exterior surface of the mirrored chamber, and a viewing area i... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4251929 | Horizon projection device for aircraft simulator An horizon projection device for an aircraft simulator. The device comprises an aerial image 4 of a part of the Earth's surface, an optical image projector comprising a variable magnification system 13, an optical scanning device 18 and a wide angle projection... | 02/24/1981 |
| 4231634 | Optical image multiplying device An optical image multiplying device includes an object cell containing a plurality of tumbler objects, each of which carries a pictorial image on a selected region thereof. The pictorial region of each object includes transparent portions which permit the... | 11/04/1980 |
| 4205893 | Kaleidoscope A kaleidoscope is provided having an object enclosure containing a multiplicity of pattern producing objects mounted to one end of a tubular body member. The mounting method employed permits object enclosure rotation in two directions about the body membe... | 06/03/1980 |
| 4158982 | Light show apparatus A light show apparatus for projecting an image upon a viewing surface in response to a variable sound source such as music or the like including illumination means directed through a light transmitting surface having a plurality of moveable particles disp... | 06/26/1979 |
| 4083631 | Animated visual effect adaptor for gated still picture projectors An animated visual effect device is carried by a support such as a platform from which the device may depend, the device being adapted to be received in the projection gate of a projector between the light source and the projection lens system of the proj... | 04/11/1978 |
| 3990772 | Kaleidoscope A kaleidoscope wherein the admitted light is reflected into an otherwise darkened chamber which contains one or more varieties of reflective objects whose surfaces pick up the admitted light and reflect it in varying patterns between angled mirrors of the... | 11/09/1976 |
