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 |
| 7334925 | Lighted exterior rearview mirror system A lighted exterior rearview mirror system for a vehicle comprises an exterior rearview mirror assembly adapted for mounting to a side of a vehicle. The exterior mirror assembly includes a reflective element having a heater and a breakaway joint assembly having stati... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7246021 | Automatic front light optical axis direction adjusting system for vehicles The directions of optical axes of headlights of a vehicle are adjusted based on a steering angle by switching filters of different response speed characteristics. The filters are provided with hystereses along boundaries neighboring to each other. The filters are sw... | 07/17/2007 |
| 6626549 | Pointer instrument There is provided a pointer type instrument which can reduce a light leakage to a side of a display board, and has a pointer 6 which includes an indication member 61 brightened by illumination light introduced from a back side of a rotation center region ... | 09/30/2003 |
| 4631647 | Wall and ceiling light device The light device is suitable for use on an interior wall and/or ceiling to provide a continuous uniformly lighted large wall or sheet of light for a unique effect. The device includes a rear support grid which is rigid and flat and adapted to be screwed o... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4573107 | Steerable spotlight assembly A steerable spotlight assembly characterized by a pair of spotlights rotatably coupled to a vehicle's front bumper, and a cable-and-gear arrangement which couples the spotlights to the vehicle's steering column. More specifically, the cable-and-gear arran... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4340928 | Rotatable vehicle headlights Vehicle headlights that rotate in accordance with movement of the vehicle's steering system are disclosed. The rotatable lights are portable and suited for attachment on a variety of vehicles. The lights are rotated by means of small DC motors wired to a ... | 07/20/1982 |
| 4115841 | Searchlight A searchlight apparatus which may be mounted on an aircraft, such as a helicopter. The exemplary apparatus comprises a tubular post which may be mounted in the craft for rotation about its axis. A control rod may pass through the post, extending between a... | 09/19/1978 |
