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 |
| 7712968 | Compound roller bearing A bearing comprises an inner race defining an inner track, an outer race defining an outer track, and a compound roller assembly interconnecting the inner and outer races for relative rotation between the inner and outer races. The compound roller assembly includes ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7066654 | Counter-rotating antifriction bearing assembly Disclosed herein is a bearing assembly comprising: an outer race having an inner surface; an inner race having an outer surface, the inner surface of the outer race and the outer surface of the inner race defining a bearing assembly raceway; a plurality of main roll... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6367982 | Cylindrical roller bearing A cylindrical roller bearing includes a plurality of cylindrical rollers disposed between a circular outer race and a circular inner race without using a retainer. The inner and outer races are devoid of annular flanges extending radially from opposite ax... | 04/09/2002 |
| 5085091 | Low friction traction drive assembly Friction in a traction drive assembly having counter-rotating races interconnected by drive balls captured by a stationary retainer is substantially reduced, and the life of the assembly is substantially extended, by interposing rolling interface elements... | 02/04/1992 |
| 4799807 | Rolling bearing with rolling retainers A rolling bearing in which a plurality of rolling members are interposed between an outer race and an inner race, further comprising: a plurality of generally cylindrical rolling retainers, one disposed between each adjacent pair of the rolling members to... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4799809 | Rolling bearing with rolling retainer members This rolling bearing includes an inner race, an outer race, rolling members--either balls or rollers--disposed between these races and rotatably supporting them relative to one another, and generally cylindrical retainers disposed between these rolling me... | 01/24/1989 |
