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 |
| 7350657 | Grip for beverage container A beverage container with a grip formed in side and bottom walls thereof. The grip includes a V-shaped groove on a side wall that receives a finger of a consumer (e.g., a thumb or set of fingers) and a recess formed in a bottom wall of the container to receive one o... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7066322 | Tobacco dipping cup with saliva reservoir A beverage cup having a detachable saliva reservoir so that a user may enjoy a beverage and smokeless tobacco products simultaneously. The cup has a saliva conduit running from its upper extremity down to a saliva reservoir which screws on the bottom. The upper port... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6976577 | Mint package In accordance the present invention a package assembly 10 for the storage and distribution of a plurality of mints 14 is provided comprising a bottom container 12 for the storage of the plurality of mints 14, the bottom container 12 | 12/20/2005 |
| 6718563 | Spill proof spittoon cup The present invention is a novel and unique spill proof portable spittoon cup device. The device is comprised of a cup like container and a snap-on lid. The container includes an open top and a closed bottom. The closed bottom of the cup also features a separate sto... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6507957 | Portable container device A portable container device for providing a user with a portable receptacle for spitting tobacco juice. The portable container device includes a housing that has a bottom wall, a top wall, and a peripheral wall that extends between the top and bottom wall... | 01/21/2003 |
| 5832543 | Portable pocket spittoon A disposable portable pocket spittoon comprising a container having a top access opening. A means for selectively closing and opening the container is connected to the container. A fill funnel is inserted through the top open end and suspended within the ... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5641117 | Foldable container and method for forming same A foldable hand-held container includes a generally frusto-conical body formed from a single sheet of foldable material having two opposed inner wall members and two opposed outer wall members each having a plurality of panels defined by a plurality of di... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5396664 | Portable spittle cuspidor A portable cuspidor includes a spittle container, a removable funnel section and a cap. A reservoir cap may be used for the storage of tobacco or the like. The removable funnel section is partially suspended within the container by frictionally engaging t... | 03/14/1995 |
| 4885809 | Portable pocket spittoon The portable pocket spittoon is a flesh colored bottle shaped object made with FDA approved plastic material. It will be manufactured by using the blow molding method, currently used in making other similar plastic objects. The portable pocket spittoon ha... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4628547 | Apparatus for containment of oral secretions The present invention is a pocket cuspidor which is simple, sanitary and convenient for containerizing oral secretions. Tobacco juice, spitum and other oral secretions are expectorated through a mouthpiece into a small portable container. Pressing a thumb... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4503572 | Disposable receptacle for spittle A disposable apparatus for disposal of spittle is disclosed which includes a receptacle having a top and a base. A lid including a disk-shaped member having an aperture of selected diameter disposed therethrough is attached by a channel member which is ad... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4162547 | Pocket cuspidor An improved pocket cuspidor is provided which preferably includes a cooperating three component system. The first component is a mouthpiece provided with a disposable waterproof flexible bag releasably secured thereto. The first component is arranged with... | 07/31/1979 |
