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 |
| 7874758 | Binding device A binding device having a binding member that operates at a binding position of objects to be bound has a structure with which the bound objects do not readily come off. The binding device includes a board having a bearing plate. A spring member and an operation lev... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7318684 | File mechanism This invention concerns a file mechanism for punched documents, comprising a base plate, two mutually spaced filing pins which stand up substantially vertically from the base plate, and a two-limbed transfer arch which is spaced from the filing pins and which is mou... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7140137 | Spring loaded holders A spring loaded holder with a holder plate which is rotatable between a deactivated zone and an activated zone. When the holder plate is manually moved to the activated zone a cam action will be activated to apply a holding force to the holder plate for firmly holdi... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7086346 | Apparatus as a flag or banner pole clip A device to secure a flag or banner to a pole. The securing device has an unshaped spring above a pivot dowel and in between a first and a second panel. Also, the securing device has snaps to secure either the flag or banner to the pole. Finally, the securing device... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6663310 | Button binder The primary object of the present of invention is to provide a button binder in which paper or sheets can be easily retained and moved out, which exclude the above-mentioned disadvantages. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, the button binder ... | 12/16/2003 |
| 5921693 | Binding system for loose leaf papers A binding system for loose-leaf sheets of paper that securely retains the paper and provides facile removal and addition of paper bound by the system is provided. The system provides a variable width binding, for addition and removal of papers, and a flex... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5697722 | Ring binder mechanism having spring closure mechanism A ring binder mechanism has a base plate that may be mounted in a binder or the like and preferably two spring closure mechanisms that each comprise a filing pin and a tube perpendicularly secured to the base plate. A longitudinally sliding and rotary clo... | 12/16/1997 |
| 4984925 | Structure of binding clip An improvement in binding clip, which includes two symmetric clamping elements pivoted with two positioning plates mounted with two dove-tail slide blocks mounted thereon, and sheets of paper retained therein between the two symmetric clamping elements, w... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4820072 | Note-book Note-book having a cover, constituted by a front flap and by a rear flap joined by a spine, and a stack of sheets joined to one another. The book further includes tabs, protruding from the back of the stack of sheets and removably retainable between the i... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4674905 | Pre-assembled post lock assembly for loose leaf binders A pre-assembled post lock assembly for loose leaf binders having separable covers which greatly simplifies mounting of the lock to the binder. A plastic sleeve press-fitted within the barrel assembly of the lock holds a spring biased ball carrier member i... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4411544 | Post binder ball lock assembly A ball lock assembly is provided which permits preconstruction of certain ones of the assembly components. Consequently, the assembly, in kit form, has few parts, and may be integrated simply in a final binder construction by a binder manufacturer. The lo... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4405250 | Adjustable looseleaf binder An adjustable looseleaf binder is provided for the accumulation of sheets of hole punched paper and the like. This binder has an elongated base plate to which are attached one end of a plurality of flexible binding posts. The second ends of the binding po... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4401323 | Holder for credit card purchase form A device for holding a credit card purchase form is shown and includes a generally planar base having a flat surface portion over which the form extends. A clamp member is provided, the clamp member having one edge adapted to engage the edge of the form a... | 08/30/1983 |
| 4264228 | Composite looseleaf mechanism A side-opening composite looseleaf binding apparatus for attachment to a backbone of a looseleaf binder cover. The binding apparatus comprises a one-piece molded plastic base having a planar floor portion, a stationary wall portion, a hinged wall portion ... | 04/28/1981 |
| 3947138 | Paper pad clamping fixture A clamping fixture detachably mountable on an easel, or wall, mounted upright, support board hanging a heavy stack of large paper sheets against the front face of the support board so that the stack may be readily removed or rearranged, or the sheets torn... | 03/30/1976 |
