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 |
| 7309205 | Vehicle loading and unloading method A trailer unloading system anchors one or more trailers to a deck, with, or without tractor attached. The sides of the trailers are free to pivot from a top, longitudinal, pivot axis once unlatched from the edge of the trailer floor. The deck tilts the trailers side... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7114909 | Trailer-tilting, load-discharge apparatus and method A trailer unloading system anchors one or more trailers to a deck, with, or without tractor attached. The sides of the trailers are free to pivot from a top, longitudinal, pivot axis once unlatched from the edge of the trailer floor. The deck tilts the trailers side... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7083375 | System and method for transporting and handling bulk quantities of bulk feed A system and method for handling and transporting moist bulk grain by-products include a rail car having an aluminum car body carried by a plurality of trucks for engaging rails. A flexible top cover, supported by a plurality of breakaway curved ribs, is positioned ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 5509723 | Portable rotary trailer tipper A portable rotary trailer tipper is provided for emptying the trailer contents through opening the open top of the trailer. The tipper includes an elongated transport that is portable and supports a trailer inverter. A platform for supporting the trailer ... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5046912 | Car dumper Apparatus for receiving and dumping a top-unloading car. Cradle track extends from a car receiving position to a car dumping position, and is inclined downwardly from the car-receiving position. A car-receiving cradle assembly movably mounted on the cradl... | 09/10/1991 |
| 5017077 | Rail car dumpers A rotary rail car dumper has a rail car platform forming part of a rigid tipping structure which, through end ring members, is mounted for rotation about a central longitudinal axis for tipping a rail car to dump its contents. Between the rail car platfor... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4690603 | Car dumping apparatus A car dumping apparatus intended for open top railway cars or other containers which are moved sequentially through a supporting frame and are rotated upwardly and to one side about a single horizontal axis to discharge the contents onto a dumping area lo... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4531877 | Rail car dumping system and method Loaded rail cars in succession are positioned at an unloading station adjacent to plural connected car lifting and inverting jaw devices which revolve around a common horizontal pivot axis extending lengthwise of the car and across the jaw devices. First ... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4134503 | Dumping apparatus for open top of vehicles Open top vehicles are dumped by an apparatus including a vehicle receiver having stanchions on either side supporting hold-down means for clamping the vehicle against the deck of the receiver. The receiver is pivotally connected along one side to bolsters... | 01/16/1979 |
| 4043467 | Rotary car dumper with shiftable frame A railroad car dumper, suitable for dumping cars of a unit train, is disclosed. The dumper has a frame and a carriage, with tracks on the carriage to receive a car from adjacent tracks. The frame has a sidewall to support a car on the tracks during dumpin... | 08/23/1977 |
