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 |
| 7343995 | Air cargo transport system The cargo transport system according to this invention employs a tow vehicle that can automatically follow and run upon guide lines. The tow vehicle can tow cargo laden equipment such as container dollies to thereby automatically transport the air cargo. The air car... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7331747 | Load transfer system for flatbed trucks A load transfer system for flatbed trucks is described. A load transfer bay is defined between opposed rigid longitudinal load support beams. Each of the beams is connected to individually controllable adjustable support members in the form of pistons to adjust the ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7261198 | Bi-directional package divert mechanism and method of use A bi-directional package divert mechanism used for sorting mail and other packages and items into appropriate bins for future delivery. The mechanism includes a downward extending moving mechanism which is capable of moving items into one of two directions, both per... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7063497 | Drive over conveyor pit assembly A drive over conveyor pit assembly includes a mainframe including a grain pit located between and adjacent a plurality of drive over sections. Attached to the mainframe are a plurality of entrance ramps and a pair of exit ramps. Each ramp is pivotably attached to an... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6974300 | Sticker handling means for lumber stacking Sticker handling apparatus include an actuating assembly that operatively supports one or more sticker support brackets. The actuating assembly includes a first actuator and a second actuator. The first actuator is configured to impart motion to the sticker support ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6953316 | Refuse/recyclables materials collecting apparatus A mechanism for effecting a latching action between a loading bucket and a rock shaft assembly for a self-loading refuse/recyclables handling vehicle. By providing a latch and release mechanism that allows the bucket and rock shaft assembly to engage and disengage o... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6928684 | Airport bridge and lift A lift is coupled to the outer cab or rotunda of a telescoping bridge. The lift has a carriage that can be moved by a cable and a motor upward or downward and which includes a platform that has sensing means for controlling the motor for stopping downward movement o... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6869261 | Transportation and installation assist device for at least one pre-cast concrete tilt panel A transportation and installation assist device (16) for at least one precast concrete tilt panel. The panel(s) (18) are generally rectangular and have a first shorter end (44) with at least one lifting anchor therein, a second opposed shorter e... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6858119 | Mobile plating system and method An exemplary mobile plating system is provided for performing a plating process using virtually any known or available deposition technology for coating or plating as substrate. The mobile plating system may include a vacuum chamber positioned in a mobile storage vo... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6579053 | Robotic containerization and palletizing system A robotic containerization and palletizing system having a multiple-fingered end effector. The system includes a frame that defines one or more cells. Each cell has one gantry-type robot, which is mounted in a set of tracks on top of the frame. The robot ... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6503379 | Mobile plating system and method An exemplary mobile plating system and method are provided for performing a plating process using virtually any known or available deposition technology for coating or plating. The mobile plating system may include a vacuum chamber positioned in a mobile ... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6409455 | Wheeled elevator for transferring freight into or out of an enclosed truck A wheeled elevator apparatus for use in transferring freight between a highway truck and a freight storage dock or building, the apparatus including an elevatable platform powered by hydraulic cylinder means and including two oppositely directed ramps hin... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6390750 | Method and means for batching out the ingredients of a feed ration A side dump box for dumping the ingredients of a feed ration into a feed mixing truck is provided. A side dump box is pivotally moved on a pair of upwardly and outwardly extending slides to enable the side dump box to be elevated from a lower position to ... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6368042 | Vehicle loading and unloading system A conveyor conveys palletized articles to a loading dock. A bogie movable along rails between different loading docks, supports an independently movable carriage, which may roll out of the bogie once the latter reaches a desired loading dock. The carriage... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6364594 | Wheelchair transfer device for use in amusement rides A device and method of loading wheelchair-using passengers includes a passenger platform, a ride vehicle, a lifting device, and a moveable transfer platform. The lifting device is located under the passenger platform and has raised and lowered positions. ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6357986 | Device of manual transporting large objects or loads The device of manual transporting large objects or loads, which includes a wheeled, load supporting frame vertically adjustable, facilitates the manual load, unload, and transport of large objects or loads, such as pickup truck toppers or shells, sheet ma... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6343906 | Arrangement for transporting microtitration plates in an automatic handling machine An arrangement for transporting microtitration plates in an automatic handling machine is disclosed comprising at least one linear-transport device on which a carriage, which has at least one place of deposit for a microtitration plate, is transported in ... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6328522 | Method and apparatus for collecting and transferring refuse A method and apparatus for collecting and transferring refuse to a transportation truck for hauling to its ultimate disposal site, such as a landfill. The apparatus comprises a refuse collection and transfer container movable between a first, lowered posi... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6309164 | Method and apparatus for collecting recyclable materials The invention provides a refuse and recyclable materials collection system which includes a self-dumping bin, a hauling unit with a tailgate and an opening top, side or both, a compacting ram that empties the hopper into the body, compacts and ejects the ... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6224314 | Universal rack loading/unloading system A universal rack loading/unloading system and method of using such a system includes a transfer station for receiving the truck bed of a truck. A monorail is fixedly attached to the transfer station. The monorail has at least one snatch winch that is coup... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6202359 | Under floor storage system for building A storage system for a building such as a house. Specially sized containers are kept in the unused space under the raised floor of a building. An opening in the floor provides access, and is closeable by a cover. A translation means supports the container... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6077020 | Garbage or recyclable materials handling system A garbage or recyclable material handling system uses material containers each pivotally mounted to respective supports at desired locations for movement between a lower material receiving position and a partially inverted material discharge position. At ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6068438 | Cargo-container crane and system This is a top lift rotary-crane transfer device and system especially suited for transferring cargo containers between a railway car and one or more conveyors or other vehicles or storage spots. It has a revolving loadspreader on the end of a revolving cr... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6062809 | Lift for physically-challenged passengers and method of operation A passenger lift (10) is provided for loading a passenger (12) into and out of an aircraft (14). Lift (10) includes a chassis (38) having a front (34) end and a back (36) end. A plurality of wheels (62 and 63) are attached to the chassis (38) providing me... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5921740 | Device for automatically loading a container A device and process are provided for automatically loading trailers or shipping containers. Packages arriving at the loader on a conveyor belt are deposited on a loader deck, where they are moved laterally by an overhead pusher to form a row of packages.... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5876172 | High-capacity integrated depots for containers An integrated container depot (10) comprises a first transit sector (11) with a cellular structure (13) having cells superimposed and adjacent to one another to form columns and rows of cells designed to receive containers; a second storage sector (12) co... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5733092 | Rotary loader and system This is a top-lifting rotary loader and system for cargo containers and is especially suited for loading and unloading double-stacking container well cars and single level railway cars, semitrailers, etc. This loader has a vertical pivot post about which ... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5718550 | Load transferring system A system is provided for transferring loads between railroad cars on different tracks. If desired the system may be highly automated. A series of parallel, adjacent railcar tracks are provided for carrying separate strings of connected railcars and/or boa... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5716184 | Loader for stacking packages in shipping containers A method and apparatus are provided for unloading packages from a conveyor and then stacking the packages in rows on the floor of a shipping container. A package loader is disposed at the discharge end of the conveyor and is moveable with the conveyor int... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5620293 | Glass sheet handling apparatus A glass sheet handling apparatus for horizontally receiving a glass sheet from a roller conveyor and placing the sheet vertically on a pyramidal conveying shelf comprising a discharging platform at the end of the conveyor to receive a glass sheet; an angu... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5595442 | Tumbler loader assembly A tumbler loader assembly is capable of moving a container to be tumbled from a conveyor loading area into a tumbler device using a feed cart while maintaining a low cart profile. The feed cart is capable of moving the container on conveyor rollers along ... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5573367 | Nestable container for hauling materials The present invention provides a nestable intermodal container for hauling materials. In one embodiment, this container includes a bottom wall; a plurality of sidewalls sloped generally outwardly from the bottom wall, the sidewalls and bottom wall definin... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5538387 | Pallet assembly for a vehicle Flat, flexible articles such as carpets are commonly transported on wooden pallets, which are prone to breakage, and which must be returned for re-use after the articles have been delivered to their destination. A simple solution to the problem is to prov... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5538386 | Self-loading material or equipment transporter A transporter for moving a container or platform between storage and work positions at different levels. The transporter including a lift assembly and a support assembly pivotally mounted on the lift assembly. The lift assembly being operatively connected... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5511927 | Load transferring system A system is provided for transferring loads between railroad cars on different tracks. If desired the system may be highly automated. A series of parallel, adjacent rail car tracks are provided for carrying separate strings of connected railcars in side-b... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5478184 | Conveyor system for rod-like articles Containers for rod-like articles are provided with a device, e.g. a transponder, capable of carrying variable coded information. Read and write devices are provided at appropriate positions, e.g. tray fillers and unloaders, to ensure that only containers ... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5476353 | Trailer apparatus with rotating platform Trailer-mounted apparatus of the type with a platform that can rotate on a central fifth wheel-like support with a vertical axis, particularly for the loading and handling of coop frames for poultry and the like, which includes: a substantially rectangula... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5449264 | Apparatus for distributing products from a central unit to a plurality of peripheral units Apparatus for distributing products from a central unit to a plurality of peripheral units, including at least one annular guide which connects the central unit to at least one part of the peripheral units, at least one independently motorized trolley for... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5448604 | Cask transport, storage, monitoring, and retrieval system A transport, storage, monitoring, and retrieval system for casks including intermediate storage of spent fuel rods from nuclear power plants. The system consists of a powered rail transport car which carries a cask standing on its end. A cross-ways travel... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5437528 | Device for harvesting and loading or unloading and installing large rolls of sod A novel mechanism is presented that is able to harvest and load and to unload and install large rolls of sod with only one worker. It is equally useful with conventional sods grown on soil as well as sods grown over an impervious surface. The device is at... | 08/01/1995 |
