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 |
| 7988504 | Plug connector The plug connector has a housing made of insulating material which includes an opening on one face for insertion of conductive contact pins and another opening on another face for insertion of the stripped ends of electrical conductors. There is a spring force termi... | 08/02/2011 |
| 5292264 | Earthing stud An earthing stud for use as a weld stud for the application of a cable-retaining terminal with cable holder having a base part with non-circular boundary and a cooperating plastic part having a lower portion with an internal boundary matching the external... | 03/08/1994 |
| 4913666 | Wiring terminal construction The housing for an electrical device or control has a plurality of electric terminals, each having a base into which a screw is threaded with the screw head overlying the base to clamp a wire therebetween. Each base is recessed into the housing in a cavit... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4632491 | Wire retaining assembly A wire retaining assembly for use with an electrical device such as a switch or receptacle. The assembly comprises an anchoring bore and a guide slot formed in a wall adjacent each terminal screw to retain the exposed wire on an electrical conductor. By i... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4315188 | Wire electrode assemblage having arc suppression means and extended fatigue life One end of an electrode wire is doubled back at least once forming a teardrop shaped loop around a connector with the terminal end of the wire placed adjacent the wire inwardly of the connector. A rounded conductive mass encapsules said terminal end and t... | 02/09/1982 |
| 4261402 | Captive thread forming terminal screw A self-tapping, self-captivating fastener is provided for engagement in a predrilled aperture to enable the connection of an electrically conductive element such as a lead wire, or spade type terminal attached to the end of such a wire, to a workpiece or ... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4060305 | Loop forming gauge and method of forming a loop An electrical wiring device is provided combining a strip gauge, a loop forming gauge and a wire-restraint which are coordinated to form a loop in a bare end of a solid insulated conductor wire at a location where insulation on the wire extends into the w... | 11/29/1977 |
| 3944319 | Electric terminal fitting An electric terminal fitting intended to be interposed between a terminal plate and a terminal screw of an electrical outlet and hold an end of a conductor wire in place for electrical connection, the fitting including a two prong member fitting opposite ... | 03/16/1976 |
| 3944314 | Terminal for establishing a stable electrical connection to aluminum wire This invention relates to a new and improved terminal for electrically connecting an aluminum wire to a wiring device which is stable and will prevent overheating during use. The subject terminal comprises a terminal plate of conductive material having a ... | 03/16/1976 |
