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 |
| 7186230 | Method and apparatus for the continuous separation of biological fluids into components The present invention relates to systems, methods and apparatus for improving the yield for separating components of fluids, for example biological or sensitive fluids such as blood, and improving the component yield, for example, from donated whole blood by separat... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7041045 | Skimmer device for discharging liquid from a centrifugal drum A skimmer device (100) for discharging liquid from a centrifuge drum (10) comprising a vertically arranged skimmer disk pipe (20) and a skimmer disk (30) which is arranged inside the centrifuge drum and provided with at least one inlet du... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6699169 | Centrifugal extractor with neutron absorption body A centrifugal extractor has a rotor supported rotatably in a housing 10, and an aqueous phase liquid and an organic phase liquid are supplied to the outer circumference of the rotor and mixed between the housing and the rotor. A mixed phrase liquid is suc... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6439394 | Separator for dry separation of powders A system for dry separation of powders into at least two fractions including a powder to be separated and a separator including a hollow body rotating about an axis and defining a cavity having a powder engaging surface, the surface of the cavity being a ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6176820 | Connection device for a centrifugal separator The invention concerns a connection device for a centrifugal separator having a rotor (2) in a casing (1) and a tubular member (7) attached to the casing and forming an inlet passage for media supply into the rotor (2) and an outlet passage (9, 10) for me... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6095965 | Centrifugal separator for dry components A centrifugal separator for separating two components of a dry mixture has an annular surface inclined upwardly outwards and having a vertical axis of symmetry and a drive mechanism for rotating the surface around the vertical axis of symmetry. A centrall... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5618352 | Continuously operating centrifuge for spinning sugar massecuite A continuously operating centrifuge for spinning sugar massecuite has a perforated basket which widens conically and rotates about a vertical axis. The perforated basket has a throwing-off edge from which the sugar particles are spun off outwardly and are... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5571070 | Rotor sleeve for a centrifugal separator A centrifugal separator includes a rotor sleeve which reduces the fine scale mixing of liquid components. The rotor sleeve in the annular mixing zone minimizes liquid-liquid shear, but does not adversely affect the pumping action of the rotor. The separat... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5494579 | Continuous decanter for processing nuclear products A continuous decanter assembly suitable for processing nuclear materials comprises a mechanical assembly for driving a decanter bowl and an Archimedean screw. Sealing structure is provided to enable the decanter bowl and screw to be disconnected from the ... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5368541 | Method of extraction of mercury and gold from mine tailings A method of separately extracting mercury and gold from mine tailings includes a centrifugal separator comprising a centrifuge bowl having a plurality of annular rings on the peripheral surface. An outer bowl or sleeve member provides a jacket from which ... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5354256 | Apparatus for separating intermixed materials of different specific gravity An enhanced gravity laminar flow separation system is provided by a conical drum which has a plurality of flow channels along the inside surface of the drum. Feed material for separation is fed into the drum and accelerated by an impeller so as to enter t... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5254076 | Centrifugal pyrocontactor A method for mixing and separating immiscible liquid salts and liquid metals in a centrifugal contractor. The method includes introducing the liquids into an annular mixing zone and intensely mixing the liquids using vertical vanes attached to a rotor coo... | 10/19/1993 |
| 4929227 | Centrifuge drum for separating mixtures of liquids A centrifuge drum for separating mixtures of liquids, especially for separating refrigerated milk into cream and skim milk, with an intake pipe secured to a stationary housing to supply refrigerated milk to a separation space in the centrifuge drum and a ... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4406651 | Multi-phase self purging centrifuge A centrifuge apparatus (10) for separating multi-phase fluid is disclosed. The centrifuge apparatus (10) includes a bowl-like structure (12) rotatably mounted in a housing (14) for rotation about a vertical axis. The centrifuge apparatus (10) further incl... | 09/27/1983 |
