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 |
| 7698980 | Sheet material dispenser A powered dispenser for dispensing individual sheet segments from a continuous roll of sheet material provided with spaced tear lines comprises a powered feed mechanism, a releasable, powered drive mechanism, a powered transfer mechanism, a pair of web sensing senso... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7624664 | Apparatus and methods usable in connection with dispensing flexible sheet material from a roll A powered dispenser for dispensing individual sheet segments from a continuous roll of sheet material provided with spaced tear lines comprises a powered feed mechanism, a releasable, powered drive mechanism, a powered transfer mechanism, a pair of web sensing senso... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7571670 | Adjustable cutter A paper towel dispensing apparatus, includes a housing having a cover, a drum, an associated cutting device incorporated in the drum, and a stored energy mechanism. The cutting device having plural blades that are spaced apart from each other. A space between blades... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7424843 | Wrapping paper storage device and dispenser A wrapping paper storage device and dispenser supports a sheet of wrapping paper between the top wall of the dispenser and a flap member. This support continues throughout the cutting operation, so that curling, wrinkling or edge deformation of the wrapping paper is... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7377203 | Storage device lid A lid for a storage device having a storage film is provided. The lid has a lid body and a cutting member having a cutting surface. The cutting member is movable between a first position in which the cutting surface is remote from the storage film and a second posit... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7195677 | Wipe dispenser and method for dispensing wipes The wipe-dispensing device comprises a dispenser or container that keeps wipes isolated from the exterior of the device. The wipes are kept in the interior compartment of the dispenser or container. The top or lid of the device isolates the wipes in the interior com... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7093526 | Forming die apparatus A method of manufacturing a billet for cold forging according to the present invention is characterized by the first spheroidizing annealing step of spheroidizing a carbide in a blank, the drawing step of drawing the blank at a predetermined sectional area reduction... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7077040 | Shrink wrap and security tape opening apparatus and method An efficient and safe device designed to perform the difficult task of opening tightly fitting Shrink Wrap plastic packaging material and security tape around a product or product case, particularly that used for the distribution of CD-ROM'S, DVD'S, videogames, and ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6979153 | Deep-grooving insert having stepped cutting edge A deep-grooving chip-forming cutting insert includes a rear mounting portion, a front cutting portion, and a pair of side walls, each side wall extending along the front and rear portions. The front cutting portion includes a front end surface, a top surface, and a ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6698951 | Paper jam detection system for folding machine A paper jam detection system for a folding machine includes an interval signal generator for generating an interval signal which assumes ON and OFF levels alternately according to cutting intervals of a cutting cylinder; a signature detection mechanism in... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6520701 | Cutter device for cutting sheet and printer having the same A cutter device includes at least one stationary blade, which has a stationary blade cutting edge extending crosswise to a recording sheet. At least one movable blade moves in contact with the stationary blade cutting edge to cut the recording sheet. A st... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6352013 | Butter dish A butter dish for storing and dispensing specific sized slices of butter. The dish has two a base plates movable relative to each other and a removable lid pivotally connected to one of the base plates such that an interior space for holding a stick of bu... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6318225 | Tortilla cutter An automatic tortilla cutter (10) able to cut stacked tortillas utilizing an openable housing (12) having a left housing (12L) and a right housing (12R) pivotally mounted on a housing bracket (12F) therebetween. The cutter (14) is positioned over the hous... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6287189 | Apparatus for cutting sausage links A link cutting apparatus for cutting a twist between two links. The apparatus includes a link aligning device and a trimming device. The link aligning device is movable between a disengaged position and an engaged position where the device will engage a l... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6279302 | Sheet-interposing device for automatic slicing machine A slicing machine that deposits foodstuff slices in a stack atop a support in a stacking station has a sheet-interposing device provided with a supply roll of sheet material and a feed roller for feeding a leading end of the sheet material in a direction ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6257113 | Apparatus for manufacturing tire sectors, interconnected in the area of the tire cap from a tire An apparatus for the production of tire sectors from used tires wherein the tire sectors remain interconnected in the area of the tire tread. The apparatus comprises a support with at least a portion inserted within the inner section of the tire and the s... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6053086 | Rotary suture cutting apparatus and method of use A rotary suture cutting apparatus includes a base having an upper resilient layer, and a cutting assembly. The cutting assembly includes a frame and a rotary cutting tool having a disk shaped circular blade. The cutting tool is slidably mounted to the fra... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5979523 | Table saw A table saw or other cutting machine includes carrying members on an underside of the work table generally adjacent the flanged table edge in order to provide an increased gripping surface area to be grasped by the operator when lifting and transporting t... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5979281 | Produce slicer and chopper device A produce slicer and chopper device (10) comprising a housing (12) having a large compartment (14) and a small compartment (16) in a side by side relationship. A first blade assembly (18) is mounted onto a top of the housing (12) to be manually operated t... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5857507 | Table saw A table saw or other cutting machine includes carrying members on an underside of the work table generally adjacent the flanged table edge in order to provide an increased gripping surface area to be grasped by the operator when lifting and transporting t... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5771771 | Apparatus for cutting a sausage product An apparatus for cutting a sausage product has an elongate, generally cylindrical housing and a generally annular cutter member. The housing has an axis, a circumferential side wall with radial inner and outer surfaces, and first and second axial ends. Th... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5621972 | Butter pat dispenser A butter pat dispenser including a rectangular box-like container having a U-shaped cover and a rectangular plate-like member. An end wall closes the first end of the container and the second end defines an opening. In one embodiment, the first end of the... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5550033 | Mold plunger and method for embedding tissue samples A method and apparatus for preparing tissue samples for subsequent slicing in a microtone, utilizing a thermally transmissive body and removable mold heads to facilitate encapsulation of tissue samples in a gelatinous substance so that the samples may be ... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5405470 | Method and device for splicing two thin webs of material In a device for splicing two thin film web portions comprising a roll supplying a web of film material, a roll for winding a web of film material and a splicing table adapted to be subject to sub-atmospheric pressure and having a first groove therein defi... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5404778 | Cutting guide A guide for use in cutting carpet and a method of joining two portions of cut carpet in edge-to-edge relationship has a base formed as a lower portion and an upper portion interengaged through a longitudinal slideway and presenting an upper ramp surface. ... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5158272 | Work table having a metallic cutting base for an automatic fluid jet cutting installation A work table for an automatic cutting installation for cutting materials by means of non-mechanical cutting tools has a metallic cutting base which is formed of a plurality of metal strips. Edges of the metal strips form the support surface for the workpi... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5095792 | Device for cutting microhematocrit tubes A table top machine of box-like construction has a cutting mechanism in its interior and an entry bore that receives a microhematocrit tube. In a first embodiment, the end of a tube inserted into the machine closes a switch that activates the cutting mech... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5004029 | Saw table apparatus An apparatus including a central planar table plate, with a first and second wing plate member pivotally mounted at each end of the saw table plate, wherein each wing plate includes an outwardly extending plurality of tubes directed therefrom, wherein eac... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4979612 | Sandpaper or emery paper supply and cutting container The professional or do-it-yourself person, i.e. woodworker or metalworker, while working on wood and/or metal projects, has a handy tool for cutting production sandpaper and emery paper, supplied commerically in sheets of approximately nine by eleven inch... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4970926 | Apparatus for making angled hole ventricular catheter An apparatus for making a hollow elongated member having a plurality of apertures therein comprising: a first component for supporting a hollow elongated member in a predetermined position and orientation for formation of a plurality of apertures therein;... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4960024 | Cheese dispenser A cheese dispenser is provided with a compartment having closed ends, top, bottom, and sidewalls and open front end. An enlarged disc drives a flexible cover which can, by rotation of the disc, cause the cover to hermetically seal the open front end of th... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4919026 | Apparatus for cutting flexible materials A method and apparatus for cutting a length of flexible material from a web includes, more particularly, a method and apparatus for cutting a predetermined width of carpeting without removing pile fibers from the backing, in a manner which greatly enhance... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4890526 | Glass scoring and cutting apparatus A glass scoring and cutting apparatus is set forth wherein a selectively securable attachment bracket is securable to an existing work table, such as utilized with table saws, including a "rip fence". The "rip fence" utilized as a guide surface for a glas... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4874025 | Miter saw utility stand A miter saw utility stand having a saw table top upon which the miter saw is to be mounted. Located in a plane extending above the saw table top and parallel to the saw table top surface are a pair of wings which extend longitudinally and are used to supp... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4819530 | Apparatus and method for trimming a venetian blind assembly An automatic or semiautomatic apparatus cuts off the ends of preassembled standard venetian blinds to provide custom-size blinds for windows that are not modern standard sizes. An automated process is used to cut preassembled blinds to provide custom-size... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4747329 | Mobile air-equipped transfer table and method of use A mobile air-equipped transfer table and method of using the transfer table is disclosed. The transfer table includes a perforated top and an air system to provide uniform quantities of pressurized air at the table top openings. Gearmotor drives are mount... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4747591 | Apparatus for separating folded perforated reel papers The apparatus for separating folded and perforated or creased endless or reel papers, which form an uninterrupted stack, comprises a conveyor belt 9 conveying the same to a separating station, in order to permit an automatic separation of the stack into i... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4712460 | Integrated drug dosage form and metering system An automatic drug tape dispensing and metering device and a roll of drug tape housed in a small portable dispenser unit. The dispenser contains a measurement device for carefully measuring the length of tape as it is dispensed from the dispenser. A counte... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4650447 | Receiving, cutting and piling equipment for strips of sheet material In equipment for receiving, cutting, piling and transferring in package form a continuous strip of sheets of forms deposited accordionwise coming from a printer cutting devices operating together with devices blocking the two sheets forming the pleat at w... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4644833 | Workpiece supporting table for panel saws A workpiece supporting table for panel saws which ensures that during the splitting-up and formatting of workpieces, chip-type sawing residues penetrating between the table and a workpiece placed on it cannot scratch a sensitive workpiece surface resting ... | 02/24/1987 |
