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 |
| 8127660 | Combination of a chamber and a piston, a pump, a motor, a shock absorber and transducer incorporating the combination A combination of a piston and a chamber, wherein the chamber defines an elongate chamber having a longitudinal axis, the chamber having, at a first longitudinal position thereof, a first cross-sectional area thereof and, at a second longitudinal position thereof, a ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 6012378 | Air brake actuator having increased output A spring brake actuator (14) includes a housing having first (51) and second (52) housing sections defining a housing interior (53). A support plate (70) is movable between retracted and extended positions relative to the housing and a spring (72) is disp... | 01/11/2000 |
| 4759222 | Pressure responsive switch A pressure responsive switch including a case having a pressure inlet and an orifice plate, an amorphous diaphragm and a ferrite core arranged in said case, said ferrite core having a pick-up coil housed therein, in which a pressure introduced into the ca... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4653272 | Fluid actuation device with compensation for wear Fluid actuation device with compensation for wear, particularly for friction clutch mechanisms of the type having a cylinder in which there are placed a first piston resting on a spring and a second piston extended by a declutching control rod, and in whi... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4638721 | Pressure responsive device A pressure responsive device suitable for high pressure hydraulic applications has a formed metal disc or diaphragm adapted to move from an original dished configuration toward an inverted dished configuration with snap action in response to the applicati... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4612826 | Transmission throttle valve modulator responsive to both positive manifold pressure and negative manifold pressure A pneumatic throttle valve actuator for an automatic power transmission mechanism for use with a supercharged or turbocharged internal combustion engine wherein the relationship between manifold pressure and actuator force is changed when the engine manif... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4486001 | Air actuated fluid control valve with fluid supported diaphragm An air actuated adhesive application control valve using a resilient diaphragm to control reciprocation of the valve stem. Unsupported portions of the diaphragm are supported by a layer of the incompressible adhesive trapped within a fluid cavity adjacent... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4215625 | Adjusting actuation operated by pressure medium An adjusting drive operated by a pressure medium with a spring-loaded roller diaphragm secured to plates and displaceable within a housing by the pressure medium; the roller diaphragm actuates an adjusting member that is securely connected with a plate an... | 08/05/1980 |
| 4147176 | Diaphragm assembly for the demand regulator of a breathing apparatus A diaphragm assembly for the demand regulator of a breathing apparatus utilizes a diaphragm that gradually flattens down against a conical platform so as to reduce the effective sensing area. Advantageously the diaphragm is used in conjunction with an asp... | 04/03/1979 |
