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 |
| 5554221 | Apparatus for dispensing portions of material A system and apparatus for producing seasoned food products where seasoning is performed at individual packaging lines. The product is conveyed from the preparation area to a packaging area in an unseasoned condition. Upon reaching the packaging lines, wh... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5514216 | Apparatus for holding solid compact medicaments during coating processing An apparatus for holding and subsequently releasing a solid compact medicament, such as a caplet. The apparatus has a first and a second member each having an upper and a lower surface. The first and second members each have at least one notch opposed to ... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5501734 | Yarn coating assembly and applicator An apparatus and method for applying coatings to yarns, particularly yarns to be utilized as dental floss. In a preferred arrangement, an array of parallel spaced yarns are continuously fed while being intermittently deflected by a cam or deflector. As th... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5487780 | Apparatus for applying coating materials to overlapped individual sheets A method and apparatus for applying pressure sensitive adhesive to a substrate, in which the adhesive is deposited on a transfer surface, such as a circulating transfer belt, dried, and subsequently transferred to a plurality of overlapping sheets. The sh... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5482556 | Apparatus for mounting and moving coating dispensers Apparatus for mounting and moving coating dispensers within the interior of a spray booth, and particularly the coating dispensers located above an object moving through the booth. A first embodiment comprises a dispenser housing having an aerodynamically... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5482552 | Liquid metering and coating device A liquid metering and coating device made of a liquid permeation control material including porous polytetrafluoroethylene, adhered to a porous support material of open-celled foam. The porous support and permeation control material contain mixtures of si... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5480484 | Cytology centrifuge apparatus Improved cytology centrifuge apparatus includes single or multiple well cell concentrators for being rotated by a centrifugal spinner. A rotor is removably supported by the spinner for rotation and is adapted to receive two or four cell concentrators. The... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5472504 | Coating device for running webs of paper or cardboard A coating device having a blade for metering a coating material onto a running web of paper or cardboard guided by a roll includes at least one noncontacting sensor disposed near the blade and between apparatus for adjusting the transverse profile of coat... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5466293 | Coating apparatus for providing a superficial protective layer on a card An apparatus for forming a protective layer on a card by use of a resin solution, includes a coating head having a fiber member, wherein the coating head is relatively positioned on the card so as to be brought in contact with a portion of a surface of th... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5466291 | Stand alone coating apparatus for printed material and method of operation thereof A stand alone printing system (10) for coating a first face of sheets on which printing may be printed previously by a printer not associated with the system includes a feeding mechanism (14), a driven application roller (76) for transferring coating mate... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5466292 | Apparatus for coating traveling webs of paper or cardboard The invention relates to an applicator for the coating of a paper or the like web, having a belt which is guided around a support member and a drive roller and forming a nip with the web on a web guiding backing roll. A coating nip is formed between the b... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5462595 | Ink pad with refillable ink reservoir An ink pad device with ink reservoir for coating a stamping device with ink comprising ink reservoir, cap, housing, high-absorbency ink pad, low-absorbency ink pad and ink pad cover. The present invention incorporates an ink reservoir to an ink pad so tha... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5462600 | Apparatus for film coated passivation of ink channels in ink jet printhead An apparatus for use in coating the surfaces of closely spaced channels in a workpiece is provided. In a preferred embodiment, an apparatus is provided which facilitates coating the microchannels in an ink jet printhead with insulative coating material.... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5460120 | Apparatus for coating corrugated sheet material An applicator for coating sheet material has a relatively thick compressible, saturable layer for engaging the sheet which is effective to apply an optically clear coating when saturated with a flood of liquid coating composition. The coated article has v... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5458853 | Breath analysis device A dual breath analysis device having a passive first mode of testing and analysing an exhaled breath sample without the use of a mouthpiece, and a second mode of testing and analysing a second breath sample through a mouthpiece apparatus when the first mo... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5456753 | Primer applying and surface wiping apparatus A primer applicator which is movable along a surface of a workpiece such as an automobile window glass panel has a rotatable primer coating roller having an outer circumferential layer of soft resin. A robot arm which supports the primer applicator is act... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5456755 | Full automatic coating system for coating various types of products produced in small quantities A full automatic coating system includes an endless metal tape driven to run in one direction along an endless traveling path, a product supplying station for automatically selecting products of a desired type and supplying them to the endless metal tape ... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5454869 | Sealant applicator/injector A linear actuated sealant applicator pump for pumping a sealant into an aperture prior to installation of a fastener in that aperture. An air driven linear actuator translates a cam plate carrying a sealant applicator head from a first position in a first... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5454868 | Coating device A coating device includes a plurality of parallel coating blade lamellae made from highly wear-resistant material. The lamellae are disposed against one another in a housing and held thereby, forming a lamella packet wherein each lamella of the packet is ... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5454871 | SOG coated apparatus to solve SOG non-uniformity in the VLSI process An apparatus for applying spin-on-glass material to a wafer under controlled humidity conditions is described, The apparatus comprises a treatment chamber. Within the treatment chamber are a spin-on-glass coater spin table, a plurality of hotplates connec... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5454870 | Coating device having an application slot formed between an applicator roll and a dosaging doctor A coating device having an applicator roll which forms an application slot with the backup roll which conducts the web of material. Adjoining the applicator slot is a pressure space which is formed at the outlet side of the application slot and between th... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5453128 | Coating system for running webs of paper or cardboard An arrangement for dosing with a blade, in coating machines or similar, onto a running web of paper or cardboard carried by a roll in or with the arrangement. The blade is forced by means of a hold-down or several hold-down sections on the roll respective... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5451381 | Gas generating agent pack for air bag inflation gas generator In a gas generating agent pack for an air bag inflation gas generator of this invention, a plurality of gas generating agents with a through hole formed at the center is accommodated in the axial direction in the stacked state within a longitudinal cylind... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5449406 | Grouting machine A machine for applying grout mortar to a tiled surface includes a rotatable, frustroconical shroud having a plurality of generally radially extending blades therein. Resilient foot pads positioned at the bottom edges of the shroud and the blades contact t... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5447566 | Paper coating and drying machine A paper tinting and drying machine has a tinting module and a dryer module spaced apart from one another by a predetermined distance so that aqueous liquid ink with less than five percent volatile organic compounds by volume applied to the underside of th... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5445673 | Dosing system A dosing system with a doctor element fashioned as a doctor rod, for the coating of material webs which are passed over at least one roll coordinated with the doctor element. The doctor element is accommodated in a bed supported by a holder of integral de... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5443991 | Method for the determination of dissolved carbon in water Apparatus and methods for the measurement of total organic carbon and total inorganic and organic content of water are described. A novel combination of an acidification module, and inorganic carbon removal module based on a carbon dioxide selective gas p... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5443643 | Heatless resin coating system A resin coating system having an endless conveyor for passing components to be coated with resin successively through a preheating station, a resin coating station, and a gelification station. Coated components are exchanged with uncoated components at a ... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5443642 | Apparatus for electrostatic spray painting Apparatus for electrostatic spray painting having a painting chamber to which is connected a spray gun fed by a paint powder delivery system. A powder supply provides a high potential across the painting chamber and the spray gun to develop an electrostat... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5443639 | Glue application system for book binding A glue application system (10) for applying glue to books (12) moving from a binder (16) along a predetermined path (14) includes a first roller (30) which rotates in the predetermined path to apply glue to the books. A heater (114) maintains the temperat... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5441565 | System for coating pharmaceutical products An improved spray arm assembly for coating ingestible pharmaceutical products includes at least one spray nozzle of the type which is constructed and arranged to produce an aerosol mist from a liquid solution and pressurized gas, and an elongated support ... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5439520 | Applicator for coating webs of paper or cardboard The invention relates to an applicator for coating webs of paper or cardboard, with a backing roll for supporting the web at least in the area of the applicator, and with a nozzle for supplying coating mixture. The nozzle is connected to or integrated wit... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5439653 | Apparatus for liquifying substances An apparatus for liquifying a substance embodied in a substantially amorphous mass in a substantially continuous operation, the apparatus having a housing for feeding the substance to a delivery position; a system for supplying liquid to a liquifying stat... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5437723 | Coating machine for the processing of chocolate and similar masses A coating machine for the processing of chocolate and similar masses having a frame and a circularly driven grating belt supported thereon for the reception of the articles to be coated. The grating belt is guided by deflectors and has a tensioning device... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5437724 | Mask and grit container The present invention relates to a tool for accurately controlling the location, volume and containment of an abrasive grit material during a plating operation wherein the grit material and a matrix metal are deposited onto a tip portion of at least one w... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5435848 | Apparatus for controlling thickness of coated film on web-like member by roll coater An apparatus for controlling thickness of a coated film of paint on a continuously moving sheet member. A paint in a paint pan is picked up through a gap hPA formed between a pickup roll and an applicator roll, part of the paint is attached to ... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5433781 | Spreading device for coating moving webs of material A spreading device for the coating of moving material webs, especially paper or cardboard includes a clamping mechanism adapted to alternatively hold a doctor rod support bed or a coating blade, a pressing tube for pressing a doctor rod mounted on the doc... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5429677 | Adjustable element for protecting adjacent surfaces while painting A device for adjustably providing protection to adjacent surfaces while painting is described. This device comprises a height adjustable handle connected to a masking element by an articulating hinged element. The masking element comprises a flat, rectang... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5429676 | Apparatus for simultaneous supply of particles, the apparatus provided further with a function to remove the particles by suction An apparatus for simultaneously supplying at least two kinds of particles onto a given surface, includes a movable supply head having at least one partition member for partitioning the at least two kinds of particles and defining at least two supply ports... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5427618 | Fascia buck spindle A buck spindle for supporting a fascia during a painting process comprises an interconnected structure of steel tubular members. Forming the structure of tubular members allows dissipation of heat, which adversely affects the paint quality of fascia and o... | 06/27/1995 |
