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...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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Examiner: Torres, Melanie


Primary examiner statistics: 161 patents; average approval time: 166 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 259 patents; average approval time: 769 days

Patents as Primary Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
7721853 Combined service and parking brake apparatus and method for execu...
7721854 Assured running clearance caliper
7717410 Smooth non-linear springs, particularly smooth progressive rate s...
7703861 Brake valve arrangement
7699144 Active brake release device driven by a second motor and attached...
7694946 Suspension system having active compensation for vibration
7694784 Adjusting apparatus for a pneumatically actuated disc brake
7677366 Disc brake caliper and manufacturing method of disc brake caliper
7677370 Energy absorbing device
7669700 Elastomer bearing with hydraulic damping
7654370 Shock absorber with integrated position sensor
7654620 Method for control regenerative braking of electric vehicle
7641181 Distributed power suspension system
7637361 Combined retainer and anchor for floating shoe drum brake
7631736 Actuator for an active chassis of a motor vehicle
7628255 Gas spring
7621381 Fluid damper
7617915 Method and product for manufacturing brake pads
7614615 Directional stabilizer ring and fluid spring assembly including s...
7614484 Hydraulic disc brake device
7610996 Modular brake assembly for a drive axle
7607521 Apparatus and method for operating a take-up mechanism in a locom...
7604097 Wet brake system
7604100 Rotary damper
7604101 Damping force control valve and shock absorber using the same
7588128 Self-boosting electromechanical vehicle brake
7584828 Clamping and/or braking device
7578564 Brake hydraulic pressure control unit for vehicle
7575287 Vehicle brake system
7575109 Rotary damper and method for manufacturing rotary damper
7571967 Brake control apparatus for vehicle
7568773 Brake fluid pressure controller for vehicle
7559613 Automatic brake control unit
7540479 Vibration damping device
7540360 Mounting structure of speed reduction device and brake device of ...
7537097 Electromagnetic damper control device
7537294 Vehicle braking system with active hydraulic brake force assistan...
7524000 Brake status indicator control for an electric brake system of a ...
7523811 Method and system for measuring the wear of a ceramic disk of a d...
7513339 Pneumatically and/or electromechanically actuated disk brake for ...

Patents as Assistant Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
7100998 Method and device for controlling wheel brakes of a motor vehicle
6991301 Brake system for railway vehicles
6986508 Spring holding cone for holding a spring end of a spiral torsion ...
6981801 Roller bearing cage
6966410 Arrangement and method for automatically disengaging a manual ope...
6955250 Apparatus for damping vibration using macro particulates
6948596 Dual-acting band brake
6942071 Self-energizing brake system
6935468 Caliper for a disk brake and support element for a caliper for a ...
6923434 Dual height airspring having adjusted spring rate
6923295 Friction brake
6918471 Hydrodynamic brake
6913127 Adjacent baffle design for shock absorber
6913119 Apparatus for a bicycle hub brake
6913121 Auxiliary system for an automobile parked on a slope
6910745 Check valve with vibration prevention function
6902241 Vehicle brake control apparatus for controlling normal wheel brak...
6899213 Brake-transmission interlock device
6899207 Extra support area for valve disc
6899206 Air cylinder with high frequency shock absorber and accelerator
6893009 Vibration damper
6889965 Opposing conical preloaded elastomeric bearing assembly
6877591 Crank of a shock absorber for a bicycle
6877590 Dual mode drum brake
6871845 Self-pumping, hydropneumatic suspension strut unit
6868948 Braked bearing
6869067 Sheath for a suspension spring
6860370 Controllable damping force hydraulic shock absorber
6860569 Electro-hydraulic brake system with four wheel push through
6854721 Vibration-damping device
6854271 Hydraulic actuation device in motor vehicles
6854570 Brake cylinder parking brake system
6854723 Elastic bush and method of press-fitting elastic bush
6851760 Brake apparatus for a vehicle
6851767 Actuator for an electrohydraulic braking system
6851764 Method and control system for controlling an electronically regul...
6848682 Bi-state hydraulic mount
6843472 Upper shock mount isolator with integral air spring housing pivot...
6840586 Braking pressure generating apparatus for a vehicle
6840352 Suspended pedal system for golf cars
 
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