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 |
| 4332033 | Adjustable dress An adjustable dress capable of fitting different size and shaped women. The dress is uniquely formed by front top portions and a front skirt joined by a midriff sash. Back yokes and a shoulder pattern are joined to the front. The back yokes provide the fu... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4332034 | Garment waistband structures A trousers waistband structure employing a two-part elastic band, an elastic reinforcement strip attached to the two-part elastic band such that the lower linear edge of the reinforcement strip depends freely from the band, and a linearly extensible waist... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4332035 | Porous structure of polytetrafluoroethylene and process for production thereof A porous polytetrafluoroethylene material is disclosed having a molecular microfibrous structure having, at one surface, a strong orientation in a given direction and, at another opposite surface, a strong orientation and a direction at right angles to th... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4332036 | Universal joint prosthesis with cap A prosthesis for forming the spherical part of a hip joint with a calotte-shaped cap is disclosed. The inner surface of the prosthesis is provided with grooves and ribs which are evenly distributed over the circumference of the inner surface and extend al... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4332037 | Artificial joint An artificial joint for implantation into a living body comprising two members held together by magnetic forces of attraction with the magnetic lines of force running substantially along the direction of the pivotal axis and transversely across the primar... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4332038 | Artificial hand An artificial hand has a stationary wrist and two fingers and a thumb pivotal from a horizontal axis in the wrist. The thumb may have two separable portions, one of which is pivotal away from the other along a generally vertical axis by manual preposition... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4332039 | Ocular prosthesis which simulates change in pupil diameter An improved ocular prosthesis is provided in which the diameter of the pupil of the prosthesis can readily be varied to correspond to the diameter of the pupil of a person's natural eye when same is exposed to either direct or indirect light. The ocular p... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4332040 | Self-contained, compact towable facility having maximized balanced water storage drain water collection and waste water isolation systems A self-contained, compact towable facility having sanitary components and electrical, water and gas distribution systems with minimum weight, optimum balance and a maximum volume of water adapted to be stored therein and including a frame having an axle a... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4332041 | Pressurized drain for toilet waste tank A drainage apparatus for an aircraft lavatory system includes a waste holding tank that receives waste from the individual toilet units. The waste holding tank has a pressurization port and a waste drain opening formed in an upper portion thereof. A blowe... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4332042 | Geriatric environmental systeming An arrangement and method for defining personalized environments for nursing homes are provided, which supply safety, comfort, control, and sense of personal ownership for aging people occupying the nursing home. A plurality of wall panels distinct from t... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4332043 | Waterbed mattress A waterbed mattress with one or more open-celled foam members used for dampening wave action in the water is disclosed. The foam members are supported by the buoyant force of the water and require no attachment to the surface of the waterbed mattress blad... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4332044 | Assembly for filling and emptying a water bed An assembly is described for filling a water bed mattress or pumping the contents therefrom. The assembly includes a siphon pump which is attached directly to the mattress outlet and may be secured to an integrally formed storage chamber in the mattress a... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4332045 | Method and apparatus for economically maintaining and breeding bees in a bee compound unit Bees are maintained and bred within a bee compound unit comprising a plurality of compartments that surround and are connected to a central assembly chamber associated with a feeding chamber. Each of the compartments is adapted to house a swarm of bees an... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4332046 | Combined hammer and level The handle of a hammer has a recess at the free end and one or more spirit levels are embedded in a plastic filler in the recess. The spirit levels are associated with surface engaging points on the hammer, comprising points on the striking head portion o... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4332047 | Method for extracting water from laundry In a laundering process which includes providing steam at high pressure, directly blowing the steam into fresh water in order to heat the water, and washing and rinsing laundry using the heated fresh water, the step of directly blowing is carried out by d... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4332048 | Lockable support float The invention is directed to a lockable support float, preferably blow molded, for use in swimming pools and the like. It comprises at least first and second expanded members having mateable ends which are adapted to slide over and lock onto a rope. Each ... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4332049 | Escape slide and protective shield An escape slide for evacuating personnel from an aircraft or other elevated place where there is the possibility of damage to the slide from fire or abrasion during the deployment and evacuation process. A protective shield of flexible material having a m... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4332050 | Self-propelled record cleaner A self-propelled record cleaner comprising a cleaning brush, a drive wheel, and a battery-operated motor unit for driving both of the cleaning brush and the drive wheel in the opposite directions with respect to each other. The self-propelled record clean... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4332051 | Attachment tool for a vacuum cleaner hose An attachment tool for a vacuum cleaner hose is disclosed taking the form of an elongated flattened tubular housing; one end being adapted to connect to a vacuum cleaner hose, and the other end terminating in a flattened air intake opening. One flat face ... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4332052 | Support assembly for luggage A support assembly for luggage comprises a base plate adapted to be attac to a suitcase, for example, and a support unit, including a caster or runner, that is removably attached to the base plate. The base plate has opposed channels along its longitudin... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4332053 | Concealed hinge for doors, flaps, or the like A concealed furniture hinge which comprises a stationary hinge portion and a cup-shaped pivotable hinge portion, both pivotally interconnected by two links to form a four-bar linkage. The stationary hinge portion comprises a securing plate and two paralle... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4332054 | Block and tackle window sash balance and installation method An improved block and tackle type sash balance that can be installed in single and double-hung windows by a single workman without the necessity of removing the window sashes from the window frame and reassembling the window unit.... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4332055 | Hinge with a spring arm catch A hinge including a pair of pivotally connected elements. One element of the hinge has an undulate cam surface extending about the pivot axis of the hinge and the other element has a base surface and a groove in the base surface. A spring having a straigh... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4332056 | Infinite position door hold-open The free end of an arm rotatable with one hinge member contains a roller receiving cavity which opens to an arcuate friction layer on the other hinge member which is disposed about the axis of relative rotation of the hinge members. A spring biased double... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4332057 | Apparatus for mechanically extracting fish roe An apparatus for mechanically extracting fish roe utilized in conjunction with a continuous operation to butcher and clean fish, especially salmon. After head removal, each fish traverses along a V-shaped trough, tail first and belly up, through side comp... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4332058 | Web doffing apparatus A web doffing apparatus of the type wherein a driven roll forms, together with a tangential blade, an entrance opening for a carded web. A blade support is illustrated which may be pivoted to a position facilitating removal of the blade for servicing and ... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4332059 | Drive for drafting arrangement rolls of long spinning machines A drive for the rolls defining a main drafting zone of drafting arrangements of long spinning machines, wherein in order to prevent drafting defects caused by distortion movement of the rolls, the latter are driven from one end by a first gear arrangement... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4332060 | Spring clip for holding sheets of paper or the like A spring clip having a pair of opposing flat holding members the leading ends of which are resiliently pressed against each other to clip sheets of paper or the like therebetween and opposing ear-like projections which extend widthwise from the side edges... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4332061 | Adjustable bracelet clasp An adjustable clasp for interconnecting two sections of a bracelet, including in combination a coupling assembly secured to the end of one bracelet section, and a clamp assembly detachably fixable at selected locations along the length of the other bracel... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4332062 | Bowl structure A well bowl has an opening extending through the bowl, at least a portion of which is formed in the shape of a pyramidal frustum. A plurality of slips are movable along the pyramidal surfaces and together define an inner opening, the slip surfaces which d... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4332063 | Fabric singer burner and manifold assembly An improved burner and manifold assembly for improving the appearance of fabrics is illustrated wherein a tubular cast iron burner of standard construction is provided with a tubular fuel supply manifold constructed from a material possessing a coefficien... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4332064 | Body support frame for a casket A uniquely constructed body support frame for a casket. Support members include generally "N" shaped rails of cold rolled steel. Longitudinal support members include two such "N" shaped rails, adjoined at interfacing vertical sections, and are bowed along... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4332065 | Thread winding machine Upon rupture of a thread or the like a thread monitor or stop motion moves about a pivot point in clockwise direction, and thus, by means of a release rod, causes an entrainment element to come into engagement with a to-and-fro driven entrainment member. ... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4332066 | Compliance mechanism A tool holder has compliance features that allow a hole to be drilled at high tolerances by a remote controlled control arm. The holes are drilled in a workpiece that has a template secured over it with guide holes for positioning the holes to be drilled.... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4332067 | Paint rollers The invention comprises a cage structure for a paint roller to support the cover for rotation about a shaft having a handle connected to an angularly displaced portion of the shaft, for the usual painting function, and a substantially similar cage structu... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4332068 | Heat exchanger assembly A heat exchanger assembly and the method of making same wherein the heat exchanger assembly includes a heat exchanging core having spaced headsheets adjacent opposite extremities with fluid conveying tubes extending between the headsheets and having heat ... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4332069 | Making heat exchangers The method of making elongated heat exchangers having outwardly projecting fins spaced longitudinally thereof, wherein the fins are cut or gouged from a surface of a work-piece, and which method includes making indentations in the surface prior to cutting... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4332070 | Method for forming a headless resistor utilizing selective diffusion and special contact formation A diffused resistor included in a Schottky device formed in a planar semiconductor material comprises a resistor diffusion formed in the surface of the material and a contact diffusion formed in the surface of the material, the configuration of the contac... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4332071 | Method of and apparatus for attaching end stops to slide fastener stringer tapes An apparatus for attaching a pair of U-shaped end stops each having a pair of opposed clinching legs to the respective longitudinal marginal edge portions of a pair of slide fastener stringer tapes comprises a guide block provided with a pair of elongate ... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4332072 | Method and device for spacing continuously manufactured zip fasteners in which the connection elements are constituted by a monofilament of meander or spiral form The invention relates to a method and a device for spacing continuously manufactured zip fasteners having connection elements constituted by a monofilament of meander or spiral form rigid with the edges of supporting tapes. The method consists in removing... | 06/01/1982 |
