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 |
| 6032405 | Animal foot trap An animal tap consisting an anchored activating spring (16) with detachable safety catch (26), secured by tension to a trigger mechanism (10), and a partable noose (29). The cord of the noose (29) passes through the rings (19 and 21) on the ends of the up... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032406 | Insect trap device An insect trap device comprising a housing, the housing having an interior which is in communication with the atmosphere outside the device, the housing containing: (i) an insect attractant source; (ii) means for generating an ion wind to facilitate dispersal ... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032407 | Combination aerosol generator and thermal fogger A combination ultra-low volume aerosol generator and thermal fogger for dispensing a mosquito killing insecticide includes a power source which may be a gasoline driven engine and an air pump connected to the power source. The air pump drives a turbine pu... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032408 | Tree support collar A tree trunk restraint collar for supporting young or transplanted trees or restraining established trees to a desired position. The preferred round collar is flexible and split at one place so that it may be twisted apart to be installed around the trunk... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032409 | Support for cultivating plant A vessel for growing a plant, comprising: a base material 11 in the form of a vessel which is capable of accommodating therein at least a part of a plant; and a hydrogel-forming polymer 12 having a crosslinked structure disposed inside of the vessel-form ... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032410 | Sod or other vegetation A sod comprising a root support matrix that itself comprises a mixture of soil and/or sand, and shredded carpet fragments, wherein the shredded carpet fragments are from about one-tenth percent (0.1%) to about five percent (5.0%) by weight of the matrix; ... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032411 | Tree syringe The two piece tree syringe of the present invention can be used to inject a liquid agent into the living tissue of a tree. This tree syringe includes a barrel and a plunger. An hollow injection stem projects from the barrel. A passageway inside the hollow... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032412 | Moulded bodies comprising of humus-containing plant substrate consolidated with polyurethane/polyurea, a process for producing them and their use in plant cultivation Moulded bodies are described which comprise a humus-containing plant substrate consolidated with polyurethane/polyurea, which are obtainable by slurrying a humus-containing plant substrate in water, admixing a liquid NCO prepolymer having a maximum NCO co... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032413 | Hydrophilic plant growth substrate, comprising a furan resin The invention relates to a plant growth substrate, comprising a coherent, hydrophilic matrix of mineral wool fibres mutually connected via binder based on furan resin, and to use of a coherent, hydrophilic matrix of mineral wool fibres mutually connected ... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032414 | Nursery boxes for rice seed A nursery box comprising a growth substrate for rice, rice seeds and an aqueous formulation for treating said rice seeds to protect rice plants against insects for a prolonged period of time.... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032415 | Power window apparatus having safety unit A power window apparatus for detecting accidental pinching in a power window in accordance with the opened/closed position of the window and a state of rotation of a motor which is structured to improve the accuracy of the operation of a position sensor f... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032416 | Transit vehicle door The present invention is a bi-parting door system for transit vehicles. It has two doors mounted for movement in opposite directions and a motor for opening and closing them. It has at least one lock having a lock member for locking the doors in a closed ... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032417 | Corner locking carrier shoe for tilt sash A tilt sash counterbalance system has a carrier shoe with a locking cam that moves a locking component to a corner-to-corner locking position within a shoe channel. This is done by moving the locking component to a locked position where the locking compon... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032418 | Driven hinge with automatic driver-operated lock A driven hinge (20) has fixed and movable hinge sections (21, 28) that are arranged to be selectively rotated relative to one another about an axis (x1 --x1) between first and second relative angular positions. The hinge includes: a ... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032419 | Vacuum processing apparatus with low particle generating vacuum seal A wafer processing apparatus is provided with sealing ports between adjacent evacuatable chambers that are actuated to compress elastomeric seals carried by the valve sealing elements to differing degrees of compression, based on the amount of pressure di... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032420 | Internally mounted retractable weather shield An internally mounted retractable weather shield for protecting the interior of an outdoor structure from the elements, comprising a base panel; a mounting hinge for hingably mounting the base panel within the structure at a mounting point proximate an up... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032421 | Structural blocks for building a basement, block manufacturing method, block transporting method, and block installing method A basement unit comprises a reinforced concrete lower structural block having a floor portion and surrounding walls and at least one reinforced concrete upper structural block having surrounding walls and the same shape as the lower structural block in pl... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032423 | Curtain wall having mullion structure A curtain wall having a mullion structure comprises bilateral mullions, a sash unit to be mounted to the mullions, the sash unit comprising a sash unit frame and a sash mounted to the sash unit frame, supporting members fixed to the mullions for supportin... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032424 | Block system A construction block is disclosed along with a method of producing and assembling a plurality of the construction blocks where the blocks have internal cages around a central passage, said central passage opening to top, bottom or side openings in the blo... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032425 | Flooring system A portable floor system has a plurality of modular floor sections each formed by floorboards and a subfloor for support and each having either a tongue or a groove at its periphery. A plurality of spaced-apart floor joists extend downwardly from the subfl... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032426 | Vertical siding panel protective strip A prefab building protective system is disclosed, where the building includes multiple frame members supporting an exterior water shedding skin formed of adjacent panels. Two adjacent panels define a seam thereby where rain water leakage may occur. The pr... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032427 | Portable panel sports floor system A resilient portable sports floor system, more particularly one which is formed of a plurality of components which may be easily interconnected to form an integrated sports surface. The floor system includes a plurality of floor panels, each floor panel i... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032428 | Modular roll-out portable floor for ice surfaces A modular roll-out floor for use as a temporary, removable cover over an ice surface, the floor includes a plurality of interconnected and disconnectable treads. Each tread is made of three layers: a top portion is made of high impact plastic with an anti... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032429 | Damp-proof brick cover A damp-proof insulation brick cover having an empty space at the bottom of the dampproof brick cover formed of rectangular hexahedrons, formed as a unit including a pair of side walls, a pair of longitudinal walls, and an upper panel part. At certain inte... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032430 | Coupling system for bar structures A quick assembling coupling system for bar structures consists of an annular disk containing a number of radial sleeves having their longitudinal axes distributed about the annular disk such that the ends of the bars are held in the sleeves by a prismatic... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032431 | Device for forming framework of wooden building A device for forming a framework of a wooden building including a steel pipe, screw bar, joint, bolt and joint stick. The steel pipe is tightly inserted in a hole formed at the top edge and/or the bottom edge of a vertical post. The screw bar connects two... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032432 | Interlocking modular parts for light fixtures A modular panel and method for constructing light fixtures. The modular panel includes an elongated main panel with a curved cross section. The panel is preferably manufactured using an extrusion process. The side edges of the panel feature a pair of spac... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032433 | Multi-width canopy A fastening device for adjustably securing a flexible sheet comprising a first fastening component (62) having a recess (62a) formed therein. A portion of the flexible sheet is secured in the recess (62a) by cooperation of a second fastening component (61... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032434 | Half-timber frame and half-timber compartment element What is disclosed is a half-timber frame, compartment elements for a like half-timber frame, and a method for producing a compartment element, wherein boards of small-dimension timber are utilized for producing the half-timber frame supports as well as th... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032435 | Device for introducing sleeves into cases for compact disc and the like A device for introducing sleeves into cases for compact discs and the like, includes an assembly for withdrawing each time a single sleeve from a storage device. The withdrawing assembly transfer the sleeves to a feeding surface, substantially horizontal,... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032436 | Wrapping apparatus and method The present invention discloses a wrapping apparatus for wrapping a load of material comprising a traversing endless loop track, a wrapping medium dispensing shuttle able to navigate about the entire length of the track, and a plurality of individual retr... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032437 | Automatic machine for forming, filling, and sealing bags having transverse closure strips, and bags obtained thereby The present invention relates to a machine for forming packaging on the basis of film that includes complementary closure strips, the machine comprising: feeder means for feeding onto the film a closure means comprising two support webs provided with at l... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032438 | Apparatus and method for replacing environment within containers with a controlled environment A controlled environment gassing system is provided for removing the existing environment from containers. The existing environment may be purged by passing the containers along a gas distribution manifold disposed parallel to the direction of travel of t... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032439 | Apparatus and method of covering a stack of articles An apparatus for and a method of covering a stack formed of articles supported on a support pallet with a stretch film, with the apparatus including at least four reefing fingers movable in horizontal and vertical directions for picking up a film cover in... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032440 | Tensioning device for hoop-casing machines The invention is a machine for tying up or hooping packing units with an elongated strip of binding material, such as bondable plastic. During operation of the machine, the strip is drawn from a take-up device of a supply roller through a strip conveyor d... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032441 | Triplex trim mower with laterally adjustable cutting units A triplex trim mower (100) including a vehicle (102) having two front drive wheels (104) and one rear steerable wheel (106). Mounted generally forward of the front wheels (104) are two reel-type cutting units (108a) laterally offset about the longitudinal... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032442 | Landscaping trimmer attachment An attachment for a landscaping trimmer for use in precise trimming and edging of landscaped areas. The attachment has bores through an elongated body member which are adjacent to the free end of the body member and perpendicular to its axis. Pre-cut piec... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032443 | Portable powered grass whip and a novel free-moving bracket for mounting the same to riding equipment A portable, powered grass whip and a novel free-moving bracket for mounting the same to riding equipment such as a lawn mower. In addition, the grass whip in combination with a portable electric power pack.... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032444 | Non-row-sensitive forage harvester A non-row-sensitive forage harvesting header for attachment to a mobile frame carrying a chopper has a pair of rotatable cutting discs for severing stalks as the frame moves across a field. Positioned above the cutting discs are a pair of drum-shaped tran... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032445 | Combine header grain catch pans A set of pans are provided for catching grain such as sunflower heads, that are broken from the stalks as they are being harvested. The pans are mounted onto the cutter bar and leave a space at the desired spacing of the rows of the crop being harvested. ... | 03/07/2000 |
