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 |
| 6305022 | Glove for baseball or softball A glove for baseball or softball according to the present invention includes back leather (1) having five finger portions (29), ball receiving leather (2) having five finger portions (29) to be sewed together or/and adhesively joined with back leather (1)... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6305023 | Premium oven mitt/hot pad An oven mitt incorporating high temperature materials (14), composed of polyester fleece (10), having a flap that protects the wrist (16), stitched channels to hold the hand in place (12) which may also be used as a hot pad.... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6305024 | Hunting garment with safety device A safety device for hunters, naturalists, and other outdoorsmen provides a camouflaged hunting garment which incorporates a safety harness into the body of a jacket, coat, or other apparel. The safety garment is made up of a safety harness with a central ... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6305025 | Permanently knotted tie A permanently knotted tie having an adjustable neck band is described. The tie comprises a tapered tubular section having a tie front section depending longitudinally therefrom and a tailpiece section depending longitudinally therefrom in the opposite dir... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6305026 | Cap with headphones assembly A cap with headphones assembly for providing a cap with removable headphones for permitting a user to listen to sound generating device connected to the headphones. The cap with headphones assembly includes an article of headwear with a pair of side regio... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6305027 | Pants having spirally zippered legs Pants with a spiral seam with a zipper provided from a torso part of pants extending downward to lower ends of the pants legs spirally around the respective pants leg and away from a front side of the knee.... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6305028 | Light reflective protective headwear Protective headwear (e.g., helmet) is provided with patterned reflective surfaces that are highly reflective and resist rough handling. The reflective surface is produced by sealing a reflective sheet between a base and a cover layer that includes a patte... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6305029 | Protective headwear with decorative and utilitarian attachments Protective headwear including a cover and a liner permanently attached to a hard hat. The cover and liner members provide protection against inclement weather conditions. In particular side, front, and rear flaps can be pivoted between folded and unfolded... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6305030 | Crash helmet for sports, in particular cycling A crash helmet (1) for sports, such as cycling, in which, to optimize ventilation for the wearer and so minimize the effects of sweating, the crash helmet consists of a supporting cap (2), designed to be worn on the top of a person's head, and an outer ca... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6305031 | Protective appliance An appliance for protection against impact and strain injury and comprising an inner flexible web or sleeve (10, 15) adapted to be worn about a part of the body such as the lower leg and to conform closely to the shape thereof, and a series of interconnec... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6305032 | Toilet seat lifting device A toilet seat lifting device is provided for the manually lifting and lowering of a toilet seat without requiring the user to actually touch the toilet seat or actually touching any part attached to the toilet seat. This toilet seat lifting device is also... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6305033 | Hand-held cuspidor with replaceable cup The hand-held cuspidor with replaceable cup has a base which receives a replaceable cup. A holder engages on the base and retains the cup in the base. The holder has a handle for manual carrying. A pivoted cover swings from a closed position over the hold... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6305034 | Extensible and retractable urine deflecting apparatus for use with a toilet An extensible and retractable urine deflecting apparatus 10 for use in combination with a toilet and toilet bowl comprising three distinct segments all contiguously connected. Preferably the 1.sup.st segment consists of a pair of flush mounted attach, con... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6305035 | Toilet paper holder for bedside commode A device for supporting a roll of toilet paper on a bedside commode includes a dowel pin maintained between opposite arm members. The dowel pin is specifically sized and configured for removable receipt through the hollow core tube of a conventional roll ... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6305036 | Process for varying a water flow amount which is supplied to a bathing vessel or fitting and a valve means, especially for executing this process The invention relates to a flow controlling arrangement having at least one valve (3, 12) with a valve box (14) and with an adjustable valve gate (15) which is located in the valve box (14), the valve box (14) having a supply (16) and at least one dischar... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6305037 | Lower frame structure of a foldable playyard A lower frame structure of a foldable playyard comprises a hub which is operable to lock the lower frame structure at an erected state and to unlock the lower frame structure to allow it to collapse to a collapsed state; four hub legs, one end portion of ... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6305038 | Base assembly Base assembly for a bed or chair seat. The assembly includes at least one medium-filled flexible support member and a number of substantially form-retaining bearing elements. The bearing elements rest on the support member such that the bearing elements t... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6305039 | Resting system A resting system comprising a support (5) for supporting a resting means (4) on which a body can rest in relative comfort, wherein a support means (5) is provided comprising a support frame (5) having a plurality of channel forming means (7) and further w... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6305040 | Acupressure pillow apparatus and method An Acupressure pillow provides selective pressure by location and force applied to a body of a user. By selection of a body member, a location on that body member, and a pressure point thereat, an acupressure pillow may be used for gauging and applying a ... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6305041 | Pocket tool with removable jaws A multi-function tool includes a cross-jaw module removably attached to a pair of channel-shaped handles with a pair of clips. Each clip removably attaching the tang of each jaw of the cross-jaw module to one of the handles. The multi-function tool also i... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6305042 | Wringer roller mop with rotatable absorbent pad A cleaning device having a cleaning head and an absorbent head is provided. The cleaning head is operable to clean a surface, and the absorbent head is operable to remove residual liquid remaining on the surface being cleaned. The cleaning head is attache... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6305043 | Paint applicator having extension-receiving adapter normally within pivotal handle A paint applicator (20) has a base (21), a handle (22) mounted on the base for pivotal movement between first and second angular positions in a plane substantially parallel to the surface being painted about a first axis (y-y), an adapter (23) mounted on ... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6305044 | Double sided cleaning pad mitt with sealed package A flexible cleaning and drying mitt has a pouch compartment formed therein which is proportioned for receiving the hand of a user. The mitt has a pair of removable cover faces and a flat moisture-proof perimeter, which perimeter extends outward from a pai... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6305045 | Paint supply and finishing system The present invention provides a paint supply and finishing system including a paint roller and a tray. The paint roller includes a handle, a shaft extending from the handle along an access, a paint applying medium having a circumferential surface with a ... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6305046 | Cleaning implements having structures for retaining a sheet A cleaning implement, such as a floor mop, is provided. The cleaning implement includes a handle and a cleaning head attached to the handle. The cleaning head has at least one attachment structure for receiving and retaining a sheet about the cleaning hea... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6305047 | Sponge with gripping slots A sponge with a sponge body and at least two slots formed in the sponge body to respectively receive the fingers and thumbs of a user. Relief portions may also be formed at each of the first and second slots. As a further feature, inserts can be formed in... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6305048 | Electric backpack blower and accessory operator An enclosure is constructed as a back pack so that it may be worn. Air is conducted into an air intake chamber, then to an air intake plenum by air impeller. An electric motor is coupled with an air impeller, with motor cooling accomplished by the positio... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6305049 | Tool bar handle A compressed air distribution and battery recharger is provided in a tool bar handle for a tool cabinet. The tool cabinet handle provides outlets for compressed air which is regulated, dried and lubricated for use with pneumatic tools along with a battery... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6305050 | Hinge device to be used for a foldable apparatus There is provided a hinge device for a foldable apparatus which comprises a first member provided with a first hinge sleeve rigidly secured thereto and with a first abutment peripheral edge and a second member provided with a second hinge sleeve with a se... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6305051 | Finger supporting structure A finger supporting structure (F) includes a grip portion and a finger supporter (T) formed thereto. The grip portion is of an elongated bar shape and has adequate length and thickness for a hand to grasp. The grip portion is either all or part of a grasp... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6305052 | Handle with concave/convex profile A handle for or of a hand held device which has on a side thereof a concave convex profile to accommodate the pad and base (or heel) of the thumb, opposite which side the handle is sufficiently bulbous to provide a surface against which all of the first t... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6305053 | Cord lock The device is a cord lock having an outer arm (10) and an inner arm (11) integrally connected by a hinging member (12). The device is constructed of resilient material, such that outer arm (10) and inner arm (11) will flex into slidable contact with each ... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6305054 | Exhaust system clamp The present disclosure relates to a clamp for sealing a lap joint formed by a first pipe inserted within a second pipe. The clamp includes a strap having a concave inner curvature that curves about a central axis. The strap includes a first axial end posi... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6305055 | Fastener provided with a snapping-in foot to be pushed in through a hole in a panel The snapping-in foot (3) of this fastener (1) has a flat rigid web (10) and two curved flexible flanges (11A, 11B) each connected to the web (10) and having, opposite a plane face (14A) of the web, an internal surface bordered by this plane face of the we... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6305056 | Device for adjusting the width of the waistband of a skirt or a pair of trousers An apparatus for adjusting the width of the waistband of a skirt or a pair of trousers, includes a U-shaped clip which slides onto the waistband perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction of the waistband. The U-shaped clip has two limbs which are inte... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6305057 | Headliner pinning assembly A headliner pinning assembly for repairing or providing supplemental decoration to the headliner of a vehicle. The headliner pinning assembly includes a first pin member having a head portion and a spike portion extending outwardly from the head portion, ... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6305058 | Facility for needling of a pattened width of felt The description refers to a facility for needling of a patterned width of felt (1) by means of a needling equipment comprising at least one needle board (6, 7) and a felt guide between a felt bed (9) and a stripper (11), with the felt bed (9) consisting e... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6305059 | Method and apparatus for stuffer box crimping a yarn A method and an apparatus for stuffer box crimping a spun multifilament yarn, wherein the yarn is packed in a crimping device to form a yarn plug. After cooling the yarn plug, it is unraveled into a yarn. In so doing, the position of the unraveling point ... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6305060 | Method of making a thin film acoustic array An acoustic array of independently sensitive detecting elements is produced by locating a pattern of electrodes on a piezoelectric polymer film. Sensitivity of the film and a spaced away supporting structure are used to reduce artifacts caused by acoustic... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6305061 | Combination steering wheel puller and locking disc removal and installation tool for vehicles A combination tool provides for removing a steering wheel from its press fit on a steering wheel shaft in a vehicle, or for compressing the locking disc disposed beneath the steering wheel hub for removal of its retaining ring and of the disc after the st... | 10/23/2001 |
