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 |
| 7000291 | Money clip A money clip comprising a generally flat housing having an internal cavity and an elastic band secured to the housing for encircling and holding a wad a paper money between the band and housing. A magnifying glass is normally concealed within the cavity and is pivot... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000292 | Chain keeper and method of retaining a chain A chain keeper for retaining a chain operatively connected to a driving mechanism of a chain hoist system. The chain keeper has a support bracket and a pair of plates. The support bracket is mountable onto a fixed structure, and has a substantially vertical longitud... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000293 | Concealable zipper slider structure A concealable zipper slider is described. The concealable zipper has a slider body with a bottom part, two lateral ribs and two top parts. A connecting portion protrudes from the bottom part, two sliding slits are formed between the bottom part and the two top parts... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000294 | Fastener driving tools A fastener driving tool includes a tool body. A driver guide is coupled to the tool body and defines a fastener driving channel though which fasteners are driven out. A magazine is coupled to the driver guide and serves to store the fasteners. A detecting device ser... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000295 | Composite yarn, intermediate fabric product and method of producing a metallic fabric A method for forming a metallic fabric includes forming a composite yarn having a metallic wire core, and a cover yarn including a fluid-soluble strand such as co-nylon or polylactic acid. The composite yarn can be knitted into an intermediate fabric product. The so... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000296 | Method and auxiliary device for leasing threads into guide elements of a handling device for handling threads and a handling device of this type In order to lease threads (F), in particular warp threads into guide elements (2) of a handling device (1), such as combs or reeds, the threads (F) are first leased in sequence into a leasing comb (11) and are fixed thereto. The threads (F) are ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000297 | Electrochemical cell current collector having openings of progressively larger sizes converging at a tab The present invention relates to a current collector for an electrochemical cell. The current collector is a substrate having a grid pattern comprising open areas converging at an imaginary focal point on a connector tab of the substrate. The openings are grouped in... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000298 | Method a quartz sensor A quartz sensor method and system are disclosed in which a plurality of SAW sensing resonators can be mechanically simulated for implementation upon a quartz wafer substrate. The quartz wafer substrate can thereafter be appropriately etched to produce a quartz diaph... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000299 | Shaft extractor A shaft extractor for removing a golf club head from a golf club shaft without causing side-loading to occur comprising: a central body piece having two split screw portions threaded in opposite directions, at opposite sides of a split central hex nut section. The t... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000300 | High velocity forming of local features using a projectile A system and method for accomplishing localized feature forming in a sheet of material and/or the localized joining of multiple sheets of material. The system and method may also be used to attach a secondary component to a sheet of material. The system and method o... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000301 | Socket life-extending driving tool A seal driving tool for use with sockets or like devices that are used to position seals. The driving tool may have multiple segments including a force receiving member, an extender and an adapter. All, some or one of these items may be used in accordance with the p... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000302 | Process for preparing a radio frequency cable for coupling Radio frequency cables have a inner circular conductor and an outer circular conductor. The inner and outer circular conductors are usually formed from copper and are separated by a heavy insulation layer usually cellular polyethylene. The outer side of the outer co... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000303 | Method of repairing a crack in a component utilizing friction stir welding A method of repairing a crack (14) in a component (12). The method includes preparing a surrounding surface (22) of the crack (14) for repair and welding a first portion (24) of the component (12) on a first side (26)... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000304 | Seismic structural device A pin-fuse joint generally utilized in a beam-to-column joint assembly subject to extreme seismic loading is described. The pin-fuse joint resists bending moments and shears generated by these loads. The joint is comprised of standard structural steel building mater... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000305 | Method for manufacturing a wire stent coated with a biocompatible fluoropolymer A method for manufacturing a stent includes heating a plurality of wire strands to impart a desired shape to the wire strands, coating each wire strand with a biocompatible polymer in an extruder to produce a plurality of coated wire strands, and interlacing the coa... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000306 | Spun metal form used to manufacture dual alloy turbine wheel A spun metal form used to manufacture a dual alloy turbine wheel. The spun metal form prevents braze alloy contamination of the hub/casting interface by relocating the braze joint away from the interface. The spun metal form allows for the re-working of components a... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000307 | Method for reducing arcing for motor armature with distributed windings An armature for a brush commutated electric motor having a distributed coil winding arrangement for reducing brush arcing and electro-magnetic interference (EMI). The winding pattern involves segmenting each coil into first and second subcoil portions with differing... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000308 | Method of constructing a rotor for a gyroscopic device A method of constructing a rotor for a gyroscopic device is provided comprising fabricating a unitary assembly comprising a rim, a hollow shaft, a hub at each end of the shaft, a web that extends radially inward from the rim to one of the hubs at an angle to a spin ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000309 | Method of assembling a disk drive by electrically grounding a disk drive cover A method of assembling a disk drive includes providing a disk drive base. The method further includes providing a disk drive cover having an inside face and an outside face. The inside face is coated with an electrically insulative material. The method further inclu... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000310 | Method of handling a workpiece A method for handling workpieces such as hard disk drive sliders during a debonding process uses a fixture having two sets of finger-like projections that are interleaved. The sets are movable relative to each other to space apart the sliders after they are processe... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000311 | Vacuum pipette for gripping electrical components by suction A vacuum pipette has a filter grid that is shifted into its extended interior and whose cross section is considerably greater than the cross section of an end-side suction opening. The gaps formed in the filter grid can be so narrow that even very small components a... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000312 | Circuit board device and mounting method therefor In a circuit board, when lands provided on a rear surface of a substrate are each separated into a mainland and a sub-land, warping or other defects of the substrate can be ignored when soldering, and the substrate can be mounted with a high bonding strength. On the... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000313 | Process for fabricating circuit assemblies using electrodepositable dielectric coating compositions Provided is a process for forming metallized vias in a substrate including the steps of (I) applying to an electroconductive substrate an electrodepositable coating composition onto all exposed surfaces of the substrate to form a conformal dielectric coating; (II) a... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000314 | Method for providing flexible circuit using discrete wiring A method for providing electrical signal transmission and a secure mechanical attachment in a flexible circuit assembly. The inventive mechanism combines the electrical features of discrete wiring with the mechanical features of etched pads connected to plated vias ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000315 | Method of making photolithographically-patterned out-of-plane coil structures An out-of-plane micro-structure which can be used for on-chip integration of high-Q inductors and transformers places the magnetic field direction parallel to the substrate plane without requiring high aspect ratio processing. The photolithographically patterned coi... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000316 | Conductor board and method for producing a conductor board The conductor board has at least one layer of a dielectric provided areally on two mutually opposed faces with at least one metalization on each. There is at least one through contacting in the region of an aperture. The metalizations are applied to cover at least o... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000317 | Method for manufacturing electrical connectors for enhancing coplanarity The present invention is a method for manufacturing an electrical connector comprising an insulative housing with a base side and an opposed side and lateral sides interposed between said base side and said opposed side and at least one conductive contact extending ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000318 | Method of designing and manufacturing vehicles An accelerated vehicle development process includes establishing a common, standardized interface system whereby different types of vehicle bodies may be attached to a single chassis design. Chassis and bodies are designed, manufactured and validated independently o... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000319 | Method of manufacturing outer races for tripod-type constant velocity universal joints To make a peripheral lip region to be formed with chamfered portions by the use of a plastic working technique, to enable the use of a cup forming punch of a simplified shape so that a mold used therewith can be easily assembled and the punch when worn down can easi... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000320 | Process for manufacturing miniature ball bearings A process for manufacturing miniature ball bearings that reduces material loss to improve manufacturing efficiency. The process consists of obtaining an inner and outer ring blank by cutting a first blank, forging the first blank to obtain a final blank, and separat... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000321 | Optical source and sensor for detecting living tissue within an animal nail An optical source illuminates a portion of an animal nail, and an optical sensor receives light from the illuminated portion. A processor generates a signal level, and differentiates between a “quick” signal level range (arising from illuminated living tissue in... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000322 | Blade assembly A laminated blade assembly for cutting the insulation of a wire to permit removal of the insulation from the wire. The blade assembly includes a stationary member and a movable member which are formed to contact each other when moved together to support and cut the ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000323 | Fixed-blade knife with pivotable side pieces A fixed-blade knife includes a unitary blade having an implement, a tang, and a pivot region between the implement and the tang. The unitary blade is disposed between a pair of parallel and spaced-apart side pieces that pivot to cover or expose the implement. In the... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000324 | Top loading fixed line trimmer head A fixed line top-loading trimmer head for string trimmer machines, uses line segments of a predetermined length. The head has a central hub designed for attachment to the drive shaft of a string trimmer machine. A circular flange is attached to, and extends outwardl... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000325 | Low friction rotary knife A power operated knife comprises a blade supporting structure supporting an annular blade for rotation about a central axis. The blade and blade supporting structure are engagable along bearing contact locations that are spaced apart in a direction parallel to the a... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000326 | Apparatus and method for maintaining wheel alignment sensor runout compensation A vehicle wheel alignment sensor unit is configured with an absolute rotational position sensor to provide an absolute rotational position of a mounting shaft relative to the vehicle wheel alignment sensor unit enabling resumption of operation and recall of stored r... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000327 | Compensator bow sight A bow sight having a vertical pin and a sight point pivotally connected to the bow, the pin and sight point being vertically and laterally adjustable. The bow sight includes a structure, pivotal in relation to a bow handle. The pivotal structure may be pivotally con... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000328 | Surveyor's tool A surveyor's tool to facilitate the measurement of the elevation of an invert within a manhole includes a rod with a dimensioning along its length. The tool further includes a slide moveable with respect to said rod. The slide includes a pair of opposing arms, the a... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000329 | Transparent measuring device A transparent measuring device is disclosed. The transparent measuring device includes a planar structure formed from a sheet of transparent material having a top surface and a bottom surface and at least one raised rib formed of a transparent material on the top su... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000330 | Method and apparatus for receiving a removable media member The present invention is directed towards receiving removable media, and in some embodiments, providing tighter alignment tolerances between an inserted removable media member and a receiving device. The present invention is also directed towards providing one or mo... | 02/21/2006 |
