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 |
| 7475433 | Glove with multi-element dorsal stiffeners A glove includes two “H” shaped stiffening battens on a dorsal side. The battens terminate on a proximal side of the second through fifth fingers, and are formed from a non-rigid material. A one-piece protective panel is attached to the palmar side of the glove.... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7475434 | Helmet with in-mold and post-applied hard shell The invention is related to a helmet having an interior foam liner with at least two shell portions. The helmet includes an exterior in-mold shell portion covering a portion of the liner. The helmet also includes an exterior post-applied shell portion covering a por... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7475435 | Swim goggles The present invention concerns embodiments of swim goggles. In one embodiment, the goggles include a pair of eyepieces that are not interconnected by a nose piece or a head strap. Each eyepiece includes a transparent lens portion that covers an eye and a peripheral ... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7475436 | Dispenser stick The invention relates to a dispenser stick (1) for storing and applying a pasty gradually removable stick compound from a cosmetic or otherwise product, such as for example a deodorant stick or glue stick. Said dispenser stick is provided with a cylindrical h... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7475437 | Device to raise and lower a toilet seat A device is depicted to raise and lower a toilet seat, the device having a rotation axis located under the toilet seat and which is attached or comes into contact with it; a lever attached to the rotation axis and which is moved by a user in order to convey its moti... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7475438 | Portable bidet A portable bidet includes a cylindrical member for storing washing liquid, and an airbag section connected to the cylindrical member for supplying air upon squeezing to cause injection of washing liquid. The cylindrical member is formed of hard resin and has an arcu... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7475439 | Massage table apparatus A massage table with attachments designed for use by a couple in an intimate setting for the mutual satisfaction of both persons engaged in the massage is disclosed. A preferred embodiment includes a pair of support surfaces spaced a predetermined distance apart for... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7475440 | Inflatable device forming mattresses and cushions The invention relates to an inflatable device comprising an electromechanical device and a self-sealing valve, and in particular, to any inflatable device that includes the assembly. In some embodiments, at least a portion of a fluid controller is coupled to and sup... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7475441 | Baby comforting apparatus The baby comforting apparatus provides recording of both an actual mother's heartbeat and the mother's breathing. The apparatus also provides for the simulated rise and fall of a mother's chest while breathing. The infant is placed upon the apparatus in order to mim... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7475442 | Baby soothing apparatus A baby soothing apparatus that is an inflatable, hollow cube made from a single, homogeneous layer of flexible material and the can be used to soothe a baby by being held by an adult user sitting on the inflatable device. As the apparatus is cubical, a more stable b... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7475443 | Pressure switch applicable for an inflatable body A inflatable product for an inflatable body includes a casing with an airway adapted to communicate with an interior of the inflatable body, and a resilient element movably positioned inside the casing to define with the casing a space therebetween. An on/off switch... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7475444 | Washing machine and method of controlling the same A washing machine and a method of controlling the same that is capable of determining whether laundry is a single load or a multiple load based on detected value of eccentricity or detected laundry amount and changing revolutions per minute of a motor or the number ... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7475445 | Counter-rotation wash method and transmission machine A transmission mechanism suitable to be used in a washing machine for creating dual-direction driving comprises a drive power input end and two drive power output ends, in which one of drive power output ends is connected to an agitator shaft (10) to drive th... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7475446 | Bridge system using prefabricated deck units with external tensioned structural elements A bridge system comprised of prefabricated deck units spaced along longitudinal load-carrying members. Tensioned structural elements are external to a plurality of the prefabricated deck units and produce longitudinal axial compression in these units. The tensioned ... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7475447 | Swimming pool bottom cleaning device A swimming pool bottom cleaning device includes a cleaning head (1) fitted with an alternately suctioning valve arrangement and provided with an elastic sliding base (2) being freely rotatable in its plane. The valve arrangement includes a freely movin... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7475448 | Liquid dispensing device and steam cleaner containing same A liquid dispensing unit for a steam cleaner with a hand grip for dispensing steam is provided. The liquid dispenser injects a liquid, such as soap, into the steam to be applied to the dirt or stain to be removed. The dispenser includes a housing with at least one l... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7475449 | Vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner includes a main body, a motor assembly installed at the main body, the motor assembly including a motor for generating a suction force, an exhaust filter for filtering fine foreign substances from air passing through the motor assembly, and a guide ... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7475450 | Dual-belt counter-rotating drive system A belt drive system for a mechanical cleaning device that require counter-rotating brushes and/or scrubbers, comprising two belts 42 and 44, a drive shaft 36, a pulley 32, and two rotary brushes 22 and 24. The first belt ... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7475451 | Extraction with air venting An upright deep cleaner including a base housing pivotally connected to an upright handle, the upright handle carrying a liquid supply tank and the base housing including a recovery tank. The liquid supply tank includes an internal siphon tube for ensuring liquid fl... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7475452 | Swivel structure for information product A swivel structure for information product, used to connect a monitor and a main body of portable information product, comprises a rotating mechanism, and a flexible cable. The rotating mechanism has a rotator and a rotating pin. The rotator pivotally connects with ... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7475453 | Buckle A buckle includes a metal component having only a first opening and a second opening. The first opening is defined by a first internal perimeter including a first serrated edge. The second opening is defined by a second internal perimeter including a second serrated... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7475454 | Zipper attachment and a method of making the improved zipper attachment A zipper mechanism is stitched to one side of a base which has a layer of adhesive on the other side. A release liner covers the adhesive and includes a plurality of rows of slits which define sections which are separated from each other. The zipper mechanism is att... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7475455 | Fiber-made surface fastener for reducing unpleasant noise at peeling-off and product provided therewith This invention relates to a fiber-made surface fastener comprising joining faces each in which a plurality of fiber-made engaging elements are provided on one surface of each flat base fabric. By specifying a structure and composition yarns of the base fabric of the... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7475456 | Carabiners having a captive eye opening Various embodiments for carabiners employing a pivoting gate and having a captive eye opening are disclosed. The carabiners of the present invention employ an arm laterally extending from the body of the carabiner to define a major opening and a captive eye opening ... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7475457 | Multi-entity urn A burial urn for cremated remains which utilizes a housing which covers an internal bin having at least one chamber which is adapted to connect with a plurality of chambers for the containment of remains and mementos therein. The exterior side edge of the housing is... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7475458 | Display casket with interlocking feature to burial container A casket assembly comprising a coffin base, an outer decorative casket configured to conceal the coffin base, a first support leaf, and a first operating handle. In one embodiment, the coffin base has a first side and a first ledge projecting outwardly from the firs... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7475459 | Apparatus and method for conditioning air-entangled yarn A yarn conditioning apparatus and methods for removing interlace nodes from a multifilament, crimped yarn, and including a first roll assembly for accepting the multifilament, interlaced yarn from a yarn supply at a predetermined yarn feed rate and outputting the ya... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7475460 | Method of producing an airtight terminal A method for producing an airtight terminal having an annular stem, a lead passing through the stem and formed of a conductive material, and a filler for fixing the lead in the stem includes (1) a lead contour formation step of disposing a base and a lead formation ... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7475461 | Method and manufacturing a piezoelectric thin film element The present invention provides a piezoelectric thin film element with superior piezoelectric properties in which the condition of the crystal of the piezoelectric thin film is appropriately controlled, and a manufacturing method thereof, as well as a inkjet recordin... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7475462 | Wire marker An automated wire harness machine is capable of manufacturing a wire harness in an automated process. The wire harness is generally a plurality of bundled, preferably un-stripped, insulated wires. Each un-stripped end portion of each wire is preferably terminated by... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7475463 | Cutting machine A cutting machine includes: a machine body; a hollow piston; a first shaft extending into the piston, co-movable with the piston relative to the machine body along a first axis, and rotatable about the first axis relative to the piston; a second shaft rotatable abou... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7475464 | Climate controlled seat A vehicle seat has a seat bottom and seat back. The seat bottom can have a ventilated insert located between the seat upholstery and the seat cushion. The inset can be in fluid communication with the cabin space of the vehicle. In one arrangement, the insert has a c... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7475465 | Compression sleeve removing apparatus The present invention is used for removal of compression sleeves from cylindrical objects. An outer body may have a bore longitudinally therethrough, an exteriorly threaded attachment end, and a second end with an interior wall of the bore threaded adjacent the seco... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7475466 | Alignment of body and frame of vehicle A vehicle body (B) is lowered toward a frame (F) from above, and fixed to the frame (F) via a mount insulator (MI). Prior to fixing, a locating jig (1) is attached to the frame (F). A locating hole (E) is formed in the body (B). While lowering the body (B), t... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7475467 | Rotor for a threshing system of an agricultural combine and method of making the same A rotor for a threshing system of an agricultural combine and method for making the same, including a body of simplified, three part press fit construction including an inlet segment, a main body segment having threshing elements therearound, and a bulkhead to be co... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7475468 | Method of operating a rivet machine The invention relates to a conveyor for elongate components (12) designed with a head and a shank. The conveyor comprises a feed arrangement (7). The feed arrangement (7) comprises a transfer arrangement (8) with a transfer region (15 | 01/13/2009 |
| 7475469 | Process of producing profiles, more particularly, profiled tracks for joint parts A process of producing profiled tracks for joint parts is provided, wherein a cutting tool acts on the workpiece, a workpiece machining being performed with the cutting tool during the relative forward movement between workpiece and tool, and a workpiece machining b... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7475470 | Method for manufacturing a magnetic head for perpendicular recording On the trailing side of a main pole air bearing surface of a magnetic head for perpendicular recording, the central portion is formed closer to the leading side than the corners on the trailing side, such that the main pole air bearing surface is formed in the shape... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7475471 | Method for fabricating a magnetic head A GMR read head for a magnetic head, in which the hard bias layers are fabricated immediately next to the side edges of the free magnetic layer, and such that the midplane of the hard bias layer and the midplane of the free magnetic layer are approximately coplanar.... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7475472 | System for assembling a customized printed circuit board A system and a method are provided for assembling a customized printed circuit board having at least one electrical component. The system includes an input device for allowing a user to input predetermined information on the customized printed circuit board to be as... | 01/13/2009 |
