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 |
| 7506383 | Neck and clothing protector and method of using same The invention includes a neck and clothing protector and method of using same that are especially designed for use in the cosmetology industry. Embodiments of the protector may include a rectangular strip of textured, flexible waterproof material of preselected dime... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7506384 | Shoulder pad for contact sports The present invention provides a shoulder pad for use in a contact sport, such as football, hockey or lacrosse. The shoulder pad includes a pair of arch members, each having an upper portion, a front portion depending from the upper portion, and a rear portion depen... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7506385 | Submersing bathing and transfer chair Disclosed is an apparatus for a bathing and transfer chair that provides a stand alone wheeled chair that is configurable to engage a stand alone base, adapted to engage a bathing tub and lower the level of the chair thereby submersing the user in the bath water. Th... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7506386 | Portable water heater A portable hot water heater for larger-scale applications including emergency use, situations involving hazardous materials, and the like. The hot water heater advantageously efficiently and rapidly heats large quantities of water for providing a stream of hot water... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7506387 | Method and apparatus for patient transfer A method for transferring a patient from a first surface to a second surface includes providing a winch having a drive system and two reels operatively coupled to the drive system. Two straps are attached to each of the reels. Two wedge cushions are provided for pus... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7506388 | Invalid lift apparatus The invalid lift apparatus provides a compact and portable device for lifting, supporting, and lowering an invalid. The invalid is lifted in a substantially single vertical plane, with a curved cushioned lift under each arm. Straps and harness safely and selectively... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7506389 | Inflatable liquid furniture An apparatus has a first section having a hollow interior that is filled with air, and a second section attached to the top of the first section and having a hollow interior that retains a liquid. ... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7506390 | Patient support apparatus having controller area network A patient support including a frame and a mattress supported by the frame. The frame includes a deck support and a deck supporting the mattress. ... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7506391 | Method for producing low shrinkage polyamide fiber and uncoated fabric for airbags made of the same The present invention relates to a low shrinkage polyamide fiber suitable for use as a yam of a fabric for airbags and an uncoated fabric for airbags produced using the same. The fabric produced using the low shrinkage polyamide fiber of the present invention has hi... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7506392 | Laundry machine control system for load imbalance detection and extraction speed selection A control system for a laundry washing machine with a horizontal wash drum detects load imbalance in the drum and selects a proper rotation speed for the drum in a water extraction operation. A drive controller for the motor turning the drum detects a phase angle va... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7506393 | Plane magic a.k.a. pool plane A cambered hydrofoil for mounting to a pool pole that uses a mounting collar to transfer hydrodynamic force to the pole and thus increase scrubbing action of the brush attached to the end of said pole. The assembly consists of a left and right hydrofoil (15, 21 | 03/24/2009 |
| 7506394 | Wrap-around brush system for conveyor car wash A wrap-around car wash structure comprising two staggered, vertical brushes. Each brush is mounted on a carriage which slides along a bifurcated boom pivotally mounted on a support base. The boom and carriages start in an extended position wherein the brushes are ne... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7506395 | Pipe cleaning tool A pipe cleaning tool comprises a rod slidably retained in a housing. The housing is affixed to a pipe in the area of the blockage so that, when affixed, the rod slides through the housing and through the blocked pipe. The end of the rod is pushed into and through th... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7506396 | Self-cleaning hair brush A hair brush with a cleaning element for removing entwined hair from the brush after use. The cleaning element of the brush includes a plate(s) with opening through which the bristles protrude. When the plate is expanded, the plate pushes any hairs entwined in the b... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7506397 | Cleaning sheet Disclosed is a cleaning sheet to be attached to a cleaning head. The cleaning sheet has an attachment sheet dimensioned to cover a nozzle head provided in the cleaning head. Liquid squirted from the nozzle head can be received by the attachment sheet and come betwee... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7506398 | Adjustable trowel An adjustable trowel for spreading material on a surface includes a trowel plane and a post extending from the trowel plane. A mechanism for selectively attaches a handle to the post in either a left-handed orientation or a right-handed orientation relative to the t... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7506399 | Spreader for floor dressing material A floor dressing spreader includes an elongated handle and an elongated back-up plate. The elongated handle is secured to the back-up plate and extends generally upwardly therefrom. Front and rear attachment plates are disposed adjacent lower portions of the back-up... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7506400 | Wiper arm The invention starts with a wiper arm (10, 28; 42, 44) with at least one fan nozzle (20, 46, 70, 88) through which wash water is sprayed on an as-needed basis in a fan stream (22, 54, 76, 78, 90, 94, 98, 102, 106, 110, 114) onto a part of vehicl... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7506401 | Wiper arm adaptor for car An adaptor and coupling structure of a vehicular wiper arm are provided. The adaptor has an altered pin coupling structure that is capable of coupling to a variety of wiper arms without using rivets, is easily coupled without manipulating the pin of a wiper arm, is ... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7506402 | Arrangement for self-releasing connection of a windscreen wiper arm on a driving shaft A disengageable arrangement for connecting a windscreen-wiper arm to a drive shaft driven in rotation about its longitudinal axis has a device solidly attached to the arm and providing the connection of the arm, and the drive shaft in the normal operating position o... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7506403 | Blower/vac debris collection system with collection bag on movable wheeled cart A debris collection system for use with a portable, hand held blower/vac comprises a wheeled cart. A collection bag is releasably carried on the cart. A connecting hose releasably couples the collection bag to the fan outlet of the blower/vac to fill the collection ... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7506404 | Caster having a running wheel The invention relates to a caster comprising a trailing wheel, a fork and an assembly journal. The fork can be swiveled in relation to the assembly journal and inside the fork a braking device is disposed which can be displaced into the braking position via a tappet... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7506405 | Quad-caster carriage with forklift attachment A carriage including an articulated caster is disclosed. The carriage supports a load and includes a frame with a load-supporting section, base sections, and a linkage that permits relative pivotal movement therebetween. The linkage includes a transverse section tha... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7506406 | Door checker for automobile A door checker for an automobile includes: a case fixed to one of a body and a door of the automobile; a check lever movably penetrating the case, oscillatably axis-supported by the other of the body and the door, and provided with a rack on one side face; a pinion ... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7506407 | Torque adjusting type hinge A torque adjusting hinge capable of easily and precisely controlling its frictional torque, being totally downsized and free from wear in its pivot pin. The hinge employs a cylindrical drive element is between the pivot pin and a sleeve-like bearing of a stationary ... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7506408 | Hinge with a limitation function A hinge with a limitation function has a shaft, which is mounted with a stationary seat, a male segment, a resilient member, a washer and a rotatable seat, and engages a nut to fasten the above elements. When the movable display panel rotates in relative to the main... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7506409 | Handle/grip and method for designing the like The present invention provides a design method and apparatus for a handle or grip providing a shape and structure that fills various regions of the hand except a region in an area over the underlying carpal tunnel. Such design method and apparatus provides for vario... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7506410 | Apparatus for stripping fibre material from textile fibre bales of spinning material, for example cotton, synthetic fibres and the like An apparatus for stripping fiber material from textile fiber bales has a tower, which can be moved to and fro in relation to the fiber material by means of a carriage having a travel motor or the like, and has at least one boom, which is provided with the stripping ... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7506411 | Apparatus for feeding a plurality of charging shafts, especially a mixer, with fibre material In an apparatus in spinning preparation for feeding a plurality of charging shafts 2 to 6, especially a mixer 1, with fiber material that is transported for example pneumatically in a supply channel 8 and deflected into the charging shaft... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7506412 | Apparatus for a sliver-forming textile machine, especially a draw frame, flat card or the like In the case of an apparatus for a sliver-forming textile machine, especially a draw frame, flat card or the like, a fiber structure (fiber web) coming from the delivery rollers of a drafting system passes through a web guide and a sliver funnel with take-off rollers... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7506413 | Web position adjusting device A web position adjusting device comprises a frame defining a first web engaging surface, and a web clamping member movably mounted to the frame and defining a second web engaging surface The device is configured to receive a first web therethrough between the frame ... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7506414 | Fastener for fixing two components to each other This fastener is characterized in that it comprises a clip-like portion (5) which is suitable for being resiliently hooked to an edge of the first component (2) and from one branch of which at least two hooking lugs (6, 7) extend, the first (... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7506415 | Small clothing item management system A small clothing item management system holds small clothing items on a beam and prevents damage or loss to the clothing items. The clothing items are secured against a center beam by a flexible strap during the wash and dry cycles of the household laundry process. ... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7506416 | Closure assembly and slider therefore A closure assembly includes a slider for opening and/or closing an elongate closure mechanism including a pair of opposing closure members. The slider includes a first separator finger and a second separator finger, each of which is articulably connected to a hinge ... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7506417 | Slider for a slide fastener and a slide fastener A slider 1 for a slide fastener 95 comprises a slider body 3 which is slidable over elements of a slide fastener 95 to engage and disengage the elements, and a latch body 5, removably mounted on the slider body 3. The latch ... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7506418 | Buckle bumper The invention is a protective cover for a buckle, for protecting a vehicle from the buckle, which may be used with a strap to secure loads such as kayaks, rafts, and canoes to the vehicle roof. The buckle and its attached strap can be inserted into the protective co... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7506419 | Buckle using a slide cover type female buckle member A buckle includes a male buckle member having a locating bolt, and a slide cover type female buckle member, which has a buckle body, which has an insertion hole for the insertion of the locating bolt of the male buckle member and a notch for the positioning of the l... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7506420 | Footwear and clothes fastening and transforming system A combined fastening device to be used in elements designed for lacing, such as pieces of clothing, footwear, and similar items. The device includes a main frame substantially filiform with a first end, to which a clamping part is assembled and fixed, and a second r... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7506421 | In-vehicle image module with areas of different resolution An in-vehicle image module for imaging a light image of an outside of an automotive vehicle includes: an imager having multiple image elements, which are disposed to be a square lattice pattern; an optical system for focusing the light image on the imager. The image... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7506422 | Method for processing a lens barrel having a tubular wall that defines a hole, and device for implementing the method A method for processing a lens barrel includes the steps of: (a) providing a processing device including a processing shaft and a cutting tool; (b) moving the lens barrel and the processing shaft relative to each other so that an image of the cutting tool projected ... | 03/24/2009 |
