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...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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US Patent 5480347 - Fish deheading machine
US Patent Issued on January 2, 1996
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
October 17, 2014Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
October 17, 2014Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.AbstractA fish processing machine has a deheading station and a finishing station at which the throat tissue of the deheaded fish is removed. These stations are located on a reciprocating carriage in conjunction with a main body conveyor, a head positioning conveyor and a hold-down conveyor which are continuously advancing and positioning the fish being processed. The shuttle cycle of the carriage is controlled so that it is completed in the time period that a fish on the main conveyor advances the distance between conveyor flights. | InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 324880 filed on 10/17/1994US Classes:452/170, Carcass conveyed to cutter in horizontal position452/64BeheadingField of Search452/170, Carcass conveyed to cutter in horizontal position452/180, Registering (i.e., aligning)452/64, Beheading452/108, Removal of head with viscera452/106VISCERA PROCESSINGExaminersPrimary: Little, WillisAttorney, Agent or FirmUS Patent References2625708, 3530532, 3670363, 3843998, 4084293, Fish-beheading machine and processIssued on: 04/18/1978 Inventor: Hogan, et al.4215452, Device for nobbing and gutting fish Issued on: 08/05/1980 Inventor: Nagrotzki4307491, Process and an apparatus for heading and eviscerating fish Issued on: 12/29/1981 Inventor: Dafgard4463478, Device for shifting fish into position for decapitating Issued on: 08/07/1984 Inventor: Hartmann , et al.4551885, Fish decapitator and eviscerator Issued on: 11/12/1985 Inventor: Molnar4599765, Device for decapitating fish by a cutting action Issued on: 07/15/1986 Inventor: Kristinsson4635318Apparatus for decapitating fish Issued on: 01/13/1987 Inventor: Braeger , et al. International ClassA22C 025/14 |
