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 |
| D574449 | Abdominal exercise machine | 08/05/2008 |
| D574448 | Abdominal exercise machine | 08/05/2008 |
| 7335140 | Triceps dip exercise machine A triceps dip exercise machine has a main frame, a user support pivotally mounted on the frame, an exercise arm movably mounted on the frame, a connecting link connecting movement of the exercise arm to movement of the user support, such that movement of the exercis... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331911 | Shoulder press exercise machine A shoulder press exercise machine has a main frame, a user support pivotally mounted on the frame for supporting a user in a seated position, at least one exercise arm movably mounted on the frame and movable between a start position in which handles are located in ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 6579213 | Exercise arm assembly for exercise machine An exercise arm assembly for mounting on an exercise machine frame has a main arm, a swing arm, and a handle. The main arm has a first end for pivoting on a frame of the machine to pivot about a first pivot axis. The swing arm has a first end pivoted to t... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6551226 | Adjustment apparatus for exercise machine An adjustment apparatus for adjusting the position of a member on an exercise machine has an inner tube with a series of spaced pinning holes and an outer tube telescopically engaged over the inner tube and having a locator hole for alignment with a selec... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6497639 | Weight stack apparatus for exercise machine A stackable weight plate for an exercise machine weight stack has a front edge, a rear edge, opposite side edges, an upper face, a lower face, and an aperture extending between the upper and lower face for receiving a weight stack selector stem. The front... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6409637 | Weight stack frame A weight stack frame for supporting the weight stack of an exercise machine is designed for positioning alongside a seat and exercise device. The frame has spaced upper and lower struts, and front and rear upright struts extending between the front ends a... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6347777 | Seat adjustment apparatus An adjustment apparatus for adjusting the position of a back pad or seat pad of a seat has an inner tube with a series of spaced openings for securing at one end to the back or seat pad, and an outer tube telescopically engaged over the inner tube and sec... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6193635 | Weight stack apparatus for exercise machine A stackable weight plate for an exercise machine weight stack has a front edge, a rear edge, opposite side edges, an upper face, a lower face, and an aperture extending between the upper and lower face for receiving a weight stack selector stem. The front... | 02/27/2001 |
