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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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120104722 | TRICYCLE A tricycle includes a frame and a front wheel. The tricycle includes a first rear wheel coupled to the frame. The tricycle includes a second rear wheel coupled to the frame. The tricycle includes a front suspension system and a rear suspension system functionally couple... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120007330 | TRICYCLE WITH VARIABLE POSITION FOOT BOARDS A tricycle has a frame, a front wheel with drive pedals, a seat, and a footboard. The footboard of the novel tricycle can optionally be mounted on the frame in a first orientation and in at least one second orientation.... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20110224047 | STEP-CYCLING APPARATUS An apparatus comprising, a paddle lever, a hinge joint, the hinge joint pivotally attached to the paddle lever, a hydraulic piston, the hydraulic piston pivotally attached to the paddle lever, a crankshaft, a piston bar, the piston bar pivotally attached to the paddle l... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110133427 | RECYCLABLE CARDBOARD BICYCLE A human powered land vehicle sufficiently rigid so as to transport a human rider constructed only from pulpably recyclable and shreddably recyclable materials.... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110095505 | EXERCISE VEHICLE WITH ROD STEERING SYSTEM An exercise vehicle is provided with an improved push/pull rod steering system for use in directing vehicle travel and maintaining balance without interfering significantly with vehicle power. The vehicle includes a frame with an attached drive system that includes a dr... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20100320716 | HUMAN-DRIVEN TRAVELING APPARATUS A human-driven traveling apparatus includes, among other features, a pedal assembly driving rear wheels using force inputted from both feet of a user. The pedal assembly includes first and second pedals connected to the frame to be rotatable up/down for the user to pres... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100308556 | Bicycles driven through driver units This invention relates to the drive technique of bicycles, particularly two-wheel and rear-wheel driven ones. This invention comprises a front-wheel driver unit which moves rectilinearly and directly matches the front-wheel ratchet wheel, to drive the front wheel. It al... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100289244 | SELF-PROPELLED VEHICLES There is disclosed a vehicle, for example, a self-propelled and/or pedal vehicle such as a tricycle, bicycle, scooter, micro-scooter, or collapsible scooter, for example, adapted for use by children or infants. Accordingly, a self-propelled vehicle comprising illuminata... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100270771 | WALKING AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT Walking auxiliary equipment 10 includes a walking unit 12 and a bogie 14. The walking unit 12 has a lumber frame 16 put onto the lumber region of a user, a below-knee frame 34 put onto the leg of a user, an above-knee frame 2... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100270772 | RECREATIONAL VEHICLE This invention concerns a recreational vehicle comprising a body having a front wheel and a rear wheel mounted thereto by a mounting system that allows relative movement between an axis of the rear wheel and an axis of the front wheel. Biasing means is provided for urgi... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100253036 | Wheeled Vehicle that is Operated by Stepping Upward and Downward A wheeled vehicle includes a main frame, a drive axle rotatably mounted on the main frame, a chainwheel secured on the drive axle, an eccentric shaft secured on the drive axle, a support post mounted on the main frame, a rocking arm pivotally mounted on the support post... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100230924 | Mobile Elliptically Driven Device and Steering Mechanism A steering mechanism is provided that steers by imparting a variable amount of toe or camber to a wheel, and is capable of imparting both toe and camber using a single mechanism. Some versions of the steering mechanism can provide extremely high stability during turns c... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100212985 | TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FOR A CYCLE A transmission system for a cycle having a drive means and at least one driven wheel. The transmission system includes a driven member operatively connected to the drive means, the driven member being selectively driven by the drive means; at least one fixture fixedly c... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100133021 | Collapsible axle for velocipede A supporting member that carries at least 1 wheel and either rotates with the wheel to transmit mechanical power to and from it, and allows the wheel to rotate freely on it. The axle is an invention by itself and there is no prior art which has the axle attached to the ... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100090434 | BRAKE SYSTEM AND METHOD AND TWO-WHEELED VEHICLE USING THE SAME In the specification and drawing a new brake system and a two-wheeled vehicle using the same are described. The new brake system includes a first brake to apply a first brake force on a first wheel of a vehicle and transfers the first brake force to physically actuate a... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100078913 | Scooter with driving mechanism The present invention provides a scooter with driving mechanism comprising a scooter assembly and at least a driving mechanism, wherein the scooter assembly has a treadle and a rear wheel; the driving mechanism comprises a reset device and a transmission device, which h... | 04/01/2010 |
| 20100013183 | Three wheeled scooter A new and improved stand up type scooter used for traveling across generally flat terrain such as asphalt or concrete. The invention comprises of a three-wheeled scooter manually, gas, or electrically powered. The scooter consists of a frame, floor deck, steering tee ha... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20100007111 | PERSONAL VEHICLE A skateboard-like personal vehicle comprises a platform, a pair of steerable front wheels controlled by an upright steering lever movable left or right about a longitudinal pivot axis by one hand of the rider, a pair of rear wheels, one of which is driven by a reciproca... | 01/14/2010 |
| 20090072509 | RUNNING ASSISTING DEVICE A running assisting device can be formed by left and right paired halves each being worn on one foot of a rider and advanced with a rider alternately depressing stepping plates of the device, each half comprising frames (2, 3) each supporting a rear wheel (10<... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090026726 | Quick Release Structure for a Bicycle A quick release structure for a bicycle comprises a positioning post and an engaging member. The positioning post and the engaging member are disposed on the two tubes of the bicycle, respectively. The positioning post includes a stopping block and a spring. When the po... | 01/29/2009 |
| 20080211203 | Vehicle Propulsion System This invention discloses a lever operated vehicle propulsion system wherein the levers move substantially horizontally and couplers are adjusted along each lever to control the mechanical advantage available to the vehicle operator. Drive chains that are attached to eac... | 09/04/2008 |
| 20070216130 | Bicycle Change Gear Mechanism The bicycle gear mechanism, in particular a rear wheel change mechanism, comprises a derailleur provided with a drive chain guide element. The derailleur comprises: an arm (2); a first attachment element (5), rotatingly constrained to the arm (2) by... | 09/20/2007 |
| 20070200314 | Vehicle body structure A vehicle body structure includes longitudinally extending elements such as roof side rail outer and inner members, a reinforcement member and a gusset that are part of a side impact energy management system for vehicles that include a sunroof. A laterally extending cro... | 08/30/2007 |
| 20060208450 | Drive unit able to be applied to a vehicle provided with pedals A drive unit able to be applied to a vehicle with pedals, like a bicycle, a tricycle or other, having at least a flywheel and a pair of pedals connected to a central shaft rotatable around a rotation axis. The drive unit comprises an electric motor, fed by an electric f... | 09/21/2006 |
| 20060208451 | Drive Unit for a Bicycle A retrofittable drive unit for bicycles has an electric power source and an electric motor connected to the electric power source. A drive wheel is attached to spokes of the rear wheel of the bicycle. A tractive device transmits torque generated by the electric motor on... | 09/21/2006 |
| 20060097472 | Use of a bicycle transmission system A tricycle (FIG. 4) is made by transforming Balajadia's bicycle (FIG. 3) into a tricycle. This was done by removing the rear wheel fork attached at the chain stay member and discarding it. In its place, the following were attached to the chain stay member ... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060022434 | Jogging stroller having capacity to be pedalled by a rider A jogging stroller for carrying a rider as an individual jogs behind and pushes the stroller includes a pedal assembly connected in driving relationship with at least one wheel of the stroller which permits the rider to pedal the stroller along a road surface as the str... | 02/02/2006 |
| 20050116438 | Bicycle with two pedaling modes A bicycle provides two pedaling modes for increasing more pedaling interest. The bicycle has a bicycle body, a rotating shaft tube, two cranks and two pedals. The bicycle body has two handlebars respectively disposed on right and left sides thereof, two wheels respectiv... | 06/02/2005 |
