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 |
| 7197790 | Hinge including a gas strut A hinge which includes a gas strut. The hinge in one embodiment further includes a first control arm and a second control arm which is coupled to the first control arm. The gas strut in this one embodiment is coupled to both first and second control arms. ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7140074 | Hand-held electronic device including hinge device A hinge device for coupling two units movable to folded and unfolded positions in an apparatus with the two units such as a portable radiotelephone includes a housing, a first rotating member contained in the housing to rotate about a first rotation axis, and a seco... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7107648 | Hinge A hinge has a pin, a rotating positioning element and a stationary positioning element. The rotating positioning element is mounted around the pin and has a first, second, third and fourth detent and a rear surface with an inner circular area and an outer circular a... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7096538 | Vehicle door hinge system A door hinge system for supporting a vehicle door on a vehicle body is provided that allows the door to moved between (a) a fully closed position wherein the door is positioned in covering relation with respect to a door opening in the vehicle body, (b) a fully open... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7096534 | Hinge assembly with rotating mechanism A hinge assembly (1) includes a housing (10) encasing a rotating mechanism (30) and an elastic plate (40) therein, with an open end (12) of the housing being covered by an end cover (50). The rotating mechanism has a cam por... | 08/29/2006 |
| 6938303 | Double pivot concealed hinge A dual pivot hinge for a vehicle door includes a door side hinge support, and a body side hinge support, connected by a hinge arm. The door side hinge support includes a cam surface terminating in a detent. A rocker arm is pivotally mounted to the hinge arm, and inc... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6903694 | Antenna unit using helical hinge spring Disclosed is an antenna unit using a helical hinge spring which is used for a portable terminal including (A) a main housing, (B) a sub housing, and (C) a hinge module rotatably opening and closing the sub housing from and into the main housing and including a hinge... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6817064 | Hinge device for storage container A hinge device coupling a cover to a container body is minimized so as not to project from the container body to achieve a neat appearance, and is simplified to facilitate efficient production and installation. The hinge device includes a housing having a cavity and... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6681448 | Hinge assembly for a vehicle door A vehicle door hinge assembly that includes a body bracket, a door bracket, and, an interconnecting door bracket carrier. The door bracket carrier and the door bracket shift in unison from a fully closed position to an intermediate open position. The door... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6595608 | Water-tight closure for an opening in an electronic device An apparatus and method for sealing an opening in a structure, e.g., an electronic device, are provided. The apparatus includes a cover, a fastening member and a receiving member. The cover is adapted to be pivotally coupled with the structure and positio... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6539580 | Hinge assembly for a cover A hinge assembly for use in connecting a cover to a frame of a personal digital assistant (PDA) or the like. The hinge assembly is arranged so that the cover will auto-close or auto-open depending on the angular orientation of the cover.... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6523224 | Hinge assembly with limited play Slits 53, 53 are each formed in one pair of first opposite side portions 5a, 5b of a hinge body 5. By this, one pair of second opposite side portions 5c, 5d of the hinge body 5 can resiliently be deformed such that an interval between the second opposite ... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6477737 | Single-pin hinge with improved features A hinge for furniture comprises a bowl (11) adapted to be fastened to a door (12) of a piece of furniture and a wing (13) designed to be fixed to the piece of furniture. The wing has an end (15) which is pivotally mounted to the bowl for rotation relative... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6401298 | Hinge A furniture hinge comprises a hinge casing and a hinge arm, each adapted to be mounted on different furniture parts and connected by means of hinge links, and a pressure spring acting on one hinge link. The pressure spring is a leg spring which is mounted... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6393663 | Furniture hinge A hinge in accordance with the present invention comprises a first element and a second element pivoted together to reciprocally rotate from an open position to a closed position. The first element includes a hollow central body, a hinge pin and a fasteni... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6367122 | Hinge structure A simple and compact hinge structure pivotally and detachably fixes a lid to a housing. The hinge structure has a shaft provided for the housing and a bearing unit provided for the lid. The bearing unit has a shaft-attaching/detaching opening for attachin... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6209173 | Hinge mechanism A hinge mechanism for pivotally connecting first and second housings of a portable electronic device for movement between closed and open positions, the mechanism comprising a hinge shaft mounted for rotation with the first housing and providing a camming... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6119310 | Hinge unit A hinge unit can suitably be used for a portable electronic apparatus such as a portable telephone set comprising a main body and a swing member to be secured to the main body by means of hinges such that the swing member may be folded on the main body fo... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6105208 | Vehicle door check A vehicle body door check (10) includes a scissors assembly (20) and a keeper (48) received between a pair of elongated check arms (22,24) of the scissors assembly and operable under the bias of a spring (46) to hold an associated vehicle door in an open ... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6079081 | Door mount assembly for storage rack A mount assembly for a door panel for a storage rack is adapted for use with a rack having a post having a side face and a front face, and defining openings in the post front face. The mount includes a stationary hinge plate mounted to the post and a door... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6035491 | Hinge control mechanism for a foldable device A foldable housing (11) for an electronic device (10) includes a body portion (12) and a flip portion (14). The flip portion (14) is rotatable joined to the body portion (12) by a relatively small hinge control mechanism (22). The hinge control mechanism ... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5765262 | Hinge for the articulated connection of two leaves of a door A hinge for the articulated connection of two leaves of a door, which are arranged to shut at an angle to each and of which one door leaf is pivoted to the body part of a piece of furniture or the like, comprises a cranked hinge arm able to be mounted on ... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5715575 | Hinge device The present invention provides a hinge device which permits opening and closing operations to be carried out smoothly and with surety, and which contributes to the design of a more compact device. The hinge device, wherein a transmitter is connected to on... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5233726 | Concealed self-closing/self-latching hinge A concealed hinge with a door member having a cup which fits into a pocket in the inner face of a cabinet door, the door member and the cup being molded of plastic. Two cantilevered spring fingers are molded integrally with and are located in the cup. As ... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5111503 | Portable telephone set A portable telephone set having a cover attached rotatably to a body. When closed, the cover covers and protects a switch portion of the telephone set, while when opened, it is held in a stable position at a predetermined angle relative to the body by mea... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5062180 | Mounting plate for cabinet hinges Mounting plate for the adjustable mounting of the supporting wall-related part of a cabinet hinge composed of two separable mounting plate members of which the bottom mounting plate member nearer the supporting wall can be fastened fixedly to the supporti... | 11/05/1991 |
| 4974289 | Hinge with elastic housing A hinge is made of two elements articulated to one another. One element constitutes at least one fork, supporting the hinge pin, and the other element constitutes at least one hub fitted on the hinge pin supported by the fork. Each bearing of the fork and... | 12/04/1990 |
| 3999712 | Fluid spray nozzle A spray nozzle adapted for attachment to a hose for spraying water on a garden or lawn has a neck which merges into an enlarged delivery region, at the front of which there is a spray plate containing holes through which the fluid sprays. A pin for insert... | 12/28/1976 |
