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.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7229059 | Detachable swimming pool shade and sport mounting An improved mounting apparatus for providing shade, sport, banner and recreational equipment for swimming pool and other locations. The base of the mounting apparatus is comprised of at least one lever activated strong suction cup member easily manually attached to ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7191729 | Flare carrier and support A storage container for flares in combination with an extendable support structure to elevate the burning flares above the road bed. The storage container and the support structure are mounted on a heavy base. The extendable support structure has flare holders at th... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7159354 | Fishing pole holder A fishing pole holder adapted to provide both audible and visual indication of a strike by a fish. The fishing pole holder can be adapted to accommodate a plurality of fishing poles. ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7124892 | Safety cone holder device The present invention provides a holder device for securing one or more non-rigid safety cones, each of which having a flexible conical part that can be reduced to a small volume substantially linearly. The holder device has an open frame construction and is lightwe... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7086530 | Safety holders for fireworks A holder for fireworks includes a body having first and second portions that are movable with respect to each other between clamped and unclamped positions. A retaining device is used to hold the portions in the clamped position against a firework. The holder may be... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7080811 | Utensil holder A utensil holder is designed for easy holding and removal of an utensil to be supported therein. The utensil holder in one embodiment is a continuous rod that includes a carriage having a first configured arrangement and a second configured arrangement. The configur... | 07/25/2006 |
| 6948877 | Striding shank fixing device A striding shank fixing device includes an insert tube, a guide tube, and an adjusting member. The guide tube has plural position holes, and the adjusting member has a hole for the guide tube to pass through and a position projection to fit in one of the position ho... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6936030 | Injector systems incorporating a base unit attached to a surface An injector system for use in delivering a fluid to a patient in a medical procedure includes an injection head unit having at least one pressurizing member. The pressurizing member is in communicative connection with a remote power source via at least one non-rigid... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6898893 | Portable fishing pole holder A fishing rod holder system, for holding a fishing rod and securing to a deck rail or ground surface, using a fishing rod holder having a threaded rod, a fixed clamp attached to one end of the threaded rod, a u-shaped rod support bracket attached to the other end of... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6729595 | Trailer lock An anti theft device for a trailer comprising a bracket attached to a side of the trailer, a pipe flattened at one end thereof such that the flattened end is adapted to be received in the bracket, the pipe when received in the bracket and disposed in a vertical rela... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6527245 | Traffic control flare holder A flare holder that is attachable to a traffic cone or other upright support structure for holding a lit flare at an elevation higher than a roadway surface. The flare holder includes a lower portion that is attachable to the upright support structure and... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6138976 | Fishing pole holder A fishing pole holder includes a first pole clip (10), a second pole clip (44) and two straps (36, 58). The first pole clip (10) carries the receiving portion of a snap (32). The second pole clip (44) is D-shaped and carries two female snap members (54, 5... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6036161 | Sandbar system A sand bar system including a lower support bar. The lower support bar is positionable in a horizontal orientation and has a generally cylindrical configuration and an upwardly extending projection in the central extent thereof formed with female screw th... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5601272 | Candle holder A candle holder has a base, an upright attached to one edge of the base and a candle support extending from the upright over the base. Suction cups are provided on the upright for mounting. Feet near the suction cups prevent the holder from rocking. One o... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5557877 | Universal mount fishing rod holder A universal mount fishing rod holder for holding a plurality of fishing rods in a position for use when fishing including a rigid planar base coupled to a tubular receptacle; a coupling mechanism for securing the base to an external recipient object; a ri... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5419527 | Candle holder A candle holder has a base, an upright attached to one edge of the base and a candle support extending from the upright over the base. Suction cups are provided on the upright for mounting. Feet near the suction cups prevent the holder from rocking. One o... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5152494 | Apparatus for protecting fishing rods Apparatus for protecting a plurality of fishing rods to be selectively used while fishing from a boat in different locations, as in tournament fishing. The apparatus has a rod holding plate, a support arm pivotally interconnected with the rod holding plat... | 10/06/1992 |
| 4650146 | Surf fishing rod holder A device for supporting at least one surf fishing rod at an appropriate angle for fishing to alleviate the need for the person fishing to hold the fishing rod while fishing. The device is adjustable to allow the fisherman to adjust the direction of the ro... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4551939 | Bass fishing organizer A bass fishing organizer for holding in place a plurality of ordered fishing rods and respective associated accessories comprising at least one mounting based for being affixed to the deck of a boat and holding by way of a central support a bank member th... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4341151 | Electric fan An electric fan comprising a motor to retain and drive vanes, an annular main body to retain the motor and to serve as an air flow passage of the fan, a pair of pivots which are provided on the main body, have their axes on a phantom straight line substan... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4293113 | Universal fishing rod support A fishing rod holder comprises a tubular body, an upper bracket assembly, and a lower bracket assembly. The upper bracket assembly comprises first and second upper bracket arms carrying hooking elements of a sufficiently small thickness to readily pass be... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4239171 | Book support A holder for an open book formed of a single piece of transparent plastic shaped to hold the book in a more or less vertical position, incorporating a spring clip on the back. A pole is attached to the holder. The bottom of the pole is shaped for ready in... | 12/16/1980 |
| 4157804 | Fishing rod holder A support device for use in sport fishing to hold a plurality of fishing rods unattended. The device has at least two clamps or brackets to anchor the device securely to a railing on a boat, or the holder may be secured to the deck, after first removing t... | 06/12/1979 |
| 4146969 | Surveyor's rod A surveyor's rod apparatus including a plurality of sections which may be selectively connected together in end-to-end relationship to provide an elongated surveyor's rod that is visible over relatively long distances regardless of obstructions including ... | 04/03/1979 |
