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 |
| 8157327 | High chair A high chair, comprising a supporting structure, which is provided with a supporting element associated to one post arranged along a first longitudinal direction substantially starting from an end portion of the supporting element to define at least three resting re... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8087728 | Raiser seat A raiser seat for assisting a person from a sitting to a standing position is described. The seat comprises: a seat frame (4); a seat (10) supported for movement relative to the seat frame between a lowered position and a raised position; and a movemen... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8033605 | Vehicle seats A vehicle seat may include a seat main body having a seat cushion, a rotation mechanism that is arranged and constructed to horizontally rotate the seat main body with respect to a vehicle floor, a vertically moving mechanism that is arranged and constructed to vert... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7635164 | Therapeutic automated automatically controlled shifting wheelchair seat A controller module for a wheelchair automatically, automatedly adjusts position of the wheelchair seat with respect to the wheelchair base. The wheelchair seat is pivotally connected to the wheelchair base, for movement of the seat with respect to the base by a pow... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7614699 | Automatically controlled therapeutically shifting wheelchair seat A controller module for a wheelchair automatically, automatedly adjusts position of the wheelchair seat with respect to the wheelchair base. The wheelchair seat is pivotally connected to the wheelchair base, for movement of the seat with respect to the base by a pow... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7458638 | Lift chair system A chair has an essentially horizontal seat. An adjustable positioning assembly between a horizontal upper brace supporting the chair and a lower brace allows for varying the height between the chair and a recipient surface. ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7393055 | Vehicle seat, especially aircraft passenger seat A vehicle seat, especially an aircraft passenger seat, has at least one seat component which can be adjusted in its position, such as a seat part. The seat part can be mounted with its seat frame structure (3) by swivelable support legs (7, 11) above a... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7360471 | Triple output transfer case for a vehicle seat A transfer case assembly (10) for selectively moving a seat assembly in a plurality of adjustment directions. The assembly comprises a motor (12) and a drive shaft (14) operatively connected to the motor (12) for rotation in response to a... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7325876 | Seat assembly with seat back lockout A seat assembly includes a seat cushion having a riser releasably secured to a floor. A seat back operatively coupled to the seat cushion pivots between seating and folded positions. A recliner is coupled between the seat back and seat cushion. Rotation of an input ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7316454 | Height-adjusting device for automobile seat Ends of each supporting pin are projected to both sides of each link plate. Each supporting shaft is fixed by welding to each link plate at a position near one end side of the plate. A pipe-like connecting shaft is axis-aligned to and fitted on an end portion of the... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7293830 | Shock-mitigating bolster A personal support device having particular utility for use by personnel in high-performance surface watercraft comprises a bolster adapted and dimensioned to support an occupant for shock isolation from accelerations experienced by the vessel. The bolster is mounte... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7273243 | Seat for a rear row of seats in a vehicle Seat for a rear row of seats in a vehicle, which seat can be collapsed into a recess positioned in the cargo area behind the row of seats for the purpose of expanding cargo space, so that the back side of the backrest, which is folded forward onto the seat portion, ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7246836 | Seat having suspension system A suspension system for an “All Belts To Seat” or “ABTS” style seat is provided that includes a floor bracket, seat bracket, and an equalizing bracket. Means for allowing motion between the seat bracket and floor bracket is provided by a set of cams. The equ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7234775 | Dynamically balanced seat assembly having independently and arcuately movable seat and backrest and method A seat assembly (21) including a seat (22), a backrest (23) and a mounting assembly (24) mounting the seat (22) in a near horizontal orientation for movement along an upwardly concaved arcuate seat path having a center of curvature... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7147287 | Seat A seat including a frame section and a seat section and backrest arranged thereon. The frame section is arranged movably in the back and forth direction to the base of the seat, whereby the backrest is pivotally connected to the frame section by a first lever struct... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7128367 | Foldable highchair framework A foldable highchair framework includes a folded support stand, a chair, a link assembly and a positioning mechanism. The folded support stand includes a front stand and a rear stand capable of being drawn close. The chair includes a seat and a backrest pivoted to e... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7124851 | Seat mounting structure for mitigating injury in side impacts A seat mounting structure is disclosed for reducing injury to vehicle occupants in side impact collisions. The seat mounting structure may include an inflation module, a linkage system, a sensor system, and a side airbag. The inflation module may include an inflatab... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7066539 | Vehicle seat of retractable type Vehicle seat of retractable type having a rotary support link mechanism, which is displaceable between upper use position and lower storage position. The rotary support link mechanism comprises a forward link element and a backward link element smaller in length tha... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7055840 | Lift wheelchair A wheelchair that enables its occupant to lower and raise their self to and from the surface on which the wheelchair is resting so that the occupant may enter the wheelchair from the surface without the aid of another person, the wheelchair a lower support frame, a ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7044543 | Height-adjustable vehicle seat having a crash locking unit A vehicle seat (1), in particular a motor vehicle seat, has a multi-bar linkage (4) which is defined by at least four link mechanisms (5, 6, 7, 8, 9) and is intended for setting the seat height, and a crash locking unit (21). The link mec... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7000991 | Vehicular seat There is provided a vehicular seat capable of achieving smooth sliding motion. A first slider is formed by connecting center rails, on an outside of inner rails to each other by brackets, and a second slider, having a seat, is formed by connecting outer rails to eac... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6994400 | Chair with adjustable seat depth A chair has a seat that can be longitudinally repositioned by the user while the user is seated on the chair, so as to accommodate users of different heights and physical dimensions. The chair includes a base, a seat slidable mounted on a seat plate, and activating ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6981745 | Reconfigurable chair A reconfigurable chair arranged for ease of operation by an elderly or disabled person, to change configuration to assist a person in sitting and standing, to limit the risk of a person becoming trapped in the operating mechanisms thereof and/or comprising means for... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6951371 | Multi-functional child high chair A multi-functional child high chair includes a pair of incurved fore legs and a pair of incurved rear legs collapsibly connected by a pair of circular joints, a first stretcher connected the lower end of the fore legs including a pair of casters at two end, a second... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6935693 | Seat suspension A suspension for a seat that varies the preload, spring rate and damping rate of the suspension in direct proportion to the suspended weight of an occupant of the seat to provide the same effective vibration isolation for any occupant. The suspension includes an act... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6719371 | Child chair Each of right and left X-shaped leg assemblies (2) is constructed by pivotally joining middle parts of a front leg (3) and a rear leg (4). The right and the left X-shaped leg assembly (2) are connected to parallel right and left bases ( | 04/13/2004 |
| 6490942 | Spindle drive having encased spindle nut with break-free moment reducing opposite end collars A spindle drive for adjusting structural components of a motor vehicle seat relative to one another includes a casing having opposite end walls with openings therein, a spindle nut disposed in the casing and having a pair of opposite ends and an internall... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6347830 | High chair having lockable pivotal coupler device A high chair includes a foldable frame having a pair of front legs and a pair of rear legs, a seat and a backrest mounted on the frame between the front legs and between the rear legs, and a pair of pivotal coupler devices, each of which is connected to o... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6318802 | Device for adjustment of a vehicle seat, and a base frame for a vehicle seat In an arrangement for a seat (2) in a vehicle, the seat is movable in a longitudinal direction along a plane (33) which slopes relative to the horizontal plane. The subframe of the seat (2) consists of devices (30, 31) fastened respectively to the vehicle... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6161898 | Adjustable highchair An adjustable highchair, comprising a seat which is associated with a frame by virtue of seat position adjustment elements, characterized in that the seat position adjustment elements comprise actuation elements which are arranged in an upward region of t... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6056363 | Reclining computer chair apparatus An apparatus which will largely prevent irritated ligaments, and sore necks and backs arising from spending long hours at a computer terminal by allowing the user to position themselves in multiple comfortable positions is disclosed. The apparatus for use... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6050643 | Juvenile chair A juvenile chair is provided for seating a child. The chair includes a frame, a seat mounted on the frame for sliding movement along the frame, and a height-adjustment mechanism formed to fix the seat in a selected elevation on the frame. The frame includ... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5951102 | High chair A high chair which includes a removable tray with a single-handed actuation handle for actuating a release mechanism. The actuation handle is located on the front edge of the tray and can be pushed slightly forward to operate the release mechanism which p... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5816655 | Armchair with seatlift A liftchair for a disabled person, or a person with weak legs. It has a seat adapted selectively to move vertically down from a normal sitting-height and to a position close to and directly above the floor, and again up to the normal sitting height. A dri... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5636884 | Pivotal seat and support A pivotal support assembly (28) is used to pivot a vehicular seat (26) from an occupant seating position and a loading/unloading position. First (44) and second (46) links pivotally secure a secondary platform (48) to a support platform (24). The first li... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5580023 | Integrated ophthalmic examination chair and positioning system An ophthalmic examination chair having an integrated positioning capability for providing wheel chair access to an associated instrument stand accommodating the examining of disabled patients. The chair has a seat member which is configured to receive a s... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5553920 | Seat cushion adjustment for vehicle seats A seat cushion adjustment device depends on an adjustment path of at least one main adjustment of the seat and serves to define a development curve of the seat cushion adjustment individually and ergonomically. The seat cushion adjustment device includes ... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5520363 | Ophthalmic examination chair positioning system A positioning system for moving an ophthalmic examination chair used in conjunction with an associated instrument stand between a forward position spaced a predetermined distance from an eye examination target and a rearward position providing access to t... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5509719 | Multi-position chair A chair includes a multi-position seat and a frame assembly for supporting the seat in a selected position above a floor underlying the seat. The seat includes a seat bottom and a seat back positioned to lie adjacent to the seat bottom. The seat back is f... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5507550 | Highchair A highchair for an infant or toddler includes a seat element, a frame assembly for supporting the seat element on a supporting surface, and a feeding tray assembly on the seat element. The feeding tray assembly includes a center support and retaining post... | 04/16/1996 |
