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 |
| 8109575 | Contoured loveseat Contoured loveseat with an internal support frame forming an elongate rectilinear shape having a pair of matching long rigid parallel side panels, a pair of matching short rigid parallel side panels and a contoured top panel. The short side panels and the contoured ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8096620 | Injection mold seat riser for modular school bus seats A modular seat frame for a school bus seat includes riser assemblies for supporting the seat fabricated from a moldable material reinforced locally by attachment and reinforcement members. ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 7758128 | Furniture assembly A furniture assembly for compact and efficient packaging, the assembly including a sofa having component parts defining a sofa confine, the component parts including a back, a seat, a pair of front legs, a pair of rear legs, and a skirt, wherein the skirt and the se... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7744162 | Ready to assemble sofa and method for packaging same A furniture system having a base frame, side pieces and a back portion, that assembles quickly and disassembles into a configuration that optimizes space when shipped. ... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7481496 | Modular furniture system A modular furniture system comprises a frame adapted to define a plurality of engagement sites and a plurality of components removably engagable to the frame at the plurality of engagement sites to define a piece of furniture. Each component is engagable to the fram... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7448689 | Modular furniture attachment strap A furniture member strap system includes a first strap having loop members at a first end and hook members at a second end and a first sewn area positioned between the loop members and the hook members. A second strap has opposed ends overlapping each other creating... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7419220 | Modular furniture assembly A modular furniture assembly is disclosed that is convenient and versatile. One embodiment of the modular furniture assembly comprises a base and a transverse member manually, detachably coupled to the base by a coupler. The base and the transverse member have a def... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7377589 | Interchangeable seat cushions for automotive bucket seats An automotive bucket seat with a frame, a back cushion mounted on the frame, a bottom cushion removably mounted on the frame, and a set of interchangeable bottom cushions in a range of lengths that are alternately mountable on the frame. A tool-less releasable attac... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7370914 | Compactly foldable wingback chair A collapsible wingback chair that includes a seat base portion and to which is secured a lower portion of a pair of side wings that include upper portions that are movable relative to a chair back that is pivotally mounted so as to be movable between an upright posi... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7347493 | Composite assembly of interconnectable furniture A composite assembly of furniture units each have a solo utilization, which can be seating surface area or table top surface area. The furniture units are made with an irregular contoured surface. When the irregular surface of a first furniture unit is brought in pr... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347499 | Marine seat interchangeable component assembly and method A seat for marine use including a hollow primary seat structure. The primary seat structure has a generally upright back portion and a seat portion formed integrally with the back portion and extending forwardly therefrom. The back portion includes at least a pair o... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7340813 | Chair upholstered with sports jersey An article of furniture, for example a chair, is upholstered with a sports jersey for displaying the jersey thereon. The front side and logo of the jersey are displayed on the back supporting surface of the chair while the rear side and player number of the jersey a... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7331221 | Precision inflation control device A method and apparatus to regulate the inflation of objects. To start inflation, the apparatus couples a fluid source to the object via a plenum. Concurrent with inflation, the apparatus substantially continuously measures pressure within the plenum using a sensor s... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7325263 | Fitted bed covering A fitted bed covering for a mattress is provided having pockets at either end, formed by elastic panels attached to the underside of the sheet. The fitted bed covering is installed on a mattress by inserting opposite ends of the mattress into the elastic pockets. | 02/05/2008 |
| 7303230 | Juvenile vehicle seat with quick-connect backrest A juvenile vehicle seat includes a seat base and a backrest. The backrest is mounted on the seat base and includes a seat back that is retained in an upright fixed seat-forming position relative to a seat bottom included in the seat base. ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300111 | Break-down sofa having a detachable frame A break-down sofa having a frame that is adapted to be disassembled to facilitate transport and storage in a substantially flat shipping configuration. The frame of the sofa includes a seat platform to support the weight of a user, a front panel detachably connected... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7300110 | Collapsible furniture having resilient locking barbs Collapsible furniture assemblies having resilient locking barbs are provided. The furniture assemblies are comprised of plurality of panels that are interlockable by a plurality of registerable slots defined by the panels. The panels are further positively locked to... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7296859 | Erectable rocking chair An erectable rocking chair is described which can be packed together in close and parallel relationship for assembly into a rocking chair with reinforced joints attaching seat to front and rear uprights. ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7287816 | Chair and grouping thereof A chair has a durable surface with top cover supported by foam thereby providing an ergonomic recoverable shape and a fluid directing perimeter rim or perimeter ridge on a bottom surface thereof. ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7255403 | Take-down seating A seat assembly (10) for use in a watercraft (12) having a deck (14). The seat assembly (10) comprises a first portion (16) and a second portion (18) spaced from the first portion (16). First (52) and second ( | 08/14/2007 |
| 7252339 | Bracket furniture components The invention discloses unique brackets, which form a bracket assembly that may be placed at any location of various components to form an assembly piece, such as furniture. An assembled furniture piece made of furniture panels interconnected with attached engaging ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7240967 | Modular furniture system A modular furniture system is provided which allows an article of furniture to be “knocked down” into components and shipped. Upon reaching its destination, if desired, the article can be easily assembled without using tools. The components include a chassis, a ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7237845 | Furniture designed for sitting and having inner core support assembly An article of furniture has a sitting portion inner core assembly. The inner core assembly has a frame for providing structural support. Vertical bars connect lower and upper portions of the frame. Horizontal bars connect opposite sides of an upper portion of the fr... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7234780 | Indented female blow-molded connector and male connector and method A device and method for forming an indented female connector where the dimension of the indented female connector provides for removing a male molding component without damaging a set of internal ribs formed inside the female connector. A structure comprising an ind... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7219962 | Design and assembly technique for ready to assemble furniture A furniture system comprising mutually supporting components including a pair of identically configured side panels, a load supporting panels and a back panel. The back panel is engages the side panels and the load supporting panel to provide rigidity to the furnitu... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7213886 | Modular tilt housing for a seating structure A kit for assembling a seating structure includes a tilt housing having a plurality of connector arrangements including at least a first and second connector arrangement. A first seating arrangement has a first mounting arrangement configured to be connected to the ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7213885 | Modular furniture assembly The invention relates to a modular furniture assembly that is convenient and versatile. One embodiment of the modular furniture assembly comprises a base and a transverse member manually, detachably coupled to the base by a coupler. The base and the transverse membe... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7188908 | Furniture frame attachment system This invention is related to a knock down frame attachment system. The knock down frame attachment system includes a seating portion, a pair of side panels and a plurality of sets of mounting brackets. A set includes both a left and a right mounting bracket. A set o... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7181783 | Multi-function room furnishing system having articulating separable components An articulated furnishing system consisting of a reconfigurable mattress and a foundation composed of multiple separable components. The articulated furnishing system is adaptable between a bed configuration, a seating area configuration, and a work surface configur... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7140690 | Furniture frame attachment system This invention is related to a knock down frame attachment system. The knock down frame attachment system includes a seating portion, a pair of side panels and a plurality of sets of mounting brackets. A set includes both a left and a right mounting bracket. A set o... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7134728 | Modular chair In one embodiment of the present invention, a chair assembly kit comprises at least two end pieces and at least two middle pieces including a first middle piece as a chair back and a second middle piece as a chair seat. The middle pieces each include at least two se... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7131699 | Furniture with seating space and entertainment center An assembly of outdoor furniture has an entertainment center centrally integrated with a plurality of interconnected seating units, which are disposed adjacent to and around the entertainment center. The entertainment center can be a container having an interior vol... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7131701 | Inflatable furniture assembly An inflatable furniture assembly of has a plurality of inflatable cushions, inflation valves, covers, and connecting elements. The inflatable furniture assembly is formed from the plurality of inflatable cushions; each inflatable cushion has an inflation valve and c... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7118175 | Securely stacking bar stools Securely stacking and height adjustable bar stools are provided. In one embodiment of the present invention, the seat of a bar stool includes an upper leg restraining system that accommodates a pair of legs from another bar stool that is to be securely stacked on to... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7086923 | Transformable toy furniture and room system A system and method for simulating a wide variety of different toy furniture items including a plurality of three-dimensional predetermined shaped members wherein at least some of the predetermined shaped members are adaptable to be positioned and repositioned adjac... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7066548 | Take-down seating A seat assembly (10) for use in a watercraft (12) having a deck (14) is provided. The seat assembly (10) comprises a first portion (16) and a second portion (18) spaced from the first portion (16). First (52) a... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7044557 | Article of ready-to-assemble furniture The present invention provides fully upholstered, ready-to-assemble furniture which may be custom ordered by a purchaser, shipped directly to the home of the purchaser by a parcel delivery service, and then easily and quickly assembled by the purchaser. The ready-to... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040707 | Seat back of automotive seat A seat back of automotive seat, which comprises an upper seat back portion and a lower seat back portion. A foam padding of the upper seat back portion is greater in hardness than that of the lower seat back portion. A vent element is provided in each of the two sea... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040700 | Sofa and method of manufacturing same A backrest and deck subassembly for a sofa includes: a frame having a generally horizontal deck section, the deck section including a top portion and an underlying bottom portion, the frame also having a generally upright backrest section attached to and extending u... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7014266 | Kneeler seat The present invention is a kneeler seat for use in the kneeling or sitting position. The kneeler seat comprises first and second leg members each having first and second end portions and a seat engagement portion disposed substantially closer to the first end portio... | 03/21/2006 |
