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 |
| 7385783 | Lever fixing apparatus of cassette housing and magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus with the same A lever fixing apparatus of a cassette housing has at least one lever for connecting a cassette holder to a chassis and at least one snap fixing unit for connecting the lever to at least one of the cassette holder and the chassis in a snap manner to hingedly fix the... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7362564 | Docking assembly for coupling a nonvolatile memory device to an electronic device An apparatus, system, and method for a tray to receive and couple a nonvolatile memory device to an electronic device disposed within a housing, are disclosed herein. ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7312948 | Cassette tape ejecting apparatus, and magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus having the same A cassette tape ejecting apparatus has a chassis having a pin boss, a hook hole and a locking groove formed as a single body, a cassette housing installed on the chassis to be transferred to a tape insertion position and a tape ejection position, a cassette tape bei... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7296280 | Step movement mechanism A step movement mechanism is provided, which comprises a driven member and driving means, which drives the driven member. The driven member is formed with a plurality of equally spaced first concave cambered surfaces and a plurality of equally spaced force-bearing s... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7256958 | Loading gear supporting apparatus of video cassette recorder Disclosed is a loading gear supporting apparatus of a video cassette recorder which can assemble a loading gear supporting member which supports a pole base loading gear, a first loading gear, and a second loading gear to a deck more simply. To this end, a locking p... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7142386 | Tape drive with microswitch protector A tape drive has a microswitch, with a microswitch plunger, that interacts with a tape cartridge having a recess therein that is selectively closed or opened by a sliding element movable back and forth in the recess, to detect whether the recess is opened or closed ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7009798 | Automated cartridge exchange system and method for high-density automated tape libraries A system, method and program are disclosed for automatically exchanging tape cartridges between a plurality of automated tape libraries arranged in close proximity. The automated cartridge exchange system translates a forward and reverse stroke in a first axis direc... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6876512 | Tape cartridge docking apparatus for read/write recording assemblies and method therefor A docking apparatus and method is used in a read/write recording assembly (10) and includes a bay structure, such as a sub-frame (50), adapted to receive a tape cartridge (18) The sub-frame (50) is disclosed to pivot relative to the assem... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6624965 | Recording and/or reproducing apparatus including cassette mounting device A cassette mounting device comprises a cassette holder into which to insert a cassette, a pair of link mechanisms disposed on lateral opposed sides of the cassette holder so that the cassette holder is supported for upward and downward movement with respe... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6612513 | Tape cassette and cassette holder Disclosed is a tape cassette which is loaded in a tape drive apparatus by a manner of inserting the tape cassette in a cassette holder and then moving the cassette holder relative to a main chassis of the tape drive apparatus. The tape cassette includes a... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6198596 | Cassette mounting device having lock lever spring disposed in cassette holder A cassette mounting device includes a cassette holder for receiving a cassette, a pair of link mechanisms disposed on lateral opposed sides of the cassette holder so that the cassette holder is supported for upward and downward movement with respect to a ... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6052254 | Two-part rotatable cover apparatus for tape cassette with lock mechanism A cover apparatus of a cassette tape recorder comprising first and second covers rotatable to be openable and closable with respect to a body of the tape recorder. The first cover has a holder to encasing a tape cassette so that the tape cassette encased ... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6038100 | Recording and/or reproducing apparatus with variably damped cassette loading mechanism A cassette loading device is provided with a chassis, a cassette holder for holding a cassette, a link mechanism, an urging member which urges the cassette holder to move from a first position to a second position, and a damper. The link mechanism is arra... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5999364 | Cassette mounting and ejection mechanism In a pop-up type cassette mounting and ejection mechanism having a lid member which closes a cassette inserting/taking-out opening of a housing when a cassette holder is located at a cassette mount position, and also is movable away from the housing inter... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5953182 | Head moving and holding mechanism for reversible tape recorder A magnetic recording and/or playback apparatus for use with a tape cassette, in which a magnetic tape is accommodated, includes a magnetic head, a switching mechanism and a head moving mechanism. The magnetic head is movable between a recording and/or pla... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5883754 | Recording and/or reproducing apparatus having a cassette-lid opening mechanism A cassette-lid opening device opens a lid of a cassette as the cassette moves downward from a raised position to a lowered position. The cassette has a front end at which the lid is located and a rear end. The device has an opening member arranged to be m... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5867355 | Recording and/or reproducing apparatus with external controller and headset and separate take-up reels therefor A recording and/or reproducing apparatus for a recording medium, such as a magnetic tape, includes a recording and/or reproducing unit, a main body portion, a signal line and a take-up mechanism. The main body portion houses the recording and/or reproduci... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5825583 | Magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus deck mechanism with a slide base and a power transmission mechanism respectively disposed on opposite side surfaces of a fixed base plate A deck mechanism for a magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus, wherein its fixed base plate and its slide base are slidably coupled to each other without defining a space therebetween. Elements of a tape traveling system are arranged on upper and lo... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5815341 | Cassette holder locking apparatus for video cassette tape recorder An improved cassette tape holder locking apparatus for a video cassette tape recorder capable of achieving a better cassette tape placing operation by locking the cassette holder at both sides of a housing bracket, which includes a first holder locking me... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5779173 | Apparatus for operating the shutter of a cassette An apparatus (10) for playing DCC cassettes (1) has a holder (20) for positioning the cassette during cooperation with the apparatus. The holder (20) has an opening (21) through which the cassette (1) can be inserted into the holder in an orientation in w... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5768048 | Tape cassette cover opening and closing device A cassette holder adapted to hold a tape cassette and to lift and lower said tape cassette therein provided with an opener which is urged by a spring to turn around the axis of an opener support shaft during the lifting and lowering of the cassette holder... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5764433 | Short-side-loading tape cassette recording and/or reproducing apparatus A tape cassette recording and/or reproducing apparatus using, as a recording medium, a tape cassette having a rectangular plane surface shape includes a body formed to have a rectangular plane surface shape, a recording and/or reproducing unit provided in... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5754362 | Loading/ejecting mechanism for a tape recorder There is provided a loading/ejecting mechanism which comprises a moving mechanism for engaging with a cassette and for moving the cassette between an inserting position and a reproducing position. A sliding member is capable of applying a driving force to... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5702064 | Cassette housing assembly of a tape recorder having a phase difference corrector A housing assembly for a tape cassette loading device, is equipped with gear members having different radii on the right and left sides of the housing to compensate for uneven loading forces applied to the housing.... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5687041 | Cassette lid opening apparatus for top-loading camcorder A cassette lid opening apparatus for a top-loading camcorder is disclosed including: first and second links foldably installed on both sides of a bracket; a cassette holder supported by the first and second links for receiving and mounting a cassette the ... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5687040 | Compact cassette loading device with movable tape guide member In a cassette loading device of a compact, lightweight, thin type for use in a video tape player or the like, an opening lever is pivotally mounted on a stand, and is engaged in a cam groove with a top plate. With this arrangement, the opening lever is ac... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5646799 | Cassette loading apparatus A cassette loading apparatus for a cassette tape recorder includes a solenoid unit for controlling various operating conditions of the cassette tape recorder. The solenoid unit is connected with an eject rod through a connecting member and is engageable w... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5642344 | Recording and/or reproducing apparatus for recording medium and damper mechanism employed in such apparatus The recording and/or reproducing apparatus according to the present invention includes a recording and/or reproducing unit finely movably mounted within a main body of the apparatus via plural damper units. The recording and/or reproducing unit has a hold... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5629816 | Tape cartridge gripper mechanism The invention pertains to developments for manipulating and referencing a magnetic tape cassette in a magnetic tape device involving loading, read/write and tape drive operation, and unloading. To load and unload the tape cassette, a tape drive bridge on ... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5598305 | Magnetic recording and reproducing device having a lid member which forms part of a grip A magnetic recording and reproducing device includes a main body having a surface forming a gripping surface and also having a cassette insertion port through which a tape cassette can be loaded or unloaded, a cassette holder pivotally supported inside th... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5566368 | Cassette compartment mechanism having member for closing cassette lid when cassette is withdrawn A holder unit receives a cassette therein, the cassette containing a recording tape and having a lid unit thereon. A lid pressing member comprises a pair of sliding portions which come into contact with two opposite end portions of the lid unit of the cas... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5543981 | Cassette housing for magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus and method for manufacturing the same A pivotable cassette housing for a magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus, comprising a pivotable bracket formed of a single metal plate, to have an integral construction, and a cassette holder mounted in the bracket and adapted to receive a tape ca... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5523908 | Cassette tape player having cassette guide A cassette tape player has a cassette chamber defined therein adapted to be selectively opened and closed by a hingedly supported lid which is movable between open and closed positions. This cassette tape player includes a cassette holder movable between ... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5504730 | Disk cartridge loading mechanism for use in disk recording and/or regenerating device having a reduced thickness and reduced complexity A cartridge loading mechanism includes a cartridge holder having one end rotatably supported to a chassis for loading and unloading a cartridge. A holder drive mechanism is for moving a fulcrum of the cartridge holder away from the chassis in accordance w... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5483396 | Cassette holder opening system having a damper A cassette holder opening system comprises a damper, the damping force of which varies according to the opened angle of a cassette holder. In the damper, according to the variation of the opened angle of the cassette angle, a rolling member travels along ... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5467234 | Idler controlling apparatus of a magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus In a magnetic tape recording/reproducing apparatus, an idler moves an idler gear selectively between a supply reel and a take up reel to transfer power respectively to the reels. During loading of the tape of a cassette tape, an upper chassis, with the ta... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5461522 | Housing apparatus for a tape recorder and which includes a slidable cassette holder positioned on a plate member via a lever member A housing apparatus of a tape recorder for recording or reproducing signals on a tape transferred along a certain travelling path and including a main deck having a travelling system, a lever member hingedly coupled with one side of the main deck, a plate... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5450259 | Cassette lid opening and closing system for magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus A cassette lid opening and closing system for a magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus capable of opening a cassette lid during the seating of a tape cassette on a deck and closing it after the seating is accomplished, to thereby lower the height of... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5440435 | Cartridge manipulation and reference system for magnetic tape recorder The invention pertains to developments for manipulating and referencing a magnetic tape cassette in a magnetic tape device involving loading, read/write and tape drive operation, and unloading. To load and unload the tape cassette, a tape drive bridge on ... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5434727 | Tape recorder having a cassette-shutter opening mechanism A tape recorder includes a cassette holder for holding therein a tape cassette which is inserted in a direction parallel to the direction of movement of a slide shutter of the tape cassette, an arm-like shutter opening member for opening the slide shutter... | 07/18/1995 |
