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 |
| 7398951 | Urinal holder A holder for a hand-held urinal that is for releasable mounting from a bed rail or the like. The holder includes a mounting bracket having at least one plate member that is supported from the bed rail; and a holder for receiving the hand-held urinal. The holder is r... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7325696 | Multiple part adjustable automotive clothes rod assembly An adjustable automotive clothes rod assembly having multiple telescoping clothes rod segments that may be securely attached to one another through a T-shaped male member having a pair of wings and a keyhole-shaped female member having a pair of channels for accepti... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7288065 | Access platform for internal mammary dissection An access platform having a first and a second blade interconnected to a spreader member that laterally drives the blades apart or together and a sternal pad interconnected to a blade. The superior blade is preferably pivotally coupled to the spreader member such th... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7234887 | Coupling device for an artificial model A coupling device for an artificial model includes a male joining part, a female joining part and an insertion member. The male and female joining parts have a base disk attached with a front positioning plate and a rear lock plate respectively. The insertion member... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7171709 | Accessories for a patient support apparatus A patient support with a removable foot section is provided. ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7150578 | Appliance mounting bracket A clamp system for attaching accessory devices to a railing structure includes a first clamping jaw member and a second clamping jaw member designed to clamp on a railing structure. An accessory mounting device includes a cylindrical collar portion with a plurality ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7137895 | Tripod type constant velocity joint Tripod type constant velocity joint has a hollow cylindrical housing fixed to the end of a first shaft and has axially extending recessed grooves opened at one axial end and located at circumferentially trisectional positions on an inner peripheral surface. A tripod... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7104203 | Height adjustable device for a retractable tube assembly A height adjustable device is received in the inner tube which is retractably inserted in an outer tube, and includes a base which is fixed in the inner tube and two stop plates are pivotably connected of the base. Two respective first ends of the two stop plates ex... | 09/12/2006 |
| 6996875 | Securing device for a window A securing device for a window includes a fixed support, a slide rod pivoted to the window and displaceably passed through a transverse hole of the fixed support, and a knob screwed into an axial screw hole of the fixed support for securing the slide rod after the w... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6971617 | Apparatus for supporting medical fluids An apparatus for supporting medical fluids for delivery to a patient during surgery, in particular for fluids for intravenous delivery to the patient, is provided. The apparatus comprises a clamp for removably securing the apparatus to an object, such as a surgical ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6955539 | Characterization of motion of dual motor oral hygiene device An oral hygiene device is disclosed having at least two motors to simultaneously vibrate and impart motion upon the head portion of the oral hygiene device, most beneficially at the tip. A first motor is positioned in the handle portion of the device to impart a fir... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6948202 | Accessories for a patient support apparatus A foot section is provided for use with a patient support. The foot section includes a body and at least one support coupled to the body. ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6920659 | Toothbrush A power toothbrush including a handle and a brush head with bristles. In one embodiment, the toothbrush includes vibratory means for causing the brush head and the bristles to vibrate, and vibration isolation means for reducing the transfer of vibrations from the vi... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6910781 | Quick release vehicle mirror A mirror assembly for a vehicle is securable to a tubular member that defines a central axis and is secured to the vehicle. The mirror assembly comprises a clamping assembly including a concave surface that is engagable with the tubular member. A housing is coupled ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6906673 | Methods for aligning an antenna with a satellite Methods for aligning a satellite reflector with an antenna. One method includes the use of an antenna-alignment device to orient the centerline of an antenna in a desired azimuth, elevation and skew orientation. Another method includes the use of an antenna alignmen... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6691350 | Accessories for a patient support apparatus An accessory holder is provided for use with a patient support. The holder is configured to position an accessory relative to the patient support.... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6687928 | Portable child's bed A portable child's bed is a bassinet hangably suspended from a pair of frame members. The bassinet includes a pair of opposing sidewalls that have a seam which allows for the sidewalls to inwardly pivot and then fold so as to allow for the compaction of t... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6644328 | Stick similar to a ski stick or walking stick A stick such as a ski-stick, walking stick or same, provided with a handle comprising a gripping element and a length-adjustable pole in addition to a regulating device that contains a joint and is arranged outside the pole, whereby the gripping element c... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6478500 | Hyperextending joint A joint for rotatably connecting a distal part to a proximal part of a testing and training target the joint including a first member attachable to one of the distal part and the proximal part of the target, a second member attachable to the other of the ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6315095 | Self-latching scissor mechanism It is often necessary to unfold the integral carrying case of a device such as a portable electronic instrument comprising an upper and lower module. However if it is necessary upon unfolding the case to move apart the modules a limited distance while mai... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6306137 | Transconnector for coupling spinal rods The present invention is directed to a transconnector for coupling first and second spinal fixation rods or other elongate fixation elements. The transconnector includes a male member, a female member, and a locking member. The male member has a body with... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6296217 | Movable body supporting mechanism A movable body supporting mechanism supports a movable body (12, 42) to be moved in a direction orthogonal to a flat surface, on which a fixed member (11, 41) and the movable body are both mounted. The movable body supporting mechanism is provided with: a... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6234705 | Transconnector for coupling spinal rods The present invention is directed to a transconnector for coupling first and second spinal fixation rods or other elongate fixation elements. The transconnector includes a male member, a female member, and a locking member. The male member has a body with... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6129476 | Breakaway precision robot end effector An end effector has a base on one end for mounting to an end of a robot. A mount plate is fastened to the base. The end effector also has a cylindrical body to which is mounted a mating plate. Each of these components have axial holes which align with one... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6102479 | Locking pivot connection for cot-chair A locking pivot connector for a cot-chair back rest and a swivel joint for a sun shade supported by the back rest are disclosed. The locking pivot connector permits longitudinal placement of the back rest on the cot-chair with selective angular adjustment... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6012714 | Automatic document feeder quick release hinge assembly An automatic document feeder having a quick release hinge assembly for attachment to a computer input device having a medium receiving surface and an associated aligned flat bed bezel with at least one receiving sleeves includes a plurality of interconnec... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5859947 | Positioning devices and a method and positioning device for aligning an optical fiber with an optical beam A positioning device (500) for positioning workpieces along translations and through angular rotations about two or more axes of rotation. In particular, the positioning devices (500) can be employed in method for aligning an optical fiber (510) with an o... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5853051 | Adjustable top link assembly Top link assemblies for a construction machine are typically used to adjust the pitch angle of a cutting edge of a blade. The present top link assembly has substantially co-planar first and second adjustment plates with each including a pair of slots ther... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5819959 | Modular pivotal suspension rigging apparatus Truss bars are pivotally joined together through locking slip sleeves and are locked at selected splay angles relative to one another by a locking splay bar. The truss bars support columns of audio equipment cabinets with lengths of cabling attached to pi... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5794908 | Wheelchair fishing pivot A method and apparatus for pivotably mounting a wheelchair to a platform includes a pivot assembly pivotally connected onto the platform, the assembly including a connecting mechanism releasably interconnecting a portion of the wheelchair with a platform ... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5759206 | Apparatus for mounting a prosthesis or the like An apparatus for mounting a prosthesis or the like on an appendage of the human body, the apparatus having a first assembly adapted to be mounted on the prosthesis; a second assembly adapted to be mounted on the appendage; and an adjustment assembly opera... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5758852 | Modular loudspeaker enclosure suspension rigging system A loudspeaker suspension system for suspending a plurality of individual loudspeakers from an overhead support in spaced apart relationship for adjustment to different related positions and orientations relative to one another to selectively focus the aco... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5733061 | Clamp A clamp having an attachment mechanism for holding and positioning a second object attached to the clamp relative to a first object secured by the clamp. The clamp includes a clamping member for securing the first object and an attachment mechanism for ho... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5722296 | Change device for transmission A ball joint connects a swinging shaft and a bell-crank provided on a change lever for transmitting a swinging movement of the change lever in a select direction to the bell-crank. The ball joint includes a ball having a pair of flat surfaces for defining... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5715853 | Structure for combining frames of an umbrella A structure which is easy to be assemble and can firmly combine a rib with a stretcher of an umbrella is disclosed. The structure comprises a fastening and a link. The fastening has a body defining a passage for receiving a rib of the umbrella and a locat... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5709360 | Ratcheting articulable monitor support and presentation device A ratcheting articulable monitor support system accommodates storage and presentation of an associated monitor, and is usable with a base and a monitor-mounting member. The system includes an arm with a first end and second end, wherein the first end is p... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5704729 | Cam locking type sliding and swiveling device A sliding and swiveling device that includes a sliding plate having a surface for supporting an attachment unit such as a chair and two laterally spaced sliding portions. The device further includes a holder which has a pair of laterally spaced sliding se... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5667179 | Ratcheting articulable monitor support and presentation device A ratcheting articulable monitor support system accommodates storage and presentation of an associated monitor, and is usable with a base and a monitor-mounting member. The system includes an arm with a first end and second end, wherein the first end is p... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5639173 | Linkage support system A linkage support system for interconnecting first and second structures in a manner which allows deformation of the first structure while mitigating the transmission of structural loads to the second structure has a spherical bearing for attaching a firs... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5626054 | Load decoupler Device for absorbing lateral forces generated as a result of a linearly reciprocating pin causing rotation of a scotch yoke, the device including a guide block guided along a guide rod, the guide block carrying a yoke engaging pin as well as having oppose... | 05/06/1997 |
