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 |
| 7481289 | Swiveling work machine A swiveling work machine includes a swivel deck, an engine and an operator's seat which are mounted on the swivel deck and a protector for the operator's seat mounted erect on the swivel deck. The swivel deck mounts, at a rear portion thereof, a support frame having... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7338114 | Construction machine A front side of a floor panel (15) is pivotally supported on a floor panel support mechanism (21), permitting tilting of the floor panel in a forward direction with respect to a revolving frame (5) by way of a tilting mechanism (30). The ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7287619 | Air intake system for off-road vehicle An off-road vehicle includes a frame and four wheels that support the frame. Two seat assemblies are disposed side by side on the frame. The seat assemblies are separated from each other to define a space therebetween. An engine powers the wheels. The engine defines... | 10/30/2007 |
| 6910731 | Skid steer loader with front pivoting cab having a no tool latch A skid steer loader has an operator's cab mounted thereon pivoting about a horizontal pivot adjacent a forward edge of the frame of the loader and at the forward edge of the operator's cab. In a working position the cab overlies a portion of the frame that has opera... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6073066 | Suspension control system and method for cab over type truck In a suspension control apparatus and method for a cab over type truck having a plurality of shock absorbers, each shock absorber being interposed between a vehicle cab of the truck and a vehicle chassis of the truck and having a damping force characteris... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6067491 | Suspension control system and method for cab over type truck In suspension control system and method for controlling a damping force characteristic of at least a pair of at least a pair of longitudinally spaced apart positioned shock absorbers located at a cabin of a cab over type truck, a behavior of the cab is de... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5957231 | Vehicle cab suspension unit A vehicle cab suspension unit has a foundation which is secured to an outer rail of the frame of the vehicle and pivotally connects one end of a track arm. The other end of the track arm is supported above the foundation by an air spring, and a cab suppor... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5671820 | Backhoe having an engine hood with a driver's seat mounted thereon A backhoe having an engine hood defining a recess for receiving part of a bottom surface of a driver's seat, and an engine mounted in horizontal posture inside the engine hood. The engine hood includes, in plan view, a first hood space corresponding to th... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5368119 | Cabin, especially for a cross-country vehicle A cabin intended primarily for cross-country vehicles and supported at the top thereof by a carrier frame mounted on the vehicle. The cabin is freely suspended from the carrier frame by means of a carrier device which is so located in relation to a vertic... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5327988 | Truck having cab with full access engine enclosure A truck having a cab with a full access engine enclosure is disclosed in which the routine maintenance points of the engine may be accessed from within the cab without having to move the seats. The floor of the cab is formed with an opening disposed betwe... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5192108 | Protective equipment compartment for trucks A truck cab of the cab-over-engine design having equipment compartments adjacent the front of the engine compartment adjacent the radiator and grill. The equipment compartment includes an opening substantially at the front of the truck cab having a pivot-... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5060742 | Work vehicle with tiltable cab and tilting apparatus A work vehicle, in particular an agricultural or construction tractor, has a cab the lower portion of which lies partially between the vehicle's rear wheels and covers at least part of the power train. To provide adequate access for maintenance, repair, e... | 10/29/1991 |
| 4921062 | Cab-over-engine truck including integrated nose hood A truck of the cab-over-engine type is disclosed herein and includes a cab which has a front windshield and opposite side doors and which is mounted over the truck's engine and many of the engine's cooperating components including its radiator for pivotal... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4896736 | Firewall mounted foot valve and brake pedal assembly A foot valve and brake pedal assembly for use in a truck of the cab-over-engine (COE) type is disclosed herein. The truck itself includes a cab located over the truck's engine and having a front windshield and a front vertical firewall located below the w... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4813736 | Driver's cabs The invention provides a concept for a series of forwardly tilting truck cabs which may be readily adapted to different sizes of trucks. The basic structure of the cab comprises a front wall, a back wall, a roof assembly and a floor assembly. A plurality ... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4438826 | Tilt cab support stay A stay can be used to support a cab of a tilt cab vehicle selectively in a first raised position in which the cab has been pivoted through an angle of, for example, 40° and the stay is in compression, and in a second raised position in which the cab has ... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4408672 | Latch mechanism for a skid-steer loader with a roll over protective structure having a tilt-back capability The Roll Over Protective Structure (ROPS) or cab enclosure of a skid-steer loader has been modified and a latch mechanism has been added to the loader to facilitate servicing of the loader. The Roll Over Protective Structure (ROPS) or cab enclosure is now... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4405280 | Modular loader frame structure A modular machine including several removable components which are structurally interconnected in a manner to result in a rigid unit which is inexpensive to manufacture and easy to service or repair. The modular machine includes as its basic components a ... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4378856 | Passageway for truck cab and sleeper unit An arrangement including a passageway connection of the type for use in interconnecting the interior of a vehicle driver's cab and the interior of a sleeper unit mounted behind the cab comprising an outer accordian seal and an inner boot member. The outer... | 04/05/1983 |
| 4372411 | Truck cab tilt mechanism A cab tilt assist mechanism is provided for use with a suspension system in a cab-over-engine truck, which is mounted between the cab and frame on either side of the front of the truck and is operable to provide a fixed pivot point about which the cab may... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4364599 | Truck, especially a large capacity vehicle or tractor semi-trailer combination A truck, especially a large capacity vehicle or tractor semi-trailer combination including a motor-steering unit, which essentially includes the motor, the transmission, the axles, the wheels, and where applicable, a fifth wheel for a semi-trailer; a payl... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4174016 | Hydraulic cab tilting systems A hydraulic ram system for tilting a vehicle cab which is resiliently mounted on the vehicle frame includes a ram cylinder of which that end in which the ram piston is located when the cab is in the lowered position is of increased bore diameter to render... | 11/13/1979 |
| 4121684 | Truck with tilting cab and non-tilting separated sleeping compartment A motor truck tractor of the type having a tilting operator's cab hinged transversely to the front of the chassis for forward and upward tilting to provide access to the engine. A back wall of the cab is provided with an opening for a passageway, and unit... | 10/24/1978 |
| 3935920 | Grille system for tilt cab truck A grille system for a tilt cab-over-engine truck includes a one-piece, rigid frame grille which extends above and below the cab pivot axis and has a width greater than the radiator tunnel opening. The grille is mounted for automatic swinging movement away... | 02/03/1976 |
