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 |
| 7367599 | Inflatable bumper car An inflatable bumper car has an inflatable structure having a seating area and a lower cavity. The frame structure fits within the lower cavity of the inflatable structure. The steering wheel has an electrical control. The wheels are mounted on the frame structure. ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7097407 | Mounting structure for mounting foldable two-wheel vehicle on four-wheel vehicle A two-wheel vehicle foldable to have a width equivalent to the width of a license number plate can be contained in a door, side walls, or a rear wall of a four-wheel vehicle. Handles and steps of the two-wheel vehicle can be folded so that the vehicle width becomes ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7077440 | Knockdown nerf bar for replaceably and adjustably protecting a side of a vehicle from dings and dents A knockdown nerf bar for replaceably and adjustably protecting a side of a vehicle from dings and dents. A frame replaceably and adjustably mounts to the vehicle. Mounting apparatus is operatively connected to the frame and mounts the frame to the vehicle. Adjusting... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6955383 | Retractable object protective barrier A device is disclosed that can be attached to a parked vehicle along its sides and protect the vehicle from dings or dents that might be caused by activity adjacent to the vehicle such as the opening and closing of the doors of an adjacent vehicle. The device has te... | 10/18/2005 |
| 5997017 | Human-powered bumper car Embodiments of a human-powered bumper car are shown and described, each embodiment allowing the occupant of the car to power the car's movement on a surface with his/her feet. Preferably, no motor, fuel, electricity, or pedal mechanism are needed, and no ... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5524916 | Mechanic's creeper A mechanic's creeper is provided with a surrounding skirt that serves to deflect tools and other objects lying on the floor, thereby maintaining them accessible to the mechanic.... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5516169 | Bumper attachment means for an amusement ride vehicle An inflatable bumper is disposed about a circular outer wall of a vehicle with a cover urging the bumper into wall engagement. The cover has sleeve portions through which extend cables for drawing the cover snug urging the bumper into wall engagement. Upp... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5335951 | Shock-absorbing safety device for self-propelled trucks and the like The shock-absorbing safety device has lateral protection elements which extend along the sides of a truck. Actuation devices move the lateral protection elements transversely with respect to the truck between a loading position, in which the lateral prote... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5131703 | Protective collision guard for vehicle A protective collision guard for a vehicle includes a continuous hollow member which is attached to the outside of the vehicle and which extends continuously around the outer perimeter thereof. The guard is constructed of an elastomeric material which enc... | 07/21/1992 |
| 4993765 | Motor vehicle body protector A vehicle side protector which comprises a plurality of detachable interconnected rods forming a side bumper which extends along at least a portion of the length of a side of a vehicle at a distance outward from the vehicle. The protector is particularly ... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4988138 | Bumper guard for baby walker A detachable bumper guard is provided for use with a baby walker, the baby walker includes a lower circular base having an outer perimetrical surface and wheel mechanisms attached to the ower circular base. The bumper guard comprises a longitudinal cushio... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4869538 | Encompassing inflatable safety bumper system A bumper-like member for a vehicle that surrounds the vehicle is formed of a closed flexible, hollow container with a tube or bladder filled with compressed air. The air-filled encompassing bumper is attached to a backing plate. The backing plate is attac... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4838592 | Impact-absorbing amusement vehicle An amusement vehicle incorporating impact-absorbing features. An amusement vehicle with sophisticated impact-absorbing features is disclosed. Included among these features are a resilient bumper designed to absorb impact shocks without damage to the vehic... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4596412 | Tactile bumper for a mobile robot or platform A tactile bumper is configured to obtain sensory information for impact dction and collision avoidance from the entire perimeter of an associated autonomous mobile robot or platform. The tactile bumper comprises a plurality of free-floating strips encase... | 06/24/1986 |
| 4458906 | Platform hand truck A platform hand truck having a molded thermoplastic deck cover with an integrally molded bumper extending about the periphery of a metal deck. An interchangeable handle is disclosed that may be attached to either the pivot end of the turning end of the tr... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4397372 | Pendulum suspended bumper assembly A bumper assembly (12) is disclosed for use with a self-propelled vehicle (10) and includes a bumper (18) mounted to a bumper frame (16) pendulously suspended from a vehicle frame (14) by means of a plurality of hangers (20). When the vehicle (10) collide... | 08/09/1983 |
| 4324301 | Bumper car amusement ride A bumper car amusement ride includes a floor to which is adhesively bonded over their entire under surfaces a plurality of elongated electrically conductive plates separated by electrically non-conductive strips and with adjacent plates connected across a... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4055362 | Bumper assembly for a rolling cart In a rolling cart assembly, a smooth bumper assembly is provided that minimizes the likelihood of trapping dirt, grime, or the like. Corner bumper members having a smooth, uncrimped outer surface are provided with integral stiffening members and internall... | 10/25/1977 |
| 3999793 | Energy absorbing bumper Energy absorption elements for automotive vehicles are obtained by winding filaments in the form of a continuous wire impregnated with polymerizable resin in such a manner that the turns are wound parallel to one another in horizontal planes about a detac... | 12/28/1976 |
