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 |
| 7393057 | Portable adjustable headrest A portable headrest apparatus engages a top of a chair with a U-shaped bracket sized for clamping onto the chair top. The bracket provides a quick-release clamp holding a telescoping rod extending downwardly. An adjustable elbow joint at a downwardly terminal end of... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7237843 | Folding head restraint A head restraint assembly adapted for inwardly rotating between a substantially upright use position and a relatively retracted storage position is disclosed. According to one exemplary embodiment, the head restraint assembly is configured for use with a vehicle sea... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7231866 | Opening and closing switch structure for valve pin control of gas cylinder The cable type opening and closing switch structure for a valve pin control of a gas cylinder is disclosed. There is provided a cable type opening and closing switch structure for a valve pin control of a gas cylinder, comprising a ball that is slide-contacted with ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7204557 | Portable adjustable headrest for seats A portable adjustable headrest for seats that will prevent a person's head from falling to the side while sleeping including a support bar, telescoping bar, and a headrest pad. The support bar includes a curved flexible top for hanging from a variety of seat-tops, a... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7047678 | Display apparatus for plush items Methods and apparatus for displaying plush items are disclosed. A display apparatus in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention comprises a column and a strap extending between the top end of the column and the bottom end of the column. The c... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7040705 | Seat headrest An adjustable headrest that provides both support and comfort to the user and one that can be used in connection with furniture including household and office furniture and also in connection with various types of passenger vehicles. The headrest includes slide mean... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6938958 | Adjustable head support A toddler head support having a unitary support member which includes a padded central support portion and padded side support portions having rounded ends. The central support portion includes a support panel which provides a support base for a wire that forms loop... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6935695 | Portable traveller headrest A portable traveller headrest is provided. The portable traller headrest includes a bar that may be articulated so that it can be folded onto itself, the ends of said bar having transversal holes to fix the bar to a seat with a fixing mechanism that adapts to differ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6893094 | Headrest with pivotable side support members A headrest. In one embodiment, the headrest includes a rear head support potion and a wing member. In this embodiment, the wing member is rotatable upwardly and downwardly relative to the rear head support member to allow the wing member to be rotated vertically fro... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6648416 | Headrest A headrest. In one embodiment, the headrest includes a support member having a center portion and an end portion which is integrally formed and which extends angularly from the center portion. A wing member is coupled to the end portion by a hinge mechani... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6644747 | Detachable head support for a child safety seat First and second head supports are releasably attached to the side edges of a child safety seat. Each of the head supports has a cushion section positioned on the inner side of the seat back and a clamp arm positioned on the outer side of the seat back, w... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6305749 | Headrest A headrest for supportably engaging a person's head at rest to substantially inhibit neck strain is disclosed. In one embodiment, the headrest includes a center portion for supporting a neck portion of a person's head and first and second wing portions fo... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6123389 | Headrest A headrest for supportably engaging a person's head at rest to substantially inhibit neck strain is disclosed. In one embodiment, the headrest includes a frame member for supporting the back portion and first and second side portions of a person's head, a... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6010192 | Travel pillow A travel pillow having a channel formed into a pillow member having a slope adapted for contoured support of the head and neck of the user and a rubber backed flap extending from the lower side edge thereof that extends downwardly past the back and should... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5934754 | Automobile pet head rest A pet head rest that is attachable to the top edge of an automobile passenger side or driver side window. The head rest provides a cushioned support for a dog to rest its head when extending same outside of the automobile window. The head rest includes an... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5800019 | Headrest A headrest for use in combination with a seat back structure, including a clamp having a plurality of attachment sites and being detachably attachable to a side or top of the seat back structure; and a cushion detachably attachable to the clamp at any one... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5765918 | Headrest device A headrest device includes a stay fixed to a seat back, a headrest body supported on the stay so as to be able to rotate around the stay, and a resistance adding member for increasing the resistance to the rotation of the headrest body relative to the sta... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5294171 | Safe multi-functional foldable leisure chair A safe multi-functional foldable leisure chair composed of a chair frame body, a chair pad disposed thereon, and a waters guiding pad, wherein the water-guiding pad is optionally detachably disposed on the chair frame body, permitting the leisure chair to... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5273342 | Detachable headrest for aircraft A detachable headrest (10) for removable installation on a seat back (12) includes a frame (16) having a base member (18) for contacting the seat back and a collapsible, resilient upper member (20) projecting upwardly from the base member above the seat b... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5052325 | Swivel chair stand and trolling motor control A swivel chair stand 11 and trolling motor control assembly 60 are provided for use by an occupant to control a trolling motor 62 mounted on a bow of a boat 12. The trolling motor control assembly 60 includes a support bracket 66 which is coupled adjacent... | 10/01/1991 |
| 4904021 | Leaning support for a vehicle seat back A soft, resilient column is provided for use as a cushioned support upon which a passenger in a vehicle may lean. The column is positioned in a vertical direction contiguous to the backrest of a vehicle seat, so that the user may lean sideways against a s... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4662681 | Adjustable chair A plastic adjustable chair having a base section which has a central base column and integral legs radiating therefrom, all of molded plastic, and a seat section having a seat shell of molded plastic tiltably mounted on a plastic seat column. The seat col... | 05/05/1987 |
