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 |
| 7353553 | Inner spring seat system A seat assembly and method of fabricating the seat assembly including a cushion (20) of a resilient foam having a lower face (22), and a frame (24) having a plurality of flexible bands (30) extending in a bowed path between opposite sides... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7090300 | Low frequency vibration structure and low frequency vibration seat The structure is formed by serially connecting a torsion bar and a coil spring via a arm and a supporting frame to thereby elastically support a flat-type supporting member, and by disposing a cushioning member for seat cushion provided with a spring characteristic ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6739672 | Spring-edge furniture construction A novel support for use with furniture having a spring-edge is provided that includes a coil assembly. The coil assembly is typically square or rectangular with top and bottom surfaces and a front edge that faces the front of the furniture piece. A bridge is secured... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6692080 | Spring-edge furniture construction A novel support for use with furniture having a spring-edge is provided that includes a coil assembly. The coil assembly is typically square or rectangular with top and bottom surfaces and a front edge that faces the front of the furniture piece. A bridge... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6077378 | Method of forming densified fiber batt with coil springs interlocked therein A resilient structure such as a seat cushion, mattress, furniture back or the like has enhanced resiliency and support at strategic locations due to the use of coil springs interlocked and held within a densified heat bonded low melt fiber batt used as th... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5918944 | Eight-way hand-tied reclining seat A reclining seat includes a base for mounting on a floor, including left and right arms, left and right recliner mechanisms mounted between the left and right arms, a spring cushion secured between the left and right recliner mechanisms, the spring cushio... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5823618 | Anatomically compensating size varying and adjustable shock absorbing split bicycle seat A pedestal seat having an adjustable base for supporting a first resilient suspension system for a pair of separate and spaced-apart cushioned body halves adapted for independent articulation with respect to each other is disclosed. A second resilient sus... | 10/20/1998 |
| 4929025 | Spring-loaded seat assembly A spring-loaded seat assembly includes an upper seat and a lower seat connected by a plurality of spring members. A recess is formed on a respective outer surface of the upper and the lower seats. A number of hooks are provided on a respective inner surfa... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4476595 | Mattress for use on a bed and settee A mattress for use on a bed and settee comprises a spring unit, at least one cushion, a protection layer arranged between the spring unit and the cushion, and an outer covering for covering these component members. The protection layer includes a frame lo... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4046421 | Modular article of furniture A modular article of furniture capable of assuming a variety of shapes and configurations and having at least one body support structure having at least one seatrest unit and at least one releasably associated upper body support. The seatrest unit is form... | 09/06/1977 |
