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 |
| 6779208 | Folding bed A folding bed includes a support frame with a bed having a frame. A linkage connects the bed frame to the support frame and enables folding of the bed frame between a substantially horizontal position and a substantially vertical position. A selectively foldable sea... | 08/24/2004 |
| 5621930 | Self standing convertible furniture frame assembly A convertible furniture frame assembly (8) having a stationary base assembly (12) that supports at least one retractable supporting means (14, 16). This supporting means (14, 16) is used to support retractable furniture components (10a, 10b) as they are r... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5136737 | Self standing convertible furniture frame assembly A convertible furniture frame assembly having a stationary base assembly that supports at least one retractable supporting means. This supporting means is used to support retractable furniture components as they are raised and lowered. The invention furth... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5033134 | Cabinet wall bed A new and useful cabinet wall bed which contains a cabinet, a bed frame which is secured to the cabinet by a pivot bracket, a counterbalance piston and a unique leg-locking and supporting system. The bed frame is locked in its closed position by the leg-l... | 07/23/1991 |
| 4679787 | Combined exercise station and sleeping bed A combined exercise station and sleeping bed is provided allowing placement of safe exercise equipment and a bed in the same area normally occupied only by a bed. This allows placement of exercise equipment in a hotel room or other place of limited space.... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4476592 | Convertible furniture with force equilibrium and latch mechanism Convertible furniture comprising a bed frame pivotally mounted about a transverse axis between raised and lowered positions. Means is provided for applying a torque on the frame acting opposite to the force of gravity so that the forces are in substantial... | 10/16/1984 |
