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 |
| 7503086 | Foldable bedding foundation with sliders A foldable bedding foundation comprising a first section is hingedly secured to a second section so that the bedding foundation may be folded for storage or transportation purposes. Each section has base, a plurality of wire struts pivotally secured to the base, an ... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7376989 | Foldable bedding foundation A foldable bedding foundation comprising a first section is hingedly secured to a second section so that the bedding foundation may be folded for storage or transportation purposes. Each section has base, a plurality of wire struts pivotally secured to the base, an ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7100989 | Collapsible seat cushion A collapsible cushion for integration into an automobile seat is provided. The collapsible cushion includes a first cushion plate and a second cushion plate with a plurality of springs interposed between the plates. The first plurality of springs is rotatably attach... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6012190 | Foldable bed with collapsible sinuous springs A body support moveable between unfolded and folded positions comprises: serially interconnected body, cavity and seat sections defined by respective upper and lower grids and including resilient members. The body, cavity and seat sections have their uppe... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5507047 | Composite mattress assembly A composite mattress assembly adapted to be extended flat to provide a sleeping surface and to be folded for storage within a sofa is provided. The composite mattress assembly includes a composite pad assembly surrounded by an upper panel and a lower pane... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5257424 | Foldable bed A foldable bed comprising a frame including a body section, a cavity section, a seat section, and a foot section, each of which includes a pair of side rails, each of which are pivotally interconnected and which are movable between an unfolded position an... | 11/02/1993 |
| 4899404 | Elevation system for a bed assembly A system for elevating the head portion of a bed assembly defined by a mattress and a box spring foundation, including a double pivot hinge secured to the border wires on either side of the mattress, a double linkage hinge secured to the upper border wire... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4811932 | Coil spring mattress core A mattress core particularly useful in a sofa bed has a plurality of rows of coil springs extending longitudinally of the coil in the head to foot direction thereof. A plurality of coiled spring wires extend transversely of the rows while interconnecting ... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4790519 | Borderwire hinge clip A clip for use in a hinged border wire assembly, such as a border wire assembly used in a mattress, joins border wire portions together in a manner that permits one border wire section to rotate with respect to the other. This permits folding of a large b... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4771995 | Collapsible box spring A collapsible bedding foundation comprises a rectangular base frame and a rectangular wire grid. The wire grid is hingedly supported upon the frame for movement between a collapsed position and an erect position. The hinged connection between the wire gri... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4770397 | Spring wire element for foundation unit A wire support member for a foundation unit. The support member is composed of a continuous, planar wire element, comprising parallel upper and lower attachment segments and a sinuous central segment extending between the upper and lower segments. The cen... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4654905 | Body support for bed or seat A body support such as a mattress, box spring or the like that is foldable between a use position wherein it extends in a generally horizontal plane and a storage position wherein one section overlies the other section. The body support includes a plurali... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4620336 | Body support for bed or seat A box spring is condensed along its depth dimension and then packaged in this depressed state for storage and/or transportation. At its point of use, the box spring is unpackaged and expanded along its depth dimension for use. Within the box spring are a ... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4541133 | Sofa bed A sofa bed has a stationary framework and a foldable bed frame connected to and foldable into the framework, the foldable frame having an outer section connected to and pivotal relative to a body section, the outer section overlying the body section in th... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4523342 | Folding bed frame structure for sofa beds or the like A folding sofa bed frame structure including four bed sections pivotally connected end-to-end and an operatively associated linkage arrangement by which the bed sections are mounted and which controls their relative movement between a retracted, folded po... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4489450 | Body support for bed or seat A body support for a bed or a seat having a plurality of resilient support members or springs that are movable between a retracted or collapsed, inoperative position and an extended, operative position. The springs are contained in a case of flexible shee... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4377279 | Steel wire foundation A foundation unit which, when assembled, can be collapsed for compact storage and shipping and later can be elevated to a fully expanded state. The foundation unit includes a rectangular, grid wire top bearing structure, a rigid bottom substructure such a... | 03/22/1983 |
