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 |
| 7354409 | Adjustable massage system of seat type An assembly comprising of spiral sub-assemblies, each provided with plastic rollers and connected to an output shaft of a gearbox attached to a swinging beam, is mounted to a seat frame with two vertical wires. Two adjustable cables are connected to the swinging bea... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7329208 | Dynamic magnetic health bed Provided is a dynamic magnetic health bed comprising a bed unit comprising holes on its upper surface and stone shaped permanent magnets fastened in the holes; and a drive assembly in a front end of the bed unit and comprising a motor, front and rear rolls driven by... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7285102 | Dual use massage chair A dual use massage chair has inflatable and deflatable air bags and bladders in a chair back to provide a massage function and serve as a comfortable chair. The main structure thereof includes the air bags disposed at two sides of a seat and in a front cover, and th... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7153283 | Massage helmet A cranial massage helmet includes a plurality of resilient massage wheels mounted on its inner surface for application to the head of a user. The massage wheels travel along a number of tracks bonded to the inner surface of the helmet. An individual stepper motor dr... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7131954 | Massaging wheel assembly A massaging wheel assembly is disclosed to include two base frames pivotally connected in parallel to a sliding carrier slidably movable in a sliding track, each base frame having a wheel axle at the front end and a pivot pin at the rear end, two supplementary frame... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7118541 | Lie-down massager A lie-down massager comprises a frame, a rider below a top panel of the frame, a guide member engaged between the frame and the rider to allow a horizontal reciprocation to the rider, and a lifter carrying massage bumps. A gear unit includes a bolt gear downwardly e... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7083582 | Massaging mechanism of massaging machine A massaging machine comprises a plurality of massaging rollers, a rubbing mechanism for actuating the massaging rollers to engage in a rubbing action, a pounding mechanism for actuating the massaging rollers to engage in a pounding action, and a horizontal displacem... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7052448 | Tiltable exerciser having massage device A tilting inversion exerciser includes a stand, a table rotatably attached to the stand to support a user, and a carrier slidably received in the table. The carrier includes a massage device for massaging the user. The table includes a bolt rotatably received in a c... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7048701 | Lie-down massager A lie-down massager comprises a frame having an elongated top panel with an elongated opening, a rider below the top panel, a guide member movably engaged between the base frame and the rider to enable the rider to make a horizontal reciprocation relative to the fra... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7029453 | Massaging mechanism of massaging machine A massaging machine is provided with a massaging mechanism comprising a displacement device, a rubbing device, a pounding device, and an angle-adjusting device. The rubbing device and the pounding device are provided with a shaft driven by a motor. The shaft of the ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7022092 | Four massaging head type massaging mechanism and massaging apparatus incorporating the same A massaging mechanism includes a first rotary shaft supported in a right-and-left direction right and left swing arms relatively rotatably mounted on the first rotary shaft, massaging heads each secured to an upper and a lower end portion of each of the swing arms, ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7018347 | Lie-down massager A lie-down massager comprising a first mat with an elongated opening, a sliding member in the first mat hingedly engaged to a base to allow an angular lifting of the first mat from the base, a support downwardly attached to the base, a nut gear rotatably engaged to ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7004916 | Massaging device for chairs with guide rail and carriage assembly An adjustable massaging device includes a track comprising two rails formed on a support structure. The device includes a carriage assembly that causes a massaging unit comprising a pair of massaging members to move back and forth along the rails on the support stru... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6991609 | Massage assembly and massage machine incorporating same A massage assembly (20) wherein a massage unit (40) comprising a therapeutic member (50) for massaging the body of the user by a kneading and/or tapping movement is reciprocatingly moved between a pair of frames (22) (23) and which... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6974426 | Massaging structure with a buffer function A massaging structure with a buffer function includes a threaded rod positioned in a frame, and a coil spring respectively provided at an upper end section and a lower end section of the threaded rod. When a moving member of a massaging roller moves to the highest p... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6916297 | Foot care apparatus and attachments A care or treatment attachment for a foot care apparatus, comprising at least one movable care or treatment element as well as a coupling piece, with which the attachment can be connected to the movement of a motor-driven driving shaft 8 inside the foot care ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6911012 | Apparatus and method for applying a friction massage stroke A massage device for manipulating a user includes a support member and a manipulator carried by the support member. The manipulator is adapted to engage and apply a shear force to the user. The manipulator is rotatable about at least one axis relative to the support... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6899687 | Massage machine and physiological quantity measuring circuit for use in the machine The invention provides a massage machine for health care which comprises a living body information sensor 5 for detecting living body information of the autonomic nervous system of the person to be massaged, a control circuit 6 for judging the psycholo... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6899688 | Cervical vertebra massaging device with roller sets A cervical vertebra massaging device with roller sets comprises a driving device driving a driven seat to move reciprocally; a main axial rod protruding from the driven seat; two axial seats; each of two sides of the main axial rod being connected to a middle sectio... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6840914 | Electrically powered roller massaging implement A roller drive device has a frame composed of a base portion and left and right edge portions standing upright from the left and right edges of the base portion, and a longitudinal guide slit provided in each of the left and right edge portions. A shaft having a gea... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6832991 | Massaging apparatus having pivotally supported supporting arm with therapeutic member A massaging apparatus in which a position of a specific portion such as a user's shoulder with respect to the massaging apparatus can be determined automatically and accurately in a simple construction. The massaging apparatus includes a supporting arm having a ther... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6814710 | Massaging device for chairs A massaging device having a track comprising two rails. The rails comprise a first V-shaped raceway spaced apart from a second raceway. The device includes a carriage that causes a massaging unit comprising a pair of massaging to move back and forth along the rails.... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6808500 | Roller massager having rocking or kneading massaging motions This creation is to provide a kind of roller massager structure improvement, which is primarily consisting of a seat body, a drive motor, a sliding seat, a second drive motor and a rocker arm type massaging roller set. The massaging roller sets are pivoted at the en... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6790190 | Massage device Massage device for an item of furniture for sitting and/or lying on, having a first shaft and a second shaft which are supported parallel with one another in a frame, and having at least one arm which carries at least one massage body, the arm being coupled to the t... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6749577 | Massage machine A massage machine is provided which is adapted to give a suitable massage in accordance with the degree of stiffness or degree of relaxation of the person to be massaged, based on the results obtained by measuring the body outline of the person and physiological dat... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6629939 | Massage chair A massage unit of a massage device moves upward and downward along a backrest of a chair. A pair of therapeutic arms are pivotably supported on a pair of pivot arms projecting forward when viewed from the backrest. Therapeutic fingers on the therapeutic a... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6623438 | Device for massaging the back of the human body A device is used to massage the back of a person seated on a chair. The device includes a base, a motor, a transmission member, and a slide seat. The device is used such that the base is rested against the backrest of the chair. The motor, the transmissio... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6540701 | Massaging machine A massaging apparatus enabled to provide sufficient treatment effects by stimulating the Keiketsu (or the effective spots) in the Eastern Medical Science effectively. The massaging apparatus comprises: memory devices recorded with treatment contents indic... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6503212 | Massage chair for carrying out foot massage by utilizing whirlpool A massage chair capable of massaging even the foot by utilizing a whirlpool formed by the spouting of water is disclosed, in which the chair can be moved back and forth, its seatback can be reclined, and the instep and the sole of the foot can be massaged... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6364850 | Massage device capable of performing combined tapping and kneading massaging actions In a massage device, a rotary drive shaft is disposed uprightly in a hollow casing. Parallel upper and lower output shafts are mounted transversely in the casing, and have opposite end portions that extend out of the casings. An upper gear set includes an... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6196983 | Auxiliary device fastened with a back massaging chair for enhancing massaging effect An auxiliary device is used in conjunction with a back massaging device and is composed of a base, a movable seat, a plurality of crank axles, a plurality of roller sets, and a transmission apparatus. The base is provided with a plurality of compression s... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6190338 | Therapeutic massage table A method and apparatus is disclosed for providing therapeutic musculoskeletal massage to a patient. The apparatus comprises a table having a plurality of roller assemblies, each of which is mounted on a support rail that is attached to the table. The roll... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6171266 | Massaging apparatus having diagnostic capability An improved massaging apparatus includes a massaging element for performing a massaging action, a drive mechanism for driving the massaging element, diagnostic inquiry means for addressing a diagnostic inquiry to a user, input means for inputting a user's... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6117094 | Massaging apparatus and method of controlling the operation of the same A massaging apparatus includes: a massaging unit movable along the height of a user on the back side of the user; a drive unit for moving the massaging unit along the height of the user; and a control unit for controlling the drive unit so as to position ... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6099487 | Massage chair drive mechanism A massage chair drive mechanism having a main body, a kneading shaft rotatably mounted transversely to the main body and having a gear affixed thereto, a spiral gear engaging the gear of the kneading shaft and rotatably mounted within the main body and ha... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6056708 | Massaging apparatus having frame with opening and a cover stretched over frame A massaging device having a massaging mechanism which is incorporated in a supporting structure of a user's body for applying a massage action from an applicator to the user's body. The supporting structure has a frame with an opening within which the app... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056707 | Chair-type massaging apparatus An improved chair-type massaging apparatus providing unique massaging effects is provided, which includes a chair body including a seat portion having a substantially horizontally extending seating surface and a backrest portion extending substantially ve... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6039705 | Structure of a pad type roller massager An improved structure of a pad type roller massager including a limiting frame body and a roller mounting seat. The limiting frame body has a substantially inverted U-shaped cross section and may be mounted on the backrest of a chair. The limiting frame b... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5971944 | Massage device having two individually driven massage members A massage device includes a shaft and an axle rotatably engaged in a housing and aligned with each other. The shaft has a bevel gear and the axle has a worm gear. Two motors are coupled to the shaft and the axle for driving the shaft and the axle individu... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5877570 | Driving device of massaging chair A driving device of the massaging chair including a main shaft, a bevel gear mounted on one end of the main shaft, a worm rod mounted on another end of the main shaft, and a driving rotor mounted slidably between the bevel and the worm rod. When the main ... | 03/02/1999 |
