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 |
| 7086227 | Hydrostatic vehicle driving system applicable to a working vehicle A hydrostatic vehicle driving system structured from an engine to a drive axle in a working vehicle. A hydraulic pump driven by the engine and a variable displacement hydraulic motor for driving the drive axle are fluidly connected with each other through a hydrauli... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6327928 | Steering column shifter assembly A shifter assembly for use on tilting and/or telescoping steering columns includes a cam connected to the steering column, and a crank spaced from the cam and connected to a fixed portion of the vehicle such as the lower portion of the steering column. A ... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6231466 | Hydrostatic Transaxle A hydrostatic transaxle axle assembly for a vehicle such as a grass mowing lawn or garden tractor comprising a lly disposed hydrostatic transmission having a variable-displacement hydraulic pump fluidly connected to a fixed-displacement hydraulic motor, t... | 05/15/2001 |
| 5593000 | Hydrostatic transaxle A hydrostatic transaxle having a common housing for a hydrostatic transmission and a pair of oppositely-extending differentially-connected axles has an L-shaped center section interconnecting the pair of hydraulic displacement units constituting the hydro... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5478100 | Bicycle frame having thru the tube cable routing A bicycle frame is disclosed wherein the down tube component comprises at least one aperture therein adapted for reception of an operating cable of the bicycle therein. The down tube is connected to the head tube and the bottom bracket of the frame, An op... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5433465 | Cable guide for bicycle frames Improved cable guide for bicycle frames which has been found useful for improving the fatigue life of light weight bicycle frames and other stressed tubular structures. One or more welding or brazing-free dimple/bulkhead forming deformations produce strat... | 07/18/1995 |
| 4934208 | Vehicle transmission shifter A shifter for a vehicle transmission comprises a cable aligned along an axis generally parallel to the steering column of the vehicle by a support bracket, an actuator lever pivotally secured to the support bracket for pivotal movement about a first pivot... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4917397 | Structure for threading a cable through a bicycle frame A cable threading structure of a bicycle frame includes a pair of members and a tube which do not communicate with each other. A cable inlet is formed in one of the members or in the tube near one of the members and a cable outlet is formed in the other o... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4798099 | Control mechanism for operating a vehicle In order to more easily control movement of a vehicle such as a tractor, an operator's left hand can twist a directional actuating member or a juxtaposed speed actuating member about an outstanding axis. These actuating members are rotatably mounted on a ... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4796736 | Control mechanism for applying a brake and neutralizing a transmission of a vehicle A control mechanism for operating a vehicle has a housing assembly mounted for swinging movement about an upstanding axis, and a brake actuating member is mounted on the housing assembly for swinging movement about a second axis. A push-pull control rod a... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4779477 | Single handle transmission control apparatus A single handle control for vehicle transmission that includes a body pivotal about a longitudinal axis to move a cable controlling the forward and reverse clutches of the transmission, a control handle rotatable about an axis perpendicular to the longitu... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4635497 | Single lever shift A single lever shift mechanism for shifting two control valves by selective movements of a single lever. The lever includes a spindle projecting horizontally from a vertically disposed control column and is pivoted about the axis of the control column to ... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4480494 | Device to translate oscillatory motion into reciprocating motion A device to translate oscillatory motion into reciprocal motion where the device includes a rigid tubular guide conduit connected to a flexible conduit. The rigid guide conduit includes a first arcuate portion having a keyhole slot extending through a sid... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4223563 | Mechanism for mounting a speed control lever to a bicycle A mechanism for mounting a speed control lever to a bicycle is so constructed that a bearing member, which is fixed to an upper end of a head pipe of the bicycle, is extended axially upwardly to form an extension which rotatably supports the speed control... | 09/23/1980 |
| 4156371 | Multi-functional control lever for speed change devices of bicycles and similar vehicles A multi-functional control lever adapted for selectively operating on a front speed change device or a rear speed change device of a bicycle comprising a manually manipulable handle portion and a mounting portion rotatably mounted on a shaft. The lever ha... | 05/29/1979 |
| 3945260 | Actuator assembly An improved actuator assembly of the type for use in a boat to convert rotary motion to rectilinear motion for moving a motion transmitting core element to rotate an outboard motor or the like for steering the boat. The improved actuator includes a rack a... | 03/23/1976 |
