Patents by Inventor John B. Bowers

John B. Bowers has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4418911
    Abstract: A motor-driven, cam-operated, rod-supported swingable platform for providing horizontal and vertical movement to video games and their users, comprising a rectangular support frame having mounted at each corner thereof a vertical post from which a suspension rod is swingably attached at one end. The other end of each suspension rod is swingably attached to a corner of a rectangular platform upon which are mounted a video game and an operator's seat. A cam follower is provided on the bottom of the platform, and the cam follower is driven by a cam that is attached to one end of a drive arm that is attached at its other end to the shaft of a vertically positioned electric motor. Operation of the motor causes the platform to swing on its four suspension rods thereby giving a sense of motion and pleasure to persons who operate the video game while seated in the operator's seat on the platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1981
    Date of Patent: December 6, 1983
    Inventors: John B. Bowers, Rex A. Bowers