Patents by Inventor Budd Coates

Budd Coates 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).

  • Portable sliding exercise device
    Patent number: 8480547
    Abstract: The exercise device includes a base plate and a handle disposed on the top surface of the base plate. The bottom surface of the base plate has a surface roughness Ra of less than 3 microinches, and preferably 1 to 2 microinches such that the device slides along a floor allowing the user to perform a plurality of exercises. The base plate includes a hole extending through a center thereof, whereby the base plate has a ring-like shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Rodale, Inc.
    Inventor: Budd Coates
  • PORTABLE SLIDING EXERCISE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20110071008
    Abstract: The exercise device includes a base plate and a handle disposed on the top surface of the base plate. The bottom surface of the base plate has a surface roughness Ra of less than 3 microinches, and preferably 1 to 2 microinches such that the device slides along a floor allowing the user to perform a plurality of exercises. The base plate includes a hole extending through a center thereof, whereby the base plate has a ring-like shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: Rodale, Inc.
    Inventor: Budd Coates