Patents by Inventor Howard Paul Schultz

Howard Paul Schultz 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: 9968505
    Abstract: A tilting inversion exerciser includes a carrier pivotally attached to a supporting stand for mounting a supporting table and for supporting a user, the supporting table includes a number of grooves, and a massage member is engaged with either of the grooves of the supporting table for attaching to the supporting table and for selectively engaging with the user to selectively massage the user. The massage member includes a catch engageable through the grooves of the supporting table for attaching to the supporting table, the catch is coupled to the massage member with a reduced neck member. The catch includes a length (L) greater than the width (D) of the grooves of the supporting table for engaging with the supporting table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignees: Expectations, LLC, Beto Engineering & Marketing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Christopher Henry Leier, Howard Paul Schultz, Lo Pin Wang
  • Publication number: 20150202110
    Abstract: A tilting inversion exerciser includes a carrier pivotally attached to a supporting stand for mounting a supporting table and for supporting a user, the supporting table includes a number of grooves, and a massage member is engaged with either of the grooves of the supporting table for attaching to the supporting table and for selectively engaging with the user to selectively massage the user. The massage member includes a catch engageable through the grooves of the supporting table for attaching to the supporting table, the catch is coupled to the massage member with a reduced neck member. The catch includes a length (L) greater than the width (D) of the grooves of the supporting table for engaging with the supporting table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicants: Beto Engineering & Marketing Co., Ltd., Expectations, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Henry LEIER, Howard Paul Schultz, Lo Pin WANG
  • Patent number: 8556787
    Abstract: A tilting inversion exerciser includes a carrier pivotally attached to a supporting stand for mounting a supporting table and for supporting a user, and a support member is engaged with the supporting table and curved upwardly from the supporting table for selectively engaging with a waist portion of the user and for supporting and massaging the waist portion of the user. The support member includes a latch element extended from each side for engaging with the supporting table and for anchoring and securing the support member to the supporting table, and the supporting table includes a number of slots and channels for engaging with the latch elements of the support member and for adjusting a curvature of the support member relative to the supporting table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignees: Expectations, LLC, Beto Engineering & Marketing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Christopher Henry Leier, Howard Paul Schultz, Lopin Wang
  • Patent number: 8480543
    Abstract: A supporting device includes a planar member having two end portions and an outer peripheral portion, and a fastening device attached to the end portions of the planar member for adjusting and maintaining the planar member at a curved structure and for engaging with and supporting or massaging various portions of the user. The fastening device includes a flexible member for being coupled between the end portions of the planar member, a buckle attached to one end portion of the flexible member, and a locking member attached to the other end portion of the flexible member for attaching the flexible member to the end portions of the planar member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Expectations, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Henry Leier, Howard Paul Schultz
  • Publication number: 20130059705
    Abstract: A tilting inversion exerciser includes a carrier pivotally attached to a supporting stand for mounting a supporting table and for supporting a user, and a support member is engaged with the supporting table and curved upwardly from the supporting table for selectively engaging with a waist portion of the user and for supporting and massaging the waist portion of the user. The support member includes a latch element extended from each side for engaging with the supporting table and for anchoring and securing the support member to the supporting table, and the supporting table includes a number of slots and channels for engaging with the latch elements of the support member and for adjusting a curvature of the support member relative to the supporting table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Inventors: Christopher Henry Leier, Howard Paul Schultz, Lopin Wang
  • Publication number: 20130059706
    Abstract: A tilting inversion exerciser includes a carrier pivotally attached to a supporting stand for mounting a supporting table and for supporting a user, the supporting table includes a number of grooves, and a massage member is engaged with either of the grooves of the supporting table for attaching to the supporting table and for selectively engaging with the user to selectively massage the user. The massage member includes a catch engageable through the grooves of the supporting table for attaching to the supporting table, the catch is coupled to the massage member with a reduced neck member. The catch includes a length (L) greater than the width (D) of the grooves of the supporting table for engaging with the supporting table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Inventors: Christopher Henry Leier, Howard Paul Schultz, Lopin Wang
  • Publication number: 20120172182
    Abstract: The current application is directed to a multi-grip dumbbell. One example multi-grip dumbbell includes a central dumbbell handle, a first weighted head interconnected to the central dumbbell handle in proximity to a first end of the central dumbbell handle, and a second weighted head interconnected to the central dumbbell handle in proximity to a second end of the central dumbbell handle. The first weighted head has approximately the same weight as the second weighted head. The first weighted head includes a first end dumbbell handle and two side dumbbell handles. Similarly, the second weighted head includes a second end dumbbell handle and two side dumbbell handles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Inventors: Christopher Henry Leier, Jeremy David Levine, Howard Paul Schultz, Lopin Wang
  • Patent number: D664220
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignees: Expectations, LLC, Beto Engineering & Marketing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Christopher Henry Leier, Howard Paul Schultz, Lopin Wang