Patents by Inventor Richard N. Sarns

Richard N. Sarns 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: 10258823
    Abstract: A physical exercise device providing a stepper like motion for a user may include a pair of foot pedals and a pair of arms for engagement by the user while seated on the seat of the physical exercise device. The pair of foot pedals and the pair of arms may be connected to a drive train which provides contralateral motion between the pair of arms and the pair of foot pedals. A pedal and arm lock mechanism may also be provided which prevents the pedals and arms to be moved in a lock state, while allowing movement of the pedals and the arms when in the unlock state. The physical exercise device may also include computational and data acquisition units for receiving a position signal and pedal force signals and recording the signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: NUSTEP, INC.
    Inventors: Neil M. Cole, Douglas R. Hennigar, Richard N. Sarns, Steven W. Sarns, Matthew P. Weber, Carol J. Wilson
  • Publication number: 20160361597
    Abstract: A physical exercise device providing a stepper like motion for a user may include a pair of foot pedals and a pair of arms for engagement by the user while seated on the seat of the physical exercise device. The pair of foot pedals and the pair of arms may be connected to a drive train which provides contralateral motion between the pair of arms and the pair of foot pedals. A pedal and arm lock mechanism may also be provided which prevents the pedals and arms to be moved in a lock state, while allowing movement of the pedals and the arms when in the unlock state. The physical exercise device may also include computational and data acquisition units for receiving a position signal and pedal force signals and recording the signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Neil M. Cole, Douglas R. Hennigar, Richard N. Sarns, Steven W. Sarns, Matthew P. Weber, Carol J. Wilson
  • Publication number: 20160106617
    Abstract: A walker for enabling ambulatory movement of disabled individuals. A frame assembly has front and rear legs with wheels. The legs are pivotably connected via a hinge and a support linkage. The support linkage permits folding together of the legs in a storage condition of the walker, and permits the legs to be being angularly separated for a use condition. A seat assembly includes a seat bottom foldable between up and down positions. A seat back and a toilet seat are affixed to the frame with the seat bottom being pivotable. The seat bottom overlays the toilet seat when in the down position and exposes the toilet seat for use when in the up position. The frame assembly enables the seat assembly and the toilet seat to be in a generally parallel orientation when the walker is in the folded-up storage condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventor: Richard N. SARNS
  • Patent number: 9295875
    Abstract: A recumbent stepper system has a tubular frame, a left leg assembly, a right leg assembly and a resistance mechanism. The leg assemblies are supported by the frame for pivoting movement about a central pivot axis. The leg assemblies each include an upwardly extending pedal arm terminating in a pedal. A left belt is coupled to the pedal arm of the left leg assembly and engages a left one way clutch and a left pulley. A right belt is coupled to the pedal arm of the right leg assembly and engages a right one way clutch and a right pulley. The resistance mechanism directly engages the left and right one way clutches via a resistance mechanism belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: NUSTEP, INC.
    Inventors: Richard N. Sarns, Matthew P. Weber, Kirk Stanley Fiegel
  • Publication number: 20130090217
    Abstract: A recumbent stepper system has a tubular frame, a left leg assembly, a right leg assembly and a resistance mechanism. The leg assemblies are supported by the frame for pivoting movement about a central pivot axis. The leg assemblies each include an upwardly extending pedal arm terminating in a pedal. A left belt is coupled to the pedal arm of the left leg assembly and engages a left one way clutch and a left pulley. A right belt is coupled to the pedal arm of the right leg assembly and engages a right one way clutch and a right pulley. The resistance mechanism directly engages the left and right one way clutches via a resistance mechanism belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Inventors: Richard N. Sarns, Matthew P. Weber, Kirk Stanley Fiegel
  • Patent number: D320826
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1991
    Assignee: Life Plus, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark D. Hildebrandt, Richard N. Sarns, Miles A. Conklin
  • Patent number: D650871
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Nustep, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard N. Sarns, Joseph M. Sarns, Matthew P. Weber, Steven W. Sarns