Patents by Inventor Rick Wanzer

Rick Wanzer 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).

  • Integrated drive and elevation system for exercise apparatus
    Patent number: 5163885
    Abstract: An exercise treadmill (10) includes a main frame (12) on which is mounted an endless belt (14) trained over a forward drive roller (16) and a rearward idler roller (18) both axled on the main frame. A deck (20) closely underlies and supports the upper run of the endless belt. A subframe (22) is pivotally mounted on the forward position of the main frame 12 adjacent the front of the deck (20) to pivot relative to the main frame about the same transverse axis (24) about which the drive roller is powered by an electric motor (28) mounted on the subframe (22). The orientation of subframe (22) relative to the main frame is selectively alterable through a linear actuator (26) which may be controlled while standing on the treadmill deck (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1992
    Assignee: Precor Incorporated
    Inventors: Rick Wanzer, Cole J. Dalton, Wes Williams
  • Integrated drive and elevation system for exercise apparatus
    Patent number: 5085426
    Abstract: An exercise treadmill (10) includes a main frame (12) on which is mounted an endless belt (14) trained over a forward drive roller (16) and a rearward idler roller (18) both axled on the main frame. A deck (20) closely underlies and supports the upper run of the endless belt. A subframe (22) is pivotally mounted on the forward portion of the main frame 12 adjacent the front of the deck (20) to pivot relative to the main frame about the same transverse axis (24) about which the drive roller is powered by an electric motor (28) mounted on the subframe (22). The orientation of subframe (22) relative to the main frame is selectively alterable through a linear actuator (26) which may be controlled while standing on the treadmill deck (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1992
    Assignee: Precor Incorporated
    Inventors: Rick Wanzer, Cole J. Dalton, Wes Williams
  • Exercise cycle
    Patent number: D377672
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 28, 1997
    Assignee: Precor Incorporated
    Inventors: Rick Wanzer, Timothy O. Armstrong