Patents Represented by Attorney Robert Burck

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  • Treadmill speed control system
    Patent number: 8007408
    Abstract: A treadmill apparatus having a non-motorized tread, a sensor for sensing a parameter indicative of the tread speed, and a controller operatively connected to an angle adjustment mechanism to increase and decrease the angle of the tread. During operation of the treadmill, the controller compares the speed of the tread to a target speed, and based on the comparison, adjust the angle of the tread so that the operator's weight will adjust the speed of the tread.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Johnson Health Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Thomas H Moran, Nathan Pyles
  • Stationary exercise apparatus
    Patent number: 7976435
    Abstract: A stationary exercise device with adjustable members for varying the stride path and the exercise intensity of a user is disclosed. The stationary device having a stationary frame and a movable frame that moves relative to the stationary frame to vary the exercise intensity of a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Johnson Health Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mark J Van Handel, Mark J Kannel, Jon C Alling, Hung-Mao Liao
  • Stationary exercise apparatus
    Patent number: 7846071
    Abstract: A stationary exercise device having variable footpaths is disclosed. The exercise device includes a frame, a pair of supporting members that have a first end to rotate about an axis and a second end to move along a reciprocating path, a pair of pedals joined to the supporting members, and a guider assembly for adjusting an incline angle of the reciprocating path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Johnson Health Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mrako A Fenster, Alexander E Hanson, Donald E Stiemke
  • Upper body exercise apparatus and method of use
    Patent number: 7841969
    Abstract: An exercise apparatus including a frame, a flywheel, a drive unit for imparting rotation to the flywheel, a pair of crank arms, and a pair of hand pedals for rotating the crank arms. The drive unit is rotatably mounted to the frame to allow the operator to rotate the drive unit 180 degrees relative to the frame so that the hand pedals and crank arms are reversed when the drive unit is rotated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Johnson Health Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Thomas H Moran, Noel R Johnson