Patents Assigned to Expectations, LLC
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Publication number: 20200289872Abstract: An exercise apparatus includes a resistance device including left and right sheaves and associated rewind mechanisms. Left and right cords are routed from the sheaves through left and right swivel pulleys to left and right force receiving members. A person stands on a foot platform and exercises by using her arms and/or her legs to pull the cords from the sheaves. The person may stabilize herself by placing when one or both hands on handlebars when those hands are not involved in the pulling activity.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2020Publication date: September 17, 2020Applicant: Expectations, LLCInventors: Rylie Teeter Leier, Nicholas M. Soller, Christopher H. Leier, Mark A. Krull, Stephen P. Ihli
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Patent number: 10736807Abstract: An inversion apparatus includes a support frame configured to movably support an inversion table. The support frame includes a forwardly extending foot platform that helps a user mount and dismount the apparatus when the apparatus is in an operative configuration. A cover is selectively mounted on top of the inversion table to provide padding and/or a low-friction sliding surface. A lumbar support is preferably connected to the inversion table to overlie a portion of the cover.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2018Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Expectations, LLCInventors: Christopher Henry Leier, Lopin Wang
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Publication number: 20200234825Abstract: The system disclosed allows a user to specify an illness, disease, or health condition, mental or physical or otherwise, and interconnect with other users having similar diagnoses, symptoms, conditions, complications, treatments, or otherwise. The patient user may be connected to a caregiver who links into the system to connect with other caregivers as well. The social network is a health web designed to interconnect patients, friends, families, doctors or others who seek personalized medical information pertaining to the experiences of others. The system allows an interconnection of patients who want to correspond as to symptoms and treatments, and/or for medical professionals who seek to expand their global knowledge base as to collegial networks for diagnosis, treatment, and real-time evaluation. The social network provides a global interface, connected via mobile device, remotely for medical treatment globally, from the latest innovations in medicine to the remote locations of the world.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2019Publication date: July 23, 2020Applicant: Business Expectations LLCInventor: Melissa K Dobson
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Patent number: 10695254Abstract: An inversion apparatus includes a support frame configured to movably support an inversion table. The support frame includes a forwardly extending foot platform that helps a user mount the apparatus when the apparatus is in an operative configuration, and that facilitates upright storage of the apparatus when the apparatus is in a compact configuration. The support frame also includes front and rear legs that pivot relative to one another to transform the apparatus between configurations.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2017Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: Expectations, LLCInventors: Christopher Henry Leier, Lopin Wang
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Patent number: 10617587Abstract: A massage device includes a rotatable member rotatably supported on a supporting base with a pivot axle, and a neck massage member engaged onto the rotatable member and rotated in concert with the rotatable member relative to the supporting base for engaging with a neck portion of a user and for exercising and massaging the neck portion of the user. The supporting base includes a number of rollers engaged with the rotatable member for rotatably supporting the rotatable member on the supporting base. The supporting base includes a number of sockets for engaging with and for supporting the rollers.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2016Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: Expectations, LLCInventors: Christopher Henry Leier, Lo Pin Wang
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Patent number: 10548808Abstract: A massage device includes a handle device having two end portions, two hand grips attached to the end portions of the handle device, and two spring biased lock devices are engaged into the end portions of the handle device and each include a projection for engaging with the handle device and for extending out of the handle device and for preventing the hand grips from being disengaged from the handle device. An arm is attached to one of the end portions of the handle device, and includes a sleeve for engaging onto the handle device and for engaging with one of the spring biased lock devices. One or more massage members are detachably attached to the end portions of the arm.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2016Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignees: Expectations, LLC, Beto Engineering & Marketing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Christopher Henry Leier, Steve Avila, Lopin Wang
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Patent number: 10500431Abstract: The current document is directed to an improved exercise device that facilitates isometric back-stretching exercises and other isometric exercises. One implementation of the improved exercise device includes a tubular U-shaped frame to which two conforming thigh pads are rotatably and slidably mounted. In this implementation, a tubular T-shaped extension is removably attached to the U-shaped frame to provide two leg pads mounted to a crossbar member of the T-shaped extension. The plane of the U-shaped frame is inclined with respect to the plane of the T-shaped extension. The U-shaped frame includes two handles at each end, each handle comprising a tubular handgrip that fits over the ends of the U-shaped frame.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2017Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: Expectations, LLCInventor: Christopher H. Leier
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Patent number: 10299584Abstract: A desk has a base that rests on an underlying floor surface, a work surface that is supported by the base, and a seat that is rotatably connected to the base for rotation between a first position, located in a conventional position behind the desk so a person may sit at the desk, and a second position, located to one side of the desk so that a person may instead stand at the desk. The seat is adjustable radially relative to its axis of rotation, vertically up and down relative to the floor surface, and angularly toward its axis of rotation.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2017Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: Expectations, LLCInventors: Christopher Henry Leier, Yi-Tzu Chen
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Patent number: 10178861Abstract: A fly catcher includes a housing having an orifice formed in an upper peripheral portion and communicating with an inner chamber of the housing, and a cover includes a lower peripheral portion rotatably engaged with the upper peripheral portion of the housing, the cover includes an opening for selectively aligning with the orifice of the housing when the cover is rotated relative to the housing, and the cover includes a casing extended from an upper portion into the cover, and the casing includes an aperture for guiding a fly or mosquito into the cover and the housing. The cover includes a key slidably engaged with a channel of the housing for guiding and limiting the cover to rotate relative to the housing.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2015Date of Patent: January 15, 2019Assignee: Expectations, LLCInventors: Christopher Henry Leier, Lo Pin Wang
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Publication number: 20180271736Abstract: An inversion apparatus includes a support frame configured to movably support an inversion table. The support frame includes a forwardly extending foot platform that helps a user mount and dismount the apparatus when the apparatus is in an operative configuration. A cover is selectively mounted on top of the inversion table to provide padding and/or a low-friction sliding surface. A lumbar support is preferably connected to the inversion table to overlie a portion of the cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2018Publication date: September 27, 2018Applicant: EXPECTATIONS, LLCInventors: Christopher Henry Leier, Lopin Wang
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Publication number: 20180271737Abstract: An inversion apparatus includes a support frame configured to movably support an inversion table. The support frame includes a forwardly extending foot platform that helps a user mount and dismount the apparatus when the apparatus is in an operative configuration. A CPU is preferably mounted on the inversion table to collect data and transmit to an output device, such as a mobile phone.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2018Publication date: September 27, 2018Applicant: EXPECTATIONS, LLCInventors: Christopher Henry Leier, Lopin Wang
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Publication number: 20180250186Abstract: An inversion apparatus includes a support frame configured to movably support an inversion table that extends from an upper end to a lower end. An assembly is mounted on the lower end to clamp a user's ankles and/or support a user's feet. A preferred ankle clamp has a front ankle brace that adjustably telescopes relative to a rear ankle brace. A preferred foot support adjustably rotates between three foot supporting positions, each of which is a unique distance from the ankle clamp.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2017Publication date: September 6, 2018Applicant: EXPECTATIONS, LLCInventors: Christopher Henry Leier, Lopin Wang
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Publication number: 20180147107Abstract: An inversion apparatus includes a support frame configured to movably support an inversion table. The support frame includes a forwardly extending foot platform that helps a user mount the apparatus when the apparatus is in an operative configuration, and that facilitates upright storage of the apparatus when the apparatus is in a compact configuration. The support frame also includes front and rear legs that pivot relative to one another to transform the apparatus between configurations.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2017Publication date: May 31, 2018Applicant: EXPECTATIONS, LLCInventors: Christopher Henry Leier, Lopin Wang
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Patent number: 9968505Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 21, 2014Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignees: Expectations, LLC, Beto Engineering & Marketing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Christopher Henry Leier, Howard Paul Schultz, Lo Pin Wang
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Publication number: 20180125233Abstract: A desk has a base that rests on an underlying floor surface, a work surface that is supported by the base, and a seat that is rotatably connected to the base for rotation between a first position, located in a conventional position behind the desk so a person may sit at the desk, and a second position, located to one side of the desk so that a person may instead stand at the desk. The seat is adjustable radially relative to its axis of rotation, vertically up and down relative to the floor surface, and angularly toward its axis of rotation.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2017Publication date: May 10, 2018Applicant: EXPECTATIONS, LLCInventors: Christopher Henry Leier, Yi-Tzu Chen
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Publication number: 20180085614Abstract: The current document is directed to an improved exercise device that facilitates isometric back-stretching exercises and other isometric exercises. One implementation of the improved exercise device includes a tubular U-shaped frame to which two conforming thigh pads are rotatably and slidably mounted. In this implementation, a tubular T-shaped extension is removably attached to the U-shaped frame to provide two leg pads mounted to a crossbar member of the T-shaped extension. The plane of the U-shaped frame is inclined with respect to the plane of the T-shaped extension. The U-shaped frame includes two handles at each end, each handle comprising a tubular handgrip that fits over the ends of the U-shaped frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2017Publication date: March 29, 2018Applicant: Expectations, LLCInventor: Christopher H. Leier
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Patent number: D851187Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2017Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: Expectations, LLCInventors: Christopher Henry Leier, Lopin Wang
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Patent number: D858683Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2018Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: Expectations, LLCInventor: Christopher Henry Leier
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Patent number: D872282Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2018Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: Expectations, LLCInventors: Christopher Henry Leier, Lopin Wang
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Patent number: D895744Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2018Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: Expectations, LLCInventors: Christopher Henry Leier, Lopin Wang