Patents Assigned to Icon Health & Fitness, Inc.
  • Patent number: 10709925
    Abstract: Embodiments of a strength training apparatus and related methods are provided. In one embodiment, a strength training apparatus may include a tower, a first arm and a second arm each pivotally coupled with the tower and each being configured to be selectively positionable independent of each other at multiple angles relative to each other, a first pulley coupled to an end of the first arm, a first cable extending through the first arm and the first pulley, a second pulley coupled to an end of the second arm, a second cable extending through the second arm and the second pulley, a magnetic mechanism coupled to the first cable and the second cable and configured to provide multiple levels of resistance to a user pulling on the first cable and/or the second cable, and a control panel located on the tower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: ICON Health & Fitness, Inc.
    Inventors: William Dalebout, Michael Olson
  • Patent number: 10702736
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to exercise systems, and more particularly to adjustable exercise cycles. In accordance with at least some aspects, a stationary exercise cycle includes an incline mechanism that adjusts an incline of an upright support structure. The incline mechanism is aligned with a portion of an upright support structure on which a handle bar assembly is mounted. In some cases, the exercise cycle includes a console that can be rotated for viewing when not riding on the exercise cycle. The exercise cycle can also include an adjustment mechanism for adjusting the position of a seat or the handle bar assembly. The adjustment mechanism can include a cam-based locking mechanism for selectively securing the seat or handle bar assembly in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: ICON Health & Fitness, Inc.
    Inventors: Jared Weston, William T. Dalebout, Greg W. Law, Keith A. Taylor, Steven J. Kresie, Eric S. Watterson
  • Patent number: 10688346
    Abstract: In general, the present invention relates to exercise devices and systems that can receive and run workout programs that include control command subsets that control the moveable members of a plurality of different exercise devices. Exercise devices of the present invention are able to ignore the control command subset(s) that do not control their moveable member(s) and recognize the control command subset(s) that control their moveable member(s). Exercise devices of the present invention are further able to, if necessary, perform a sizing restriction to the relevant control command subset(s). Motivational content may also be modified in connection with or independently from a sizing restriction made to the control commands. The present invention also relates to a method for controlling one or more exercise device with a workout file that includes control command subsets that control the moveable members of a plurality of different exercise devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: ICON Health & Fitness, Inc.
    Inventor: Chase Brammer
  • Patent number: 10668320
    Abstract: A treadmill may include a deck, a first pulley disposed in a first portion of the deck, a second pulley disposed in a second portion of the deck, a tread belt surrounding the first pulley and the second pulley, and a locking mechanism that selectively prevents the tread belt from moving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: ICON Health & Fitness, Inc.
    Inventor: Scott R. Watterson
  • Patent number: 10671705
    Abstract: A method for customizing recipe recommendations may include receiving a target number of calories for a user, receiving physical movement data of the user from one or more electronic sensors configured to directly measure physical movement of the user, analyzing the received physical movement data, determining one or more physical movement parameters based on the analysis of the received physical movement data, determining the recentness of each of the recipes being recommended or logged to the user, assigning a weight to each of the recipes based on the received target number of calories for the user, the determined one or more physical movement parameters, and the determined recentness of the recipe being recommended or logged to the user, ranking the recipes based on their assigned weights, and generating a custom recipe recommendation for the user based on the ranking of the recipes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: ICON Health & Fitness, Inc.
    Inventors: Rebecca Lynn Capell, Megan Jane Ostler
  • Patent number: 10661114
    Abstract: An exercise machine may include a frame, a base portion of the frame, a deck pivotally connected at a rear end, an upright structure of the frame, a handle movably attached to the frame, and a linkage connecting the handle to the first end of the deck. An elevation of the first end of the deck changes when the handle is moved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: ICON Health & Fitness, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott R. Watterson, William T. Dalebout, Kent M. Smith
  • Patent number: 10625114
    Abstract: An exercise machine includes a frame, a seat track of the frame, a seat movably attached to the seat track of the frame, at least one resistance mechanism connected to the frame, a pull cable in communication with the resistance mechanism, a crank assembly in communication with the resistance mechanism, a first swing arm connected to the frame, and a second swing arm connected to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: ICON Health & Fitness, Inc.
    Inventor: Gaylen Ercanbrack
  • Patent number: 10625137
    Abstract: An exercise device includes a frame, an upright portion of the frame, a movable element connected to the frame and movable in the performance of an exercise, a first display connected to the upright portion of the frame, and a second display connected to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: ICON Health & Fitness, Inc.
    Inventors: William T. Dalebout, Gordon Cutler
  • Patent number: 10569121
    Abstract: A treadmill may include a deck, a first pulley disposed in a first portion of the deck, a second pulley disposed in a second portion of the deck, a tread belt surrounding the first pulley and the second pulley, an upright structure connected to the deck, and a pull cable incorporated into the upright structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: ICON Health & Fitness, Inc.
    Inventor: Scott R. Watterson
  • Patent number: 10569123
    Abstract: A treadmill includes an exercise deck. The exercise deck includes a platform, a first pulley incorporated into the platform at a front end, a second pulley incorporated into the platform at a rear end, a tread belt surrounding the first pulley and the second pulley, and a plurality of tilt actuators incorporated into the platform. The treadmill also includes an upright structure. The upright structure includes a console, a tilt controller incorporated into the console in communication with the plurality of tilt actuators, and the tilt controller having a multi-dimensional input mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: ICON Health & Fitness, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Hochstrasser, William T. Dalebout
  • Patent number: 10561894
    Abstract: A treadmill includes a platform where the platform includes a first side panel and a second side panel spaced apart at a distance from the first side panel, and a gap defined between the first side panel and the second side panel. The treadmill also includes a running deck contained within the platform and exposed within the gap, a first pulley connected to the running deck, a second pulley connected to the running deck opposite the first pulley, a tread belt surrounding the first pulley and the second pulley, a first post removably connected to the platform, a second post removably connected to the platform, and a first rail transversely connected to the first post and the second post.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: ICON Health & Fitness, Inc.
    Inventors: William T. Dalebout, Gordon Cutler
  • Patent number: 10561893
    Abstract: An exercise device includes a base and an upright structure connected to the base. The upright structure includes a stationary portion connected to the base, a height adjustable portion connected to the stationary portion, and a linear actuator that moves the height adjustable portion in response to a command from a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: ICON Health & Fitness, Inc.
    Inventors: N. Jeffrey Chatterton, Luke Downs
  • Patent number: 10561877
    Abstract: An exercise machine may include a frame. The frame may include a base portion, an upright portion coupled to the base portion, and a pivot joint connecting the upright portion to the base portion. The pivot joint may include a drop-in axle connected to the upright portion and a drop-in receptacle connected to the base portion. The drop-in axle may be removably received in the drop-in receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: ICON Health & Fitness, Inc.
    Inventor: Ryan Workman
  • Patent number: 10543395
    Abstract: A treadmill includes a deck, an incline mechanism attached to the deck, and a lift assist mechanism that offloads a portion of the lifting force from the incline mechanism when the incline mechanism changes an elevation of a portion of the deck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: ICON Health & Fitness, Inc.
    Inventors: Wade A. Powell, Dale Alan Buchanan, Christopher J. Salvesen
  • Patent number: 10537764
    Abstract: A control mechanism includes a friction brake assembly. The friction brake assembly includes a push rod and a friction pad connected to the push rod. The control mechanism also includes a magnetic resistance assembly. The magnetic resistance assembly includes a rotatable sleeve, a movable housing in contact with the rotatable sleeve, and at least one magnet disposed within the movable housing. The control mechanism also includes a knob in mechanical communication with both the push rod and the rotatable sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: ICON Health & Fitness, Inc.
    Inventors: Kent M. Smith, David Hays
  • Patent number: 10500473
    Abstract: A method for positioning a console of an exercise device includes determining an angle formed between an exercise deck of the exercise device and a base of the exercise device and adjusting a physical height of a console of the exercise device to a correlated height based at least in part on the angle of the exercise deck when the physical height is determined to be out of alignment with the correlated height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: ICON Health & Fitness, Inc.
    Inventor: Scott R. Watterson
  • Patent number: 10493349
    Abstract: Display on exercise device. In one embodiment, an exercise device includes a frame, a movable engagement surface connected to the frame and movable in the performance of an exercise, and a display located adjacent to or below at least a portion of the movable engagement surface relative to the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: ICON Health & Fitness, Inc.
    Inventor: Eric S. Watterson
  • Patent number: 10492519
    Abstract: A method for customizing nutritional supplement recommendations may include receiving a primary nutritional supplement motivation indication of a user, receiving physical movement data of the user from one or more electronic sensors configured to directly measure physical movement of the user, analyzing the physical movement data, determining one or more physical movement parameters based on the analysis of the physical movement data, generating a custom nutritional supplement recommendation for the user based on the received primary nutritional supplement motivation indication and the determined one or more physical movement parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: ICON Health & Fitness, Inc.
    Inventors: Rebecca Lynn Capell, Megan Jane Ostler
  • Patent number: 10471299
    Abstract: An exercise machine may include a deck, a lift motor connected to the deck, and a cooling mechanism that cools the lift motor when the cooling mechanism is activated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: ICON Health & Fitness, Inc.
    Inventor: Wade A. Powell
  • Patent number: D868909
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: ICON Health & Fitness, Inc.
    Inventors: Gordon Cutler, Michael L. Olson, William T. Dalebout