Patents by Inventor Brent Christopher

Brent Christopher 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).

  • Publication number: 20110034303
    Abstract: An exercise device includes a first treadle assembly supporting a first moving surface and a second treadle assembly supporting a second moving surface. The exercise device further includes an upper body exercise assembly operably associated with the exercise device. The first treadle assembly is pivotally coupled with the frame structure, and the second treadle assembly is pivotally coupled with the frame structure. In another form, an exercise device includes a frame structure, a first treadle assembly having a first endless belt in rotatable engagement with a first roller, a second treadle assembly having a second endless belt in rotatable engagement with a second roller, and a flywheel operably coupled with the first endless belt and the second endless belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: Nautilus, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas A. Crawford, Gary D. Piaget, Partick A. Warner, Brent Christopher
  • Patent number: 7815552
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention involve an exercise device configurable to allow a user to perform various exercises. The exercise devices include an adjustable bench assembly connected with a frame supporting adjustable arm and cable-pulley assemblies providing a user interface with a resistance system. In some embodiments of the invention, the adjustable bench assembly includes a bench seat and a pivotal back support supported on an adjustable bench frame. The exercise devices also utilize various configurations of adjustable arm assemblies that are selectively positionable for numerous exercises and to suit a user's particular body size and shape. Other embodiments of the exercise devices include a resistance system with a transmission supporting a plurality of resistance packs. The transmission allows a user to conveniently engage any number of resistance packs to change the resistance level for a particular exercise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Nautilus, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan R. Dibble, Patrick A. Warner, Eric D. Golesh, Brent Christopher
  • Patent number: 7811209
    Abstract: An exercise device includes a first treadle assembly supporting a first moving surface and a second treadle assembly supporting a second moving surface. The exercise device further includes an upper body exercise assembly operably associated with the exercise device. The first treadle assembly is pivotally coupled with the frame structure, and the second treadle assembly is pivotally coupled with the frame structure. In another form, an exercise device includes a frame structure, a first treadle assembly having a first endless belt in rotatable engagement with a first roller, a second treadle assembly having a second endless belt in rotatable engagement with a second roller, and a flywheel operably coupled with the first endless belt and the second endless belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Nautilus, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas A. Crawford, Gary D. Piaget, Patrick A. Warner, Brent Christopher
  • Publication number: 20100154601
    Abstract: A handle body for a ratcheting tool has an ergonomic shape adapted to receive the palm of a user's hand. The handle has an elongated inner core with an outwardly extending midportion. The core is surrounded by an encasing having a substantially convex profile which slopes downward toward the ratcheting mechanism. Substantially near the apex of the protruded midportion is an orifice for receiving a torsion bar to provide more torque. The handle further has a female end opposite the ratcheting mechanism end for extending the length of the tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: MERIDIAN INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: BRENT CHRISTOPHER
  • Publication number: 20100125089
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel aryloazol-2-yl-cyanoethylamino derivatives substantially enriched in an enantiomer of formula (I): and compounds of formula (IH) wherein R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R13a, R13b, R14a, R14b, P, Q, V, W, X, Y, Z and a are as defined in the description, compositions thereof, processes for their preparation and their uses as pesticides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Inventors: Mark David Soll, Loic Patrick Le Hir de Fallois, Scot Kevin Huber, Hyoung Ik Lee, Douglas Edward Wilkinson, Robert Toms Jacobs, Brent Christopher Beck
  • Publication number: 20100075812
    Abstract: An exercise device employing side-by-side pivotally supported moving surfaces. In one particular example, an exercise device employs a first belt deployed about a front roller and a rear roller and an adjacent second belt deployed about a front roller and a rear roller. The rear of the belts in the area of the rear rollers are pivotally secured and the front of the belts in the area of the front roller are adapted to reciprocate in an up and down motion during use. In some implementations, the moving surfaces include an interconnection structure such that a generally downward movement of one surface is coordinated with a generally upward movement of the other surface. In other implementations, the moving surfaces are operably associated with one or more resistance elements that effect the amount of force required to pivot or actuate the moving surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: Nautilus, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Piaget, Brent Christopher, Brain R. Cook, Douglas A. Crawford, Edward L. Flick, Eric D. Golesh, Ben Monette, Randal Potter, Todd Singh, Matt Rauwerdink, Patrick A. Warner, Bradley J. Smith
  • Patent number: 7621850
    Abstract: An exercise device employing side-by-side pivotally supported moving surfaces. In one particular example, an exercise device employs a first belt deployed about a front roller and a rear roller and an adjacent second belt deployed about a front roller and a rear roller. The rear of the belts in the area of the rear rollers are pivotally secured and the front of the belts in the area of the front roller are adapted to reciprocate in an up and down motion during use. In some implementations, the moving surfaces include an interconnection structure such that a generally downward movement of one surface is coordinated with a generally upward movement of the other surface. In other implementations, the moving surfaces are operably associated with one or more resistance elements that effect the amount of force required to pivot or actuate the moving surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Nautilus, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Piaget, Brent Christopher, Brian R. Cook, Douglas A. Crawford, Edward L. Flick, Eric D. Golesh, Ben Monette, Randal Potter, Todd Singh, Matt Rauwerdink, Patrick A. Warner, Bradley J. Smith
  • Publication number: 20090176626
    Abstract: An exercise device includes a first treadle assembly supporting a first moving surface and a second treadle assembly supporting a second moving surface. The exercise device further includes an upper body exercise assembly operably associated with the exercise device. The first treadle assembly is pivotally coupled with the frame structure, and the second treadle assembly is pivotally coupled with the frame structure. In another form, an exercise device includes a frame structure, a first treadle assembly having a first endless belt in rotatable engagement with a first roller, a second treadle assembly having a second endless belt in rotatable engagement with a second roller, and a flywheel operably coupled with the first endless belt and the second endless belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Applicant: Nautilus, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas A. Crawford, Gary D. Piaget, Patrick A. Warner, Brent Christopher
  • Patent number: 7517303
    Abstract: An exercise device includes a first treadle assembly supporting a first moving surface and a second treadle assembly supporting a second moving surface. The exercise device further includes an upper body exercise assembly operably associated with the exercise device. The first treadle assembly is pivotally coupled with the frame structure, and the second treadle assembly is pivotally coupled with the frame structure. In another form, an exercise device includes a frame structure, a first treadle assembly having a first endless belt in rotatable engagement with a first roller, a second treadle assembly having a second endless belt in rotatable engagement with a second roller, and a flywheel operably coupled with the first endless belt and the second endless belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Nautilus, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas A. Crawford, Gary D. Piaget, Patrick A. Warner, Brent Christopher
  • Publication number: 20060189462
    Abstract: The exercise devices disclosed herein are configurable to allow a user to perform various exercises. The exercise device can include an adjustable bench assembly connected with a frame supporting a cable-pulley assembly providing a user interface with a resistance system. A user can interface with an actuation component to pull resistance cables against resistance from the resistance system. Various exercise accessories can be provided that are easily connected with and removed from the exercise device to allow a user to perform different exercises. Some examples of exercise accessories are used to configure the exercise device for squat, abdominal, leg extension, leg curl, and arm curl exercises. The frame can also be configured to selectively place the exercise device in a stationary operating configuration supported by the frame on a support surface and a storage configuration wherein the exercise device is rollingly supported on the support surface by wheels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2006
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Applicant: Nautilus, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Pearson, Terrence Joehnk, Eric Golesh, Edward Flick, Matthew Rauwerdink, Brent Christopher, Ryan Dibble
  • Publication number: 20060116249
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention involve an exercise device configurable to allow a user to perform various exercises. The exercise devices include an adjustable bench assembly connected with a frame supporting adjustable arm and cable-pulley assemblies providing a user interface with a resistance system. In some embodiments of the invention, the adjustable bench assembly includes a bench seat and a pivotal back support supported on an adjustable bench frame. The exercise devices also utilize various configurations of adjustable arm assemblies that are selectively positionable for numerous exercises and to suit a user's particular body size and shape. Other embodiments of the exercise devices include a resistance system with a transmission supporting a plurality of resistance packs. The transmission allows a user to conveniently engage any number of resistance packs to change the resistance level for a particular exercise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2005
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Applicant: Nautilus, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Dibble, Patrick Warner, Eric Golesh, Brent Christopher
  • Publication number: 20060100069
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention involve an exercise device configurable to allow a user to perform various exercises. The exercise devices include an adjustable bench assembly connected with a frame supporting adjustable arm and cable-pulley assemblies providing a user interface with a resistance system. In some embodiments of the invention, the adjustable bench assembly includes a bench seat and a pivotal back support supported on an adjustable bench frame. The exercise devices also utilize various configurations of adjustable arm assemblies that are selectively positionable for numerous exercises and to suit a user's particular body size and shape. Other embodiments of the exercise devices include a resistance system with a transmission supporting a plurality of resistance packs. The transmission allows a user to conveniently engage any number of resistance packs to change the resistance level for a particular exercise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2005
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Applicant: Nautilus, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Dibble, Patrick Warner, Eric Golesh, Brent Christopher
  • Publication number: 20040214693
    Abstract: An exercise device employing side-by-side pivotally supported moving surfaces. In one particular example, an exercise device employs a first belt deployed about a front roller and a rear roller and an adjacent second belt deployed about a front roller and a rear roller. The rear of the belts in the area of the rear rollers are pivotally secured and the front of the belts in the area of the front roller are adapted to reciprocate in an up and down motion during use. In some implementations, the moving surfaces include an interconnection structure such that a generally downward movement of one surface is coordinated with a generally upward movement of the other surface. In other implementations, the moving surfaces are operably associated with one or more resistance elements that effect the amount of force required to pivot or actuate the moving surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2004
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Applicant: Nautilus, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Piaget, Brent Christopher, Brian R. Cook, Douglas A. Crawford, Edward L. Flick, Eric D. Golesh, Ben Monette, Randal Potter, Todd Singh, Matt Rauwerdink, Patrick A. Warner, Bradley J. Smith
  • Publication number: 20030094827
    Abstract: A deck system for the top of a recreational vehicle or the like includes a platform supported by a base framework that is removably attached to the top of the vehicle. Side and end rails along the periphery of the platform are foldable into adjacent overlying relationship with the platform. A retractable awning is further provided for selectively overlying the platform and a collapsible ladder extends to the platform providing easy access.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2002
    Publication date: May 22, 2003
    Applicant: Carefree/Scott Fetzer Company
    Inventors: Thomas G. Faludy, Jeff Samson, Brent Christopher, Matthew Rauwerdink, Scott P. Thompson
  • Patent number: D533910
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2006
    Assignee: Nautilus, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan R. Dibble, Patrick A. Warner, Eric D. Golesh, Brent Christopher, Edward L. Flick
  • Patent number: D550789
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2007
    Assignee: Nautilus, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan R. Dibble, Patrick A. Warner, Eric D. Golesh, Brent Christopher, Edward L. Flick
  • Patent number: D566798
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: Nautilus, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan R. Dibble, Patrick A. Warner, Eric D. Golesh, Brent Christopher, Edward L. Flick
  • Patent number: D601876
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Meridian International Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Brent Christopher
  • Patent number: D610636
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Nautilus, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric D. Golesh, Edward L. Flick, Brent Christopher, Jeffrey A. Nitta
  • Patent number: D632535
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Meridian International Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Anthony Kriz, YaoKun Gui, Brent Christopher, Mark Holtan