Patents by Inventor Charlton Michael Hobson

Charlton Michael Hobson 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).

  • Method and apparatus for exercise energy utilization
    Patent number: 11052274
    Abstract: A system for capture, storage, and usage of electric energy generated by humans during exercise activities, including exercise devices having a modular control-power storage unit that incorporates energy conversion units arranged to transform mechanical energy of the at least one human participant into different storable forms of energy, at least one energy storage module arranged to store energy in at least one storage medium, and at least one control unit arranged to provide digital or analog control for the at least one modular control-power storage unit. The system may also have a communication and networking subsystem structured as a networking device and arranged to connect to and communicate bay exchanging information with at wired and/or wireless network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Inventor: Charlton Michael Hobson
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXERCISE ENERGY UTILIZATION
    Publication number: 20190027957
    Abstract: A system for capture, storage, and usage of electric energy generated by humans during exercise activities, including exercise devices having a modular control-power storage unit that incorporates energy conversion units arranged to transform mechanical energy of the at least one human participant into different storable forms of energy, at least one energy storage module arranged to store energy in at least one storage medium, and at least one control unit arranged to provide digital or analog control for the at least one modular control-power storage unit. The system may also have a communication and networking subsystem structured as a networking device and arranged to connect to and communicate bay exchanging information with at wired and/or wireless network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventor: Charlton Michael Hobson