Patents by Inventor Doug Rich

Doug Rich 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).

  • Bench press shoulder protection device and method therefor
    Patent number: 6224518
    Abstract: A shoulder protection device for use with a barbell, during the performance of a bench-press-type exercise. The device consists of a cylindrical pad adapted to be coupled to the barbell at a point substantially over the chest of a user, and having sufficient thickness to reduce the downward travel of the barbell during the performance of a bench-press movement. Such reduction, preferably, should be to the point where the upper arms descend to the horizontal plane defined by the back of the user, but do not break that plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Inventors: Jeffrey Weiss, Doug Rich