Patents by Inventor Elizabeth A. Candela

Elizabeth A. Candela 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).

  • Abdominal exercise device
    Patent number: 8550965
    Abstract: An exercise device that allows a user to strengthen the entire anatomical core muscles with a lightweight, compact, and portable design. A device includes a housing that is substantially spherical in shape with a hollow portion therein. The housing has at least one protrusion. A ball that is substantially spherical in shape is positioned within said hollow portion such that said housing at least partially encloses the ball therein. A plurality of bearings are disposed between said housing and said ball. The bearings contact the housing and the ball, thereby allowing said housing to rotate about said ball. A plurality of handles detachably connect to the at least one protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Inventors: Elizabeth A Candela, Ronald J Hedenberg
  • ABDOMINAL EXERCISE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20110160024
    Abstract: An exercise device that allows a user to strengthen the entire anatomical core muscles with a lightweight, compact, and portable design. A device includes a housing that is substantially spherical in shape with a hollow portion therein. The housing has at least one protrusion. A ball that is substantially spherical in shape is positioned within said hollow portion such that said housing at least partially encloses the ball therein. A plurality of bearings are disposed between said housing and said ball. The bearings contact the housing and the ball, thereby allowing said housing to rotate about said ball. A plurality of handles detachably connect to the at least one protrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Elizabeth A. Candela, Ronald J. Hedenberg