Patents by Inventor Fumio Someya

Fumio Someya 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).

  • Patent number: 4974837
    Abstract: A noiseless weight training machine is provided. The machine comprises a base frame mounted on a floor, a rectangular weight frame installed on the base frame, a pair of parallel guiding rods extending vertically from the base frame, a plurality of weight blocks for traveling up and down along the guide rods, a weight block connecting unit for connecting weight blocks of a number of interest to a user, a cable for suspending the weight block connecting unit through a sheave supported by the ceiling of the weight frame, and a shock damper placed beneath the weight blocks. The shock damper damps shock and vibrations generated by the impact of lifted weight blocks returning against the remainder thereof to reduce impact noise while exercising. The machine further includes elastic members disposed on stoppers mounted beneath the lowermost of the weight blocks so as to support them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 4, 1990
    Assignee: Senoh Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Fumio Someya, Kenichi Takahashi