Patents by Inventor George Pipasik

George Pipasik 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: 4817943
    Abstract: An exercise machine for the strengthening and development of shoulder muscles of an exercising person. The machine has a structural frame including a centrally-disposed upright body support beam with such beam bearing an adjustable height seat adapted to support the exercising person in a sitting position. Right side and left side arm abutment members are positioned for engagement by the forearms, in horizontal orientation, of the exercising person, such abutment members each being affixed to a supporting frame journaled to a journal box affixed to the upper end of the body support beam and located at a point above a shoulder of the exercising person whereby the arm abutment members may each be rotated outwardly and upwardly by movement of the upper arm of such person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1989
    Inventor: George Pipasik
  • Patent number: 4729562
    Abstract: An exercise machine for exercising the total abdominal zone and muscles of an exercising person. The machine's chassis is comprised of base members and upwardly extending members which support a downwardly arcuate seating member for the exercising person. Back support apparatus is provided which includes a frame rotatably attached to the rear end of the seating member, a back rest slidably affixed within the central area of the frame, a pair of handles extending from the top of the frame and weights which are movably affixed to the rear of the frame for adjusting the amount of lever force required to be applied by the exercising person to the handles to move the back support forwardly during exercise use of the machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 8, 1988
    Inventor: George Pipasik