Patents by Inventor James Cotta

James Cotta 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).

  • Unsteady exercise platform having resistance bands
    Patent number: 7637855
    Abstract: An exercise apparatus includes a platform for use in exercises in an unstable configuration. The platform includes a stepping deck for receiving a user; an arched base for rocking support of the stepping deck on a workout surface; and a resistance band assembly housed within the platform, with the resistance band assembly including a plurality of resistance bands. The exercise apparatus may include a frame that is adapted to removably receive and support the platform above a workout surface in a stable configuration for use in exercises. In another exercise apparatus, the platform is secured to the frame such that, in a first orientation, the platform is stable; and in a second, inverted orientation, the platform is unstable. The platform is plank-shaped, and the stepping deck includes two stepping surfaces, each surface being located on an opposite side of the stepping deck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Edison Nation, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Lee Bizzell, Christopher Hoy, Jerry Shew, Amy Fessler Cotta, James Cotta, Ryan S. Gorman, Todd S. Stancombe, Andrew Donati
  • UNSTEADY EXERCISE PLATFORM HAVING RESISTANCE BANDS
    Publication number: 20080318743
    Abstract: An exercise apparatus includes a platform for use in exercises in an unstable configuration. The platform includes a stepping deck for receiving a user; an arched base for rocking support of the stepping deck on a workout surface; and a resistance band assembly housed within the platform, with the resistance band assembly including a plurality of resistance bands. The exercise apparatus may include a frame that is adapted to removably receive and support the platform above a workout surface in a stable configuration for use in exercises. In another exercise apparatus, the platform is secured to the frame such that, in a first orientation, the platform is stable; and in a second, inverted orientation, the platform is unstable. The platform is plank-shaped, and the stepping deck includes two stepping surfaces, each surface being located on an opposite side of the stepping deck.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2008
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventors: Daniel Lee BIZZELL, Christopher Hoy, Jerry Shew, Amy Fessler Cotta, James Cotta, Ryan S. Gorman, Todd S. Stancombe, Andrew Donati