Patents by Inventor Jeffrey A. Gettle
Jeffrey A. Gettle 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).
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Patent number: 11806572Abstract: A foot support assembly for an exercise machine may be configured for sing-hand operation (e.g., cinching or releasing of the foot strap). The foot support assembly may include a footplate coupled to the frame of the exercise machine and configured to support the user's foot during exercise and a strap coupled to the footplate and configured to resist separation of the user's foot from the footplate. The strap is operatively associated with a quick release ratchet mechanism, which is configured to be unlocked simply by pressing a lever of the ratchet to allow the ratchet strip to reverse, releasing the user's foot from the strap. The foot support assembly may be provided on each side of the seat rail of a rowing machine, which may alternatively or additionally include a multi-grip handle including a plurality of grip portions configured to position the user's hand at different orientations to one another.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Nautilus, Inc.Inventors: Daniel C. Boyles, Mark R. Nestande, Jeffrey A. Gettle, Joshua S. Parah, Robert A. Hagen
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Publication number: 20230026251Abstract: An exercise system including a tower and a translatable and rotatable display is disclosed. The tower is a free-standing unit and includes a mast that supports the display at a sufficient height or elevation, for example above a front panel of the system's housing. A carriage assembly couples the display to the mast to enable translation of the display between two positions, and the display mount is further configured to enable rotation of the display between a portrait orientation and an landscape orientation when the display is in the second position. In some embodiments, rotation of the display is substantially inhibited by the system's housing, for example the front panel, when the display is in the first position.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2022Publication date: January 26, 2023Applicant: NAUTILUS, INC.Inventors: Jeffrey A. Tracy, Bryce C. Baker, Edana French, Ryan J. Pohl, Kevin M. Hendricks, Todd D. Anderson, Robert F. Michels, III, Marcus L. Marjama, Steven Rodden, James Li, Jeffrey A. Gettle, Edward L. Flick
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Publication number: 20220219040Abstract: A stationary bike capable of leaning of tilting side to side during use is described. The stationary bike has a fixed frame portion and moving frame portion which is pivotally mounted on the fixed frame portion, at two spaced apart pivot locations, to allow the moving frame to pivot about a pivot axis defined by the two spaced apart pivot locations. The pivotal action of the bike may be resisted, such as by a damper. The tilt-enabled bike is equipped with a tilt disabling mechanism, e.g., a locking mechanism configured to selectively and operatively engage the moving and the fixed frame to disable the relative movement (i.e. the pivoting) of the moving frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2022Publication date: July 14, 2022Applicant: Nautilus, Inc.Inventors: Todd D. Anderson, Brian Venturella, Jeffrey A. Gettle, Edana French, Marcus Marjama, Edward L. Flick, Dan Consiglio
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Patent number: 11291883Abstract: A stationary bike capable of leaning of tilting side to side during use is described. The stationary bike has a fixed frame portion and moving frame portion which is pivotally mounted on the fixed frame portion, at two spaced apart pivot locations, to allow the moving frame to pivot about a pivot axis defined by the two spaced apart pivot locations. The pivotal action of the bike may be resisted, such as by a damper. The tilt-enabled bike is equipped with a tilt disabling mechanism, e.g., a locking mechanism configured to selectively and operatively engage the moving and the fixed frame to disable the relative movement (i.e. the pivoting) of the moving frame.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2020Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: Nautilus, Inc.Inventors: Todd D. Anderson, Brian Venturella, Jeffrey A. Gettle, Edana French, Marcus Marjama, Edward L. Flick, Dan Consiglio
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Publication number: 20210353996Abstract: A foot support assembly for an exercise machine may be configured for sing-hand operation (e.g., cinching or releasing of the foot strap), The foot support assembly may include a footplate coupled to the frame of the exercise machine and configured to support the user's foot during exercise and a strap coupled to the footplate and configured to resist separation of the user's foot from the footplate. The strap is operatively associated with a quick release ratchet mechanism, which is configured to be unlocked simply by pressing a lever of the ratchet to allow the ratchet strip to reverse, releasing the user's foot from the strap. The foot support assembly may be provided on each side of the seat rail of a rowing machine, which may alternatively or additionally include a multi-grip handle including a plurality of grip portions configured to position the user's hand at different orientations to one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2021Publication date: November 18, 2021Applicant: Nautilus, Inc.Inventors: Daniel C. Boyles, Mark R. Nestande, Jeffrey A. Gettle, Joshua S. Parah, Robert A. Hagen
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Patent number: 11135473Abstract: A media holder for an exercise machine in accordance with some examples herein may include a first portion, a second portion movable relative to the first portion; and a size adjustment mechanism movably connecting the second portion to the first portion to enable resizing of a media holding region independent of whether a media item is present in the media holding region. The size adjustment mechanism may include an arm pivotally coupled to the second portion and configured to selectively engage the first portion in a plurality of positions.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2019Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: Nautilus, Inc.Inventor: Jeffrey A. Gettle
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Patent number: 11103740Abstract: A foot support assembly for an exercise machine may be configured for sing-hand operation (e.g., cinching or releasing of the foot strap). The foot support assembly may include a footplate coupled to the frame of the exercise machine and configured to support the user's foot during exercise and a strap coupled to the footplate and configured to resist separation of the user's foot from the footplate. The strap is operatively associated with a quick release ratchet mechanism, which is configured to be unlocked simply by pressing a lever of the ratchet to allow the ratchet strip to reverse, releasing the user's foot from the strap. The foot support assembly may be provided on each side of the seat rail of a rowing machine, which may alternatively or additionally include a multi-grip handle including a plurality of grip portions configured to position the user's hand at different orientations to one another.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2019Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: Nautilus, Inc.Inventors: Daniel C. Boyles, Mark R. Nestande, Jeffrey A. Gettle, Joshua S. Parah, Robert A. Hagen
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Publication number: 20210197015Abstract: A stationary bike capable of leaning of tilting side to side during use is described. The stationary bike has a fixed frame portion and moving frame portion which is pivotally mounted on the fixed frame portion, at two spaced apart pivot locations, to allow the moving frame to pivot about a pivot axis defined by the two spaced apart pivot locations. The pivotal action of the bike may be resisted, such as by a damper. The tilt-enabled bike is equipped with a tilt disabling mechanism, e.g., a locking mechanism configured to selectively and operatively engage the moving and the fixed frame to disable the relative movement (i.e. the pivoting) of the moving frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2020Publication date: July 1, 2021Applicant: Nautilus, Inc.Inventors: Todd D. Anderson, Brian Venturella, Jeffrey A. Gettle, Edana French, Marcus Marjama, Edward L. Flick, Dan Consiglio
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Publication number: 20200398106Abstract: A media holder for an exercise machine in accordance with some examples herein may include a first portion, a second portion movable relative to the first portion; and a size adjustment mechanism movably connecting the second portion to the first portion to enable resizing of a media holding region independent of whether a media item is present in the media holding region. The size adjustment mechanism may include an arm pivotally coupled to the second portion and configured to selectively engage the first portion in a plurality of positions.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2019Publication date: December 24, 2020Applicant: NAUTILUS, INC.Inventor: Jeffrey A. Gettle
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Publication number: 20200282256Abstract: A foot support assembly for an exercise machine may be configured for sing-hand operation (e.g., cinching or releasing of the foot strap). The foot support assembly may include a footplate coupled to the frame of the exercise machine and configured to support the user's foot during exercise and a strap coupled to the footplate and configured to resist separation of the user's foot from the footplate. The strap is operatively associated with a quick release ratchet mechanism, which is configured to be unlocked simply by pressing a lever of the ratchet to allow the ratchet strip to reverse, releasing the user's foot from the strap. The foot support assembly may be provided on each side of the seat rail of a rowing machine, which may alternatively or additionally include a multi-grip handle including a plurality of grip portions configured to position the user's hand at different orientations to one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2019Publication date: September 10, 2020Applicant: OCTANE FITNESS, LLCInventors: Daniel C. Boyles, Mark R. Nestande, Jeffrey A. Gettle, Joshua S. Parah, Robert A. Hagen
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Publication number: 20170319941Abstract: An exercise machine may include a tower enclosing, at least in part, a cable and pulley system, a base supporting the tower on a surface, and a plurality of handles operatively coupled to the cable and pulley system and configured to extend from the tower. The exercise machine may include a resistance motor operatively coupled to the cable and pulley system. The resistance motor may include a fan and a flywheel connected to a common shaft. The exercise machine may be operatively associated with a user interface which includes an exercise display area configured to activate one or more exercise indicators in a predetermined sequence and a control area including at least one mode control operable to change the sequence of activation of the one or more exercise indicators. The user interface may be provided on a console of the exercise machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2017Publication date: November 9, 2017Inventors: Joshua S. Smith, Todd D. Anderson, Benjamin A. Browning, Gregg A. Wilson, Robert W. Jacobson, Julia F. Eschman, Kristin A. Beadle, Elena M. Sherman, Jeffrey A. Gettle
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Publication number: 20140187395Abstract: An exercise device may include one or more leg assemblies operatively joined to a user engagement component. The leg assemblies may position the user engagement component at an initial or rest position, which may be a predetermined distance above a support surface. The leg assemblies may be configured to allow a user to move the user engagement towards the support surface from the initial or rest position. The exercise device may further include one or more biasing or resistance components that are joined to at least one leg assembly and that resist movement of the user engagement component towards the support surface. The biasing or resistance components may further be configured to return the engagement component to its initial or rest position.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2012Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: Nautilus, Inc.Inventors: Jay C. Blahnik, Bryce C. Baker, Jeffrey A. Gettle, Edward L. Flick
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Patent number: D603002Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2008Date of Patent: October 27, 2009Assignee: Nautilus, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey A. Gettle, Kevin M. Hendricks
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Patent number: D617854Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2008Date of Patent: June 15, 2010Assignee: Nautilus, Inc.Inventor: Jeffrey A. Gettle
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Patent number: D624975Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2009Date of Patent: October 5, 2010Assignee: Nautilus, Inc.Inventors: Edward L. Flick, Jeffrey A. Gettle
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Patent number: D743713Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2014Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: Nautilus, Inc.Inventors: Edward L. Flick, Jeffrey A. Gettle
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Patent number: D807445Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2016Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: Nautilus, Inc.Inventor: Jeffrey A. Gettle
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Patent number: D815702Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2016Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: NAUTILUS, INC.Inventor: Jeffrey A. Gettle
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Patent number: D953456Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2020Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: NAUTILUS, INC.Inventor: Jeffrey A. Gettle
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Patent number: D953457Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2020Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: Nautilus, Inc.Inventor: Jeffrey A. Gettle