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).

  • Patent number: 11806572
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Nautilus, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel C. Boyles, Mark R. Nestande, Jeffrey A. Gettle, Joshua S. Parah, Robert A. Hagen
  • Publication number: 20230026251
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: 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
  • Publication number: 20220219040
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: Nautilus, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd D. Anderson, Brian Venturella, Jeffrey A. Gettle, Edana French, Marcus Marjama, Edward L. Flick, Dan Consiglio
  • Patent number: 11291883
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Nautilus, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd D. Anderson, Brian Venturella, Jeffrey A. Gettle, Edana French, Marcus Marjama, Edward L. Flick, Dan Consiglio
  • Publication number: 20210353996
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: Nautilus, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel C. Boyles, Mark R. Nestande, Jeffrey A. Gettle, Joshua S. Parah, Robert A. Hagen
  • Patent number: 11135473
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Nautilus, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey A. Gettle
  • Patent number: 11103740
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Nautilus, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel C. Boyles, Mark R. Nestande, Jeffrey A. Gettle, Joshua S. Parah, Robert A. Hagen
  • Publication number: 20210197015
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: Nautilus, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd D. Anderson, Brian Venturella, Jeffrey A. Gettle, Edana French, Marcus Marjama, Edward L. Flick, Dan Consiglio
  • Publication number: 20200398106
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: NAUTILUS, INC.
    Inventor: Jeffrey A. Gettle
  • Publication number: 20200282256
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: OCTANE FITNESS, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel C. Boyles, Mark R. Nestande, Jeffrey A. Gettle, Joshua S. Parah, Robert A. Hagen
  • Publication number: 20170319941
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: 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
  • Publication number: 20140187395
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Nautilus, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay C. Blahnik, Bryce C. Baker, Jeffrey A. Gettle, Edward L. Flick
  • Patent number: D603002
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Nautilus, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Gettle, Kevin M. Hendricks
  • Patent number: D617854
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Nautilus, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey A. Gettle
  • Patent number: D624975
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Nautilus, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward L. Flick, Jeffrey A. Gettle
  • Patent number: D743713
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Nautilus, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward L. Flick, Jeffrey A. Gettle
  • Patent number: D807445
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Nautilus, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey A. Gettle
  • Patent number: D815702
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: NAUTILUS, INC.
    Inventor: Jeffrey A. Gettle
  • Patent number: D953456
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: NAUTILUS, INC.
    Inventor: Jeffrey A. Gettle
  • Patent number: D953457
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Nautilus, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey A. Gettle