Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Nitta

Jeffrey Nitta 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).

  • Publication number: 20090186748
    Abstract: A selectable weight dumbbell system may include a base and a dumbbell. The base may include one or more weight receiving spaces defined by the base's walls and floor. The dumbbell may include a handle and one or more selectively removable weights. The weights may be removably positionable in the weight receiving spaces. A weight and the base may form an orientation feature or key between the weight and the base that compels the weight to be positioned in said one of the weight receiving spaces in an orientation for selective engagement with the handle. The orientation feature or key may include an orientation element, such as a protrusion or the like, and an orientation receiving element, such as a groove or the like. The orientation element may extend from the weight or the base. The orientation receiving element may be defined in the weight or the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Applicant: Nautilus, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric D. Golesh, Jeffrey A. Nitta
  • Publication number: 20050130814
    Abstract: An exercise device that includes a frame portion pivotally connected with a platform portion, and having at least one resistance system releasably connected to the either the frame portion or the platform portion is disclosed. The frame portion is pivotally attached to the platform portion through a pivot locking device that allows the frame to be fixed in a plurality of positions relative to the platform portion. The resistance system utilizes an elastic member that can be configured with a handle or a belt to allow a user to focus on different muscles. The height and width of the frame portion can be adjusted to conform to the physical characteristics of a user and based on the type of exercise the user is performing. The exercise device is also configured to allow the user to stand or sit in various positions on the platform portion while performing various exercises.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2004
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Applicant: Nautilus, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Nitta, Jamie Kummerfeld
  • Publication number: 20050043150
    Abstract: An exercise foot harness adapted to be secured to either foot or shoe of a user. The exercise foot harness includes and interconnection of a toe strap, a midstrap, and a heel strap. The toe strap includes a coupling member so that the toe strap may be secured around the toe area of an athletic shoe. The toe strap also includes one or more coupling points where a user may secure a resistance device, such as a weight cable of a home gym or other exercise machine. The heel strap includes a coupling member so that the heel strap may be secured around the heel area of an athletic shoe. The heel strap also includes one or more coupling points where a user may secure a resistance device. Finally, the midstrap is used to secure the exercise foot harness around the midportion of an athletic shoe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2004
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Applicant: Nautilus, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Nitta, Dominic Lovely
  • Patent number: D603469
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Nautilus, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric D. Golesh, Jeffrey A. Nitta
  • Patent number: D603915
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Nautilus, Inc,
    Inventors: Eric D. Golesh, Jeffrey A. Nitta
  • Patent number: D610636
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Nautilus, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric D. Golesh, Edward L. Flick, Brent Christopher, Jeffrey A. Nitta