Patents by Inventor John J. Frins

John J. Frins 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: 5433689
    Abstract: A body of limited compressibility, and uniform thickness, defines a support for the posterior of an exerciser during sit-ups, stomach exercises, and the like. A void in the body nestably receives the coccyx area of the exerciser. The body further has an extended member for supporting the exerciser's back, and an elongate void formed in the member comfortably receives the spinal length of the exerciser. Nodules line the edges of the elongate void; these repeatedly knead spine-attached muscles as the exerciser works, supine, on the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1995
    Inventor: John J. Frins
  • Patent number: 5013030
    Abstract: The Device is a circular body which takes the form of a disc. It has a first plurality of apertures formed therein in which to receive the little, ring, middle and index fingers of a hand. Spaced apart from the first plurality of apertures is a second plurality of apertures in which to receive the thumb of the hand. By disposing the thumb, randomly, in different apertures of the second plurality thereof, with the other fingers in the apertures of the first plurality thereof, and straining to squeeze all the fingers and thumb, forcefully, toward the center of the body, the muscle which joins the thumb to the hand gets especially exercised. The Device is non-handed; it is usable with either a left hand or a right hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 7, 1991
    Inventor: John J. Frins