Patents by Inventor John Scott Ware

John Scott Ware 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).

  • Variable pitch stationary exercise bicycle
    Patent number: 6648802
    Abstract: A stationary exercise bicycle having a frame; a base pivotally connected to said frame and having a front portion, a rear portion, and a side portion connecting said front portion to said rear portion; a pedaling mechanism connected to said frame; a flywheel in an operative relationship with said pedaling mechanism such that a rotation of said pedaling mechanism causes a rotation of said flywheel; and a tensioning member engaged with said flywheel and connected to said frame and said base such that said tensioning member exerts a tension on said pedaling mechanism, wherein said tension is reduced if said frame is tilted toward said front portion of said base and said tension is increased if said frame is tilted toward said rear portion of said base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Inventor: John Scott Ware
  • Variable pitch stationary exercise bicycle
    Publication number: 20010031686
    Abstract: A stationary exercise bicycle comprising a frame, a base pivotally connected to said frame and having a front portion, a rear portion, and a side portion connecting said front portion to said rear portion; a pedaling mechanism connected to said frame; a flywheel in an operative relationship with said pedaling mechanism such that a rotation of said pedaling mechanism causes a rotation of said flywheel, and a tensioning member engaged with said flywheel and connected to said frame and said base such that said tensioning member exerts a tension on said pedaling mechanism, wherein said tension is reduced if said frame is tilted toward said front portion of said base and said tension is increased if said frame is tilted toward said rear portion of said base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2001
    Publication date: October 18, 2001
    Inventor: John Scott Ware