Patents by Inventor Jonathan O. Spence

Jonathan O. Spence 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).

  • Exercise machines having a resistance fan that directs air for cooling a user
    Patent number: 11161003
    Abstract: An exercise machine has a supporting frame; a resistance fan on the supporting frame, the resistance fan being configured to provide an amount of resistance to a user of the exercise machine; a housing enclosing the resistance fan, the housing having a plurality of openings through which air from the resistance fan is directed towards the user of the exercise machine; and a shroud on the housing. The shroud is movable with respect to the plurality of openings so as to redirect the air from the resistance fan without changing the amount of resistance provided to the user of the exercise machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Life Fitness, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew A. Donner, Jonathan O. Spence
  • EXERCISE MACHINES HAVING A RESISTANCE FAN THAT DIRECTS AIR FOR COOLING A USER
    Publication number: 20210101042
    Abstract: An exercise machine has a supporting frame; a resistance fan on the supporting frame, the resistance fan being configured to provide an amount of resistance to a user of the exercise machine; a housing enclosing the resistance fan, the housing having a plurality of openings through which air from the resistance fan is directed towards the user of the exercise machine; and a shroud on the housing. The shroud is movable with respect to the plurality of openings so as to redirect the air from the resistance fan without changing the amount of resistance provided to the user of the exercise machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Applicant: Life Fitness, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew A. Donner, Jonathan O. Spence
  • Power strip
    Patent number: D872027
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: BLACK & DECKER INC.
    Inventors: Liu Chao Lien, Connor T. Riegel, Jonathan O. Spence