Patents by Inventor Joseph E. Byerly

Joseph E. Byerly 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).

  • Apparatus for digitally displaying muscle strength
    Patent number: 4307608
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to an apparatus for digitally displaying muscle strength. This apparatus measures the output of a load cell under tension or compression and presents a digital readout of the force applied to the load cell in pounds. This apparatus features among other things an analog output which is linearly related to force in pounds for driving a chart recorder, a digital readout of force in pounds and a memory feature which permits retention of the peak value in pounds as a number readout until such time as the result is cancelled at the press of a button.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1980
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1981
    Assignee: Fitness Motivation Institute of America
    Inventors: Ronald E. Useldinger, Joseph E. Byerly