Patents by Inventor Kevin Folan

Kevin Folan 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).

  • Reliability system for networked exercise equipment
    Patent number: 6827669
    Abstract: An apparatus for automatically managing the operation of an exercise device includes a timer that determines if a predetermined time interval has elapsed, and an embedded processor that identifies if the exercise device has submitted an indication that it is operational. If the exercise equipment is not operational, the embedded processor transmits a reset signal to the exercise device when the predetermined time interval has elapsed causing the equipment to restart operation properly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Netpulse, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Alvarez Cohen, Kent Kobuchi, Kevin Folan
  • Reliability system for networked exercise equipment
    Publication number: 20010049321
    Abstract: An apparatus for automatically managing the operation of an exercise device includes a timer that determines if a predetermined time interval has elapsed, and an embedded processor that identifies if the exercise device has submitted an indication that it is operational. If the exercise equipment is not operational, the embedded processor transmits a reset signal to the exercise device when the predetermined time interval has elapsed causing the equipment to restart operation properly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2001
    Publication date: December 6, 2001
    Inventors: Michael Alvarez Cohen, Kent Kobuchi, Kevin Folan