Patents by Inventor Matthew A. Heinle

Matthew A. Heinle 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).

  • Collapsible and storable apparatus for exercising core muscles
    Patent number: 7435207
    Abstract: A core muscle exercising apparatus has a support platform that is held off the ground in an operative position by opposed front support legs and opposed rear support legs. A front support leg on one side of the apparatus is pivotally secured to a rear support leg on that same side, and a front support leg on the other side of the apparatus is pivotally secured to the rear support leg on that side. In the operative position, the front support legs hold the support platform in an operative position, generally parallel to a ground surface on which the front and rear support legs stand. In a storable position, the front support legs are pivoted relative to the rear support legs on their respective pivot assemblies, and the support platform further pivots toward the front support legs to provide the apparatus in a collapsed, readily storable position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Inventors: John W. Cook, Matthew A. Heinle, Detlev F. Smith
  • Collapsible and storable apparatus for exercising core muscles
    Publication number: 20080207414
    Abstract: A core muscle exercising apparatus has a support platform that is held off the ground in an operative position by opposed front support legs and opposed rear support legs. A front support leg on one side of the apparatus is pivotally secured to a rear support leg on that same side, and a front support leg on the other side of the apparatus is pivotally secured to the rear support leg on that side. In the operative position, the front support legs hold the support platform in an operative position, generally parallel to a ground surface on which the front and rear support legs stand. In a storable position, the front support legs are pivoted relative to the rear support legs on their respective pivot assemblies, and the support platform further pivots toward the front support legs to provide the apparatus in a collapsed, readily storable position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2007
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: John W. Cook, Matthew A. Heinle, Detlev F. Smith