Patents by Inventor Michael A. Lo Presti

Michael A. Lo Presti 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 machine with infinite position range limiter and automatic belt tensioning system
    Patent number: 7083554
    Abstract: An exercise machine having infinite range limiting capability comprises: a frame; a pivotable exercise arm mounted to the frame configured to engage an exercising user and moveable along a stroke path having a fully extended position and a fully flexed position; a movement-resisting system for resisting movement of the exercise arm along the stroke path; an interconnecting unit for interconnecting the exercise arm and the movement-resisting unit so that movement of the exercise arm causes a portion of the movement-resisting unit to move in response thereto; and a range-limiting unit for limiting the distance the exercise arm moves along the stroke path during exercise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: Nautilus, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael A. Lo Presti