Patents by Inventor Michael Scala

Michael Scala 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).

  • Patent number: 11633657
    Abstract: Portable modular training systems are described herein. In one aspect, a modular training system includes a system container including a container front, a container rear, a container first side, a container second side, a container bottom, and a container top, defining a container cavity, and an exercise structure comprising a platform connector with a vertical support bar coupled to an interior surface of the system container and a horizontal bar coupled to the vertical support bar and extending external to the system container via an aperture defined by the system container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: WESTERN SHELTER SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Timothy Riley, Nicholas Michael Liebrecht, Michael W. Zahendra, Michael Scala
  • Publication number: 20220331681
    Abstract: Portable modular training systems are described herein. In one aspect, a system includes a system container including a container front, a container rear, a container first side, a container second side, a container bottom, and a container top, an exercise structure including: at least one platform connector including: a mounting plate coupled to the system container; a first member coupled to the mounting plate and extending away from the mounting plate at a downward angle relative to the mounting plate; a second member coupled to the first member and the mounting plate and extending away from the mounting plate at an upward angle relative to the mounting plate; and a support arm coupled to the first member and the second member and extending perpendicularly away from the mounting plate; where the exercise structure is wholly supported by the system container when the exercise structure is securely associated system container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Timothy RILEY, Nicholas Michael LIEBRECHT, Michael W. ZAHENDRA, Michael SCALA
  • Patent number: 11426646
    Abstract: Portable modular training systems are described herein. In one aspect, a system includes a system container including a container front, a container rear, a container first side, a container second side, a container bottom, and a container top, an exercise structure including: at least one platform connector including: a mounting plate coupled to the system container; a first member coupled to the mounting plate and extending away from the mounting plate at a downward angle relative to the mounting plate; a second member coupled to the first member and the mounting plate and extending away from the mounting plate at an upward angle relative to the mounting plate; and a support arm coupled to the first member and the second member and extending perpendicularly away from the mounting plate; where the exercise structure is wholly supported by the system container when the exercise structure is securely associated system container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: WESTERN SHELTER SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Timothy Riley, Nicholas Michael Liebrecht, Michael W. Zahendra, Michael Scala
  • Publication number: 20220008802
    Abstract: Portable modular training systems are described herein. In one aspect, a system includes a system container including a container front, a container rear, a container first side, a container second side, a container bottom, and a container top, an exercise structure including: at least one platform connector including: a mounting plate coupled to the system container; a first member coupled to the mounting plate and extending away from the mounting plate at a downward angle relative to the mounting plate; a second member coupled to the first member and the mounting plate and extending away from the mounting plate at an upward angle relative to the mounting plate; and a support arm coupled to the first member and the second member and extending perpendicularly away from the mounting plate; where the exercise structure is wholly supported by the system container when the exercise structure is securely associated system container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Timothy RILEY, Nicholas Michael LIEBRECHT, Michael W. ZAHENDRA, Michael SCALA
  • Patent number: 11065525
    Abstract: A Functional Training System (FTS) is provided and includes a system container, wherein the system container includes a container front, a container rear, a container first side, a container second side, a container bottom, and a container top, wherein the container front, container rear, container first side, container second side, container bottom, and container top define a container cavity. The FTS further includes an exercise structure, wherein the exercise structure includes a platform connector, wherein the platform connector is non-perpendicularly and securely associated with at least one of the container front, container rear, container first side, container second side, container bottom, and container top, and wherein when the exercise structure is securely associated with at least one of the container front, container rear, container first side, container second side, container bottom, and container top, the exercise structure is supported by the system container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: WESTERN SHELTER SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Michael Scala, Joseph Thomas, Timothy Riley, Ryan Scott Fox
  • Publication number: 20200222780
    Abstract: A Functional Training System (FTS) is provided and includes a system container, wherein the system container includes a container front, a container rear, a container first side, a container second side, a container bottom, and a container top, wherein the container front, container rear, container first side, container second side, container bottom, and container top define a container cavity. The FTS further includes an exercise structure, wherein the exercise structure includes a platform connector, wherein the platform connector is non-perpendicularly and securely associated with at least one of the container front, container rear, container first side, container second side, container bottom, and container top, and wherein when the exercise structure is securely associated with at least one of the container front, container rear, container first side, container second side, container bottom, and container top, the exercise structure is supported by the system container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Scala, Joseph Scala, Timothy Riley, Ryan Scott Fox