Patents by Inventor Nathan Macdonald

Nathan Macdonald 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).

  • ELECTROMECHANICAL EXERCISE MACHINE
    Publication number: 20250281799
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a rope arrangement including a thimble; a flexible tension supporting member which is terminated on the thimble; at least one protuberance, wherein the protuberance is integral with the thimble; a channel through which the tension supporting member may travel within the channel; and a stop configured to surround the tension supporting member, such that when the stop contacts the at least one protuberance of the thimble, the stop acts as a barrier to prevent the tension supporting member from traveling beyond the stop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2025
    Publication date: September 11, 2025
    Applicant: MAXXX-FORCE LLC
    Inventors: John V. Ferlito, Nathan Macdonald, Fred Smith, Loren Sackett, Nathan Morrill, Ryan Brainard
  • Electromechanical exercise machine
    Patent number: 12311230
    Abstract: An electro-mechanical displacement exercise apparatus for processing a maximum force potential of an athlete, including a frame a frame including a platform, wherein a section of the platform is connected to a tower, whereby the tower houses control means for manipulating a tension supporting member connected to a force bearing member, a first pull location, whereby the first pull location is positioned on the platform and within the frame and whereby the first pull location is operatively connected with a portion of the tension supporting member, whereby a user may exert a force on the tension supporting member operatively connected to a first actuator; and wherein the first actuator is housed within the tower, and whereby the first actuator includes a motor coupled to a gearbox.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: MAXXX-FORCE LLC
    Inventors: John V. Ferlito, Nathan Macdonald, Fred Smith, Loren Sackett, Nathan Morrill, Ryan Brainard
  • Electromechanical Exercise Machine
    Publication number: 20230009699
    Abstract: An electro-mechanical displacement exercise apparatus for processing a maximum force potential of an athlete, including a frame a frame including a platform, wherein a section of the platform is connected to a tower, whereby the tower houses control means for manipulating a tension supporting member connected to a force bearing member, a first pull location, whereby the first pull location is positioned on the platform and within the frame and whereby the first pull location is operatively connected with a portion of the tension supporting member, whereby a user may exert a force on the tension supporting member operatively connected to a first actuator; and wherein the first actuator is housed within the tower, and whereby the first actuator includes a motor coupled to a gearbox.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Johnny Ferlito, Nathan Macdonald, Fred Smith, Loren Sackett, Nathan Morrill, Ryan Brainard