Patents by Inventor Nicholas J. Jansen

Nicholas J. Jansen 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).

  • Safety shutoff for exercise equipment
    Patent number: 10265600
    Abstract: A pull cord safety system, primarily for use with an exercise device such as, but not limited to, a treadmill, that provides for a captive cord which is fixed to the exercise device via a trip mechanism housing. This provides for the benefits of a pull cord safety shutoff where the treadmill shuts off if sufficient force is applied to pull the cord, but keeps the system from being a separable key system. Thus, it eliminates misplacing the key and provides for a system which can more easily be triggered regardless of the angle of fall or instability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: True Fitness Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Jansen, Dennis L. Meyerotto, Jared M. Kueker, Bob J. Hawthorne, David L. Green, Tom A. Russo
  • SAFETY SHUTOFF FOR EXERCISE EQUIPMENT
    Publication number: 20180264341
    Abstract: A pull cord safety system, primarily for use with an exercise device such as, but not limited to, a treadmill, that provides for a captive cord which is fixed to the exercise device via a trip mechanism housing. This provides for the benefits of a pull cord safety shutoff where the treadmill shuts off if sufficient force is applied to pull the cord, but keeps the system from being a separable key system. Thus, it eliminates misplacing the key and provides for a system which can more easily be triggered regardless of the angle of fall or instability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Jansen, Dennis L. Meyerotto, Jared M. Kueker, Bob J. Hawthorne, David L. Green, Tom A. Russo
  • SAFETY SHUTOFF FOR EXERCISE EQUIPMENT
    Publication number: 20170225055
    Abstract: A pull cord safety system, primarily for use with an exercise device such as, but not limited to, a treadmill, that provides for a captive cord which is fixed to the exercise device via a trip mechanism housing. This provides for the benefits of a pull cord safety shutoff where the treadmill shuts off if sufficient force is applied to pull the cord, but keeps the system from being a separable key system. Thus, it eliminates misplacing the key and provides for a system which can more easily be triggered regardless of the angle of fall or instability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Jansen, Dennis L. Meyerotto, Jared M. Kueker, Bob J. Hawthorne, David L. Green, Tom A. Russo