Patents by Inventor Richard D. Charnitski

Richard D. Charnitski 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: 6929587
    Abstract: An exercise apparatus and method utilizes a flywheel mounted on a rotatable axle. The user exercises by accelerating and decelerating the rotation of the flywheel. For example, a line which wraps around the axle provides a mechanism for accelerating and decelerating the flywheel when a user applies a pulling force to the line. The inertia of the flywheel resists the user applied pulling force and provides the exercise mechanism. Preferably, spool mounted on the axle and variable pivot locations provide a mechanism for easily varying the exercise resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2005
    Inventor: Richard D. Charnitski
  • Patent number: 6689024
    Abstract: An exercise apparatus and method utilizes a flywheel mounted on a rotatable axle. The user exercises by accelerating and decelerating the rotation of the flywheel. For example, a line which wraps around the axle provides a mechanism for accelerating and decelerating the flywheel when a user applies a pulling force to the line. The inertia of the flywheel resists the user applied pulling force and provides the exercise mechanism. Preferably, spool mounted on the axle and variable pivot locations provide a mechanism for easily varying the exercise resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Inventor: Richard D. Charnitski
  • Publication number: 20020086777
    Abstract: An exercise apparatus and method utilizes a flywheel mounted on a rotatable axle. The user exercises by accelerating and decelerating the rotation of the flywheel. For example, a line which wraps around the axle provides a mechanism for accelerating and decelerating the flywheel when a user applies a pulling force to the line. The inertia of the flywheel resists the user applied pulling force and provides the exercise mechanism. Preferably, spool mounted on the axle and variable pivot locations provide a mechanism for easily varying the exercise resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2001
    Publication date: July 4, 2002
    Inventor: Richard D. Charnitski
  • Patent number: 6283899
    Abstract: An exercise apparatus and method utilizes a flywheel mounted on a rotatable axle. The user exercises by accelerating and decelerating the rotation of the flywheel. For example, a line which wraps around the axle provides a mechanism for accelerating and decelerating the flywheel when a user applies a pulling force to the line. The inertia of the flywheel resists the user applied pulling force and provides the exercise mechanism. Preferably, spool mounted on the axle and variable pivot locations provide a mechanism for easily varying the exercise resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Inventor: Richard D. Charnitski
  • Patent number: 5679100
    Abstract: An exercise machine for simultaneous upper body exercise and lower body exercise is provided. The exercise machine has handles and pedals for climbing that move in synchronized motions in generally the same plane to simulate a vertical climbing action. The handles and pedals are interconnected such that the user of the exercise machine moves in a coordinated, synchronized climbing motion. The range of the arm movement is different than the range of the leg movement such that the exercise or work of the upper body may be different or adjustable relative to the exercise or work of the lower body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1997
    Inventor: Richard D. Charnitski
  • Patent number: 5492515
    Abstract: An exercise machine for simultaneous upper body exercise and lower body exercise is provided. The exercise machine has handles and pedals for climbing that move in synchronized motions in generally the same plane to simulate a vertical climbing action. The handles and pedals are interconnected such that the user of the exercise machine moves in a coordinated, synchronized climbing motion. The range of the arm movement is different than the range of the leg movement such that the exercise or work of the upper body may be different or adjustable relative to the exercise or work of the lower body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1996
    Inventor: Richard D. Charnitski
  • Patent number: 5040785
    Abstract: An improved climbing exercise machine which has hand grips and foot pedals mounted to reciprocating separate sliding trucks which move within a track structure, wherein the sliding trucks are connected to each other by chains for mechanically providing co-ordinated leg and arm movements that simulate a vertical climbing action in a "homolateral pattern" and a "cross crawl pattern". A change from a "homolateral pattern" to a "cross crawl pattern" is easily facilitated by a longitudinal opening provided along the center of the track structure whereby the chains linking the right handle to the right foot pedal and the left handle to the left foot pedal, respectively, are interconnected via the longitudinal opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1991
    Inventor: Richard D. Charnitski
  • Patent number: 4248244
    Abstract: There is disclosed a heart rate indicator having electrodes for coupling to the electrical impulses corresponding to each beat of the heart of a living subject, which electrodes are connected to an electronic circuit for producing a burst of alternating electronic signal in response to each electrical impulse produced at each heart beat. The electronic circuit in turn is connected to a detector circuit for detecting the peak amplitude of each burst of alternating signal and to produce an electrical pulse related in time thereto, the detector circuit in turn being connected to a microcomputer which measures the time between pulses and selectively converts the measured times into a number representing heart beat rate, the microcomputer being in turn connected to a display for displaying the number representing heart beat rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1979
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1981
    Inventors: Richard D. Charnitski, Curtis W. Morgan
  • Patent number: D302194
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1986
    Date of Patent: July 11, 1989
    Assignee: Heart Rate, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard D. Charnitski