Patents by Inventor Roberto Maffei

Roberto Maffei 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: 7874965
    Abstract: Gymnastic machine (1) including a frame (10), at least one gymnastic implement supported by the frame (10), in association with a load group (30) to provide a resistive load to each implement (20) during the execution of a physical exercise; the load group (30) including a first circuit (40) and a second circuit (50), both having respective flexible members (41) (51); each implement (20) being coupled to a first transmission member (41) for the first circuit (40), and the second circuit (50) including at least one load unit (60) capable of exercising a resistive action on the first transmission member (41); the first circuit (40) and the second circuit (50) being interfaced mechanically with each other through modulating means (70) capable of mechanically activating the load unit (60) to regulate its intensity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Technogym S.p.A.
    Inventors: Nerio Alessandri, Simone Casagrande, Roberto Maffei
  • Publication number: 20070225130
    Abstract: Gymnastic machine (1) is provided with a frame (10) and a pair of footrests (20), each of which is movable on a shaped element (30) designed in a given fashion along an arched trajectory (P), with each footrest (20) being connected to the frame (10) in open chain by means of at least one arm (40) rotating about a first substantially vertical axis (42), with each arm (40) being provided, at the respective footrest (20), with a rotatable member (22) suitable to roll on the shaped element (30), and a controlling device (50) is associated with each footrest (20) for varying, in use, the orientation of the footrest (20) so as to make this footrest (20) able to rotate in the opposite direction to a rotation imposed on the corresponding arm (40).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2007
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Inventors: Roberto Maffei, Francesco Della Vittoria, Roberto Gorza
  • Publication number: 20070135277
    Abstract: Gymnastic machine (1) including a frame (10), at least one gymnastic implement supported by the frame (10), in association with a load group (30) to provide a resistive load to each implement (20) during the execution of a physical exercise; the load group (30) including a first circuit (40) and a second circuit (50), both having respective flexible members (41)(51); each implement (20) being coupled to a first transmission member (41) for the first circuit (40), and the second circuit (50) including at least one load unit (60) capable of exercising a resistive action on the first transmission member (41); the first circuit (40) and the second circuit (50) being interfaced mechanically with each other through modulating means (70) capable of mechanically activating the load unit (60) to regulate its intensity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: Nerio Alessandri, Simone Casagrande, Roberto Maffei