Patents by Inventor Robson Lindsay Splane, Jr.

Robson Lindsay Splane, Jr. 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: 10343005
    Abstract: An exercise machine is described. The exercise machine includes a frame formed by a pair of front legs pivotally connected with a pair of rear legs. The frame is movable between an expanded position (for use) where the pair of front legs are pivoted away from the pair of rear legs and a collapsed position (for storage) where the pair of front legs are pivoted toward the pair of rear legs. One or more swinging arms hang from and are pivotally connected with the frame. A swinging platform is connected with the swinging arms. Thus, a user can position a body part upon the swinging platform and perform an exercise by swinging the swinging platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Inventor: Robson Lindsay Splane, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9918886
    Abstract: A seat assist device is described. The seat assist device includes a base, a lift platform having a front portion and a rear portion, with the front portion of the lift platform being pivotally connected with the base. A lifting arm is connected with the rear portion of the lift platform. The lifting arm extends from the lift platform to project beyond the front potion of the lift platform, with the lifting arm terminating in handles for grasping by a user. A lift bar is pivotally connected between the base and the lifting arm, whereby a user sitting upon the seat assist device can press downward on the handles to cause the rear portion of the lift platform to rise and, in doing so, assist the user in rising from a seated position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: SPLANE DESIGN ASSOCIATES, INC.
    Inventors: Robson Lindsay Splane, Jr., David A. Chen
  • Publication number: 20160346581
    Abstract: An exercise machine is described. The exercise machine includes a frame formed by a pair of front legs pivotally connected with a pair of rear legs. The frame is movable between an expanded position (for use) where the pair of front legs are pivoted away from the pair of rear legs and a collapsed position (for storage) where the pair of front legs are pivoted toward the pair of rear legs. One or more swinging arms hang from and are pivotally connected with the frame. A swinging platform is connected with the swinging arms. Thus, a user can position a body part upon the swinging platform and perform an exercise by swinging the swinging platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventor: Robson Lindsay Splane, JR.
  • Publication number: 20160067125
    Abstract: A seat assist device is described. The seat assist device includes a base, a lift platform having a front portion and a rear portion, with the front portion of the lift platform being pivotally connected with the base. A lifting arm is connected with the rear portion of the lift platform. The lifting arm extends from the lift platform to project beyond the front potion of the lift platform, with the lifting arm terminating in handles for grasping by a user. A lift bar is pivotally connected between the base and the lifting arm, whereby a user sitting upon the seat assist device can press downward on the handles to cause the rear portion of the lift platform to rise and, in doing so, assist the user in rising from a seated position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Robson Lindsay Splane, JR., David A. Chen
  • Patent number: D618817
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Inventors: Royal A. Hanson, Steven William Shaw, Guillermo E. Meneses, Robson Lindsay Splane, Jr., William P. Debley
  • Patent number: D618818
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Inventors: Royal A. Hanson, Steven William Shaw, Guillermo E. Meneses, Robson Lindsay Splane, Jr., William P. Debley