Patents by Inventor Ross Austin Mackert

Ross Austin Mackert 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: 6939277
    Abstract: An abdominal exercise device comprising a semi-rigid member, an upper member and a lower member is disclosed. The upper member and the lower member couple to the semi-rigid member, the upper member and lower member can be securely or detachably attachable to the semi-rigid member while the lower member can have pivoting capabilities. Feedback may be provided in a visual as well as a physical form to allow a user to determine whether the device is properly being used and optimal results are being achieved while performing the exercises.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: Guthy-Renker Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey Todd Tuller, Neal Patrick Barnes, Ross Austin Mackert
  • Publication number: 20040121889
    Abstract: An abdominal exercise device comprising a semi-rigid member, an upper member and a lower member is disclosed. The upper member and the lower member couple to the semi-rigid member, the upper member and lower member can be securely or detachably attachable to the semi-rigid member while the lower member can have pivoting capabilities. Feedback may be provided in a visual as well as a physical form to allow a user to determine whether the device is properly being used and optimal results are being achieved while performing the exercises.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2003
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Inventors: Jeffrey Todd Tuller, Neal Patrick Barnes, Ross Austin MacKert
  • Publication number: 20020111256
    Abstract: An abdominal exercise device comprising a semi-rigid member, an upper member and a lower member is disclosed. The upper member and the lower member couple to the semi-rigid member, the upper member and lower member can be securely or detachably attachable to the semi-rigid member while the lower member can have pivoting capabilities. Feedback may be provided in a visual as well as a physical form to allow a user to determine whether the device is properly being used and optimal results are being achieved while performing the exercises.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2001
    Publication date: August 15, 2002
    Inventors: Jeffrey Todd Tuller, Neal Patrick Barnes, Ross Austin Mackert
  • Patent number: 6253969
    Abstract: A housing has a first, dispensing end and a second, opposite end. A lever is squeezed against the housing to move a plunger toward the dispensing end. When fully squeezed, the lever extends parallel to the plunger and the longitudinal axis of the housing. The extent to which the plunger advances may be adjusted by relocating the pivot axis defined between the lever and the housing. A resilient washer is mounted on the shaft of the plunger and disposed behind a shoulder on the housing. The resilient washer deflects and/or stretches forward when the plunger advances, and urges the plunger rearward upon release of the lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Assignee: Ecolab Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Dean Nelson, Douglas Grinnell Anderson, Ross Austin Mackert
  • Patent number: D463837
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2002
    Assignee: Guthy-Renker Corp.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Todd Tuller, Neal Patrick Barnes, Ross Austin Mackert
  • Patent number: D394124
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Ecolab Inc.
    Inventors: Ross Austin Mackert, Neil Thomas Amundson
  • Patent number: D394298
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1998
    Assignee: Ecolab, Inc.
    Inventors: Ross Austin Mackert, Neil Thomas Amundson