Patents by Inventor W. Burnell Gates

W. Burnell Gates 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).

  • Boyancy resistance exercise system
    Patent number: 6939276
    Abstract: A device for exercising when partially submerged in water. The device includes a dumbbell shaped floatation member for providing buoyant resistance once submerged underwater. This dumbbell shaped member can accept extensions on either end thereof. A second dumbbell member and a second pair of extensions is provided. A third component of the buoyancy system is a buoyancy member that would threadably engage both dumbbell shaped members to provide for a barbell shaped device for submerging underwater and providing buoyant resistance for the user to work against. The pairs of extension may be threadably engaged either end of the barbell member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Inventor: W. Burnell Gates
  • Boyancy resistance exercise system
    Publication number: 20030022766
    Abstract: A device for exercising when partially submerged in water. The device includes a dumbbell shaped floatation member for providing boyant resistance once submerged underwater. This dumbbell shaped member can accept extensions on either end thereof. A second dumbbell member and a second pair of extensions is provided. A third component of the boyancy system is a boyancy member that would threadably engage both dumbbell shaped members to provide for a barbell shaped device for submerging underwater and providing boyant resistance for the user to work against. The pairs of extension may be threadably engaged either end of the barbell member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2001
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Inventor: W. Burnell Gates