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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110300996 | TRAINING APPARATUS IMITATING CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING The present invention relates to an apparatus for exercising the human body comprising a stiff frame accommodating at least two guide tracks and at least one carriage in each guide track, at least one resistance unit, preferably attached to the frame, and for each carri... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20100216599 | EXERCISE DEVICE WITH PROXIMITY SENSOR An exercise device configured to sense and respond to objects in proximity to the exercise device is provided. The device includes a sensor configured to sense objects in proximity to the exercise device other than the user who is operating the exercise device. A consol... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100167883 | Exercise device with adaptive curved track motion An exercise device reciprocates footpads along curved tracks having first pivotally supported ends and second ends that are alternately raised and lowered with respect to one another.... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100167882 | Sports Board Simulator A sports board simulator (10) comprising a main frame assembly (11) which is suspended from an elevated anchor point so as to be free for at least limited pivoting and swinging movement about the anchor point, the main frame assembly (11) including ... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100093500 | PROPRIOCEPTIVE/KINESTHETIC APPARATUS AND METHOD Footwear including a support member having an upper surface attachable to a foot, and two bulbous protuberances, a forward bulbous protuberance and rearward bulbous protuberance, each having a curved outer contour, protruding from a lower surface of the support member o... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20090176631 | Simulated Ski Motion Machine Ski simulation device has at least two arching rails parallel each other on a sloped plane elevated at an angle of a variable degree, joined to frame structure which includes handgrip and cross rail, arching rails providing track; a carriage rides in side-to-side moveme... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20070287602 | TRAINING APPARATUS SIMULATING SKIING A training apparatus contains a base, a sliding unit, a cranking unit, and a linking unit. The sliding unit contains two connecting strips with treadles at the back ends. A first flexible link and a second flexible link are arranged in parallel and connected to the two ... | 12/13/2007 |
| 20070225130 | Gymnastic machine 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 ... | 09/27/2007 |
| 20070179027 | Exercise machine An exercise machine which includes support structure which is pivotally movable about a main axis and first and second substantially co-planar footpads which are mounted to the support structure and which are movable relatively to the support structure.... | 08/02/2007 |
| 20070179022 | Surfing exercisers A surfing exerciser includes a frame with a connection member and two first cylinders each have a first end thereof pivotably connected to one of two sides of the connection member. Two respective second ends of the first cylinder cylinders are pivotably connected to tw... | 08/02/2007 |
| 20070099761 | Exercise device An exercise apparatus for use with carpet slides for recreational use. The exercise apparatus comprises a stop block having a predetermined shape, a front end and a back end and constructed of a predetermined material, the predetermined shape of the stop block includes ... | 05/03/2007 |
| 20070072745 | ALPINE SKI TRAINING APPARATUS A ski training apparatus is provided that simulate movement similar to alpine skiing. A pivoting arm is mounted at the base of the front vertical post and carries a parallelogram linkage assembly, with two flanged wheels mounted on the linkage assembly. A guide swivel i... | 03/29/2007 |
| 20070049468 | Team trekking device and methods of using same Trekkers for group use are disclosed. Each trekker has a plurality of foot securing devices and may have connectors at its ends for connecting the trekker in tandem with another trekker. Methods of using the trekkers are also disclosed. The methods include ways of using... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20060287173 | Balance and motion exercise training and conditioning device The present invention is a device to simulate balance and motion activities of a user in response to the user's movements. The device has a curved sloping base with a top central area, a user support portion with a top and a bottom, a plurality of rolling elements coupl... | 12/21/2006 |
| 20060287168 | Method of using exercise apparatus for simulating skating movement An exercise apparatus used to simulate skating or roller blading movement in a user includes a pair of sleds or shuttles which include a pedal adapted to support the foot of a user standing thereon. The shuttles are movable along a respective guide assembly consisting o... | 12/21/2006 |
| 20060276308 | Buttock shaping and training apparatus A buttock shaping and training apparatus includes a seat and two pedals. Each pedal has an end of a lower section thereof pivotally disposed to the seat and the other end provided with a roller, such that the pedals are allowed with movements along pre-defined tracks at... | 12/07/2006 |
| 20060258514 | Inline classic skiing track glazing machine A machine that forms parallel snow skiing tracks, a container (48) mounted thereon, ejects water throught calibrated jets (16) by force from a small air pump (32) powered by a twelve volt utility battery (30), the water freezes on contact wit... | 11/16/2006 |
| 20060247105 | Slalom simulator and methods for teaching slalom by means thereof The invention relates to sports, in particular to methods for teaching slalom, to devices for exercising and developing skills for slalom skiing using downhill or water ski or a snowboard and to entertainment devices. The inventive slalom imitator comprises a base, a be... | 11/02/2006 |
| 20060229169 | Training Hoop An oblong hoop formed of six tube pieces fitted together end to end has tube junctions at each of four beveled corners. A pair of telescoping side junctions preferably connects side tubes together to make the oblong hoop extendable and retractable in length. The hoop ca... | 10/12/2006 |
| 20060223681 | Ski exercising and training apparatus A control system for an exercise apparatus has an input mechanism for setting a goal for exercise in measurable units, a display for displaying the goal in the measurable units, and an initiation mechanism. Upon setting the goal, the goal in measurable units is displaye... | 10/05/2006 |
| 20060211544 | Ski exercising and training apparatus A ski exercising apparatus has a set of at least two parallel, partially arcuate rails joined to an underlying frame structure at opposite ends, the rails providing a track rising from each end, a wheeled carriage riding on the track, such that the carriage, in side-to-... | 09/21/2006 |
| 20060189454 | Exercise device An exercise device includes two foot carriage assemblies. The foot carriage assemblies are operable to support a user's feet on a frame and to travel along a generally lateral path of motion. The foot carriages are operable to engage first and second torque tubes, which... | 08/24/2006 |
| 20060046902 | Elliptical exerciser with adjustable guiding rails An elliptical exerciser includes two side tubes on two sides of the base and two guiding rails are pivotably connected to the two side tubes respectively. Two connection rods are connected to two ends of the crank on the wheel and each connection rod has a roller which ... | 03/02/2006 |
| 20060009329 | Training equipment Training apparatus includes: a base stand which has slide shafts that are provided side by side and extend in the right-and-left directions; a slide base portion which can slide along this slide shaft; a foot stand which is provided over the slide base portion so as to ... | 01/12/2006 |
| 20050266964 | Curved exerciser positioning device A curved exerciser positioning device includes a base member having a sleeve extending from center of the base toward a rear end of the exerciser and a buffer upwardly extending from the sleeve; two swing arms being respectively pivoted to two opposite ends of the base ... | 12/01/2005 |
| 20050215399 | SKIING EXERCISE DEVICE A skiing exercise device includes a base frame having a front end portion with a pair of pivot poles disposed on opposite sides of a vertical plane. Each pivot pole has a pole axis inclining at an angle relative to the vertical plane. Each of two stepper members include... | 09/29/2005 |
| 20050026753 | SURFING EXERCISER A surfing exerciser includes a base on the floor and a motor is disposed on the base with a wheel connected to an end of the motor and driven by the motor. A frame is disposed on the base and an arm has a first end pivotably connected to the frame. A second end of the a... | 02/03/2005 |
