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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110245044 | Rowing Simulator Rowing simulators that include a variety of features that provide one or more rowers with a rowing experience that more accurately simulates on-water rowing and/or provide enhanced training feedback. One feature is a rowing station that includes one or two oars each hav... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110105281 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AND/OR REGULATING A TRAINING AND/OR REHABILITATION UNIT The invention relates to a device for controlling and/or regulating a training and/or rehabilitation unit, the device comprising at least one training and/or rehabilitation unit, a sensor unit having a sensor for determining oxygen concentration and for determining carb... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110082015 | Exercising Among other things, a rowing exercise method includes enabling a combination of a force applied to a movable handle and a force applied to a movable foot rest to work against a resistance device and to permit relative motion of the footrest and the resistance device.... | 04/07/2011 |
| 20110028278 | Dynamic Rowing Machine Featured is a rowing simulation machine including a single base having a first pair of spaced apart rails; a carriage having a second pair of spaced apart rails and engaged with the first pair of rails and moveable therealong in a generally horizontal translation; a sea... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20100248906 | Simulated Rowing Machine The present invention relates generally to rowing machines, and, more particularly, to such rowing machines with internal environments that duplicate actual Olympic-class rowing shells in terms of both dimensions and appearance, and simulate the specific rowing motion a... | 09/30/2010 |
| 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 |
| 20100204020 | Exercise Device The present invention resides in an exercise device that is lightweight and easy to transport, and is particularly effective in improving neuromuscular/proprioceptive coordination, balance and core strength. The exercise device draws on the well known physical fitness b... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100113228 | Recumbent exerciser A recumbent exerciser includes a base, a right link and a left link are pivotably connected to the base and a right cam and a left cam are connected to the right link and the left link respectively. A right pedal and a left pedal are connected to two respective top ends... | 05/06/2010 |
| 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 |
| 20100069801 | ROWING MASSAGE MACHINE The rowing massage machine has a base frame, a footrest, a rowing mechanism and a massage device. The base frame has a base. The footrest is mounted on a front end of the base. The rowing mechanism is mounted on the base and has a chair and at least one rowing resilient... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20100009816 | ARTICULATED HANDLES FOR ROWING EXERCISE DEVICES A handle for an exercise machine, e.g. a rowing machine, which is mounted on an end of a connecting linkage, e.g. chain, strap or cord, which extends along an axis of force application in the exercise machine. The handle includes first and second arm structures pivotall... | 01/14/2010 |
| 20090280965 | FITNESS PADDLE DEVICE AND SYSTEM An exercise device is provided for simulating the paddling of a watercraft in order to provide a user with both aerobic and anaerobic exercise. In one aspect, an elongate rod is provided having a first assembly coupled to a distal end of the elongate rod. The first asse... | 11/12/2009 |
| 20090203503 | ADJUSTABLE LATERAL INSTABILITY FEATURE FOR ROWING SIMULATOR One embodiment of a lateral roll simulating assembly is provided which is adapted to attach to existing rowing exercise machines. It permits the user to experience various levels of physiological disequilibrium when a lack of proper balance control induces a sideways ti... | 08/13/2009 |
| 20090181832 | ROWING TRAINER A rowing trainer includes a frame, and a seat affixed to the frame. A sliding rigger, which supports an oar assembly, is movable back and forth along the frame. The oars are indirectly connected to a cord which passes around at least one pulley, and which turns a flywhe... | 07/16/2009 |
| 20090098984 | EXERCISE DEVICE The present invention provides an exercise device (10) which includes at least one pair of independently movable leg supports (186, 188) which are pivotally connectable to a main body support (12) to raise and lower, either separately and/or togethe... | 04/16/2009 |
| 20090036276 | EXERCISE MACHINE An improved exercise apparatus is described. The apparatus comprises a cylindrical element and a flexible member associated with the cylindrical element. The flexible member is movable between a wound configuration, in which the member is wound around the cylindrical el... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090017994 | Universal exercise machine The present invention is an exercise device of the rowing machine type, which may impose both flexion and extension forces against motion of a user with respect to the seat and/or arms of the exercise device. Rotation of the seat about a pitch axis may be provided to al... | 01/15/2009 |
| 20080305934 | BILATERALLY ACTUATED SCULLING TRAINER An apparatus for simulating sculling or rowing on water includes a support frame with foot rests, a sliding seat, bilateral oars that are rotationally coupled to a set of actuators, integrated input velocity and torque sensors, computer and computer display. Each actuat... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080280736 | Simulated Rowing Machine The present invention relates generally to rowing machines, and, more particularly, to such rowing machines with internal environments that duplicate actual Olympic-class rowing shells in terms of both dimensions and appearance, and simulate the specific rowing motion a... | 11/13/2008 |
| 20080261782 | Rowing Machine Simulators One aspect is an energy storage device for a rowing machine simulator having a rowing handle connected to an energy dissipation device. The energy storage device is configured to be disposed intermediate the rowing handle and the energy dissipation device and configured... | 10/23/2008 |
| 20080242519 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TARGETING ABDOMINAL MUSCLES WHILE RECEIVING A CARDIOVASCULAR WORKOUT An exercise device includes: a frame member; a pair of foot rests connected to the frame member; a seat that can be moved along the frame member; and, a back rest that can be pivoted with respect to the seat. By moving the seat along the frame member a user can move bet... | 10/02/2008 |
| 20080214365 | ROWING EXERCISE MACHINE WITH SELF-ALIGNING PIVOTING USER SUPPORT A rowing or mid-row exercise machine has a main frame and a user support frame pivotally mounted relative to the main frame for rotation between start and end positions. The user support frame supports spaced positions on a user's body in the same relative orientation t... | 09/04/2008 |
| 20080032871 | Multifunctional exercise treadmill with sensor for activating motor driven tread belt or not in response to force exerted upon the tread belt for additionally exercising either foot muscles or both foot and hand muscles An exercise treadmill includes a tread belt wrapped around front and rear rolls, a motor, a frame, a control panel, a sensor electrically connected to the motor for sensing a rotation of its driving shaft and generating a sense signal if sensing the rotation, and a cont... | 02/07/2008 |
| 20070293376 | EXERCISER CHAIR An exerciser chair has a main frame with a rail, a seat assembly slidably mounted on the rail of the main frame, a stop formed on the rail to limit sliding movement of the seat assembly. A front end of the main frame selectively combines with a bicycling device, footres... | 12/20/2007 |
| 20070270287 | Tug-O-War Exercise Machine The invention is an exercise machine that is based on the principles of the game of Tug-of-war. It has a base with a sitting means with a plurality of ropes attached to a resistance means. The resistance means is adjustable to increase or decrease the amount of resistan... | 11/22/2007 |
| 20070207902 | Oscillatory resistance exercise device and method A method for exercising one or more muscles of the body wherein one or more muscle(s) are contracted to move a limb through a range of motion in opposition to an oscillating resistive force. During a muscular contraction, the direction and/or the magnitude of the resist... | 09/06/2007 |
| 20070197347 | Rowing simulation machine A rowing machine on which a user simulates a rowing or sculling motion. The machine imparts a resistance to the rowing or sculling motion. The machine comprises a substantially horizontal frame having a fore end and an aft end, a seat moveably mounted on the frame, foot... | 08/23/2007 |
| 20070191192 | Gymnastic machine Gymnastic machine (1) comprising a frame (10) associated with a guide (20) extending along a given direction (30) to carry a support member (40) in a freely sliding manner; a load device (50) being supported by the frame (10<... | 08/16/2007 |
| 20070191191 | Rowing exercise device The present invention relates to an improved rowing exercise device includes one base, two rowing widgets, one driving widget, one footrest widget, one hoisting widget and one cushion. Making use of the driving widget to drive rowing widget, footrest widget and hoisting... | 08/16/2007 |
| 20070167290 | Multi-functional running machine and its controlling method A multi-functional running machine adopted to perform various exercises such as running, walking, wrenching, stretching, stopping and so on in accordance with the condition of the user's health or the exercise taste of the user by allowing a running belt to reciprocatel... | 07/19/2007 |
| 20070117680 | Interactive computer simulation enhanced exercise machine A computer simulation enhanced exercise device is provided which engages the user by directly relating the users exercise motion in real time to a visual simulation or interactive game. The exercise device may comprise any variety of machines including, stationary bikes... | 05/24/2007 |
| 20070099770 | Exercise rowing machine An exercise rowing machine comprising: a main shank pivotally connected therebeneath with a linking-up member at its central area, the linking-up member has a transverse rod with two first connecting portions respectively on its two ends to correspondingly connect with ... | 05/03/2007 |
| 20070082793 | Exercise rowboat with a fan An exercise rowboat with a fan comprised of a supporting skeleton having thereon a slidable seat and two foot pedals respectively for seating and placing of feet of a user, the supporting skeleton is provided on its front end with a fan rotatable in one way, a stretchin... | 04/12/2007 |
| 20070049470 | Rapid circuit training machine with dual resistance A training machine provides two independently operable resistance systems for providing resistance to the upper and lower body of a user and to enable training equivalent to circuit training in a small amount of time. A first resistance system provides training resistan... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070037679 | STANDING POSITION EXERCISE DEVICE A standing exercise device foldable between operative and storage positions includes a base on which a non-sitting user at least partially stands during a variety of pushing or pulling exercises. A lever is pivotally connected to the base and a mechanism providing adjus... | 02/15/2007 |
| 20060270528 | Rowing exercise apparatus A rowing exercise apparatus includes a main frame having front and rear ends, a seat frame mounted on the main frame, two oars connected movably to the main frame and each having an end, an oar-coupling grip releasably interconnecting the ends of the oars, and a resista... | 11/30/2006 |
| 20060252613 | Exercise machine with dual fulcrum articulated force lever An exercise machine includes a dual fulcrum articulated force lever connected to a machine frame. The articulated force lever includes a first force arm and a second force arm. A fixed end of the second force arm is pivotally connected to the frame at a first fulcrum. A... | 11/09/2006 |
| 20060217239 | ROWER A rower is comprised of a seat on a base, a stepper disposed on the other rend of the base and an oar provided between the seat and the stepper, the stepper being linked to the oar by means of a linkage, a return device being disposed between the base and the linkage fo... | 09/28/2006 |
| 20060217240 | Exercise apparatus for full figured individuals An exercise apparatus for fully figured individuals includes a low profile frame having a first support member, a second support member, a front base, a rear base, and stem support member, a seat bar pivotally attached to said frame, an oversized seat rotatably connecte... | 09/28/2006 |
| 20060217238 | Horseback riding fitness machine The present invention describes a fitness machine that comes with a seat installed on a base for a user to sit on, an arm, a swinging member pivotally coupled to a rear end of the arm, a handle disposed on the swinging member at a section above the pivotal connection po... | 09/28/2006 |
