| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 482006000 | Regulates rate of movement | 18 |
| 20080200308 | PORTABLE KIT, DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE EXECUTION OF CARDIOPULMONARY TESTS UNDER STRAIN, WITH THE USE OF A NORMAL BICYCLE - A device for the execution of cardiopulmonary tests under strain includes a device for measuring the respiratory activity of a user and physical exercise equipment to be used in combination with the measuring device. The physical exercise equipment is a portable training tool, to be used in combination with a normal bicycle in stationary position. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080254943 | MAGNETIC ROLLER - The present invention provides an improved structure of a magnetic roller. The magnetic roller has a pull rope brake set, mainly including left and right drive gears, both of which are assembled onto the main disk nearby the swinging end of the left and right swinging magnetic disks. The left and right drive gears are engaged through the gear tooth. The pull rope's coupling portions are assembled onto left and right drive gears corresponding separately to swinging end of left and right swinging magnetic disks. The pull rope includes first and second pull ropes, the first pull rope being used to link the pull rope's coupling portion of the left drive gear and the swinging end of right swinging magnetic disk, while the second pull rope is used to link pull rope's coupling portion of right drive gear and the swinging end of left swinging magnetic disk. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20090017990 | EXERCISE ASSISTING APPARATUS - An exercise assisting apparatus ( | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090197739 | Passive-Type Exercising Device and its Control Device - A passive-type exercising device and its control device are provided in which accuracy of deriving exercise intensity is improved. The passive-type exercising device includes an exercise assistance mechanism for assisting exercise of a user; a load setting value acquisition unit | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090312150 | Exercise system capable of providing heart rate detection warning and control method thereof - An exercise system has an operating unit, an input unit, a detector, a control unit and a display unit. The operating unit is an operation device that receives forces exerted by a user. The input unit is for setting a personal physical parameter set of the user. The detector senses a heart rate of the user. The control unit receives the personal physical parameter set from the input unit, receives the heart rate from the detector, defines a boundary heart rate according to the personal physical parameter set and generates a display command by comparing the heart rate with the boundary heart rate. The display unit receives the display command to accordingly generate a safety indication signal. The user can prevent injuries or over-training fatigue by perceiving the safety indication signal and then adjust the exercise intensity. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20100331144 | EXERCISE MACHINE - An exercise machine includes a frame including a first portion and a second portion positioned in a plane generally perpendicular to the first portion. A carriage assembly moves along a linear path parallel to the first portion. A drive unit is joined to the frame for movement the carriage assembly in a first direction and a second direction. The drive unit includes a motor, a ball screw joined to the motor, and at least one support bearing rotatably joined to the ball screw and joined to the carriage assembly for enabling the carriage to move along the linear path in response to the ball screw rotating. A first sensor activates the motor in a first mode to move the carriage in the first direction. A second sensor activates the motor in a second mode to move the carriage in the second direction. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110136626 | System for Training and Evaluating Bilateral Symmetric Force Output of Upper Limbs - A system for training and evaluating bilateral symmetric force output of upper limbs has a force application unit of bilateral upper limbs, a movable link unit, a signal conversion unit, a computing unit and a driving unit. The force application unit of bilateral upper limbs has at least two force sensors. When stroke patients perform training, the system can instantaneously measure values of forces exerted by users and sensed by the sensors, and determine if the movable link unit is driven according to a pre-configured training pattern, so that both hands of patients are allowed to perform training movements pushing forward and pulling backward to promote training mechanism of dual-brain hemisphere organization and improve moving capability of upper limb of affected side. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20120231930 | STRENGTH TRAINING CONTROL DEVICE USING MOTOR ASSEMBLED BEAM-TYPE LOAD CELL - A strength training control device comprises: a torque source (including a base frame, a motor and a gear reduction box); a drive arm, an operating rod, and a link mechanism. A beam-type load cell is coupled to the operating rod, the link mechanism, and the drive arm for measuring the load value. An electronic meter is provided for setting a torque value, and a servo controller for comparing a load value of beam-type load cell with a set value of the electronic meter. After the difference value is adjusted, an electric current is outputted to drive the motor, and the motor torque is amplified by the gear reduction box and transmitted through the link mechanism to the operating rod, and users can obtain a torque value equal to the setting of the electronic meter. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120322620 | Electromechanical device for simulation of physical exercises with legs and arms - An electromechanical device for simulation of physical exercises with legs and arms includes two pedals assembled in two contiguous pantographs, each with a parallel suspension arm predominantly vertical, one junction orthogonal and parallel arms predominantly horizontally articulated in the frame of the device. The pantographs act always in opposition to the movement of the left and right throw traverses articulated in axis respectively vertical and horizontal, connected to vertical and horizontal parallel bars by holders, and the movements are angular of the traverses transmitted to electromagnetic breaks with a belt system. Pulleys and ratchets transform the angular alternative movement into a one way circular movement in the flywheels that have electromagnetic breaks. A control panel of braking and interpretation of sensors of angular movement of the traverses provides information to the user and feed of a display with recent stride of the pedal. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20140106936 | STATIONARY TRAINING BICYCLE - Stationary training bicycle having a pedal crank mechanism coupled to a transmission by a flywheel. A magnetic braking device interacts with the flywheel and is variable in its braking action. A calibration table stored in a computing device contains a plurality of braking device settings with reference rundown times of the flywheel not loaded via the pedal crank mechanism and relating to the speed reduction from a first speed to a second speed. The actual rundown time of the flywheel is ascertained at least once by means of a measuring device or the computing device and compared to the reference rundown times. If actual setting and target setting do not correspond, information relating to the actual setting can be output on the display device. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140171267 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING MOTOR FUNCTION WITH ASSISTED EXERCISE - One embodiment of the present invention includes a system and method for alleviating symptoms of a medical disorder of a patient by forced exercise. The system includes an exercise machine having movable portions that move in response to a first contribution by a patient and in response a second contribution by a motor. The system further includes at least one mechanical sensor and a control system programmed to alter the second contribution by the motor in response to the sensed data. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140194251 | ADAPTIVE MOTOR RESISTANCE VIDEO GAME EXERCISE APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - The invention comprises a method and/or an apparatus using computer configured exercise equipment and an electric motor provided physical resistance in conjunction with a game system, such as a video game system, where the exercise system provides real physical resistance to a user interface. Results of user interaction with the user interface are integrated into a video game, such as running on a game console. The resistance system comprises: a subject interface, software control, a controller, an electric servo assist/resist motor, an actuator, and/or a subject sensor. The system provides actual physical interaction with a resistance device as input to the game console and game run thereon. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140274565 | REHABILITATION DEVICE AND METHOD - A device for joint rehabilitation after injury or surgery and a method of use are described and taught. The device automatically senses and manipulates performance parameters to optimize the rehabilitation process in response to user performance. In particular, device sets the pedal throw and other variables automatically to be in an optimum range for the patient based on the respective patient data. A motor resistance unit allows for the user to experience variable resistances while using the device. This not only increases the patient's range of motion but also strengthens and increases muscle tone. In order to use the device, the patient or user simply inputs preliminary parameters and the on-board computer then calculates a rehabilitation plan, and monitors patient performance and adapts to changes. The central data server permit central storage of all data associated with usage of the rehab devices and is fully HIPAA compliant. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20150111699 | ENDLESS BELT ARM EXERCISE DEVICE WITH BRAKING MECHANISM - An exercise device for exercising a user's arms and upper body includes an endless belt of hingedly connected articulating panels guided in channels of a supporting frame. A pair of hand grip assemblies are slidably attached to the endless belt through a ratcheting mechanism that allows relative movement of the hand grip assemblies in a first direction while preventing said relative movement in a second direction. Movement of the endless belt may be retarded by a tensioning mechanism and completely ceased by a braking mechanism actuated by signals provided from first and second sensors provided on the supporting frame. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150290490 | Exercising bicycle - A training bicycle, including a first frame ( | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150335945 | TREADMILL SYSTEM WITH ROTATABLE EXERCISE PLATFORM - A treadmill system, comprises: a sidewall member comprising a rim member extending around at least a portion of an upper edge of the sidewall member and a hatch member that provides access to an area enclosed by the sidewall member; a base member; a support pole member; a handle member coupled to the support pole member that extends from an upper portion of the support pole member and that is removably coupled to the rim member of the sidewall member; a rotatable platform member comprising an exercise surface, a peripheral sidewall and an interior sidewall, configured to rotate around the support pole member; and a particulate substrate disposed on the exercise surface. The exercise surface of the rotatable platform member is configured to evenly distribute the particulate substrate between the peripheral sidewall and the interior sidewall. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150360069 | Shoulder End Range of Motion Improving Device - Disclosed is an shoulder end range of motion improving device is comprising a linkage, the linkage including, a first link member, a second link member supported on the first link member, the second link member configured for being secured to an arm of a patient and being rotatable about a second link axis for rotating the arm of the patient about a shoulder joint of the patient through an arm range of motion, the second link axis being displaceable into a selectable fixed position and maintaining the fixed position during rotation of the second link member, an actuator for rotating the second link member about the second link axis, and a controller controlling the actuator for selectively rotating the second link member about the second link axis through the arm range of motion. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20160101322 | Series Elastic Motorized Exercise Machine - The disclosure teaches a novel exercise apparatus. This apparatus does not generate load momentum. The apparatus is based around a series elastic torque sensor and contains an intelligent servo drive with reduction gear to control a variable speed rotating motor shaft. The combination of the motor, gear reducer, spring, angle measurement sensors (position sensors), and intelligent motor controller is a series elastic actuator which is the basis for the exercise device. The exercise device also contains a load transfer mechanism adopted to provide an interface between an individual and the torque sensor. The apparatus allows for isokinetic, isometric, isotonic, and variable force modes of exercise without hardware configuration. | 04-14-2016 |
