Paul D Barker

US Patent:

6478720, Nov 12, 2002

Filed:

Mar 6, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/519676

Inventors:

Paul D. Barker - Woodinville WA

Assignee:

Ilinois Tool Works Inc. - Glenview IL

International Classification:

A63B 2200

US Classification:

482 54, 482 51

Abstract:

A motorized treadmill ( ) having an auxiliary cooling fan ( ) electronically controlled to provide additional cooling for both the motor ( ) and the motor electronic control system ( ). The auxiliary fan ( ) is located such that the air circulated by the fan will flow over the motor and electronic control system. The auxiliary fan, powered independently of the output shaft of the motor, provides additional cooling to help maintain a constant belt speed while the treadmill is being operated at low speeds.

US Patent:

6482130, Nov 19, 2002

Filed:

Aug 25, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/382556

Inventors:

Peter Pasero - Renton WA
Paul D. Barker - Woodinville WA

Assignee:

Illinois Tool Works, Inc. - Glenview IL

International Classification:

A63B 2200

US Classification:

482 51, 482 52, 482 70

Abstract:

An exercise device includes a pair of foot engaging links ( ). The rearward ends of the foot links are supported for arcuate motion about a pivot axis ( ), and the forward ends of the foot links travel back and forth along a guide ( ). The combination of these two foot link motions permits the users feet to travel along an elliptical path of travel. The position of the rearward ends of the foot link vis-Ã-vis the pivot axis may be selectively altered to vary the stride length of the stepping motion experienced by the user.

US Patent:

6749540, Jun 15, 2004

Filed:

Aug 25, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/382555

Inventors:

Peter Pasero - Renton WA
Paul D. Barker - Woodinville WA

Assignee:

Precor Incorporated - Woodinville WA

International Classification:

A63B 6916

US Classification:

482 52, 482 57

Abstract:

An exercise device includes a pair of foot engaging links ( ). The rearward ends of the foot links are supported to travel back and forth on rollers and. The combination of these two foot link motions permits the users feet to travel along an elliptical path of travel. The inclination of the foot links may be selectively altered to vary the nature of the stepping motion experienced by the user. At flatter inclinations of the foot links, the stepping motion may resemble cross country skiing. At progressively greater angles of inclination of the foot links, the stepping motions may simulate walking, jogging, running and climbing.

US Patent:

6939271, Sep 6, 2005

Filed:

Nov 13, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/711740

Inventors:

Peter Pasero - Renton WA, US
Paul D. Barker - Woodinville WA, US

Assignee:

Precor Incorporated - Woodinville WA

International Classification:

A63B069/16
A63B022/00

US Classification:

482 52, 482 57

Abstract:

An exercise device includes a pair of foot engaging links (). The rearward ends of the foot links are supported for arcuate motion about a pivot axis (), and the forward ends of the foot links travel back and forth along a guide (). The combination of these two foot link motions permits the users feet to travel along an elliptical path of travel. The inclination of the foot links may be selectively altered to vary the nature of the stepping motion experienced by the user. At flatter inclinations of the foot links, the stepping motion may resemble cross country skiing. At progressively greater angles of inclination of the foot links, the stepping motions may simulate walking, jogging, running and climbing.

US Patent:

6942602, Sep 13, 2005

Filed:

Nov 12, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/293968

Inventors:

Paul D. Barker - Woodinville WA, US

Assignee:

Precor Incorporated - Woodinville WA

International Classification:

A63B022/00

US Classification:

482 54, 482 51

Abstract:

A motorized treadmill () having an auxiliary cooling fan () electronically controlled to provide additional cooling for both the motor () and the motor electronic control system (). The auxiliary fan () is located such that the air circulated by the fan will flow over the motor and electronic control system. The auxiliary fan, powered independently of the output shaft of the motor, provides additional cooling to help maintain a constant belt speed while the treadmill is being operated at low speeds.

US Patent:

D4109783, Jun 15, 1999

Filed:

Jul 12, 1996

Appl. No.:

D/056952

Inventors:

David T. Littrell - Lynnwood WA
Paul D. Barker - Woodinville WA
James S. Birrell - Seattle WA

Assignee:

Precor Incorporated - Bothell WA

International Classification:

2102

US Classification:

D21668

US Patent:

56858043, Nov 11, 1997

Filed:

Jun 27, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/670515

Inventors:

Peter Pasero - Renton WA
Paul D. Barker - Woodinville WA

Assignee:

Precor Incorporated - Bothell WA

International Classification:

A63B 6916
A63B 2204

US Classification:

482 51

Abstract:

An exercise device includes a pair of foot engaging links (30a, 30b). The rearward ends of the foot links are supported for rotational motion about a pivot axis (26), and the forward ends of the foot links reciprocate back and forth along a guide (36). The combination to these two foot link motions permits the users feet to travel along an elliptical path of travel. The inclination and/or elevation of the guide (36) may be selectively altered to vary the nature of the stepping motion experienced by the user. At lower inclinations/elevations of the guide, the stepping motion may resemble cross country skiing. At progressively higher angles of inclination or elevations of the guide (36), the stepping motions may simulate walking, jogging, running and climbing. The connection of the foot links to the pivot axis allow motion in a direction orthogonal to the rotational motion, thus compensating for alignment inconsistencies of the device.

US Patent:

47830662, Nov 8, 1988

Filed:

Sep 2, 1986

Appl. No.:

6/903542

Inventors:

Paul D. Barker - Kirkland WA
David L. Davis - Indianola WA
Allen E. Fleckenstein - Bellevue WA
Hans-Ulrich Schlapfer - Seattle WA

Assignee:

CX Corporation - Seattle WA

International Classification:

B65H 2944

US Classification:

271180

Abstract:

A film strip stacking device is provided for use in an order finishing station in conjunction with the negative cutter to accept film strips from the negative cutter which cuts the film into strips. The strips are collected into a stack which can then be loaded into a film sleeve prior to return to the customer. The film strip stacker of the present invention includes a channel divided into an upper and lower portion. The upper portion being adapted to receive initially the film from the negative cutter and including parallel rails movable to contact the film strip after it is cut and while it is in the upper portion of the channel and force the film to deform sufficiently to snap past the shelf members supporting the film into the lower portion of the channel. A pusher blade is movably mounted on the base of the film stacker and operable to contact an end of the film stack to push the stack out of the channel and into a film sleeve held in communication with the lower portion of the channel. The rails contact the edges of the film where there is no image to minimize the potential for damage to the image-containing portions of the film strip.