ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,544,618, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to iFIT Inc. (Logan, Utah).
"Lift mechanism for an exercise device" was invented by Keith A. Taylor (Plain City, Utah), Trenton Von Larsen (Hyrum, Utah), Tyler Fallentine (Providence, Utah) and Luke Downs (Smithfield, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An incline mechanism for a treadmill includes a threaded rod supported by an upright structure. The threaded rod and a lift motor are connected to the upright support above the front end of an exercise deck. The threaded rod is threaded onto a threaded coupler. The threaded coupler is connected to a lift trolley connected to the front end of the ex...