US Patent Issued to WOODWAY USA on Jan. 13 for "Motorized treadmill with motor braking mechanism and methods of operating same" (Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,521,603, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to WOODWAY USA INC. (Waukesha, Wis.).

"Motorized treadmill with motor braking mechanism and methods of operating same" was invented by Douglas G. Bayerlein (Waukesha, Wis.), Nicholas Oblamski (Waukesha, Wis.) and Vance E. Emons (Waukesha, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A treadmill includes a frame; a running belt configured to rotate relative to the frame; and a motor coupled to the running belt. The motor is operable in a plurality of user controlled operating modes. In a first operating mode, a user of the treadmill provides a force of rotation to the running belt. In a second operating mod...