Patent landscapes › resistance band

Is a resistance band patented?

Short answer: specific designs of a resistance band have been patented many times, but "a resistance band" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.

What our index shows

129 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “resistance band” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
Among the 126 best keyword matches we examined, 70 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2002.
Most frequent assignees in those matches: ARQEX OUTDOOR FITNESS SYSTEMS LLC (4), WILLIAMS RONALD (3), LOCKART BRICE W (3), VITTONE SUZANNE R (2).
Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): A63B (121), A41D (8), A61F (7), A61H (4).

Counts come from keyword matching on titles and abstracts, so they are indicative, not a legal count. Some matches are different products that share a word.

14 real patent publications related to a resistance band

Remote-sensing, bluetooth-enabled resistance exercise band US-12102862-B2 2024 · DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
Devices and methods are disclosed for remote clinical monitoring performance of exercises using a smart resistance exercise device including a resistance band, a first handle connected to a first end of the resistance band and a s…
View on Google Patents
Resistance exercise band US-2024198162-A1 2024 · WHEELSTONE ENTPR CO LTD
A resistance exercise band comprising an elongated elastic band including an uneven surface on each of top and bottom surfaces, the uneven surfaces and the elastic band being formed integrally, each of the uneven surfaces includin…
View on Google Patents
Modular board exercise system with resistance bands US-11752421-B2 2023 · EICHENSEHR JODI H
In one aspect, a modular board exercise system includes a skateboard. The skateboard includes a deck. The deck includes a plurality of hookable portions, and a pair of skateboard trucks coupled with a bottom side of the deck. The …
View on Google Patents
Friction-spreader grip assembly for resistance band exercise US-11344763-B1 2022 · KARNES JR JOHN H
A grip assembly has a core having a longitudinal axis and anchor interfaces on opposite ends, an exercise band with elastic properties, one end furled around the core, and the other, loose end extending away from the core, and a k…
View on Google Patents
Exercise Handle for Fully Looped Elastic Resistance Bands US-2021205654-A1 2021 · BYRNE JACOB DENNISON
An exercise handle to be used with fully looped elastic resistance bands comprising of the following features: an open concave channel spanning the length of a cylindrical form with two ends that allows for easy and intuitively at…
View on Google Patents
Exercise resistance band with silicone massage dots US-10940355-B1 2021 · YIWU ZHOUYOU TRADE CO LTD
The invention relates to the technical field of exercise resistance bands, and particularly to an exercise resistance band with silicone massage dots, which enables massage at the time of fitness and is convenient to wear, and has…
View on Google Patents
Adjustable tension device for use with a resistance band exercise apparatus US-10821314-B2 2020 · AYOUB VICTOR R
The present invention relates to novel apparatus for adjusting the length of a resistance band portion of an exercise apparatus without disconnecting the band from the apparatus, such as an exercise apparatus having a resistance b…
View on Google Patents
Variable resistance exercise band US-10463905-B1 2019 · SMITH JR ALFRED SIDNEY
A resistance band apparatus for a person to perform resistance exercises includes a pair of rigid resistance band buckles each having a first end and a second end. The first end has a first attachment mechanism and the second end …
View on Google Patents
Resistance band having hand adapters and handles US-2017028245-A1 2017 · WILLIAMS RONALD
The present invention relates to exercise equipment and more particularly to a resistance band having a pair hand adapters, a pair of handles, and an extension interposed between each hand adapter and handle.
View on Google Patents
Safety device for exercise resistance band US-2016199682-A1 2016 · BORAK DANIEL
A flexible elastic resistance exercise cord including an outer tube having first and second ends and an inside wall, an inner safety-member tube within and extending the length of the outer tube and having inner-member end portion…
View on Google Patents
Adjustable Elastic Resistance Bands US-2011160023-A1 2011 · PRODUCT PARTNERS LLC
Adjustable exercise assemblies which provide a mechanism for varying the resistance of the elastic band for strength training. The adjustable exercise assemblies generally comprise an elongated elastic member comprising first and …
View on Google Patents
Method of pre-tensioning a resistance exercise band US-7963893-B1 2011 · CRUZ CHRISTIAN
An elastic resistance band that is fabricated by placing two end couplers on each end of a section of elastic resistance material. A pre-tensioned force is applied by incorporating a rigid tensioning member between the two end cou…
View on Google Patents
Resistance band exercise machine US-7775943-B2 2010 · VITTONE SUZANNE R
An exercise machine, including an elastic band and a tension fulcrum positioned so that the band extends around the tension fulcrum to provide resistance exercise to the user.
View on Google Patents
Doorway-mounted exercise device with resistance bands US-7322909-B1 2008 · LOCCARINI DARIN A
A portable exercise device includes a main tube having an adjustable length. The main tube includes a central tube and an outboard tube connected to opposite ends of the central tube. First and second door jamb gripping devices ad…
View on Google Patents

What this means for your idea

Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a resistance band been patented?” but “has my combination of features been described before?” Health and fitness devices are dense with sensor and wearable patents; compare the sensing method, mounting, and what feedback is given.

Check your own version of a resistance band

Get the 10 closest patents to your design, charted feature by feature, in 24 hours. Order the $99 report See a sample

Or get the full $99 report: top 10 references charted feature by feature, in 24 hours.

First-look landscape. Not exhaustive. Not legal advice. This page lists keyword-matched publications from a limited database; it does not say whether any product is or isn't covered by a patent, whether a patent is still in force, or whether your idea is patentable. Consult a registered patent attorney or agent.