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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7429251 | Massaging device having controller to remove dead points during operation A massaging device gives different massaging patterns to different parts of a user's body for enhanced and pleasant massaging effect. The device includes an applicator applying a massage force to the user, and at least two driving units for driving the applicator to... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7419475 | Body massager with illumination effects The present invention discloses a massage apparatus having a housing with a massage formation for contacting a body part of a user. A massage mechanism is oriented within the housing for imparting a massage effect to the massage formation. A light source is provided... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7367483 | Strap assembly with cushioning elements A strap assembly for a device for carrying a load includes a plurality of compressible elements. Each compressible element has an aperture extending therethrough. A first strap extends through the aperture of each compressible element. A second strap extends along a... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7192406 | Foot massager A massage device has a close-packed presenting structure of massage elements, mounted on a working unit. The presenting structure is sufficiently closely packed to prevent insertion of an adult's digit, e.g. finger or toe, into the spaces between respective ones of ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7131954 | Massaging wheel assembly A massaging wheel assembly is disclosed to include two base frames pivotally connected in parallel to a sliding carrier slidably movable in a sliding track, each base frame having a wheel axle at the front end and a pivot pin at the rear end, two supplementary frame... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7118541 | Lie-down massager A lie-down massager comprises a frame, a rider below a top panel of the frame, a guide member engaged between the frame and the rider to allow a horizontal reciprocation to the rider, and a lifter carrying massage bumps. A gear unit includes a bolt gear downwardly e... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7083582 | Massaging mechanism of massaging machine A massaging machine comprises a plurality of massaging rollers, a rubbing mechanism for actuating the massaging rollers to engage in a rubbing action, a pounding mechanism for actuating the massaging rollers to engage in a pounding action, and a horizontal displacem... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7081100 | Lie-down massager A lie-down massager includes a base frame having an elongated top panel, through which an elongated top opening is formed, a rider, a guide member movably engaged between the base frame and the rider so as to enable the rider to make a horizontally reciprocal moveme... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7081098 | Lie-down massager A lie-down massager includes a base frame having a top panel, a rider provided below the top panel of the base frame, a guide member movably engaged between the base frame and the rider to enable the rider to make a horizontally reciprocal movement relative to the b... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7066898 | Vibrator, vibration unit, and vibrator control method A vibrator has massaging balls supported by a treating unit that may be shifted along a subject portion for treatment, guided by guiding members. The treating unit is supported by a supporting structure with respect to the guiding members. A position or orientation ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7052475 | Lie-down massager A lie-down massager includes a base frame having an elongated top panel, through which an elongated top opening is formed centrally and lengthwise, a rider provided below the elongated top panel of the base frame, a guide member movably engaged between the base fram... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7052476 | Lie-down massager A lie-down massager includes a base frame having an elongated top panel, through which an elongated top opening is formed, a rider, a guide member movably engaged between the base frame and the rider so as to enable the rider to make a horizontally reciprocal moveme... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7052477 | Steering mechanism of a massage machine A massaging machine includes a massaging device and a steering mechanism for operating the massaging device. The steering mechanism has a shaft on which a drive gear and a driven seat are mounted. The drive gear is driven by a motor to actuate the massaging device t... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7037279 | Lie-down massager A lie-down massager includes a base frame having an elongated top panel, through which an elongated top opening is formed centrally and lengthwise, a rider provided below the elongated top panel of the base frame, a guide member movably engaged between the base fram... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7029453 | Massaging mechanism of massaging machine A massaging machine is provided with a massaging mechanism comprising a displacement device, a rubbing device, a pounding device, and an angle-adjusting device. The rubbing device and the pounding device are provided with a shaft driven by a motor. The shaft of the ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7022092 | Four massaging head type massaging mechanism and massaging apparatus incorporating the same A massaging mechanism includes a first rotary shaft supported in a right-and-left direction right and left swing arms relatively rotatably mounted on the first rotary shaft, massaging heads each secured to an upper and a lower end portion of each of the swing arms, ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7018347 | Lie-down massager A lie-down massager comprising a first mat with an elongated opening, a sliding member in the first mat hingedly engaged to a base to allow an angular lifting of the first mat from the base, a support downwardly attached to the base, a nut gear rotatably engaged to ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7014620 | Lie-down massager A lie-down massager comprises a frame having an elongated top panel with an elongated opening, a rider below the top panel, a guide member movably engaged between the frame and the rider to enable the rider to make a horizontal reciprocation relative to the frame, a... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7004916 | Massaging device for chairs with guide rail and carriage assembly An adjustable massaging device includes a track comprising two rails formed on a support structure. The device includes a carriage assembly that causes a massaging unit comprising a pair of massaging members to move back and forth along the rails on the support stru... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6991609 | Massage assembly and massage machine incorporating same A massage assembly (20) wherein a massage unit (40) comprising a therapeutic member (50) for massaging the body of the user by a kneading and/or tapping movement is reciprocatingly moved between a pair of frames (22) (23) and which... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6974426 | Massaging structure with a buffer function A massaging structure with a buffer function includes a threaded rod positioned in a frame, and a coil spring respectively provided at an upper end section and a lower end section of the threaded rod. When a moving member of a massaging roller moves to the highest p... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6932779 | Method of controlling massaging machine In operating a massaging machine having massaging members and a motor for causing the massaging members to vibrate to massage a patient, a pulsed driving signal is applied to the motor for repetitively switching on and off the motor for specified time lengths such t... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6911012 | Apparatus and method for applying a friction massage stroke A massage device for manipulating a user includes a support member and a manipulator carried by the support member. The manipulator is adapted to engage and apply a shear force to the user. The manipulator is rotatable about at least one axis relative to the support... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6899688 | Cervical vertebra massaging device with roller sets A cervical vertebra massaging device with roller sets comprises a driving device driving a driven seat to move reciprocally; a main axial rod protruding from the driven seat; two axial seats; each of two sides of the main axial rod being connected to a middle sectio... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6890313 | Lie-down massager A lie-down massager includes a base frame having an elongated top panel, through which an elongated top opening is formed centrally and lengthwise, a rider, a guide member movably engaged between the base frame and the rider so as to enable the rider to make a horiz... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6849054 | Lie-down massager A lie-down massager comprises a base frame having a top panel with a top opening formed centrally and lengthwisely through the top panel, a rider provided below the top panel to make a horizontally reciprocal movement relative to the base frame, a lifter liftedly en... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6840914 | Electrically powered roller massaging implement A roller drive device has a frame composed of a base portion and left and right edge portions standing upright from the left and right edges of the base portion, and a longitudinal guide slit provided in each of the left and right edge portions. A shaft having a gea... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6832991 | Massaging apparatus having pivotally supported supporting arm with therapeutic member A massaging apparatus in which a position of a specific portion such as a user's shoulder with respect to the massaging apparatus can be determined automatically and accurately in a simple construction. The massaging apparatus includes a supporting arm having a ther... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6814710 | Massaging device for chairs A massaging device having a track comprising two rails. The rails comprise a first V-shaped raceway spaced apart from a second raceway. The device includes a carriage that causes a massaging unit comprising a pair of massaging to move back and forth along the rails.... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6808500 | Roller massager having rocking or kneading massaging motions This creation is to provide a kind of roller massager structure improvement, which is primarily consisting of a seat body, a drive motor, a sliding seat, a second drive motor and a rocker arm type massaging roller set. The massaging roller sets are pivoted at the en... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6752772 | Manipulation device with dynamic intensity control A device includes at least one manipulator located below the user to manipulate the user, a translator which moves the manipulator along the user, and a mechanism to change a pressure intensity of the manipulator while providing spatially uniform support to the user... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6749577 | Massage machine A massage machine is provided which is adapted to give a suitable massage in accordance with the degree of stiffness or degree of relaxation of the person to be massaged, based on the results obtained by measuring the body outline of the person and physiological dat... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6623438 | Device for massaging the back of the human body A device is used to massage the back of a person seated on a chair. The device includes a base, a motor, a transmission member, and a slide seat. The device is used such that the base is rested against the backrest of the chair. The motor, the transmissio... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6551259 | Reciprocally moving apparatus for driving massage device A reciprocally moving apparatus used in a massage machine comprises a long driven shaft having two ends pivotably installed in a base plate and also inserted into a sleeve hole at the lower side of a bottom mount of a massage device. The center section of... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6540701 | Massaging machine A massaging apparatus enabled to provide sufficient treatment effects by stimulating the Keiketsu (or the effective spots) in the Eastern Medical Science effectively. The massaging apparatus comprises: memory devices recorded with treatment contents indic... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6485443 | Seating products with self powered dynamic massage units Massage pressure devices are fitted onto a chair which has a rocking back, either conventional rocking chair or an office chair with pivoted an spring-loaded back, so that massage is applied to the back of a person seated in and rocking the chair. The mas... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6475171 | Massage device having groups of plural massage elements independently movable in recurrent motion A massage device for massaging back and/or feet of a user consists of groups of massaging elements connected together so that the elements of each group move together to execute a recurrent motion and press against a resilient surface in contact with the ... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6394970 | Drive arrangement for a massage chair A drive arrangement for a massage chair, in which massage elements, for example massage rollers, are movable in various directions, with at least one drive shaft for the massage elements, which are driven by electric motors. The electric motors are set on... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6390997 | Back stimulator and rehabilitation apparatus A small lightweight yet strong frame (12) housing multiple flexible axles (22) which in turn support foam rubber roller balls (16), which roll about an axis creating: massage, intersegmental traction, trigger point therapy, and active exercise to the back... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6312400 | Air expandable bodies reciprocating a massage element In a positioning device, expandable bodies which expand and contract by air pressure are disposed at opposite sides of a movable member in its moving direction, the movable member being able to reciprocate, and a valve device for holding the expandable bo... | 11/06/2001 |
