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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7981064 | System and method for integrating transducers into body support structures Transducers and resonators are embedded in body support structures in contact with a user to for the purpose of conveying musical sound energy to a user's body at selected frequencies and in selected patterns. Body support structures comprise beds, pillows, chairs, ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7615018 | Leg ulcer, lymphoedema and DVT vibratory treatment and device An ulcer, lymphoedema and DVT treatment device (10) comprises a drive unit (12) adapted to deliver mechanical vibrations at its surface in three orthogonal directions at a frequency in each orthogonal direction of between 15 and 75 Hz and with an ampli... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7346948 | Basic bed lounge A basic version of the Bed Lounge™ includes a removable, inter-changeable, and washable fabric slip cover enclosing a foam, fiber, filled-pillow, layered padding over a flat light-weight inner body/frame structure, forming a layered composite that is exceptionally... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7328470 | Foldable massaging bed rest A foldable massaging bed cushion for supporting a person in a sitting position has a backrest with two side edges, two armrests rotatably coupled to the backrest, and one or more massaging units within the backrest. The two armrests can rotate from a sitting positio... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7319207 | Personnel heating assembly A heating assembly, is disclosed which includes a blanket portion and a control apparatus for electrically heating the blanket portion. The control apparatus generates direct current power of desired wave form to enable the assembly to be used for warming patients w... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7314455 | Automobile car seat massage device This is a device to provide massaging stimulus to a driver of an automobile. Massaging heads are installed in the headrest of the car or truck or any moving vehicle to provide stimulus to the base of the skull or the back of the neck of the driver in order to insure... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311681 | Motor vehicle massage seat A motor vehicle seat having massage units positioned therein and controllable by each user including neck, back and seat. Each massage unit is comprised of a housing having rotational and vibratory members therein that when energized extend beyond the housing in an ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7297126 | Portable foot and wrist massager A portable massager adaptable for foot and wrist applications. An elongated resonator plate is formed from a plurality of contiguous hollow flutes oriented in a longitudinal direction. One or more vibrator cutouts are provided in the resonator plate, passing from it... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7282037 | Skin care appliance Disclosed is a skin care appliance capable of realizing various skin care modes using an oscillator vibrating up and down in the way of a magnetic coil, conducting the galvanic massage and the iontophoresis massage based on the oscillator, and making the magnetic-co... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7240386 | Multi-layer mattress with an air filtration foundation A breathable mattress including a plurality of layers, where one of the mattress layers is further comprised of a plurality of sections and the sections are comprised of different types of materials, which have varying firmnesses and feel, and where each of the laye... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7228573 | Massaging sink neck rest A massaging sink pillow structure disclosed herein designed to be placed over the edge of a standard sink used by a barber or beautician for shampooing or rinsing hair. The sink pillow is a waterproof, saddle-shaped structure with a front section designed to be plac... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7182739 | Therapy patch Therapy patches are disclosed which are designed to deliver vibration and heat (or cold) to human skin so as to provide muscle relief. These patches have a chemical pouch that generates heat or cold upon initiation. They also have a motor and battery to provide a vi... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7177158 | Press-activated electronic component discharging facilitating apparatus A press-activated electronic component discharging facilitating apparatus is proposed, which is designed for use with a battery-powered electronic component, such as a CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) memory unit installed on a computer motherboard, fo... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7160260 | Massage bed A massage bed includes a frame with four sides. The frame has multiple seats mounted at the four sides. Multiple elastic straps are mounted by the seats and interleavedly extend between the opposite sides in longitudinal and transversal directions. Multiple massage ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7150720 | Foot massaging device which provides relief to various body parts through reflexology and method therefor A foot massaging device has a body section. A pair of foot holding devices are coupled to an interior of the body section. The foot holding device has an elongated housing for holding a foot and an opening located at a top section of the elongated housing for insert... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7141029 | Vibratory apparatus of exercise A vibratory exercise apparatus capable of providing sufficient vertical movement force is provided that adopts a structure of a bobbin coil connected with a vibration plate employed in a magnetic gap of a magnetic circuit using a permanent magnet that can generate a... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7128721 | Portable body massager The present invention discloses a body massager comprising a portable housing including a backrest and a seat support. A longitudinal guide is provided in the backrest cooperating with a carriage for translation of the carriage within the backrest and a motor drives... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7126581 | Multimode multizone interface The interface uses a combination of controls. Mode independent controls retain essentially the same function throughout all modes and features and mode dependent controls vary based on the active mode or feature. The arrangement of the mode controls, the soft contro... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7124757 | Medical device for overcoming airway obstruction A medical device for overcoming upper airway obstruction when a patient is placed in a supine position, featuring a flat rectangular support base that attaches to the support frame perpendicularly, and a variation of lower jaw supports that attach to the support fra... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7108667 | Bicycle saddle with vibrating massager An improved bicycle saddle having a shell which supports at least one battery operated vibrator. When the vibrator is energized, its vibration causes the shell and therefore the bicycle seat to vibrate. The vibrator has an on/off switch so that it may be turned on p... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7059678 | Portable orthopedic support device A portable pneumatic orthopedic body support device for selectively supporting body and torso areas of a user being seated atop a chair or seat. The device includes individual inflatable independent body and torso supports or chambers for legs, lumbar, shoulder blad... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7054775 | Digitizing system and rotary table for determining 3-D geometry of an object A digitizing system and rotary table for determining the three dimensional geometry of an object is described. An apparatus includes at least one sensor that detects information describing the three-dimensional geometry of the object and provides the information to ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7037280 | Foot massaging system A submerge massaging system controlled by a no-moving part backload responsive fluidic switch. ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7029452 | Acoustically-driven hydrotherapy system A hydrotherapy system has a rigid tank filled with a liquid. At least one acoustic wave is impinged on the tank's exterior walls where it is coupled to the liquid for transmission therethrough. The acoustic wave interacts in the liquid with at least one of (i) a ref... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6997516 | Convertible seat with contoured-front for localized body heat dispersion and pressure reduction A seat (chair, stool, etc.) has a seat base with a contoured front that is recessed in the middle. The recess extends towards a seating center and/or in a downward direction, creating an open area for a seated person. The open area is located under the body part aro... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6968806 | Animal soothing system with heartbeat simulation device An animal soothing system including an animal bedding structure having a pocket formed therein, and a soothing device for generating soothing rhythmic vibrations disposed in the pocket of the bedding structure to communicate the soothing vibrations to animals lying ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6957454 | Mattress cover with massaging mechanism and heating element A mattress cover with massaging mechanism and heating element built in that includes a foam padding structure, positionable over the top of a mattress and having a cavity provided therein, a padding structure cover and a number of multi-fold, massaging ridge members... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6945598 | Cable wiring construction There is provided a cable wiring construction capable of preventing troubles caused by breaking of cable. A curl cord 15 is extended from a unit body 11 under a seat 1, and a controller 16 is provided at a tip end of the curl cord 15 | 09/20/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6929612 | Battery operated flexible massage tube A battery operated flexible massage device includes a ball-and-socket modular plastic spine and an electric vibrator unit, covered by a flexible foam tube. The tube containing the spine and the vibrator unit is covered with a padded fabric cylindrical shell. The end... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6918884 | Vibrating lumbar suppport A vibrating lumbar support transmits vibrations from an electromagnetic pulse vibrator through a vibration plate, guide rods, an arching pressure surface and then to a seat occupant. The vibrating unit may also transmit vibrations to a seat occupant through a push p... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6814709 | Massaging bed rest cushion with light A cushion/backrest including an integrated reading lamp tethered at the end of a flexible member is disclosed for providing the user with a source of light for reading or watching television. The cushion may also include built in massage motors for providing the use... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6785922 | Mattress with internal vibrator A mattress has an internal support structure and an external cladding that surrounds and covers at least a portion of the support structure. The mattress also has a vibrating device that is coupled to a part of the support structure. The vibrating device has a motor... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6723031 | Feminine toning balls A device for toning the pubococcygeus (PC) muscles is provided. These feminine toning balls comprise a durable device having metal balls connected to each other with a cord and a hard rubber exterior coating, with the cord extending from end of the toning balls for ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6682494 | Massaging system having isolated vibrators A vehicle massaging system includes a seat pad and motorized vibrators in respective regions of the pad; and a controller for selectively activating the transducers. Each of the vibrators is in a cavity of a main cushion member, the cavity being closed by... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6676615 | Wireless massage device for a vehicle and associated methods A user-controllable massage device is for a vehicle seat that operates via a wireless communications link. The massage device may include a plurality of vibration transducers to be positioned adjacent the vehicle seat, a wireless receiver, and a power con... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6669291 | Massaging device for a chair with resilient straps A massaging device for a chair having multiple resilient straps has a massaging housing, a vibration device and a massaging face. The massaging housing has a front case and a rear case, and multiple connecting fins are formed inside the massaging housing.... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6647572 | Cushion having embedded therein vibrating motors Disclosed is a cushion. The cushion comprises a sponge having a predetermined length and a circular cylinder-shaped configuration; a plurality of vibrating motors embedded in the sponge; an inner envelope opened at one end thereof, for allowing the sponge... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6648840 | Microcontroller based massage system A massaging system includes a pad comprising with multiple zones sand vibratory transducers in the pad for vibrating the zones. Each transducer includes a motor and a mass element eccentrically coupled to the motor. The massaging system also includes a mi... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6626341 | Massaging book bag A massaging backpack having at least one shoulder strap for massaging an individual which includes at least one massaging unit carried by the shoulder strap, at least one power supply carried by the backpack and connected to the massaging unit, and at lea... | 09/30/2003 |
