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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7503926 | Combined sauna and environmental capsule A personal therapy or sauna compartment is formed with a base, that has a support bed on the interior of the base in which a person can lie. A cover is provided over the base and covers the body of a person lying in the bed, with the head of the person outside of th... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7228577 | Inflatable beach enclosure An inexpensive enclosure providing a protected space on a beach, lawn or the like. An inflatable tube forms a wall surrounding a space having an open end, so that a user is shielded from small kicked or thrown material or objects, running pets and the like. The tubu... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7111468 | Air conditioning system and method operating suitably to user's characteristics There is provided an air conditioning system and method for operating an air conditioner according to a user's physical response to external conditions. The air conditioning system includes: an indoor environment sensing unit/a personal characteristic value receptio... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7036162 | Cooling mattress for sunbathing A cooling mattress for supporting and cooling a sunbather while sunbathing includes a number of pads joined by a number of fasteners. Each pad includes a liner defining a cavity and a cooling medium deposited within the cavity. The fasteners interconnect the pads to... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6936063 | Highly heat-conductive body wrap A highly heat-conductive body wrap (10) comprises a casing (13) made of highly flexible, elastic material and equipped with means for fastening it to the shell (11) of a tub (12) for cosmetic treatments. The casing (13) has at leas... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6918144 | Self-heating portable massage table A self-heating, portable massage or therapy table is disclosed. The portable massage table comprises a cushioned pad that is comfortable for a user to sit or lie on. Preferably inside the cushioned pad is an electrical heat mechanism which heats the cushioned pad. T... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6623511 | Chromatherapy shower system A personalized therapeutic compartment includes a horizontal bed for supporting a person to be treated, and has a shower system with a plurality of shower nozzles arrayed above the bed so that a person can have a therapeutic shower while lying on the bed.... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6527796 | Method and apparatus for burning calories An apparatus for burning calories of an individual. The apparatus includes a cooling mechanism adapted to cool the individual's temperature. The apparatus includes a controlling mechanism for controlling the rate at which the cooling mechanism cools the i... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6497717 | Therapy steam and heat treatment cabinet A personal treatment device comprising a personalized capsule that has a bed for a person to lie thereon in a supine position, the capsule has a cover that is openable for access to the bed and closeable to define a chamber in which a person lies. The cov... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6293963 | Water energizing device for shower bath A water energizing device for shower bath comprising a far infrared rays emitting material that provides a means for enhancing the health conditions of human beings through a medium of water running through the far infrared irradiation zone formed by the ... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6170097 | Foldable sauna cabinet A sauna cabinet includes an outer cover and an inner supporting frame and is provided at one side with an opening via which a heat source is guided into the sauna cabinet. The outer cover is provided at a front side with a closable slit via which a user e... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6148450 | Portable steam bath assembly A portable steam bath assembly for providing an easily assembled lightweight portable steam bath assembly device. The portable steam bath assembly includes a frame, side and rear panels, a floor assembly, an outer cover, and a steam generating assembly.... | 11/21/2000 |
| 5870780 | Collapsible steam cabin for personal body care A collapsible steam cabin for personal body care includes a bottom panel, having a front edge, rounded back edge and upstanding side edges, a rear panel which has a rounded lower edge which is slidingly connected to the rounded back edge, the back edge an... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5837000 | Tanning screen A new tanning screen for providing a portable and foldable device for reflecting sunlight towards a user. The inventive device includes a frame member having a rectangular end wall frame portion, a U-shaped first side wall frame portion, and a U-shaped se... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5741317 | Submersive therapy apparatus A submersive therapy apparatus which includes a tub filled with an aqueous solution adapted to provide physiotherapy and drug treatment to the body or body parts of a patient, such as the hands, arms, feet or knees, such aqueous environment containing a m... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5416931 | Booth A booth, of general circular cross-section, includes a roof part 2, a base part and an intermediate part 6. The base is adapted to stand on the floor. Within the booth is a foldable chair 8. A person may gain access to the booth via a door 10 having a hin... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5347665 | Carbonate spring bath system A carbonate spring bath system creates a bath water dissolved with CO2 gas and supplies the same to a bathtub. The system includes a source of a concentrated CO2 gas, a circulation path connected to the bathtub and including a booste... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5282842 | Method of inducing tanning by pulsed light and apparatus to effect same A method and apparatus to effect tanning in humans. The method utilizes very short discrete pulses, with a dark period of low to zero energization between discrete pulses, of ultraviolet or visible light irradiation of selected wave length to effect the t... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5172687 | Treatment chamber for performing therapeutic procedures A temperable treatment chamber for performing therapeutic procedures for patients includes a gas supply unit located outside of the chamber for a breathable gas with at least one inhalation site opening into the patient treatment chamber. An activation de... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5101823 | Tanning pool An apparatus for sun bathing, which includes an inflatable floor portion substantially rectangular in nature for supporting the length of a user lying on one's back or stomach; a continuous inflatable side wall portion rising the height above the floor po... | 04/07/1992 |
| 4753239 | Transparent shroud for sun bathers A transparent synthetic resinous shroud for protecting the skin of a sunbathing user to prevent drying of the skin while tanning. The shroud is full body length and has an elastic contractile opening permitting it to cover slightly more than one-half of t... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4739763 | Solar heated sauna A solar heated sauna comprises a semicircular section of transparent or smoked rigid plastic which is positionable over a lounge chair, beach blanket, or the like. A user reclines under the sauna on the chair or blanket, and ventilation holes, as well as ... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4691695 | Apparatus for medical treatments In an apparatus for medical treatments, examinations or tests comprising a hamber connectible to a vacuum source and having at its one end side a passage aperture with a flexible sealing member, the chamber is formed of a foldable bellow provided with a su... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4671284 | Sauna support bed A personal sauna has a horizontally extending bed for supporting an individual in a recumbent position, and combines the benefits of heat and vibration by means of a transversely recirculating air system and a motive means which simultaneously moves the b... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4501275 | Mammalian subject heating unit using radiant heat A heating unit using radiant heat provides core temperature increases in mammalian subjects, including humans, for cancer treatment or other purposes. The unit has a wall member defining a cavity for receiving the subject. An electric heating cable is pla... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4312331 | Reanimation table for newborn babies and infants A reanimation table for newborn infants comprises a base member having a top lying surface for receiving the infant and a block shape base member at one end of the lying surface. The block shape base member forms a support for pivotally supporting an oute... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4309999 | Equipment for the homogeneous radiant conditioning of a room enclosure for therapeutic purposes The equipment includes a tepidarium room with walls of insulation boards, the sides of which that face the room carrying an electrically conductive meander band that serves as a surface heating element covered with an insulating plastic foil and shielded ... | 01/12/1982 |
| 4149536 | Apparatus for the application of a treating agent to the human body An apparatus for the application of a treating agent, e.g. paraffin, to the human body for slimming comprises a unit having a first receptacle containing the pure paraffin, a second receptacle for recovering and sterilizing the paraffin, and a third recep... | 04/17/1979 |
