Patents by Inventor George J. Vlahos

George J. Vlahos has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7118589
    Abstract: Apparatuses adopted to provide light therapy to regions of the body that cannot be conveniently exposed to the sun or conventional tanning equipment. Four embodiments of the invention include a tanning bed 10 with an adjustable leg support 12 that allows tanning of the buttocks and rectal and genital areas of a person lying on the bed 10, a toilet (water closet) 20 equipped with one or more tanning lamps 26 for tanning the rectal and genital areas of a person sitting on the toilet 20, a foot and hand tanning apparatus 40 comprising a flexible block 42 with slots 44 for receiving the toes or fingers 48 of a person, and a tanning recliner 50 with tanning lamps 56 located within for tanning the skin of the user reclining on the recliner 50.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Inventor: George J. Vlahos
  • Publication number: 20020183810
    Abstract: Apparatuses adopted to provide light therapy to regions of the body that cannot be conveniently exposed to the sun or conventional tanning equipment. Four embodiments of the invention include a tanning bed 10 with an adjustable leg support 12 that allows tanning of the buttocks and rectal and genital areas of a person lying on the bed 10, a toilet (water closet) 20 equipped with one or more tanning lamps 26 for tanning the rectal and genital areas of a person sitting on the toilet 20, a foot and hand tanning apparatus 40 comprising a flexible block 42 with slots 44 for receiving the toes or fingers 48 of a person, and a tanning recliner 50 with tanning lamps 56 located within for tanning the skin of the user reclining on the recliner 50.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2002
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Inventor: George J. Vlahos