Patents by Inventor Joan D. Newburger

Joan D. Newburger 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).

  • Treatment of hyperhydrosis
    Patent number: 8150525
    Abstract: A device for the treatment of hyperhydrosis by application of electric current to a treatment area of the skin is described. The device comprises: a) a garment comprising a first electrode adapted for contacting said treatment area; b) a second electrode adapted for contacting the treatment area or skin proximal to the treatment area; and c) a power delivery unit in electrical communication with said first and second electrodes. The power delivery unit provides a customized dose of electricity to the treatment area. In one embodiment, the garment is a glove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ali Fassih, Ronald J. Gillespie, Michael Joyce, Joseph Junio, Joan D. Newburger, Ying Sun
  • TREATMENT OF SWEATING AND HYPERHYDROSIS
    Publication number: 20100082088
    Abstract: Devices, compositions and methods for the treatment of sweating and hyperhidrosis by application of electric current to a treatment area of the skin are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Inventors: Ali Fassih, Jeannette Chantalat, Jue-Chen Liu, Joan D. Newburger, Ying Sun
  • TREATMENT OF HYPERHYDROSIS
    Publication number: 20100057147
    Abstract: A device for the treatment of hyperhydrosis by application of electric current to a treatment area of the skin is described. The device comprises: a) a garment comprising a first electrode adapted for contacting said treatment area; b) a second electrode adapted for contacting the treatment area or skin proximal to the treatment area; and c) a power delivery unit in electrical communication with said first and second electrodes. The power delivery unit provides a customized dose of electricity to the treatment area. In one embodiment, the garment is a glove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventors: ALI FASSIH, Ronald J. Gillespie, Michael Joyce, Joseph Junio, Joan D. Newburger, Ying Sun