Patents by Inventor Thomas W. Turner

Thomas W. Turner 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: 9687416
    Abstract: A neuromuscular therapy device and method is provided. The neuromuscular therapy device includes a top unit including a pair of square pyramidal bodies separated by a central valley. Each of the pair of square pyramidal bodies includes a top peak with vertices that are smoothly radiused. The neuromuscular therapy device may also include a base unit including a hollowed top central portion configured to provide a seat within which the top unit is secured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Inventor: Thomas W. Turner
  • Publication number: 20140180331
    Abstract: A neuromuscular therapy device and method is provided. The neuromuscular therapy device includes a top unit including a pair of square pyramidal bodies separated by a central valley. Each of the pair of square pyramidal bodies includes a top peak with vertices that are smoothly radiused. The neuromuscular therapy device may also include a base unit including a hollowed top central portion configured to provide a seat within which the top unit is secured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Inventor: Thomas W. Turner
  • Patent number: 5857984
    Abstract: An exercise belt 10 to be worn around the waist of a user has a case 14 holding a control switch S1, a switch actuator 22, a battery 16, a vibrator 20, and a motor 18 connected to the vibrator 20 to cause the vibrator 20 to vibrate upon energization of the motor 18 by the battery 16 when the control switch S1 changes states. A light emitting device 28 is attached to the case 14 and positioned to be observed when the belt 10 is worn around the waist of a user. A strap 12 has one end attached to one end of the case 14 and another end connected to the switch actuator 22. This strap 12 is adjustable to fit snugly around the waist of a user, with expansion of the user's waist moving the switch actuator 22 to change the state of the control switch S1, energizing the motor 18, vibrator 20, and light emitting device 28.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Inventors: James A. deBoer, Thomas W. Turner
  • Patent number: 5332951
    Abstract: A circuit for driving gas discharge lamps has a bandpass filter coupled between the output of the inverter and the inverter control. The bandpass filter provides protection against the diode operation of the gas discharge lamps. The bandpass filter is composed of a capacitor and the permeance inductance of a transformer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1994
    Assignee: Motorola Lighting, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas W. Turner, Mihail S. Moisin
  • Patent number: 4958624
    Abstract: A laryngeal blade assembly consisting of a metallic blade or spatula and two light assemblies that are selectively mounted on the blade. One light assembly has a fiber optic tube and a base block that with the blade will fit a fiber optic handle. The other light assembly has an incandescent bulb in the end of the light tube and a base block that with the blade fits an incandescent handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 25, 1990
    Assignee: Welch Allyn, Inc.
    Inventors: R. Douglas Stone, Thomas W. Turner
  • Patent number: D615662
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Inventor: Thomas W Turner
  • Patent number: D687958
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Inventor: Thomas W. Turner
  • Patent number: D697630
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Inventor: Thomas W. Turner
  • Patent number: D698035
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Inventor: Thomas W. Turner