Rolling With Body Or Bodies Disposed On Single Axis Patents (Class 601/118)
  • Patent number: 11969389
    Abstract: An integrated lower back treatment system is provided. The system includes a central core. The system also includes attachment devices positionable on longitudinal ends of the core. The system further includes a strap, wherein an end of the strap connects with a longitudinal end of the core with the attachment device and an opposite end of the strap connects to an opposite longitudinal end of the core with another attachment device. Additionally, the system includes padding, wherein the padding assembly includes padding arranged to allow the padding to connect and form a shape over the core and wherein the padding has differing firmness characteristics such that when the padding is rotated about a longitudinal axis of the core, a user of the integrated lower back treatment system will experience different firmness values dependent upon a position of the rotated padding on a lower back of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Inventor: David Andrew Smith
  • Patent number: 11969388
    Abstract: A self-massage roller having a bottle, a covering, and, optionally, a removable cap. The bottle provides a vessel for holding liquids. The covering includes a base layer and a plurality of nubs. The base layer overlays the outer surface of the bottle. Each nub in the plurality of nubs protrudes from the base layer in a direction radially away from the outer surface of the bottle. Each nub is a massage element, and the plurality of nubs forms a textured surface for myofascial release of certain muscles of the user. In another version, each nub is attached directly to the outer surface of the bottle without an intervening base layer. In versions with a cap, the cap may include a flip-up spout, or it may have a plunger valve that opens upon pulling the plunger outward and closes upon pushing in the plunger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Inventor: Lani Taylor
  • Patent number: 11779507
    Abstract: A back massaging assembly includes a frame that tapers to a pair of points on opposite ends of the frame such that the frame has a diamond shape. A plurality of knobs is each disposed on the frame and each of the knobs is strategically positioned on the frame for massaging pre-determined pressure points when the frame is positioned against a user's back. A pair of handles is each coupled to and extends away from the frame and extends over a respective one of the user's shoulders when the frame is positioned against the user's back. Each of the handles has a downward curve integrated therein such that each of the handles extends downwardly along the user's chest when the frame is positioned on the user's back.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Inventor: Joseph Mabrey
  • Patent number: 11654077
    Abstract: A massaging device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a fastener configured to removably attach to a human hand; a first base non-rotatably attached to the fastener; a second base rotatably attached to the first base, wherein the second base is configured to rotate about a first axis; an interface mechanism configured to permit adjustment of a rotational position of the first base with respect to the second base among two or more rotational positions; a cylinder coupled to the second base, wherein the cylinder is configured to rotate about a second axis, and wherein the first axis and the second axis are not parallel, and wherein the cylinder does not directly contact the first or second bases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Inventor: Samantha G. Hunter
  • Patent number: 11622910
    Abstract: A ball roller assembly may include an inner sphere that is constructed from a thermal-sensitive material. The ball roller assembly may also include an outer sphere that is constructed from a thermal-conductive material. The inner sphere may be disposed within the outer sphere and thermal transfer may occur between the inner sphere, the outer sphere, and a user of the ball roller assembly. The ball roller assembly may further include a housing constructed from a thermal-insulative material, and the outer sphere and the inner sphere may be disposed within the housing. The inner sphere may be selectively removable from the outer sphere and the outer sphere may be selectively removable from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: KT Health, LLC
    Inventors: Jeremy John Newns, Greg Hahn
  • Patent number: 11083665
    Abstract: A pebble bed sauna device includes a bed and a covering chamber movably disposed on the bed. When a human body lies on the bed, the covering chamber may cover, totally or partly, the human body. The bed includes, arranged in sequence from bottom to top, at least one bed heat-isolation member, at least one bed heating member, a plurality of energy stone layers, and a plurality of smooth pebble layers. The covering chamber is formed of at least one surface layer, at least one bonding layer, at least one chamber heat-isolation member, at least one chamber heating member, and at least one heat isolation element that are arranged in sequence from outside to inside and is controlled, for a heating temperature thereof, by a controller arranged on the bed and electrically connected to the bed heating member and the chamber heating member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: MU GLOBAL HOLDING LIMITED
    Inventor: Yen-Yen Niu
  • Patent number: 10799419
    Abstract: A roller device, including a first tube having a first diameter, and a through-bore having a second diameter smaller than the first diameter, the through-bore extending through and concentric with the first tube, a first rod having a third diameter smaller than the second diameter, a first end, and a second end, where the second end of the first rod is operatively arranged to telescopingly engage with the through-bore of the first tube, a second rod having a fourth diameter equal to the third diameter, a first end and a second end, where the first end of the second rod is operatively arranged to telescopingly engage with the through-bore of the first tube, at least one roller arranged to rotate about the first tube, and a first handle fixedly secured to the first end of the first rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Inventor: Daniel Morris
  • Patent number: 10765589
    Abstract: A therapeutic device and method for using the same. The therapeutic device has a supportive body and a pressure applicator extending from the body that is configured to apply pressure to suboccipital muscles of a patient. The pressure applicator may be altered to adjust a position and points through which to apply pressure to the suboccipital muscles. The body may be positioned at an angle relative to the patient's neck and the pressure applicator is applied to the suboccipital muscles. The pressure can be applied for a duration of time to relieve and/or prevent headaches and migraines in patients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Inventor: David S. Fleming
  • Patent number: 10765903
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve an exercise device including a base member, a pair of tower members, and a strap. The base member includes a substantially planar bottom surface, a top surface opposite the bottom surface, and an opening extending through the top and bottom surfaces. The pair of tower members extends upward from opposite ends of the top surface of the base member. The strap releasably secures to each of the pair of tower members at a chosen height and with a chosen amount of slack. The strap includes a handle positioned between a first end and a second end of the strap, wherein the chosen amount of slack of the strap is adjustable by coupling the strap to each of the pair of tower members at different positions on the strap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Inventor: Jonathan Neal
  • Patent number: 10682252
    Abstract: A rollable apparatus includes a housing being annular in shape, a heating element mounted about the exterior of the housing, a vibration-inducing motor mounted in the interior of the housing and attached thereto, and a set of batteries mounted in the interior of the housing. The set of batteries is provided for powering the heating element to control the temperature of the housing and for powering the vibration motor to induce oscillatory motion in the housing. The apparatus also includes a set of user controls mounted so as to be accessible at the exterior of the housing, a front cover removably mounted so as to form a portion of the exterior of the housing at one end thereof, and a skin of pliable cushioning material covering the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Inventor: Thomas Martin Powers
  • Patent number: 10582752
    Abstract: A nipper device that is useful in the care and grooming of nails of the hands and feet. The nipper device provides cutting blades where are sharper, more durable, and more hygienic. The handles of the device may be magnetized to provide magnetic therapy benefits to a user of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: MEGATOOL, INC.
    Inventors: Peter Phuc Ho, Tammy Tran, Elvis Ho
  • Patent number: 10391022
    Abstract: A Leg Muscle Therapy Apparatus is provided which enables the user to easily and comfortably engage the various muscles of the leg, providing the leg muscles with a therapeutic message which helps to loosen and relieve sore or damages muscles. The apparatus may also be used to assist in the removal of cellulite from areas of the leg. The apparatus is basically comprised of a frame structure means, a user engagement means, a coupling means, and an optional resistance means. The frame structure means has at least two main support members coupled together in such a manner that the leg of the user may be placed within, with the main support members surrounding a significant portion of the leg. The main support members are adjustably coupled together by the coupling means such that they may alternatively move away and towards one another, as the various leg muscles of the user are being engaged by the user engagement means. The optional resistance means may be used to provide motion resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Inventor: Gary Lawrence Johnston
  • Patent number: 10307281
    Abstract: A method for effecting neuromuscular mechanisms for treatment of specific non-restless leg syndrome, non-restless arms, and non-foot and leg cramps diseases, conditions, and/or illnesses utilizes a device for applying positive pressure to specific areas of the foot. Slight variations to the positioning and/or patient application of the device may be adopted to increase benefits for specific diseases, conditions, or illnesses. Such variations can include frequency or time intervals of use and variations in pressure and positioning of pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: MEDI USA, L.P.
    Inventors: Mary Sorg, Phyllis Kuhn, John Sullivan, Daniel Olson
  • Patent number: 10278889
    Abstract: A modular self-massaging apparatus includes a framework and a ball assembly mounted to the framework. The ball assembly is modular and can be disassembled and reassembled in a variety of configurations. The apparatus is modular because the ball assembly and other ball assemblies can be applied to and carried in the apparatus at a variety of locations across the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Inventors: Craig A. Olschansky, William R. Hanson, Donald Hollenbeck, Howard A. Wilson, IV
  • Patent number: 10034529
    Abstract: This applicator comprises a base (22) and a product applicator tongue (25) that projects from the base (22) along an axis (A-A?), said tongue (25) defining a central cavity (30). It comprises a massage element (32) disposed in the central cavity (30), with the massage (32) element and the tongue (25) defining therebetween in the cavity (30) an intermediary product retaining space (33). The massage element (32) and the tongue (25) can move in relation to one another transversally in relation to the axis (A-A?).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: L'OREAL
    Inventors: Marcel Sanchez, Audrey Thenin
  • Patent number: 9962309
    Abstract: A multi-component, convertible, individual thermal therapeutic device has multiple parts that can be arranged in at least 3 ways to provide multiple therapeutic treatments to the users body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Bioactive Sports
    Inventors: Antoine B. Connors, James C. Newton
  • Patent number: 9867759
    Abstract: A leg therapy apparatus is provided which enables the user to easily and comfortable engage the various muscles of the leg, providing the leg muscles with a therapeutic message which helps to loosen and relieve sore or damages muscles. The apparatus may also be used to assist in the removal of cellulite from areas of the leg. The apparatus is basically comprised of a frame structure means, a user engagement means, a coupling means, and an optional resistance means. The frame structure means has at least two main support members coupled together in such a manner that the leg of the user may be placed within, with the main support members surrounding a significant portion of the leg. The main support members are adjustably coupled together by the coupling means such that they may alternatively move away and towards one another, as the various leg muscles of the user are being engaged by the user engagement means. The optional resistance means may be used to provide motion resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Inventor: Gary Lawrence Johnston
  • Patent number: 9775764
    Abstract: An exercise device for stretching the calf muscles and Achilles tendon of a user. The exercise device includes a rod with a pair of grips, a pair of straps, and a foot platform. The pair of straps has two ends; or a first end and a second end. The first end of each strap is affixed to opposing distal ends of the rod. The second end of the pair of straps is affixed to distal, or outside, ends of the foot platform. The exercise device can have a rotatable sleeve with a plurality of surface protuberances on the sleeve. The rotatable sleeve is mounted on the rod between the pair of grips. The rotatable sleeve can be used as a massager by rolling the sleeve over a muscle while gripping the grips on either side of the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: BD MFG LLC
    Inventor: Balthasar Rill
  • Patent number: 9636271
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for foot zone therapy. The device includes a frame (1, 11), and a base (2, 12) provided with knobs (3a) for pressing the foot sole against. The knobs (3a) are laid out in an area essentially consistent with the length and shape of a foot sole. The base (2, 12) is either a rotatable roll (2) or a panel (12) divided for discrete zones (A, B, C, D), whereby rotating the roll or changing a relative height position of the zones in the flat panel enables the foot sole to be contacted alternately with various knobby zones. The device is adapted for such an operation that the effect of the knobs (3a) always proceeds from heel towards toes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Inventor: Pentti Lagus
  • Patent number: 9597589
    Abstract: An input device (1) for data processing apparatus (12) comprises a dish (2) having a convex lower surface (3) which rests on a base (10) and can tilt in a plurality of directions with respect to the base, and a concave upper surface (5) in which is positioned a movable member such as a ball (6) which can move with respect to the concave upper surface. A user is supported on the movable member, in a standing, sitting or kneeling position. The dish is provided with a motion detector module (8) which detects movement of the dish in response to forces applied to the dish as a result of actions performed by the user, and which produces signals in response to such movement. An interface (9) serves to output the signals to the data processing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Inventor: Stephen Priestnall
  • Patent number: 9539168
    Abstract: A leg therapy apparatus is provided which enables the user to easily and comfortable engage the various muscles of the leg, providing the leg muscles with a therapeutic message which helps to loosen and relieve sore or damages muscles. The apparatus may also be used to assist in the removal of cellulite from areas of the leg. The apparatus is basically comprised of a frame structure means, a user engagement means, a coupling means, and an optional resistance means. The frame structure means has at least two main support members coupled together in such a manner that the leg of the user may be placed within, with the main support members surrounding a significant portion of the leg. The main support members are adjustably coupled together by the coupling means such that they may alternatively move away and towards one another, as the various leg muscles of the user are being engaged by the user engagement means. The optional resistance means may be used to provide motion resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Inventor: Gary Lawrence Johnston
  • Patent number: 9364715
    Abstract: A spine rehabilitation exercise device comprises a soleplate; and an exercise mechanism disposed on the soleplate, wherein the exercise mechanism comprises a sliding mechanism movably disposed on the soleplate; a supporting base movably mounted on top of the sliding mechanism, the supporting base being capable of rocking on top of the sliding mechanism; a pillow mounted on the supporting base; and an elastic assembly disposed between the pillow and the supporting base. The whole device has simple structure, convenient assembly, small and compact volume and good mobility and portability; the device can not only have health care and therapeutic effects on spine, but also be used as a pillow on other occasions, thereby having high practicability and better flexibility in use; moreover, the device is not driven by a power supply, so that it is safer and more reliable to use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Inventor: Aiguo Qiu
  • Patent number: 9301900
    Abstract: A body therapy apparatus is provided which enables the user to easily and comfortable engage the various muscles of the leg, providing the leg muscles with a therapeutic message and assisting with the removal of cellulite from affected areas of the leg. The apparatus is basically comprised of a frame structure means, a user engagement means, a coupling means, and an optional resistance means. The main support members are adjustably coupled together by the coupling means such that they may alternatively move away and towards one another, as the various leg muscles of the user are being engaged by the user engagement means, which mount along the inside of the support members. The optional resistance means may be used to provide motion resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Inventor: Gary Lawrence Johnston
  • Publication number: 20150148721
    Abstract: A muscle therapy device that can be used for self-myofascial release is disclosed. In some embodiments, the device includes one or more ellipsoids configured coaxially around a rigid axle, the axle including circular wheels fixedly attached at opposite ends. In these embodiments, the one or more ellipsoids extend radially from the axle and form contact surfaces at an outer edge. In various embodiments, the contact surfaces of the device include raised bands configured concentrically with the axle or the contact surface may comprise one, two or more bands that are spirally wound around the axle. The raised bands may include rounded surfaces and define a series of channels there between. In one embodiment, the device includes at least two ellipsoids which are configured coaxially with the axle and form a concave recess there between. In this embodiment, the concave recess can essentially form a shape that approximates an elliptical hyperboloid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: TRIGGER-PIN! LLC
    Inventor: Mark Joseph De Nitto
  • Publication number: 20150133835
    Abstract: A system is provided for a three-part self-massage system including three massage devices configured to be removably coupled and assembled inside one another. Additionally, the three massage devices may include zones of varying densities of foam and shaped to include contours and projections including nodules, knobs, bumps, grooves, and/or ridges, such that the massage devices may be used for varying massage techniques. In this way, the three massage devices may be combined into one compact unit for easier storage and transport.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Mark A. Fadil, Jonathan Edelman
  • Publication number: 20150073321
    Abstract: A self-massage roller having a bottle, a covering, and, optionally, a removable cap. The bottle provides a vessel for holding liquids. The covering includes a base layer and a plurality of nubs. The base layer overlays the outer surface of the bottle. Each nub in the plurality of nubs protrudes from the base layer in a direction radially away from the outer surface of the bottle. Each nub is a massage element, and the plurality of nubs forms a textured surface for myofascial release of certain muscles of the user. In another version, each nub is attached directly to the outer surface of the bottle without an intervening base layer. In versions with a cap, the cap may include a flip-up spout, or it may have a plunger valve that opens upon pulling the plunger outward and closes upon pushing in the plunger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventor: Lani Taylor
  • Patent number: 8968225
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for foot zone therapy. The device includes a frame (1, 11), and a base (2, 12) provided with knobs (3a) for pressing the foot sole against. The knobs (3a) are laid out in an area essentially consistent with the length and shape of a foot sole. The base (2, 12) is either a rotatable roll (2) or a panel (12) divided for discrete zones (A, B, C, D), whereby rotating the roll or changing a relative height position of the zones in the flat panel enables the foot sole to be contacted alternately with various knobby zones. The device is adapted for such an operation that the effect of the knobs (3a) always proceeds from heel towards toes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Inventor: Pentti Lagus
  • Publication number: 20150045707
    Abstract: A massaging roller has a first member forming a relatively rigid inner core and a second member forming a less rigid sleeve mounted on the inner core. The sleeve forms a working surface including a plurality of spaced ribs and grooves which extend longitudinally along an axis of the sleeve. The ribs and grooves are configured to provide spinal decompression and massaging therapy to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventor: Brandon Selvaggio
  • Patent number: 8808208
    Abstract: An exercise apparatus (260) comprises a plurality of modules (100, 120, 130, 180) which are able to be detachably secured relative to each other in a plurality of configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Inventor: Corey Philip Mouatt
  • Publication number: 20140142471
    Abstract: The invention relates to a treatment device designed for sequentially treating the skin in a predetermined area via a movement over this area, comprising a housing a treatment window with a width 1 and included in a plane a guide means adjacent to the treatment window and designed to provide information on the positioning of the device and comprising a body attached to the housing, and at least one roller having a cylindrical body of which the axis of symmetry ? is parallel to the plane of the treatment window, the roller being mounted on the body and freely rotating relative to the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Inventors: Vincent Chambon, Martial Maisonneuve, Xavier Vacheron
  • Publication number: 20140142479
    Abstract: A combination luggage bag and massager is disclosed comprising massaging devices mounted on the bag such that a user can rub a body part against the massaging device to cause a massaging action to the portion of the user's body in contact with the massaging devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Inventors: Harjinder Kaur, Manwinder Singh
  • Publication number: 20140128786
    Abstract: A massage apparatus includes coaxially nested rollers, which may be frictionally engaged. Each roller includes a tubular frame, raised rolling bands, and a plurality of massaging protuberances, wherein the height of the bands is at least the height of the protuberances. The protuberances on each nested roller may be identical, but differ from the protuberances on each of the other rollers. Protuberances may be smaller on each successively nested roller. The bands and protuberances may be flexible and pliable, and made from rubber, silicone, neoprene or foam. The bands and protuberances may be formed directly in a sleeve covering the tubular frame. A removable cap may cover each end of the nested rollers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Exemplar Design, LLC
    Inventor: Adam L. Ross
  • Publication number: 20140005580
    Abstract: A massage device includes at least one massage section with an essentially cylindrical rubber-elastic outer sheath, with at least one electromotive drive arranged in the massage device and non-rotatably mounted therein, and with a device arranged in the massage section and non-rotatably mounted therein for generating deformations of the rubber-elastic outer sheath. The device includes a multitude of plunger guides extending radially to the massage section and supporting plungers therein, and a cam shaft connected with the electromotive drive and acting on the ends of the plungers facing away from the rubber-elastic outer sheath, thereby the plungers being radially moved towards the massage section, and wherein the rubber-elastic outer sheath is connected with the ends of the plungers of the rubber-elastic outer sheath facing towards the rubber-elastic outer sheath. As an alternative to the plungers, eccentric wheels with roller wheels supported on eccentric bearing pins may be used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventors: Heinrich-Maria BRUEGGEMANN, Norbert EIGLER
  • Publication number: 20130226052
    Abstract: A multifunctional handheld self massage device including an elongated rod rotatably connected to a curved rod. The curved rod is connected at its other end to either a pair of parallel massage rollers, an easy disconnect end which allows for the connection of any number of different massage heads, or a rotatable massage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Inventor: Dale Allen Niggemann
  • Publication number: 20130184620
    Abstract: A massage roller comprises a central spinal recess portion, a circular wall portion on each side of the spinal recess portion, and an outer portion extending outwardly from each of the circular wall portions, the outer portion having a first diameter at or near the circular wall portion, and a second diameter remote from the circular wall portion, the second diameter being larger than the first diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Inventor: Michael A. Cohen
  • Publication number: 20130178768
    Abstract: A massage tool kit including a first massage tool comprising one or more grips and one or more rollers and a second massage tool having a bore extending at least partially therethrough with the bore being sized to selectively receive the first massage tool therein, and a third massage tool having a bore extending at least partially therethrough with the bore being sized to selectively receive the second massage tool therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: ICON HEALTH & FITNESS, INC.
    Inventors: William Dalebout, Gaylen Ercanbrack, Jaremy Butler
  • Publication number: 20130158455
    Abstract: A massage device comprising at least one cylinder adjustably mounted on a rod, a sphere at one end and a cap with a planar surface at the other end of the rod. The massage device may be utilized for massage of another or for self-massage. The massage device may be utilized to achieve release of the first rib.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Inventors: Marika Ruschmeyer, Jaime Rossi
  • Publication number: 20130123676
    Abstract: A device easily handled by a user to self-massage the user's back using any existing flat surface such as a wall and the weight and motion of the users's body. The device uses two holding straps for the user's hands attached to a firm metal rod with two or more semi-compressible “bouncy balls” that rotate with the rod and touching each side of the person's spinal column.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Inventor: Margot Fallstich
  • Publication number: 20130066245
    Abstract: A massage device comprises a body having a body-contacting head adjacent one end and a handle adjacent the other end, the body shaped to permit the user to reach the back of his/her body with the head when the handle is at the user's front or side; and having a rest pivot extending from the body and terminating at a distal end in a support-contacting face, the rest pivot being positioned so that when the device is between a support surface and the user with the head in contact with the user's body and the handle positioned for contact by the user's hand, (a) the user's bodyweight stabilizes the rest pivot against sliding movement on the support and (b) any pivoting force about the rest pivot applied by the user's hand to the handle is substantially less than the force exerted against the user's body by the head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventor: Gideon Dagan
  • Patent number: 8388560
    Abstract: A massager device providing multiple massaging effects with thermal enhancement is disclosed. The device comprises a cylindrical body with a first end which is closed and a second end which is open, a first cap coupled to the first end, and a second cap coupled to the second end, an assembly of DC vibrator embedded in the first end, and a switch embedded in the first cap. The cylindrical body comprises an inner layer and an outer layer. The inner layer is made of ABS materials. The outer layer is made of silicone rubber and comprises a base sheet and an array of evenly spaced identical elastic nipples positioned outwardly with their bottoms embedded in the base sheet. The first cap and the second cap have substantially identical exterior shape and size, each of which having an inner layer made of ABS materials and a silicone rubber ring coupled to the inner layer's exterior. The hollow space made by the cylindrical body and the second cap may contain thermal media such as water or gel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Inventors: Ding Jian, Megan Zhu
  • Publication number: 20120238925
    Abstract: The present invention is a hand-held interchangeable pressure therapy tool containing a center rod (7), three polyurethane wheels (2, 3, 4), a threaded polyurethane removable knob (1), two neoprene foam cylindrical pads (5, 6), a solid rubber ball housing an internal threaded cap (10) and two neoprene handle sleeves (8, 9).The components of the device can be interchanged and ordered differently on the center rod (7) which gives the invention multiple therapeutic massage tools which can be used in numerous ways to provide musculoskeletal relief. It can be adjusted for anyone and be used effectively anywhere. Therapists and individual users of the invention have many tools included in the device making the device effective for any situation, safe and easy to use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Inventor: Christopher Thomason Winkley
  • Patent number: 8241232
    Abstract: A foot pain relief device can advantageously provide multiple angles of inclination, directed pressure against the plantar fascia, as well as ease of manufacturing and assembly. A toe strap, which is fastened around the ankle and the toe(s), ensures that the toes are flexed up. This toe flexing tenses the plantar fascia of the foot. A ball strap can be threaded through a hole in a ball and then operatively coupled with the toe strap. When operatively coupled to the toe strap, the ball strap keeps the ball positioned on the bottom of the foot while allowing ball mobility. The mobility of the ball can provide directed pressure on at least one component of the plantar fascia. Notably, the simultaneous combination of tension to the plantar fascia and directed pressure to the component(s) of the plantar fascia can be particularly effective at relieving foot pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Inventor: Jeannie B. Sanders
  • Publication number: 20120150082
    Abstract: A device for relieving foot or heel pain which is comprised of a top and bottom horizontal cylindrical members attached by flexible, adjustable cords. The first cylindrical member is placed under the affected foot while second cylindrical member is placed over the knee and held in place to provide resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Inventor: Eddie Davis
  • Publication number: 20120101416
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing massaging stimulation and relaxation effects on back muscles by using the weight of the human body on a supportive structure of tennis balls that are allowed to move freely as a result of the motion of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Inventor: Robert Kendall
  • Publication number: 20120046581
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for foot zone therapy. The device comprises a frame (1, 11), and a base (2, 12) provided with knobs (3a) for pressing the foot sole against. The knobs (3a) are laid out in an area essentially consistent with the length and shape of a foot sole. The base (2, 12) is either a rotatable roll (2) or a panel (12) divided for discrete zones (A, B, C, D), whereby rotating the roll or changing a relative height position of the zones in the flat panel enables the foot sole to be contacted alternately with various knobby zones. The device is adapted for such an operation that the effect of the knobs (3a) always proceeds from heel towards toes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2011
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Inventor: Pentti Lagus
  • Publication number: 20110230805
    Abstract: A specially designed support is disclosed aimed at supporting the proximal and/or distal forearm and wrist areas while actively transferring a limited and directed pressure to the volar aspect of the distal forearm and wrist. The action is not coupled to movement performed by the user. This force, in turn, allows for enhancing venous return from the area, and thus acts to prevent ailments caused by use of computer input devices (e.g. computer mouse, keyboard). The support further comprises a motor exerting said repetitive pressure or possibly other means for forming such movement as described. The support utilizes continuous movement to alter and better the physiology of computer users, lessening chances of occurrence of pathology specifically known as carpal tunnel syndrome and possibly alleviating this condition altogether The support may be used in a mouse pad, keyboard rest or arm rest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Inventor: Amir Oron
  • Publication number: 20110196273
    Abstract: A back massage device comprises multiple rotary brushes mounted on a support, whereby the brushes are driven mechanically by a motor system and the support is embedded in a wall. The device includes a system for moving the brushes perpendicularly to the wall, such that the device can occupy a stowed position in which the brushes do not protrude from the wall and an operating position in which the brushes protrude from the wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2009
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: PATEN PRO DAX GROUP, S.L.
    Inventors: Francisco Javier Galindo Sanchez, Sergio Mezery
  • Publication number: 20110137218
    Abstract: A massage apparatus includes a base plate, a first tension plate affixed to a first end to the base plate, a second tension plate affixed at a second end of the base plate opposite the first tension plate, a first massaging element coupled to the first tension plate remote from the base plate; a second massage element coupled to the second tension plate remote from the base plate facing the first massaging element, and a variable adjuster configured to vary at least one of a distance between the first and the second massage elements and a pressure applied by the massage elements. The variable adjuster is configured so that the pressure applied by the massage elements is adjustable given any distance between the first and the second massage elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2009
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Inventor: Burke Collins
  • Publication number: 20110054368
    Abstract: A foot pain relief device can advantageously provide multiple angles of inclination, directed pressure against the plantar fascia, as well as ease of manufacturing and assembly. A toe strap, which is fastened around the ankle and the toe(s), ensures that the toes are flexed up. This toe flexing tenses the plantar fascia of the foot. A ball strap can be threaded through a hole in a ball and then operatively coupled with the toe strap. When operatively coupled to the toe strap, the ball strap keeps the ball positioned on the bottom of the foot while allowing ball mobility. The mobility of the ball can provide directed pressure on at least one component of the plantar fascia. Notably, the simultaneous combination of tension to the plantar fascia and directed pressure to the component(s) of the plantar fascia can be particularly effective at relieving foot pain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventor: Jeannie B. Sanders
  • Patent number: 7819828
    Abstract: A method and device for stimulating new capillary growth and increased circulation in areas where the blood flow is no longer sufficient to support hair growth, new hair or existing hair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Inventor: Douglas C. Anderson