Patents Examined by Justine R. Yu
  • Patent number: 11478575
    Abstract: A removal device includes a collapsible gasbag, a connector and a face mask, wherein the collapsible gasbag is provided with a gas storage cavity and an opening; the connector is connected to the opening, and the connector is provided with a first check valve and a second check valve; a first gas outlet end of the first check valve is in communication with the gas storage cavity, a second gas inlet end of the second check valve is in communication with the gas storage cavity, and a second gas outlet end of the second check valve is in communication with the outside; and the face mask is connected to a first gas inlet end of the first check valve, and the face mask is provided with a flexible annular pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: DCSTAR INC
    Inventor: Ligui He
  • Patent number: 11478401
    Abstract: A system and a method for treatment of a disorder in a gastrointestinal tract of a subject, using a treatment protocol, the treatment protocol being based at least in part on data relating to other subjects and their responses to treatment with various treatment protocols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Vibrant Ltd.
    Inventors: Lior Ben-Tsur, Shai Molnar, Roni Shabat, Shalom Lampert
  • Patent number: 11471358
    Abstract: Fascia activation and training devices having an adjustable length, collapsible, elongate device body having opposing ends to which open ended interchangeable cuffs are removably mounted. The end cuffs of the training devices provide for inward and/or outward compression forces to be applied by a user's body members engaging such end cuffs, thereby enhancing fascial activation and training, and providing users with proprioceptive feedback, making motor learning in biomechanical retraining through fascia remodeling possible. Methods of use of such training devices provide for the use of multiple types of training devices in combination, resulting in the enhanced training of biomechanical chains of muscles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Inventor: Meena McCullough
  • Patent number: 11471374
    Abstract: A medicine application device with ultrasonic massage enabling concentrated supply of medicine, including a medicine concentrated supply device, at least one ultrasonic massage mechanism, a medicine supply pipe and power cables. The ultrasonic massage mechanism has a shell, a base panel having massage projections, and an electrical ultrasonic vibration element; the medicine concentrated supply device has a housing, a control panel, a circuit board, and a medicine supply device. The medicine application device provides high frequency ultrasonic massage and applies medicinal therapy to patients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Inventor: Zhijun Peng
  • Patent number: 11471634
    Abstract: A patient interface including a seal-forming structure having a mouth portion that forms at least part of the mouth plenum and is configured to seal around the patient's mouth and a nasal portion that is configured to seal with the patient's nares. The nasal portion includes a nasal plenum positioned to receive pressurized gas from the mouth plenum. The seal-forming structure also includes a clip configured to connect the mouth plenum to the nasal plenum and act as a conduit for the flow of the pressurized gas from the mouth plenum to the nasal plenum. The clip includes a mouth portion end configured to engage the mouth portion, a nasal portion end configured to engage the nasal portion, and a pair of wings protruding from the nasal portion end into an interior of the nasal plenum so that the wings engage an interior surface of the nasal plenum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: ResMed Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Deng Siong Lee, Robin Yew, Han Seong Chew, Teong Hong Chuah, Shannon Day, Christopher Daniel Parker, Vinay Manjunath, Nigel Paul Greig, Albert Jack Greenwood Woffenden, Chuan Foong Lee, Muhammad Adil Bin Abdul Halim, Andrew William Gillett
  • Patent number: 11471360
    Abstract: A power assist suit includes a harness worn at least around hips of a wearer, an assist unit, a power unit, and a bearing roller. The assist unit includes an arm and a thigh-worn part. A rail is provided at a part of the arm in a longitudinal direction. The rail includes channel-shaped parts extending along the longitudinal direction. The thigh-worn part is connected to sliding movable parts or integrated with at least a portion of the sliding movable parts. The bearing roller is disposed between each of the channel-shaped parts in the rail and each of inner wall surfaces of the sliding movable parts facing the respective channel-shaped parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: JTEKT Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Katoh, Kazuyoshi Ohtsubo, Hiromichi Ohta, Kensaku Kogushi, Akihisa Umetani, Nobuaki Shibata, Yuki Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11458261
    Abstract: A curcumin entrained vapor generator providing the release of an essence, or compound or substances, from a solid or powder or liquid into a vapor exiting the generator, comprising a container having an interior volume and a region disposed to contain a liquid which emits or forms a vapor, and an openable closed end distal from said contained liquid. An interior support formed to support material (e.g. curcumin or other) thereon and is included and has a plurality of openings, and is dimensioned less than said container interior dimension across said container liquid to form a large vapor passage allowing the essence of the included material to be gently released into the vapor of the liquid and released into the external environment via the container openings. Other embodiments include esthetically shaped support structures, e.g. a leaf, a plant twig-like arms, etc. and/or graphic overlays, etchings, engravings, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Inventors: Vijaya Natarajan, Joanne Michelle Martin
  • Patent number: 11458065
    Abstract: A massage motion device and a massager for scratching head, and the massage motion device includes a mounting seat and a pair of swing arm assemblies; the swing arm assemblies being mounted to the mounting seat, the swing arm assemblies includes a rotating wheel and a swing arm mechanism, the swing arm mechanisms include a swinging arm, and a connecting member rotatably connected to the swinging arm via a second rotational shaft, the connecting arm is provided with a slot matched with the second rotational shaft, the slot is disposed in a direction parallel to the axis of the second rotational shaft, and the length extending direction of the slot is disposed in parallel to the extending direction of the guide pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: SHENZHEN BREO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xuejun Ma, Rui Li, Xianle Tao
  • Patent number: 11458060
    Abstract: A therapeutic massage chair is reclinable between a horizontal and an inclined position. The chair includes an upper back support member and a lower support member that is axially movable along a support frame, and is also rotatable about an axis which is perpendicular to the plane of the upper back support member. Electric linear actuators are provided to both axially move and oscillate the lower body support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Ergo-Flex Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: J. T. Anderson, Linda C. Anderson
  • Patent number: 11458265
    Abstract: Aerosol delivery devices including mechanisms configured to deliver an aerosol precursor composition from a reservoir to an atomizer including a vaporization heating element to produce a vapor are disclosed. For example, a bubble jet head may be configured to dispense the aerosol precursor composition to the atomizer. The bubble jet head may be fixedly coupled to the atomizer. The bubble jet head may include a precursor inlet, an ejection heating element, and a precursor nozzle. The atomizer may include a vaporization heating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: David Allan Brammer, David Jackson, Nigel John Flynn, Eric T. Hunt, Stephen Benson Sears, Dennis Lee Potter
  • Patent number: 11458068
    Abstract: An apparatus for promoting shallow breathing of a patient includes a paddle, a belt, and a bladder. The paddle may be configured to contact the body of the patient. The belt may be configured to secure the paddle against the body of the patient. Finally, the bladder may be interposed between the belt and the paddle in the installed condition, such that inflating the bladder urges the paddle toward the body of the patient so as to apply pressure to the abdomen of the patient. A method of promoting shallow breathing is also provided that includes attaching a paddle and a bladder to a belt, such that the bladder is between the paddle and the belt, positioning the paddle on the patient, and inflating the bladder to urge the paddle toward the body of the patient such that the paddle applies pressure to the abdomen of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Qfix Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Kenne Zony, Andrew Johnson, James Manning, Daniel D. Coppens
  • Patent number: 11452664
    Abstract: A limb rehabilitation device has a plurality of rollers with cups. The rollers are mounted on spring mounts. The forearm or another limb may be placed between the rollers for therapeutic massage of the limb and the soft tissue thereon. The cups of the rollers aim to produce compression, shearing, and lifting of the tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: KUSU INC.
    Inventors: Peter Anthony Turner, Dino Gradilone
  • Patent number: 11445771
    Abstract: A personal respiratory protection device comprising a main body (12) carrying an exhalation valve (28), the valve (28) having a grip region (29) which is grippable in use by the user, the grip region (29) being configured to indicate to the user that the valve (28) is to be gripped during opening, donning and doffing of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Christopher P. Henderson, Reyad A. Abdulqader, James J. May, Mark A. J. Fernandes, Daniel P. Jenkins, Stuart J. King, Elliott J. Baxter, Mario-Alexander Lehmann, Andrea Lejewski
  • Patent number: 11433210
    Abstract: A gases humidification system includes a measuring chamber and a mixing chamber. The mixing chamber has one or more mixing elements that improve a mixing of gases before reaching the measuring chamber. Ultrasonic sensing is used to measure gases properties or characteristics within the measuring chamber. A baffle or a vane may be used to control and direct the gases flow through the mixing chamber as the gases flow moves into the measuring chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
    Inventors: Andre Van Schalkwyk, Anthony James Newland, Rachael Glaves, Wenjie Robin Liang, Winnie Yong Jiang-Foo
  • Patent number: 11432918
    Abstract: An oral cavity washing device includes: a body unit including a tank which stores a washing liquid, a pump from which the washing liquid stored in the tank is discharged, and a case formed by joining a plurality of parts to each other so as to accommodate the pump; a tube connected to the body unit so as to make the discharged washing liquid flow through the tube; and a washing unit connected to the tube so as to discharge the washing liquid. The oral cavity washing device includes a seal structure having at least a first seal portion which seals a joint portion between the plurality of parts on an outer shell of the case. With such a configuration, the body unit of the oral cavity washing device can be efficiently washed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junichi Hoshino, Tadanobu Kitagawa
  • Patent number: 11419782
    Abstract: This massage device is configured to apply pressure to a human user's back, shoulders, or any distinct part of the musculoskeletal system. It can also be operated with a single arm and attaches to the user's forearm to apply pin-point or various pressure to target muscles. The massage device includes an arm plate that is configured to cover a forearm and a wrist of a human user. A hand grip is mechanically coupled to the arm plate and configured to accommodate the gripping of human fingers. A wrist bar is attached to the arm plate. A J-bar may be attached to the wrist bar. A tip is attached to the J-bar or directly to the short wrist bar. The tip is configured to provide variant pressure to the human user's back or shoulders or distal body part. Thereby duplicating mechanical pressure applied by a trained bodyworker by the untrained self at a much more reasonable price.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Inventor: Walter David Bond
  • Patent number: 11413207
    Abstract: A wearable apparatus for assisting muscular strength includes: a main body mechanism extending in a vertical direction of a wearer's torso, and being fixed to a side of a wearer's torso under a wearer's shoulder; a fastening mechanism extending along an extension direction of a wearer's upper arm, and being disposed at and being in contact with a lower surface of the wearer's upper arm; a connecting mechanism having a first end coupled to the fastening mechanism and a second end movably coupled to the main body mechanism so as to be movable with respect to the main body mechanism; and a support mechanism movably coupled between the first end and the second end of the connecting mechanism to apply a support force to the connecting mechanism, and coupled to the main body mechanism and movable with respect thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyu Jung Kim, Hyun Seop Lim, Beom Su Kim, Ju Young Yoon, Dong Jin Hyun, Ki Hyeon Bae
  • Patent number: 11413212
    Abstract: A skincare device having energy regenerating end effector is presented. In one embodiment, an end effector includes an inner end effector structure configured to oscillate about an axis. The inner end effector structure includes at least one magnet and a plurality of contacting elements configured to contact skin of a user. The end effector also includes an outer end effector structure having at least one induction coil. The at least one magnet and the at least one induction coil cooperate to generate electrical current in the at least one induction coil when the end effector oscillates about the axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventors: Lily Truong, Wayne Weber
  • Patent number: 11399624
    Abstract: A skincare device having optimized dual energy modalities ace is presented. In an embodiment, a skincare device includes a body having protruding elements configured for contacting a skin of a user, where the protruding elements are configured to vibrate in operation. The skincare device also includes an end effector configured for contacting the skin of the user, where the end effector is configured to oscillate about a center axis in operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventor: Robert E. Akridge
  • Patent number: 11382827
    Abstract: The group of inventions relates to massage devices for personal use. The present device for massaging the genitals includes a first elongate member having a first and a second end, and a second member that is connected to the first end of the first member, wherein the first member has an arc-shaped bend and includes a first surface region that is capable of interaction with a first region of the body, and the second member includes a second surface region that is capable of interaction with a second region of the body. The first surface region is elongate with an arc-shaped bend, and is capable of translational movement along the first region of the body, the first member being capable of straightening elastically during the translational movement, thus substantially conferring the shape of the first region of the body to the first surface region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Inventor: Sergey Evgenievich Topolev