Patents Examined by Kelsey E Baller
  • Patent number: 12673004
    Abstract: The vehicle foot-massaging system is a therapeutic device. vehicle foot-massaging system is adapted for use with a patient. The vehicle foot-massaging system comprises a vehicle, a massage structure, a control structure, and a plurality of footwear. The massage structure and the control structure mount in the vehicle. The control structure controls the operation of the massage structure. The plurality of footwear are worn by the patient. The feet of the patient rest on the massage structure. The massage structure massages the soles of the feet of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2026
    Inventors: Kenneth Gibson, Fredric Yeadon
  • Patent number: 12648889
    Abstract: A portable upper limb rehabilitation mechanical arm with a grading adjustment training function comprises a big arm component, a supporting component, a grading adjustment component, a small arm component, a wrist component and a hand component, wherein the big arm component comprises a big arm shell, a big arm back plate, a first big arm support and a second big arm support; the supporting component comprises a supporting base, an inner supporting rod, an outer supporting rod, a sealing piece, a reversing component and a connecting bolt group; the grading adjustment component comprises an elbow motor shell, an elbow joint motor and an adjusting component; the small arm component comprises a first small arm support, a second small arm support, a small arm back plate and a small arm shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2026
    Assignee: JILIN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Mei Feng, Yanlei Gong, Xingze Jin, Xiuquan Lu, Shijie Liu, Yongkang Li, Hengyue Su
  • Patent number: 12636216
    Abstract: A self-supported device for guiding motions of a target joint of a target body comprises a motion generator, a motion transfer system, a target body interfacing system, a load bearing system and a controller. The load bearing system comprises a plate connected to the motion transfer system and a network of joints and links to constrain the plate to rotate in three dimensions about a center of rotation of the load bearing system. A position of the center of rotation of the load bearing system is adjustable by adjusting a connection point between the links. The plate of the load bearing system is connected to an adjustable target body interfacing system that is mounted to the target body. The center of rotation of the load bearing system coincides with a center of rotation of the target joint of the target body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: HUMAN IN ROBOTICS INC.
    Inventors: Siamak Arzanpour, Jung Wook Park, Liam Page, Hossein Dehghani, Nikita Bazhanov
  • Patent number: 12629315
    Abstract: The present invention belongs to the technical field of massage and provides an electromagnetic percussion massager employing arc motion, comprising a bent tube, electromagnetic coils, a circuit control module, a magnetic portion and force transmission assemblies, wherein the electromagnetic coils are arranged outside the bent tube and electrically connected with the circuit control module, the magnetic portion is movably arranged inside the bent tube and comprises magnets, the magnets are linearly arranged inside the bent tube, adjacent magnets are attached together through magnetic attraction or flexible pieces, and when the adjacent magnets are attached to each other through magnetic attraction, at least one of the magnets is provided with circular arc or spherical end faces. Compared with the prior art, the present invention can effectively transmit strokes and is applicable for massage of different body parts at different angles, thereby achieving an improved massage effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: SILVER LINING TECH., LTD
    Inventor: Jiawei Liu
  • Patent number: 12611355
    Abstract: A medical device providing a combination of thermal and DVT therapies to a patient. The components, arrangement of components, function of the device as a whole, and methods of use of the device are all devised to maximize therapeutic effectiveness. Effectiveness in this context is measured by the ability to provide a controlled application of the recommended thermal treatment including time, temperature, compression, and number of cycles with specified cycle duration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2026
    Assignee: Zenith Technical Innovations, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Binversie, Eric Zeman, Joshua Hauck
  • Patent number: 12599539
    Abstract: A therapeutic massage device includes a pressure head configured in a therapy side of a platform. The platform may pivot or rotate to enable varying stretch and therapy angles to activate a variety of muscles. The pressure head may be pressed against a body part and in particular an appendage, such as a person's foot or hand to stimulate reflexes and massage muscles and other soft tissue for therapy. The angle of the platform may be selected to provide the best angle for pressure application via the pressure head. A platform may rotate about a pivot or have a shape to allow the platform to rotate on a curved surface. A platform may have curved therapy surfaces to enable varying degrees of stretch. A pressure head may include a vibration device and may be a massage ball that is detachably attachable to the platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Inventor: Spence Spencer
  • Patent number: 12594210
    Abstract: A flexible wearable robot for assisting with a walking motion of a user may include a thigh strap to be worn to enclose a thigh portion of a user, a shank strap to be worn to enclose a shank portion of the user, a driver to be worn on a back or waist portion of the user to provide a driving force for assisting with a walking motion of the user, a first driving wire with one end connected to the thigh strap and the other end connected to the driver to receive tension, a second driving wire with one end connected to the shank strap and the other end connected to the driver to receive tension, and a controller to control a drive of the driver to selectively apply tension to at least one of the first driving wire and the second driving wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Assignee: AGENCY FOR DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT
    Inventors: Young June Shin, Man Bok Hong, Gwang Tae Kim, Yongcheol Kim, Hanseung Woo, Sanghun Ju
  • Patent number: 12585427
    Abstract: Voice-cue based motorized skin treatment system is presented. In an embodiment, a skin treatment device includes: an audible instruction unit including memory configured to store a plurality of audio files associated with a plurality of voice cues, and a processor electrically coupled with the memory. The processor is configured to determine which voice cues of the plurality of voice cues are to be audibly presented to a user based one or more inputs indicative of a skin treatment type. An audio unit electrically is coupled with the audible instruction unit. The audio unit is configured to receive the determined voice cues from the processor and to audibly present the determined voice cues, where the determined voice cues include verbal guidance for operating the skin treatment device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventors: Daniel Bayeh, Jeffrey Kissinger
  • Patent number: 12576217
    Abstract: A nebuliser for nebulising liquid droplets includes a housing; at least one piezoelectric substrate accommodated within the housing and having a transducer surface upon which is located at least one electroacoustic transducer for generating acoustic wave energy within the substrate, and an opposing non-transducer surface; and a liquid supply system for supplying a liquid to at least one of the transducer and non-transducer surfaces. The liquid supply system includes a reservoir for accommodating the liquid, and at least one relatively rigid supply conduit in contact with the substrate for supplying the liquid from the reservoir to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2026
    Assignee: Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Amarin McDonnell, Amgad Rezk, Leslie Yeo
  • Patent number: 12558283
    Abstract: A patient-worn therapeutic apparatus that includes a boot, a plate, and a selectively inflatable bladder. The boot is configured to accommodate a patient's foot and the plate is pivotally disposed within the boot. By one approach the pivot point is disposed proximal to the foot's arch when the patient's foot is accommodated by the boot. The selectively inflatable bladder is disposed on an underside of the plate and is configured to cause the plate to selectively pivot the patient's foot towards the patient when the patient's foot is accommodated by the boot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2026
    Inventor: Jacob Waterman
  • Patent number: 12558289
    Abstract: A gastrointestinal treatment system including a gastrointestinal capsule adapted to treat a subject following ingestion of the gastrointestinal capsule. The gastrointestinal capsule includes: (a) a housing; (b) a vibrating agitator, powered by the battery, the vibrating agitator adapted such that, in a first vibrating mode of operation, the housing exerts vibrations on an environment surrounding the capsule; (c) a power supply disposed within the housing and adapted to power the vibrating agitator; and (d) a controller adapted, in response to receipt of an activation input, to activate the vibrating agitator to operate in the first vibrating mode of operation at at least one predetermined time of day. The system and method may be used to treat an ailment of the gastrointestinal tract and/or to mitigate at least one symptom of jetlag in a subject travelling from an origin location to a destination location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2026
    Assignee: VIBRANT LTD.
    Inventors: Lior Ben-Tsur, Shai Molnar, Roni Shabat
  • Patent number: 12544529
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for providing respiratory assistance to a user via a user conduit. The apparatus being operable in a humidifying mode and a non-humidifying mode, and includes a humidification chamber for containing an amount of water that can be located in an operating position in the humidifying mode and, optionally separate from the apparatus in the non-humidifying mode. The apparatus may also have an auxiliary flow path that can be activated in the non-humidifying mode and a powered device that heats water in the humidification chamber when the apparatus is in the humidifying mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
    Inventors: Bruce Michael Walls, Peter Lawrence Grylls, Douglas Richard Wright, Christopher Earl Nightingale
  • Patent number: 12533280
    Abstract: A joint movement therapy and assistive device system. The system includes a torque profile device having a plurality of connecting components, a longitudinal axis, and a center. Each connecting component of the plurality of connecting components is disposed at a selected distance relative to the center and a selected angle relative to the longitudinal axis. The system also includes at least one segment end and a plurality of tensioning components removable secured to the plurality of connecting components of the torque profile device and the at least one segment end. The plurality of tensioning components forms an additive torque profile when coupled between the torque profile device and the at least one segment end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2026
    Assignees: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO
    Inventor: James Patton
  • Patent number: 12533285
    Abstract: Disclosed is a sexual device providing multiple stimulations through sucking and licking actions, comprising a housing, a base, a flexible body, a driving seat, a driving apparatus, a first swing arm and a second swing arm, wherein the base is fixedly mounted to the housing, and a guiding groove is arranged in a middle portion of the base; the flexible body is arranged above the base, the flexible body comprises a strip-shaped member arranged in the middle and a clamping portion arranged on the periphery, the driving seat is slidably mounted in the guiding groove, the driving apparatus is configured to drive the driving seat to slide to and fro along a vertical direction, the first swing arm is mounted to the base in a swinging manner, the number of the first swing arms is at least one.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2025
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2026
    Assignee: Dongguan Guigong Adult Supplies. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Xingchen Leng
  • Patent number: 12514782
    Abstract: A massage module includes a housing, a rotary driving assembly and a linear motion assembly that are disposed within the housing, and a massage assembly slidably connected to the housing. When the rotary driving assembly operates, a telescopic transmission component is driven by the linear motion assembly to reciprocate axially. The telescopic transmission component drives, by means of circular truncated cones, a cambered support wall to expand radially, and the cambered support wall is restorable by an external force. In the above-mentioned manner, the form of massage can be changed, which is conducive to enhancing the massage experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2025
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2026
    Assignee: Shenzhen Winyi Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Yong Zhang
  • Patent number: 12514994
    Abstract: An aerosol delivery system includes a perforate membrane including a plurality of apertures, as well as a fluid reservoir in fluid communication with a first side of the perforate membrane and actuation means configured to vibrate the perforate membrane to cause a liquid in the fluid reservoir during use to be ejected as liquid droplets from a second side of the perforate membrane. The plurality of apertures includes first and second arrays of apertures of first and second configurations which are grouped together in first and second discrete regions of the perforate membrane. The fluid reservoir includes first and second reservoir portions and a liquid barrier by which the first and second reservoir portions are separated. A removable cartridge for an aerosol delivery system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2026
    Assignee: TTP PLC
    Inventors: Robert Gordon Maurice Selby, Clennell Douglas Collingwood, Alon Greenenko, Hans-Jürgen Hoppe
  • Patent number: 12508186
    Abstract: A mobile, modular and adjustable system for rehabilitation and/or mobility. The system includes an outer frame and wheels. A pelvis support can be used for distributing weight of the user to the frame. A lower body attachment is movably attached to the outer frame. At least one motorized unit may also be provided, which includes at least one actuator to assist movement of the user's hip and/or leg through the lower body attachment. A local and/or cloud-based artificial intelligence system can be used for controlling the function of the mobile system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2025
    Assignee: Trexo Robotics Inc.
    Inventors: Manmeet Singh Maggu, Rahul Udasi
  • Patent number: 12508189
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus disclosed for treating pain and mobility impairments include synergistic application of various stimuli to a patient. These stimuli can comprise serial and sequential combinations of predetermined subatmospheric pressure values, time-varying voltage waveforms applied to electrodes in contact with different portions of a patient's skin in a matter that produces currents which stimulate nerve fibers that activate muscles, and direct practitioner-assisted mechanical movement of tissue. Apparatus and systems for applying the treatment methods are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2025
    Inventor: David G. Turner
  • Patent number: 12499863
    Abstract: A method for canceling noises generated by a respiratory system that is configured to supply pressurized air to a user during a sleep session comprises generating sound data using a microphone; generating, using or one or more sensors, respiration data associated with respiration of the user of the respiratory system; analyzing the sound data to determine if noise associated with operation of the respiratory system is occurring; and causing a speaker to emit sound waves based at least in part on (i) the sound data, (ii) the respiration data, (iii) data related to the operation of the respiratory system, or (iv) any combination of (i), (ii), and (iii), the emitted sound waves being configured to acoustically cancel at least a portion of the noise associated with operation of the respiratory system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2025
    Assignee: RESMED PTY LTD
    Inventors: Timothy Atkinson, Redmond Shouldice, Jeegarkumar Subhashchandra Kapadia
  • Patent number: 12496252
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for HFCWO oscillation therapy can enhance expectoration by preferred impact to the user to encourage mucus dislodging, including by successive pressure imposition to a chest engagement device to provide HFCWO.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2025
    Assignee: HILL-ROM SERVICES PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Aaron A. Ayu, Kok Boon R. Ong, Deny D. Barilea, John A. Bobey, Leonardo B. Artiaga, Jr., Xiaolan Zhang, Wei Bian, Yong Guan Tay, Mo Chuk Wong, Qingqing Koh, Joo Cheng Chhua, Stacey Reuland, Mathieu Bernard