Patents Examined by Valerie L Woodward
  • Patent number: 12370706
    Abstract: A multifunctional sex toy with razor structure may include a vibration mechanism, a razor mechanism and a handheld mechanism, wherein the razor mechanism comprises a razor driver, a transmission component and a razor component, one end of the transmission component is connected to the razor driver, and the other end is connected to the razor component. The razor driver is started to drive the transmission component, further to drive the razor component to rotate to shave the hair on the body surface, thereby solving the problem that it is inconvenient for users to carry multiple products such as sex toys and razor tools at the same time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Inventor: Qingwu Zeng
  • Patent number: 12357530
    Abstract: An attachment for a massage gun which aids the user in holding the massage gun steady while focusing on a target muscle without requiring two hands as well as reduces user fatigue while focusing on a target muscle for longer periods of time. The attachment of the embodiments of the present invention is light weight and easily attachable and detachable to a massage gun. The attachment includes a first portion mountable to a handle of the handheld massage gun, a second portion connected to the first portion at an angle and a flexible third portion having an axis orthogonal to the first portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Inventor: Charles M. Curley
  • Patent number: 12357789
    Abstract: A humidification system has a humidification source and a main gases flow path. The main gases flow path has a low pressure region and a high pressure region. In some embodiments, each of the low pressure region and the high pressure region has an aperture. The pressure difference between the apertures promotes a gases flow between the main gases flow path and the humidification source, and results in humidifying the gases in the main gases flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
    Inventors: Donald Roy Kuriger, Johannes Nicolaas Bothma, Igor Olegovich Yatsevich
  • Patent number: 12350430
    Abstract: A comfortable, well-sealing respiratory mask with an annular comfort layer. The respiratory mask includes a rigid component, an elastic component, and an annular comfort layer. The rigid component is equipped with a gas delivery interface and an annular interface; the elastic component is connected to the rigid component and features a first accommodation area designed to house the user's mouth and nose or only the nose. On one side of the elastic component far away from the rigid component, there is at least one pressing part designed to seal at least a portion of the user's nose; the annular comfort layer has a second accommodation area that communicates with the first accommodation area, covering at least part of the pressing part and jointly forming a sealed surface with the elastic component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: DCSTAR INC
    Inventor: David Luo
  • Patent number: 12350222
    Abstract: An accessory for a massage gun which aids the user in holding the massage gun steady while focusing on a target muscle without requiring two hands as well as reduces user fatigue while focusing on a target muscle for longer periods of time. The accessory of the embodiments of the present invention is light weight and easily attachable and detachable to a massage gun.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Inventor: Charles M Curley
  • Patent number: 12350437
    Abstract: A valve for use with a compressed breathable gas source having a valve adapted to: (a) be disposed upstream of a patient delivery device and (b) control at least a portion of a breathable gas source upstream of the patient delivery device and the source including both: (i) a compressed breathable gas source and (ii) a second gas source. The valve includes a first rotatable body. The first rotatable body adjusts, upon rotation thereof a cross-sectional area for gas flow through one or more first apertures from the compressed breathable gas source, second gas source, or both. The valve further includes a gear rotatable simultaneously in response to rotation of the first rotatable body and upon rotation of the gear adjusts a second cross-sectional area for flow through one or more second apertures of gas from the compressed breathable gas source, said second gas source, or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: Engineered Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley Allen Wheeler, Jessica Mae Zinnecker, James DuCanto
  • Patent number: 12343572
    Abstract: An inlet chamber defines a flow passage leading into a breathing chamber. A first check valve is located between the inlet chamber and the breathing chamber. The first check valve is configured to allow air flow from the inlet chamber into the breathing chamber. A second check valve is located between the breathing chamber and an exhaust chamber. The second check valve is configured to allow air flow from the breathing chamber into the exhaust chamber. An ultraviolet light source is configured to administer a dose of ultraviolet light sufficient to decontaminate gas flowing through either the inlet chamber, the exhaust chamber, or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: Kellstrom IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Gary E. Kellstrom, Jr.
  • Patent number: 12337116
    Abstract: A valve assembly including a housing and a valve, the valve being disposed within the housing, a first indexed member integral to the housing, the first indexed member adapted to be complementary to a second indexed member, and a radio frequency identification device adapted to communicate with a radio frequency receiver, the valve being configured to align with a canister, seal the canister and open in a single movement. A drug containment device having said valve assembly is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: Mallinckrodt Hospital Products IP Unlimited Company
    Inventors: Frederick J. Montgomery, Duncan P. Bathe, Daniel J. Lee, Scott I. Biba, Todd J. Bakken
  • Patent number: 12329216
    Abstract: A mask apparatus that is configured to prevent airborne pathogens from reaching an individual by actively mitigating airborne droplets that have a pathogen. In one example, the mask apparatus comprises a sensor device, a mitigator device, and a controller. The sensor device comprises an aerosol detector that is configured to perform a light measurement of an airborne aerosol droplet in an area proximate to the wearable apparatus. The mitigator device is configured to initiate a mitigation action directed at the airborne aerosol droplet. The controller is data communication with the sensor device and the mitigator device. The controller is configured to determine that the airborne aerosol droplet has a pathogen based at least in part on the light measurement captured by the sensor device and cause the mitigator device to initiate the mitigation action based on the airborne aerosol droplet having the pathogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Naren Vikram Raj Masna, Swarup Bhunia, Soumyajit Mandal, Anamika Bhuniaroy, Rohan Reddy Kalavakonda
  • Patent number: 12318923
    Abstract: A system for assisting an operator in exerting efforts comprises a garment that can be worn by the operator, which is to engage, when worn, the mutually mobile parts of a joint of the operator. The system defines at least one axis of rotation that is to assume a position corresponding to the joint of the operator. A device is carried by the garment and designed to operate so as to compensate the resistive moments that act on the joint during the effort exerted by the operator. A compensation device is provided equipped with a rotational assembly, which has a neutral position and is able to determine a pre-set plot of the assisting torque that is a function of the angle of rotation of the joint. The compensation device may include a tension regulation device to regulate a moment obtained about the joint of the operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: IUVO S.R.L.
    Inventors: Matteo Moise, Luca Morelli, Francesco Giovacchini, Nicola Vitiello, Giuseppe Colombina
  • Patent number: 12311106
    Abstract: A breathing mask includes a rigid member, an elastic member, and a foam member. The rigid member has an interface on the side away from the user's face for accessing the breathing gas of the continuous positive airway pressure device, and a flared joint on the side adjacent to the user's face. The elastic member is in communication with the inner cavity of the rigid member and is fixedly connected to the flared joint. The side of the elastic piece adjacent to the user's face at least partially abuts the user's nasal bridge area to form an elastic body part, and a support part connected to the elastic body part is provided on the side of the elastic member adjacent to the user's face. The foam member is fixed to the support part and, together with the elastic member, forms a sealing surface for fitting the user's face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: DCSTAR INC
    Inventor: David Luo
  • Patent number: 12311102
    Abstract: A method of, or system for, ventilating lungs in breathing and non-breathing patients—including applications for anesthesia—may comprise maintaining an inspiratory flow rate at an inspiratory setpoint at a low flow setting. Lung pressure in a patient may be regulated between a high pressure setpoint and a low pressure setpoint with periodic expiratory flows and continuous inspiratory flow. An expiratory control valve may be adjusted to an open position when a lung pressure is at or above a high pressure setpoint. An expiratory control valve may be adjusted to a closed position when a lung pressure is at or below a low pressure setpoint. Concurrent venting outflow and CO2 offloading through flow within the lungs may be facilitated by providing an intermittent expiratory flow to the patient while providing the continuous inspiratory flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: Levered Impact, LLC
    Inventor: Adam D. Bell
  • Patent number: 12310914
    Abstract: A system and method of using a lead introduced to a subject proximate to a region of pain is contemplated to deliver pain relief without the need for multiple needle insertions or electrical stimulation. The three-dimensional lead may include spring-like characteristics and/or coils to translate mechanical energy into the therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: SPR THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Meredith McGee, Nathan Crosby, John Chae, Joseph W. Boggs
  • Patent number: 12290635
    Abstract: A device and method of generating an enriched gas within a nasal vestibule of a patient includes a housing, a chamber, a chamber inlet, a pump, a molecular sieve bed, a release outlet, and a breath duct. The chamber is configured to be received within the nasal vestibule. The pump is configured to direct an ambient air from an ambient environment into the chamber. The molecular sieve bed is positioned within the chamber and configured to collect a predetermined molecule from the ambient air thereby generating the enriched gas. The release outlet is configured to discharge the enriched gas from the chamber into the nasal vestibule. The breath duct longitudinally extends through the housing such that the breath duct is configured to fluidly communicate a fluid flow through the housing for nasal breathing by the patient while the chamber is positioned within the nasal vestibule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Worldwide Health Innovations, LLC
    Inventor: Keavash Darren Assani
  • Patent number: 12285385
    Abstract: In embodiments, a CPR chest compression system includes a retention structure that can retain the patient's body, and a compression mechanism that can perform automatically CPR compressions and releases to the patient's chest. The compression mechanism can pause the performing of the CPR compressions for a short time, so that an attendant can check the patient. The CPR system can include a user interface that can output a human-perceptible check patient prompt, to alert an attendant to check the patient during the pause. The compression mechanism can during a CPR session retreat a distance away from the patient's chest whereby the patient's chest can expand without active decompression of the patient's chest beyond the chest's natural resting position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: PHYSIO-CONTROL, INC.
    Inventors: Erik von Schenck, Anders Nilsson, Sara Lindroth, Jonas Lagerström, Bjarne Madsen Härdig, Thomas Falk
  • Patent number: 12280004
    Abstract: A sexual stimulation massage device belongs to the technical field of massagers, comprising a silicone cover, a first housing is arranged inside the silicone cover, a massage assembly is arranged inside the first housing, the massage assembly comprises a drive motor, a drive shaft, and massage heads, the massage heads are provided with two or more. The invention provides an efficient and comfortable massage experience by combining the functions of wave-like striking, vibration and swinging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Inventors: Quan Zhao, Lang Cun
  • Patent number: 12274827
    Abstract: A method for determining a regional compliance of a lung during spontaneous respiration. In the method, a lung compliance value C.M is determined by triggering an inspiration maneuver and either measuring a compliance of the entire lung or of a surrogate for the compliance of the entire lung. In the method, there further is a capture of an electrical impedance distribution along at least one two-dimensional section through a human thorax by a device for electrical impedance tomography, with a multiplicity of EIT pixels being captured. An end-inspiratory and an end-expiratory electrical impedance are determined for each EIT pixel and an impedance difference is determined for each EIT pixel. The regional compliance is determined for specific EIT pixels, which are assigned to an impedance value range based on a frequency distribution of all EIT pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: LOEWENSTEIN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY S.A
    Inventor: Peter Kremeier
  • Patent number: 12268817
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for delivering humidified breathing gas to a patient are provided. The apparatus includes a humidification system configured to deliver humidified breathing gas to a patient. The humidification system includes a vapor transfer unit and a base unit. The vapor transfer unit includes a liquid passage, a breathing gas passage, and a vapor transfer device positioned to transfer vapor to the breathing gas passage from the liquid passage. The base unit includes a base unit that releasably engages the vapor transfer unit to enable reuse of the base unit and selective disposal of the vapor transfer unit. The liquid passage is not coupled to the base unit for liquid flow therebetween when the vapor transfer unit is received by the base unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: VAPOTHERM, INC.
    Inventors: William F. Niland, Owen S. Bamford, Felino V. Cortez, Jr.
  • Patent number: 12268814
    Abstract: A forehead support for supporting a respiratory mask having a forehead support stem and a forehead rest. The forehead rest comprises a guide bar which can be guided over a resilient element that is formed in the forehead support stem. The forehead support stem may be forked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: LOEWENSTEIN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY S.A.
    Inventor: Martin Eifler
  • Patent number: 12251826
    Abstract: A pneumatic actuator that includes a plurality of elongated inflatable chambers stacked lengthwise in an array from a top-end to a bottom end, the plurality of elongated inflatable chambers defined by an inextensible body that is inextensible along one or more plane axes of the body while being flexible in other directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Roam Robotics Inc.
    Inventors: Saul Griffith, Pete Lynn, Della Shea, Kevin Albert, Tim Swift