Patents by Inventor Alan E. Strick

Alan E. Strick has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6698038
    Abstract: A foot massager adapted to hold a fluid that may be deposited from above onto a user's feet including a housing having a foot supporting floor and walls extending upwardly therefrom to form a basin and adapted to hold a fluid. There may be a fluid transport device disposed within the housing and being operatively connected to a fluid inlet disposed in the basin. A pump may be used in the fluid transport device to dispose the fluid out of a fluid outlet to a place disposed above and spaced a distance from the floor of the basin. The fluid outlet and the floor defines a foot receiving space there between whereby the fluid exiting the fluid outlet falls through the foot receiving space and into the basin. There may be a fluid distributor which allows the fluid to fall in a uniform layer to create a waterfall effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Conair Corporation
    Inventors: Paul A. Bastia, Alan E. Strick
  • Patent number: 6679857
    Abstract: A massager with an improved interface preferably including a housing with a massage actuator positioned within the housing. The massage actuator is positioned in the housing so that the massaging head which is attached to the housing may receive the massaging impulses created by the massage actuator. The massaging head preferably has a portion of the head covered by a gel covering which is flexible to conform to the various contours of a user's body while at the same time effectively transmitting the massaging impulse to the users. The massaging head may have portions which are not covered by the gel bed to further increase the versatility of the massager so that should the user wish to focus the massaging impulse to a specific area it may be done at the users convenience. It is envisioned that the improved interface may be used on portable handheld massagers, foot massagers, and various computer and/or keyboard wrist rests and mouse pad rests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2004
    Assignee: Conair Corporation
    Inventors: Paul A. Bastia, Alan E. Strick
  • Publication number: 20030070222
    Abstract: A foot massager adapted to hold a fluid that may be deposited from above onto a user's feet including a housing having a foot supporting floor and walls extending upwardly therefrom to form a basin and adapted to hold a fluid. There may be a fluid transport device disposed within the housing and being operatively connected to a fluid inlet disposed in the basin. A pump may be used in the fluid transport device to dispose the fluid out of a fluid outlet to a place disposed above and spaced a distance from the floor of the basin. The fluid outlet and the floor defines a foot receiving space there between whereby the fluid exiting the fluid outlet falls through the foot receiving space and into the basin. There may be a fluid distributor which allows the fluid to fall in a uniform layer to create a waterfall effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2001
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Inventors: Paul A. Bastia, Alan E. Strick
  • Publication number: 20030028132
    Abstract: There is provided a massage pad having a surface for removeably retaining one or more selectively positionable massage actuators. The massage pad permits a user to selectably adjust the position of the one or more actuators in order to provide a variety of different massaging effects. Further, the massaging pad is provided with a controller for selectively controlling the actuation of the one or more massage actuators and a heating element to provide an even greater variety of massaging effects. Also, the massaging pad is adapted to cooperate with a variety of different therapeutic devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2002
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Applicant: CONAIR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul A. Bastia, Alan E. Strick
  • Patent number: 5359283
    Abstract: A hand held wand utilizes an elongated rigid hollow longitudinally extending stainless steel tube open at both ends. A data collection probe is disposed in one tube end. A data uploading port is disposed in the other tube end. The probe and port each include a stainless steel body electrically and mechanically engaging the tube. Each body has a front surface disposed outside of the tube with a peripheral annular ring and a central recess extending inwardly and terminating in a rear surface having a first opening. Each body also includes a corresponding longitudinally extending central electrode disposed in the corresponding recess. Each central electrode has an exposed front surface flush with the ring and a rear surface aligned with and spaced from the opening. Electrical insulation is disposed in the recess to electrically isolate the electrode from the body and the tube. The two bodies and the tube define a common external electrical ground with respect to the central electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1994
    Assignee: Brooklyn Computer Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Alan E. Strick, John R. Widly