Patents by Inventor Alex Wong Chi To
Alex Wong Chi To 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).
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Patent number: 6725471Abstract: An apparatus is provided for bathing body parts, such as the feet. The apparatus includes a bath chamber for containing fluid, such as water, and receiving the body part therein. The bath chamber includes a bottom surface and a wall structure extending upwardly therefrom. A pump is disposed adjacent to the bottom surface of the bath chamber, and a bubble egress tube is provided in communication with the pump and the bath chamber bottom surface. The bubble egress tube has a continuous configuration which traverses a surface area of the bath chamber bottom surface having a width dimension greater than the width of the egress tube. Air from the pump is directed into the bath chamber through egress holes formed in the bubble egress tube, thereby generating air bubbles in the fluid contained in the bath chamber.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2002Date of Patent: April 27, 2004Assignee: HoMedics, Inc.Inventors: Roman S. Ferber, Alex Wong Chi To
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Patent number: 6568000Abstract: An apparatus is provided for bathing body parts, such as the feet. The apparatus includes a bath chamber for containing fluid, such as water, and receiving the body part therein. The bath chamber includes a bottom surface and a wall structure extending upwardly therefrom. A hood is attached to the wall structure and is arranged to at least partially cover the bath chamber, and a motor is mounted on an underside of the hood. At least two spaced therapy centers are disposed on the hood, where the therapy centers are operably connected to the motor for providing therapy to the body part when the body part is placed on one of the therapy centers.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2002Date of Patent: May 27, 2003Assignee: HoMedics, Inc.Inventors: Alon D. Kaufman, Alex Wong Chi To
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Publication number: 20030074730Abstract: An apparatus is provided for bathing body parts, such as the feet. The apparatus includes a bath chamber for containing fluid, such as water, and receiving the body part therein. The bath chamber includes a bottom surface and a wall structure extending upwardly therefrom, wherein the wall structure has a contact area adapted to be exposed when fluid is contained in the bath chamber. A heating member is provided on the contact area for providing heat, such as infrared rays, to the body part when the body part is placed on the contact area. In addition, the bath apparatus can include at least one massage attachment adapted to be received on the contact area for massaging the body part when the body part engages the massage attachment.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2002Publication date: April 24, 2003Applicant: HoMedics, Inc.Inventors: Roman S. Ferber, Alex Wong Chi To
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Patent number: 6505358Abstract: An apparatus is provided for bathing body parts, such as the feet. The apparatus includes a bath chamber for containing fluid, such as water, and receiving the body part therein. The bath chamber includes a bottom surface and a wall structure extending upwardly therefrom, wherein the wall structure has a contact area adapted to be exposed when fluid is contained in the bath chamber. A heating member is provided on the contact area for providing heat, such as infrared rays, to the body part when the body part is placed on the contact area. In addition, the bath apparatus can include at least one massage attachment adapted to be received on the contact area for massaging the body part when the body part engages the massage attachment.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2002Date of Patent: January 14, 2003Assignee: HoMedics, Inc.Inventors: Roman S. Ferber, Alex Wong Chi To
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Publication number: 20020056158Abstract: An apparatus is provided for bathing body parts, such as the feet. The apparatus includes a bath chamber for containing fluid, such as water, and receiving the body part therein. The bath chamber includes a bottom surface and a wall structure extending upwardly therefrom, wherein the wall structure has a contact area adapted to be exposed when fluid is contained in the bath chamber. A heating member is provided on the contact area for providing heat, such as infrared rays, to the body part when the body part is placed on the contact area. In addition, the bath apparatus can include at least one massage attachment adapted to be received on the contact area for massaging the body part when the body part engages the massage attachment.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2002Publication date: May 16, 2002Applicant: HoMedics, Inc.Inventors: Roman S. Ferber, Alex Wong Chi To
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Patent number: 6385795Abstract: An apparatus is provided for bathing body parts, such as the feet. The apparatus includes a bath chamber for containing fluid, such as water, and receiving the body part therein. The bath chamber includes a bottom surface and a wall structure extending upwardly therefrom, wherein the wall structure has a contact area adapted to be exposed when fluid is contained in the bath chamber. A heating member is provided on the contact area for providing heat, such as infrared rays, to the body part when the body part is placed on the contact area. In addition, the bath apparatus can include at least one massage attachment adapted to be received on the contact area for massaging the body part when the body part engages the massage attachment.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2000Date of Patent: May 14, 2002Assignee: HoMedics, Inc.Inventors: Roman S. Ferber, Alex Wong Chi To
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Patent number: D474894Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2002Date of Patent: May 27, 2003Assignee: HoMedics, Inc.Inventors: Roman S. Ferber, Alex Wong Chi To
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Patent number: D476156Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2002Date of Patent: June 24, 2003Assignee: HoMedics, Inc.Inventors: Roman S. Ferber, Alex Wong Chi To