Patents by Inventor Barry Victor Prehodka

Barry Victor Prehodka 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).

  • Publication number: 20040049842
    Abstract: There is provided a blower unit for a bubbling bath mat. The blower unit includes a housing, an air pump, a control assembly, a remote control and a connector secured to the blower unit. The remote control unit controls the operation of the control assembly via a wireless communication protocol. Preferably, the remote control unit is conveniently and securely connected to the blower unit by connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2002
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Applicant: CONAIR CIP, INC.
    Inventor: Barry Victor Prehodka
  • Patent number: 6401273
    Abstract: A bath tub spa is provided that has a motor housing with a motor for driving a pump. The pump has an input opening and an output opening sealed about the pump such fluid is drawn through said input opening and expelled through the output opening. The spa also has a nozzle removably sealed to said output opening, and a connector for connecting the motor housing to the bath tub such that the input opening is maintained at least partially below a level of fluid and at least a portion of the nozzle is maintained below the level of the fluid. The motor housing is rotatable about a first axis, the output opening is rotatable about a second axis, and the nozzle is rotatable about a third axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: Conair Corporation
    Inventors: Kam Fai Fung, Anthony Kit Lun Leung, Richard Neil Tobin, Barry Victor Prehodka