Patents by Inventor Charles J. Church

Charles J. Church 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).

  • Electric massage apparatus and method
    Patent number: 4240437
    Abstract: An apparatus for and a method of treatment of animals, including humans, with a pulsating electrical potential that is applied across electrodes placed on the animals. In a first embodiment the pulsating electrical potential has a first characteristic, including pulse repetition rate, pulse amplitude, and pulse polarity, for a first period of time and then a second characteristic, again including pulse repetition rate, pulse amplitude and pulse polarity, for a second period of time. In a second embodiment, the electrodes and their placement on the animal are controlled so that the electrical potential has a voltage-to-current ratio within an optimum range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1978
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1980
    Inventor: Charles J. Church