Patents by Inventor Christopher John Truman

Christopher John Truman 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: 11931311
    Abstract: A hydrotherapy apparatus comprises a tank, the tank comprising a panel arranged to form a wall of the tank, and an inner frame arranged to have the panel mechanically fixed to an outer side thereof, without bonding, so as to form a watertight seal. The inner frame may comprise a lower portion in a base region of the tank and two struts extending upward therefrom. The tank may further comprise a lower fixing section arranged to be mechanically connected to an outer surface of the lower portion of the inner frame, with a lower edge region of the panel therebetween, and two side fixing sections extending upward and each arranged to be mechanically connected to an outer surface of a respective strut of the struts of the inner frame, with a respective side edge region of the panel therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Syspal Limited
    Inventors: Christopher John Truman, Paul Easton Preece
  • Publication number: 20210338525
    Abstract: A hydrotherapy apparatus comprises a tank, the tank comprising a panel arranged to form a wall of the tank, and an inner frame arranged to have the panel mechanically fixed to an outer side thereof, without bonding, so as to form a watertight seal. The inner frame may comprise a lower portion in a base region of the tank and two struts extending upward therefrom. The tank may further comprise a lower fixing section arranged to be mechanically connected to an outer surface of the lower portion of the inner frame, with a lower edge region of the panel therebetween, and two side fixing sections extending upward and each arranged to be mechanically connected to an outer surface of a respective strut of the struts of the inner frame, with a respective side edge region of the panel therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Christopher John Truman, Paul Easton Preece
  • Publication number: 20210339081
    Abstract: A hydrotherapy apparatus (1) comprises a tank (10); a conveyer (30) with a conveyer frame (34) and drum (38) mounted within the tank (10), and an actuator (200) comprising: a guide (202) mounted on an end region of the conveyer frame (34), the guide (202) comprising a first portion (202a) and a second portion (202b) angled downwards with respect to, and closer to the drum (36) than, the first portion; a glider (204) arranged to be received by the guide (202); and an actuator shaft (208) arranged to move the glider (204). The conveyer (30) is arranged to be rotated around the axis of the drum (36) by the actuator shaft (208) moving the glider (204) along the guide (202). The hydrotherapy apparatus (1) may comprise a lifting arm (80) rotatably connected to the conveyer frame (32), at a position spaced from the drum (36), at a first end region of the lifting arm (80), and arranged to be driven by the actuator (200) so as to rotate the conveyer (30) further.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Christopher John Truman, Paul Easton Preece, Laurence Stafford
  • Patent number: 8667622
    Abstract: A hydrotherapy apparatus 2 comprising at least one door 12, affixed thereto, operable between an open condition in which access is provided to an interior of the apparatus 2 and a closed condition in which access is prevented to an interior of the apparatus, wherein the apparatus 2 is provided with a door closing mechanism having a first engagement condition and a second engagement condition wherein movement of the mechanism from the first engagement condition to the second is arranged to draw the door 12 against a frame 352 to which it abuts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Syspal Limited
    Inventors: Christopher John Truman, Matthew William Rees
  • Publication number: 20080271236
    Abstract: A hydrotherapy apparatus 2 comprising at least one door 12, affixed thereto, operable between an open condition in which access is provided to an interior of the apparatus 2 and a closed condition in which access is prevented to an interior of the apparatus, wherein the apparatus 2 is provided with a door closing mechanism having a first engagement condition and a second engagement condition wherein movement of the mechanism from the first engagement condition to the second is arranged to draw the door 12 against a frame 352 to which it abuts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2006
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventors: Christopher John Truman, Matthew William Rees