Patents by Inventor Douglas F. Leavitt

Douglas F. Leavitt 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: 12194337
    Abstract: The invention provides a hydrotherapy treadmill. The treadmill comprises a treadmill main body including a treadmill belt, submerged in a water body, mounted on a support rack having a first and a second longitudinal side rails; a base frame configured to mount the support rack and the treadmill belt; and a first roller and a second roller rotatably mounted on the support rack and positioned between and substantially perpendicular to said first and second longitudinal side rails. The treadmill belt is an endless belt mounted around and extending between said first roller and the second roller for rotation therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Inventor: Douglas F. Leavitt
  • Publication number: 20250010139
    Abstract: A treadmill system for aquatic therapy, including: a control unit having programmed logic computer (PLC) and a HMI (HMI-1) located at the power unit on the pool deck, designed for physical therapists having a set of controls and override capabilities; a mechanism allowing the physical therapist to set and adjust the maximum speed of the treadmill through the HMI-1, which ensures the treadmill speed remains within safe limits; a control unit with a database storing patient-specific settings; an interface allowing input of a patient's name or code to retrieve previously stored settings; a feature enabling control of the speed settings based on the retrieved data, wherein the system personalizes treatment for each patient and enhances the consistency of therapy sessions; a 12-volt patient control pad located on the treadmill; and a display driven by a HDMI-2 is dedicated to displaying patient-specific data and feedback and providing entertainment for the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventor: Douglas F. Leavitt
  • Publication number: 20240366996
    Abstract: The invention provides a hydrotherapy treadmill. The treadmill comprises a treadmill main body including a treadmill belt, submerged in a water body, mounted on a support rack having a first and a second longitudinal side rails; a base frame configured to mount the support rack and the treadmill belt; and a first roller and a second roller rotatably mounted on the support rack and positioned between and substantially perpendicular to said first and second longitudinal side rails. The treadmill belt is an endless belt mounted around and extending between said first roller and the second roller for rotation therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventor: Douglas F. Leavitt
  • Publication number: 20240052617
    Abstract: A pop-up drain assembly for a basin, comprising a stopper apparatus comprising a push cap coupled to an upper end of a post, and a sealing diaphragm coupled to a lower portion of the post, and a drain sieve configured to prevent hair from passing through the drain, wherein the stopper apparatus is configured to be reversibly moved between an extended open position and an inserted closed position, and wherein the drain sieve reversibly moves together with the push cap, or is static and does not substantially move together with the push cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: AS America, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas F. Leavitt, Matthew Kuhns, Christophe Bucher, Behnam Heydari, Walter Pitsch
  • Publication number: 20230320535
    Abstract: A modular bath or shower panel assembly, comprising a left panel; a center panel; and a right panel, wherein the left panel comprises a side section and a center section having a functional end, the center panel comprises a left functional end and a right functional end, the right panel comprises a side section and a center section having a functional end, and wherein, upon installation of the assembly, the left panel functional end and the right panel functional end are configured to couple to the center panel left functional end and center panel right functional end, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: AS America, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas F. Leavitt, Christophe Bucher, Ronald D. Barndt, Matthew Kuhns
  • Publication number: 20230309763
    Abstract: A comfortable toilet seat, wherein the seat comprises a top circumferential seating surface having an inner edge, an outer edge, a front, and a back, wherein the seat is substantially symmetrical about a bisecting center line from front to back, the inner edge comprises a downward curve from the seat front towards the seat back, the outer edge comprises a downward curve followed by a lesser upward curve from the back to the front, and a back top seating surface comprises a steep upward curve from front to back.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: AS America, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas F. Leavitt, Behnam Heydari, Christophe Bucher, Steven D. Kappus
  • Publication number: 20230264206
    Abstract: A microfluidic oscillator nozzle, comprising a nozzle body comprising an exterior surface; an interior surface defining a three-dimensional space therein; a fluid inlet; and a fluid outlet, wherein the three-dimensional space, the fluid inlet, and the fluid outlet are inflow communication, the three-dimensional space comprises a first fluid interaction region fluidly coupled to a first pair of feedback flow paths, and wherein a largest nozzle dimension is less than about 20.0 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: AS America, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas F. Leavitt, Nitin S. Kolekar, Robert M. Jensen, Walter Pitsch, Emilie Williams, Matthew Kuhns