Patents by Inventor Erling Aune

Erling Aune 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).

  • Cervical traction/stretch device and method for its use
    Patent number: 8251939
    Abstract: A cervical traction/stretch system includes a traction/stretch mechanism for applying tension between a body's head and shoulders, the traction/stretch mechanism including a bellows; a pump operatively coupled with the traction/stretch mechanism for alternately inflating and deflating the bellows; and an at least semi-automatic controller operatively coupled with the pump for at least semi-automatically controlling the pump by activating and deactivating the same in such manner as to alternately and repeatably inflate and deflate the bellows to prescribed pressure levels over prescribed pressure intervals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: International Rehabilatative Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Erling Aune, Nathan Chitwood, Susan Nickell