Patents by Inventor Gary Belford

Gary Belford 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: 20060130227
    Abstract: A bathing device preferably includes at least one armrest, a seat and a wall connecting the armrest to the seat. The wall preferably defines an undercut arrangement that increases a volume of the bathing device below the armrest to provide additional space for a bather while the bather is seated. The armrest is positioned at a height to support an arm of the bather and preferably defines one or more air and/or fluid emitting orifi that direct a flow of pressurized fluid (e.g., water) and/or air onto a hand, finger, and/or forearm of the bather. The bathing device may be a bath tub, hot tub, spa, whirlpool, or pool and may have various jets or other fluid emitting features for conducting fluid and/or air to give the user pleasure or relief from pain. The bathing device may also be sized and shaped to accommodate multiple bathers simultaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2006
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventor: Gary Belford
  • Publication number: 20050120472
    Abstract: A bathing device preferably includes at least one armrest, a seat and a wall connecting the armrest to the seat. The wall preferably defines an undercut arrangement that increases a volume of the bathing device below the armrest to provide additional space for a bather while the bather is seated. The armrest is positioned at a height to support an arm of the bather and preferably defines one or more air and/or fluid emitting orifi that direct a flow of pressurized fluid (e.g., water) and/or air onto a hand, finger, and/or forearm of the bather. The bathing device may be a bath tub, hot tub, spa, whirlpool, or pool and may have various jets or other fluid emitting features for conducting fluid and/or air to give the user pleasure or relief from pain. The bathing device may also be sized and shaped to accommodate multiple bathers simultaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2005
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Inventor: Gary Belford
  • Patent number: D465561
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Allen D. Wong, Gary Belford, Steven J. Finn, Vincent P. Cabrera, David S. Climer, Kelley L. Akre