Patents by Inventor Henry LaFuente

Henry LaFuente 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).

  • Method of enhancing the appearance of a body area and for manufacturing a mask for use in such method
    Patent number: 5893872
    Abstract: A method of enhancing the appearance of a body area having wrinkles, blemishes or excess mass or having been disfigured by an injury such as a burn. A cosmetic mask having a specially sculpted body contacting surface adapted to treat a subject's distinctive bodily characteristics is formed by first forming a negative impression of the subject's targeted body area; filling the impression with a hardening material; when the hardening material has hardened, separating the impression from the hardening material, the hardening material being in the form of a mold reflecting a positive image of the body area; sculpting the mold to achieve a desired body contacting surface; and forming a mask from the mold. After the mask is formed it is applied to the body area for a time sufficient to enhance the appearance of the body area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1999
    Assignee: IFS, L.C.
    Inventor: Henry LaFuente
  • Ocular prosthesis which simulates change in pupil diameter
    Patent number: 4332039
    Abstract: An improved ocular prosthesis is provided in which the diameter of the pupil of the prosthesis can readily be varied to correspond to the diameter of the pupil of a person's natural eye when same is exposed to either direct or indirect light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1980
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1982
    Inventor: Henry LaFuente