Patents by Inventor James D. Mahan

James D. Mahan 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: 7311682
    Abstract: A physical therapy apparatus having a padded top surface upon which a patient comfortably reclines in the face up position with the spinal area being placed in contact respective a plurality of massaging members. The massaging members are recessed within the padded top and have a massaging members extending into contact with the patients back while jointly moved along the spine with the members being individually rapidly oscillated in a circular pattern at a selected magnitude of pressure and rate of travel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Inventor: James D. Mahan
  • Publication number: 20040002668
    Abstract: A physical therapy apparatus having a padded top surface upon which a patient comfortably reclines in the face up position with the spinal area being placed in contact respective a plurality of massaging members. The massaging members are recessed within the padded top and have a massaging members extending into contact with the patients back while jointly moved along the spine with the members being individually rapidly oscillated in a circular pattern at a selected magnitude of pressure and rate of travel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2003
    Publication date: January 1, 2004
    Inventor: James D. Mahan
  • Patent number: 4189157
    Abstract: A mechanical seal for use in sealing the hole formed in a stationary bulkhead through which a marginal length of a rotating shaft is received. The seal includes a barrel attached to a flange so that the flange can be attached to the bulkhead with the barrel being concentrically arranged about the shaft and forming an annular passageway between the barrel and the shaft. A first and second flow restrictor, together with a seal means, form first and second spaced, annular chambers. The first flow restrictor separates the first annular chamber from a high pressure fluid. The seal means separates the first annular chamber from the second annular chamber. The second flow restrictor separates the second annular chamber from a low pressure fluid. The first flow restrictor retards flow from the high pressure fluid into the first annular chamber and vice versa. The seal means permits flow from the second annular chamber into the first annular chamber but prevents flow in the opposite direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1978
    Date of Patent: February 19, 1980
    Inventors: Dudley E. Mahan, James D. Mahan, Ronnie L. Mahan, Walter D. Sewell, Ray A. Warren