Patents by Inventor James Villepigue

James Villepigue 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: 6059694
    Abstract: An apparatus for exercising a hand of a user allowing a full range of motion of the hand during use. The hand exerciser includes a dorsal wrap releasably secured about a wrist of the user and extending over a back side of the hand. A finger power band releasably engages the dorsal wrap and extends over at least one finger of the hand of the user providing a resistance to movement of the at least one finger. A thumb power band is also releasably engaged with the dorsal wrap and extends along a surface of a thumb of the hand of the user providing a resistance to movement of the thumb. The finger and thumb power bands move independently of each other allowing exercise of any of the entire hand, any individual finger or thumb and any combination thereof. Furthermore, the resistance provided by the finger and thumb power bands is adjustable based upon the strength of the user. Finger and thumb power bands having variable resistance levels may be interchangeably connected to the dorsal wrap as desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Inventor: James Villepigue
  • Patent number: D436148
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Inventor: James Villepigue
  • Patent number: D737381
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Invention Oven, Inc.
    Inventors: P J Putnam, Christopher Oliver, James Villepigue