Patents by Inventor Joan Mary Held

Joan Mary Held 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: 11246792
    Abstract: A wall-mounted massage device includes a mounting member having a front surface, a rear surface opposite the front surface, a first side surface, a second side surface opposite the first side surface, a first end, and a second end opposite the first end. A groove is formed in the rear surface of the mounting member and exposes each aperture of the mounting member. The massage device also includes one or more accessories capable of being removably mounted to the mounting member. To removably mount each accessory to the mounting member, each accessory includes an accessory mounting part that is complimentary in shape to one or more apertures formed in the front surface of the mounting member. In one embodiment, the accessory mounting part is a peg or plug that can be at least partially received within the one or more apertures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Inventor: Joan Mary Held
  • Publication number: 20210121357
    Abstract: A wall-mounted massage device includes a mounting member having a front surface, a rear surface opposite the front surface, a first side surface, a second side surface opposite the first side surface, a first end, and a second end opposite the first end. A groove is formed in the rear surface of the mounting member and exposes each aperture of the mounting member. The massage device also includes one or more accessories capable of being removably mounted to the mounting member. To removably mount each accessory to the mounting member, each accessory includes an accessory mounting part that is complimentary in shape to one or more apertures formed in the front surface of the mounting member. In one embodiment, the accessory mounting part is a peg or plug that can be at least partially received within the one or more apertures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventor: Joan Mary Held
  • Patent number: 10034563
    Abstract: A portable head support includes an upper portion having a top surface and a lower portion having a bottom surface. The top surface includes a first lobe portion at one end, a second lobe portion at an opposite end, and an intermediate or shaft portion separating the first and second lobe portions. The intermediate or shaft portion has a height, HI, and a length, LI, with respect to the bottom surface and the first and second lobe portions each have a height, H2, and a length, LL with respect to the bottom surface. The height, H1, and the length, LI, of the intermediate or shaft portion are less than the height, HL, and the length, LL, of the first and second lobe portions. The bottom surface includes a groove for allowing the portable head support to be mounted onto an object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Inventor: Joan Mary Held
  • Publication number: 20180070749
    Abstract: A portable head support includes an upper portion having a top surface and a lower portion having a bottom surface. The top surface includes a first lobe portion at one end, a second lobe portion at an opposite end, and an intermediate or shaft portion separating the first and second lobe portions. The intermediate or shaft portion has a height, HI, and a length, LI, with respect to the bottom surface and the first and second lobe portions each have a height, H2, and a length, LL with respect to the bottom surface. The height, H1, and the length, LI, of the intermediate or shaft portion are less than the height, HL, and the length, LL, of the first and second lobe portions. The bottom surface includes a groove for allowing the portable head support to be mounted onto an object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventor: Joan Mary Held