Patents by Inventor John R. Kirby

John R. Kirby 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).

  • Simulated hydrotherapy bath
    Patent number: 4541418
    Abstract: A simulated hydrotherapy bath that avoids the dangers of water and yet simulates the sensory properties thereof is provided. The pool is comprised of a plurality of upholstered panels, each of which are secured together to define a soft-sided free-standing enclosure. Disposed within the enclosure defined by the panels are a plurality of crushable shape-retentive balls that have a predetermined diameter that is sufficiently large to prevent swallowing of the balls and yet sufficiently small so as to optimize a child's grasp thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1982
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1985
    Assignee: J. A. Preston Corporation
    Inventor: John R. Kirby
  • Bicycle exerciser
    Patent number: D281710
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1985
    Assignee: J. A. Preston Corporation
    Inventor: John R. Kirby