Patents by Inventor Katsuko Yabiku

Katsuko Yabiku 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).

  • Far-infrared generator for thermotherapy and method of far-infrared irradiation
    Patent number: 7361917
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a far-infrared ray generator, which is suitable for warming a human body partially or as a whole, and an object of the present invention is to effectively warm a deep part of a human body even at relatively low temperature by the far-infrared ray generator having high efficiency of generating far-infrared rays. In the present invention, far-infrared ray means, which generates far-infrared rays upon being heated by a heating element and which is used in a thermotherapy apparatus, includes a far-infrared ray generating member comprising only a radon generating rare element mineral or at least two of a tourmaline mineral, carbon and a radon generating rare element mineral so as to attain effective reaching of far-infrared rays to the deep part of the human body and warming said part. The far-infrared ray generating member may be applied to, for example, trowel-shaped, vibration-type and dome-shaped thermotherapy apparatuses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Inventor: Katsuko Yabiku
  • Far-infrared generator for thermotherapy and method of far-infrared irradiation
    Publication number: 20060226378
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a far-infrared ray generator, which is suitable for warming a human body partially or as a whole, and an object of the present invention is to effectively warm a deep part of a human body even at relatively low temperature by the far-infrared ray generator having high efficiency of generating far-infrared rays. In the present invention, far-infrared ray means, which generates far-infrared rays upon being heated by a heating element and which is used in a thermotherapy apparatus, includes a far-infrared ray generating member comprising only a radon generating rare element mineral or at least two of a tourmaline mineral, carbon and a radon generating rare element mineral so as to attain effective reaching of far-infrared rays to the deep part of the human body and warming said part. The far-infrared ray generating member may be applied to, for example, trowel-shaped, vibration-type and dome-shaped thermotherapy apparatuses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2004
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Inventor: Katsuko Yabiku