Patents by Inventor Kevin B. Tucek

Kevin B. Tucek 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: 6602211
    Abstract: A chiropractic adjustor apparatus having an electromagnetic drive mechanism connected to an actuating means which causes a shaft to reciprocate. The reciprocating shaft is used to apply pressure or force directly to the spinal vertebrae of a body. The improvements of this device include a variable-controlled switch to enable the user to change the frequency of the reciprocation; a thermal cut-off switch that automatically turns off the power to the electromagnetic drive mechanism so that the device will stop reciprocating; and a suite of structures that work together to resist rotation when the device is in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Assignee: Erchonia Patent Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Kevin B. Tucek
  • Patent number: 6599260
    Abstract: A chiropractic percussor apparatus includes a main housing adapted to be held by a user, an electric motor mounted in the main housing and having a rotary output shaft extending therefrom, an extension housing attached to an end of the main housing and extending outwardly therefrom and having an outer end defining an opening, an elongated push rod eccentrically mounted at an inner end on the rotary output shaft of the electric motor and extending through the extension housing to an outer end of the push rod having a central hole, a flexible coupler assembly supported by the outer end of the extension housing and coupled to the outer end of the push rod so as to permit the outer end of the push rod to undergo reciprocal lengthwise movement and wobbling side-to-side movement relative to the outer end of the extension housing, and a percussion-applying head assembly only centrally attached to the outer end of the push rod at the central hole therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Inventors: Kevin B. Tucek, John W. Brimhall
  • Patent number: 6537236
    Abstract: A chiropractic adjustor apparatus includes a housing having a central interior cavity and a pair of opposite end portions oriented substantially the reverse of one another and extending in opposite directions from the interior cavity and having passages adapted to enhance heat dissipation from the housing, an electromagnetic drive mechanism mounted in the interior cavity of the housing, a force-transmitting shaft extending through the drive mechanism and opposite end portions of the housing and reciprocally supported by the opposite end portions of the housing in a substantially symmetrical relationship to the drive mechanism, an arrangement for actuating the drive mechanism to cause repetitive reciprocal vibratory movement of the shaft along a longitudinal axis thereof and relative to the housing, and a handle attached to the housing for gripping the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Inventors: Kevin B. Tucek, John W. Brimhall
  • Publication number: 20030014079
    Abstract: A chiropractic adjustor apparatus having an electromagnetic drive mechanism connected to an actuating means which causes a shaft to reciprocate. The reciprocating shaft is used to apply pressure or force directly to the spinal vertebrae of a body. The improvements of this device include a variable-controlled switch to enable the user to change the frequency of the reciprocation; a thermal cut-off switch that automatically turns off the power to the electromagnetic drive mechanism so that the device will stop reciprocating; and a suite of structures that work together to resist rotation when the device is in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2002
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Inventor: Kevin B. Tucek
  • Publication number: 20020123781
    Abstract: An improved hand-held laser device that can simultaneously provide multiple types of low level laser therapy treatments. The device enables laser light of different pulse widths, different beam shapes and spot sizes to be applied externally to a patient's body. The device includes multiple laser sources. In the preferred embodiment, two semiconductor diode laser sources simultaneously provide two separate laser beams, one laser beam producing a line of continuous red laser light and the other producing a spot of pulsed laser light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2001
    Publication date: September 5, 2002
    Inventors: Steven C. Shanks, Kevin B. Tucek
  • Publication number: 20020123743
    Abstract: A lipoplasty method which includes applying laser energy to the adipose tissue externally through the skin at the same time suction is applied to the targeted tissue. The preferred method includes introducing a solution through an opening in the body to cause the solution to come into contact with adipocytes in the adipose tissue before or simultaneous with applying the laser energy. Optionally, the method can further include reducing inflammation by applying laser energy externally through the skin. Also optionally, the method can include reducing pain by applying laser energy externally through the skin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2001
    Publication date: September 5, 2002
    Inventors: Steven C. Shanks, Kevin B. Tucek, Rodrigo Neira
  • Publication number: 20020082532
    Abstract: A chiropractic adjustor apparatus includes a housing having a central interior cavity and a pair of opposite end portions oriented substantially the reverse of one another and extending in opposite directions from the interior cavity and having passages adapted to enhance heat dissipation from the housing, an electromagnetic drive mechanism mounted in the interior cavity of the housing, a force-transmitting shaft extending through the drive mechanism and opposite end portions of the housing and reciprocally supported by the opposite end portions of the housing in a substantially symmetrical relationship to the drive mechanism, an arrangement for actuating the drive mechanism to cause repetitive reciprocal vibratory movement of the shaft along a longitudinal axis thereof and relative to the housing, and a handle attached to the housing for gripping the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2000
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Inventors: Kevin B. Tucek, John W. Brimhall
  • Publication number: 20020082536
    Abstract: A chiropractic percussor apparatus includes a main housing adapted to be held by a user, an electric motor mounted in the main housing and having a rotary output shaft extending therefrom, an extension housing attached to an end of the main housing and extending outwardly therefrom and having an outer end defining an opening, an elongated push rod eccentrically mounted at an inner end on the rotary output shaft of the electric motor and extending through the extension housing to an outer end of the push rod having a central hole, a flexible coupler assembly supported by the outer end of the extension housing and coupled to the outer end of the push rod so as to permit the outer end of the push rod to undergo reciprocal lengthwise movement and wobbling side-to-side movement relative to the outer end of the extension housing, and a percussion-applying head assembly only centrally attached to the outer end of the push rod at the central hole therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2000
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Inventors: Kevin B. Tucek, John W. Brimhall
  • Patent number: 6013096
    Abstract: A hand-held laser light generator device includes a wand, a semiconductor diode laser for generating a beam of laser light, an optical arrangement, a housing having an interior chamber, a battery in the housing interior chamber, an electrical cord connecting the laser in the wand with the battery in the housing, an electronic timing circuit, a start switch and a selector knob. The wand, capable of being retained in a user's hand, is an elongated hollow tube and defines an interior cavity. The laser is mounted in the wand interior cavity and therewith is freely movable so as to enable the user to direct the beam of laser light onto a desired location. The optical arrangement mounted in the wand interior cavity receives and transforms the generated beam of laser light into a line of laser light. The electrical timing circuit is disposed in the housing interior chamber and mounted to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2000
    Inventor: Kevin B. Tucek
  • Patent number: 5188380
    Abstract: A general utility child seat apparatus includes a one-piece contoured child car seat, a mobile carriage assembly, a handle assembly, and a sunshade assembly adapting the child seat apparatus for multiple uses, for instance, as a stroller, carrier, or rocker, in addition to a car seat. The child seat is a contoured body of one-piece rigid molded structure, having a seat portion and back portion integrally formed in an inclined relation to the seat portion. The mobile carriage assembly is mounted to a rear side of the body and is capable of adjustment between an erected condition for movably supporting the body and a collapsed condition for storing on the body. The handle assembly and sunshade assembly are pivotally mounted about a common axis to opposite sides of the body and have inverted U-shaped configurations permitting them to arch over the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1993
    Inventor: Kevin B. Tucek
  • Patent number: D460190
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignee: Tuco Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin B. Tucek, John W. Brimhall