Patents by Inventor M. Rufus Woodward

M. Rufus Woodward 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).

  • Method and apparatus for providing hot and cold massage
    Patent number: 7211057
    Abstract: The massage device has a housing, which includes a massage head integral with the housing. The massage head has a first massaging surface. A heating element, integral with the housing, is positioned sufficiently proximate to the first massaging surface to raise a temperature of the first massaging surface above ambient temperature. The massage device also includes a massage head cover formed to engage the massage head, said massage head cover comprising a second massaging surface and a freezable material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: Brookstone Purchasing
    Inventors: J. Neil Gleason, Joseph Geringer, Kenneth David Harris, Jr., Jay D. Newcomer, Charles J. Burout, Steven H. Schwartz, M. Rufus Woodward