Patents by Inventor Melvyn Lane Henkin

Melvyn Lane Henkin 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).

  • Publication number: 20020032396
    Abstract: An apparatus for discharging a water stream for massaging a user's body characterized by a flexible limp slack membrane, preferably of terry cloth, mounted in front of a discharge orifice. In use, a water stream discharged from the orifice impacts against the rear face of the membrane while the membrane's front face is held against and massages the user's body. The kinetic energy of the stream deforms the limp, slack membrane and transfers through the membrane to provide a pleasing massage effect while minimizing the amount of unwanted splash. The apparatus may also include a continuous and/or pulsed shower outlet for selectively discharging a shower spray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2001
    Publication date: March 14, 2002
    Inventors: Melvyn Lane Henkin, Jordan Myron Laby
  • Patent number: 6355009
    Abstract: An apparatus for discharging a water stream for massaging a user's body characterized by a flexible limp slack membrane, preferably of terry cloth, mounted in front of a discharge orifice. In use, a water stream discharged from the orifice impacts against the rear face of the membrane while the membrane's front face is held against and massages the user's body. The kinetic energy of the stream deforms the limp, slack membrane and transfers through the membrane to provide a pleasing massage effect while minimizing the amount of unwanted splash. The apparatus may also include a continuous and/or pulsed shower outlet for selectively discharging a shower spray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Inventors: Melvyn Lane Henkin, Jordan Myron Laby
  • Patent number: 5820574
    Abstract: An apparatus useful in combination with utility supplied tap water for discharging a water stream for massaging a user's body characterized by a flexible water permeable membrane, preferably of terry cloth, mounted in front of a discharge orifice. In use, water stream discharged from the orifice impacts against the rear face of the membrane while the membrane's front face is held against and massages the user's body. The permeability of the membrane permits water to pass therethrough to wet and lubricate the user's skin. The water permeable membrane spreads the impact area to thus provide a softer more pleasing massage effect while minimizing the amount of unwanted splash. The apparatus may also include a shower outlet for selectively discharging a shower spray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1998
    Inventors: Melvyn Lane Henkin, Jordan Myron Laby
  • Patent number: 5738638
    Abstract: An apparatus useful in combination with a pump source of recirculated tub water for discharging a water stream for massaging a user's body characterized by a flexible water permeable membrane, preferably of terry cloth, mounted in front of a discharge orifice. In use, water stream discharged from the orifice impacts against the rear face of the membrane while the membrane's front face is held against and massages the user's body. The permeability of the membrane permits water to pass therethrough to wet and lubricate the user's skin. The water permeable membrane spreads the impact area to thus provide a softer more pleasing massage effect while minimizing the amount of unwanted splash. The apparatus may also include a shower outlet for selectively discharging a shower spray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1998
    Inventors: Melvyn Lane Henkin, Jordan Myron Laby
  • Patent number: 4086923
    Abstract: A breathing method and apparatus for enabling a user, while at low altitude, e.g. sea level, to acclimate himself to high altitude conditions. The apparatus includes an inspiratory tube and an expiratory tube and means for selectively mixing a certain portion of oxygen depleted expired air with ambient air to supply air for inspiration. The first ends of the inspiratory and expiratory tubes are coupled to a mouth and/or nose breathing mask. The remote end of the expiratory path is coupled through a proportioning means to the environment and to a reservoir or air storage chamber. The remote end of the inspiratory path is also coupled to the proportioning means so as to pull ambient air from the environment, as well as oxygen depleted air from the reservoir. By varying the proportioning means, the ratio of ambient air to expired air, and thus the oxygen concentration of the inspired air, is varied so as to enable the user to select the particular elevated altitude to be simulated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1976
    Date of Patent: May 2, 1978
    Inventor: Melvyn Lane Henkin
  • Patent number: 4051847
    Abstract: A general anesthesia rebreathing system comprised of a disposable portion adapted to be easily coupled to and decoupled from a permanent portion. The disposable portion includes conventional breathing tubing for coupling a source of fresh gas, as from an anesthesia machine, to a patient and in addition an overflow tube for coupling the patient end of the system to an overflow (pop-off) valve, preferably mounted on the machine and constituting part of the permanent portion. The overflow tube entrance is located close to the patient end of the system and in communication with the tubing which conveys expired gas to a reservoir, such as a conventional breathing bag, mounted at the machine end. The arrangement assures that the patient's initially expired dead space gas is conveyed by the tubing to the reservoir with subsequently expired alveolar gas being exhausted through the overflow tube and pop-off valve. By preferentially exhausting alveolar gas in this manner, the need for using CO.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1975
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1977
    Inventor: Melvyn Lane Henkin
  • Patent number: 3972339
    Abstract: An automatic swimming pool cleaner comprised of a car adapted to travel underwater along a random path on the pool vessel surface for dislodging debris therefrom. The car wheels are driven by a water powered turbine to propel the car in a forward direction, along the vessel surface. In order to prevent the car from being driven into a position, as for example against a vertical wall, from which it cannot emerge, a wheel geometry is employed which, upon contact, develops a horizontal force component parallel to the vertical wall, to thus enable the car to spin off. Alternatively, or in combination, a water flow produced reaction force can produce a torque to turn the car with respect to the engaged wheel to enable the car to spin off. The car is designed with a low center of gravity and a relatively buoyant top portion so as to produce a torque which maintains the car correct side up when on the pool bottom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1975
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1976
    Inventors: Melvyn Lane Henkin, Jordan Myron Laby