Patents by Inventor Norman Fugate

Norman Fugate 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: 20080184481
    Abstract: A pedicure spa, including a fluid retaining basin including a plurality of channels defined in a lower portion of the basin. A contour bulge is aligned between two channels on each side of the basin. There is also provided an impeller, the impeller operatively coupled to the basin and an enclosure removably coupled to the basin. The enclosure includes an upper region and a lower region, and defines a plurality of orifices in the upper region and the lower region, with the enclosure configured to enclose the impeller and direct fluid flow through the plurality of channels towards a foot region of the basin defined between a wall of the basin and the lower region of the enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Inventors: James Robert Patterson, Thai Hoang Dang, Norman Fugate, Yin Qian
  • Publication number: 20070228785
    Abstract: A spa apparatus includes an internal support structure having a front end and a rear end; a basin coupled to the internal support structure proximate the front end, with the basin including a fluid circulation device; a seat removably coupled to the internal support structure, intermediate the basin and the rear end of the internal support structure; a shroud including at least a first and second panel removably coupled and supported by the internal support structure and configured to enclose a portion of the internal support structure; and an armrest coupled to the internal support structure on each side of the seat. Each armrest is configured to move from a first position to a second position independent of the position of the seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2006
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Inventors: Norman Fugate, Robert Miller
  • Publication number: 20070226897
    Abstract: A spa apparatus includes an internal support structure having a front end and a rear end; a basin; a fluid circulation-device; and a seat removably coupled to the internal support structure, intermediate the basin and the rear end of the internal support structure. The seat includes a seat back and a seat cushion coupled to the seat back. The seat cushion is releaseably coupled to the support structure and configured to reciprocally move between one position to a second position along the support structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2006
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Inventor: Norman Fugate