Patents by Inventor Raleigh Duncan

Raleigh Duncan 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: 20240276609
    Abstract: Systems may include a heater including a plurality of heating elements that may include a first heating element configured to generate heat based on a first current, and a second heating element configured to generate heat based on a second current. Systems may further include an electromagnetic (EM) radiation reducing device configured to cancel electromagnetic emissions from the heater. The EM radiation reducing device may include a first EM radiation reduction element positioned adjacent to a first side of the heater, and a second EM radiation reduction element positioned adjacent to a second side of the heater, where the first and second EM radiation reduction elements have geometries configured based, at least in part, on the heater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2024
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Applicant: Sauna Works Inc. (aka Far Infrared Sauna Technology Co.)
    Inventors: Raleigh DUNCAN, Andrew KAPS
  • Patent number: 12035429
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are disclosed herein for ultraviolet saunas. Systems include a plurality of walls of an enclosure, the enclosure being a sauna enclosure configured to accommodate a user. The systems further include a plurality of heating elements coupled to the plurality of walls, a plurality of emissive elements configured to generate ultraviolet (UV) light, and a controller coupled to the plurality of heating elements and the plurality of emissive elements. The controller includes one or more processors configured to generate activation properties for each of the plurality of heating elements and the plurality of emissive elements, activate at least one of the plurality of heating elements based on the plurality of activation properties, and activate the at least one emissive element based on the plurality of activation properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: SAUNA WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Andrew Kaps, Raleigh Duncan
  • Patent number: 11641702
    Abstract: Systems may include a heater including a plurality of heating elements that may include a first heating element configured to generate heat based on a first current, and a second heating element configured to generate heat based on a second current. Systems may further include an electromagnetic (EM) radiation reducing device configured to cancel electromagnetic emissions from the heater. The EM radiation reducing device may include a first EM radiation reduction element positioned adjacent to a first side of the heater, and a second EM radiation reduction element positioned adjacent to a second side of the heater, where the first and second EM radiation reduction elements have geometries configured based, at least in part, on the heater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: SAUNA WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Raleigh Duncan, Andrew Kaps
  • Patent number: 11471376
    Abstract: Sauna heaters are used to generate heat for saunas. Sauna heaters include a first halogen tube configured to generate heat, a second halogen tube configured to generate heat, wherein the first halogen tube is implemented a distance from the second halogen, and wherein the distance between the first halogen tube and the second halogen tube is configurable to adjust an amount of electromagnetic field (EMF) emitted by the heater. Sauna heaters also include a source of alternating current electrically coupled to the first halogen tube and the second halogen tube such that the source of alternating current is configured to provide the first halogen tube and the second halogen tube with a current, wherein the current powering the first halogen tube is out of phase with the current powering the second halogen tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: SAUNA WORKS INC.
    Inventor: Raleigh Duncan
  • Patent number: 11202346
    Abstract: Systems may include a heater including a plurality of heating elements that may include a first heating element configured to generate heat based on a first current, and a second heating element configured to generate heat based on a second current. Systems may further include an electromagnetic (EM) radiation reducing device configured to cancel electromagnetic emissions from the heater. The EM radiation reducing device may include a first EM radiation reduction element positioned adjacent to a first side of the heater, and a second EM radiation reduction element positioned adjacent to a second side of the heater, where the first and second EM radiation reduction elements have geometries configured based, at least in part, on the heater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: SAUNA WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Raleigh Duncan, Andrew Kaps
  • Publication number: 20210368590
    Abstract: Systems may include a heater including a plurality of heating elements that may include a first heating element configured to generate heat based on a first current, and a second heating element configured to generate heat based on a second current. Systems may further include an electromagnetic (EM) radiation reducing device configured to cancel electromagnetic emissions from the heater. The EM radiation reducing device may include a first EM radiation reduction element positioned adjacent to a first side of the heater, and a second EM radiation reduction element positioned adjacent to a second side of the heater, where the first and second EM radiation reduction elements have geometries configured based, at least in part, on the heater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: Sauna Works Inc. (aka Far Infrared Sauna Technology Co.)
    Inventors: Raleigh Duncan, Andrew Kaps
  • Patent number: 10737112
    Abstract: A heating element for a sauna comprising an infrared heating element and a water filter for filtering out the far and mid infrared frequencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Sauna Works Inc.
    Inventors: Raleigh Duncan, Andrew Kaps
  • Publication number: 20200100984
    Abstract: Sauna heaters are used to generate heat for saunas. Sauna heaters include a first halogen tube configured to generate heat, a second halogen tube configured to generate heat, wherein the first halogen tube is implemented a distance from the second halogen, and wherein the distance between the first halogen tube and the second halogen tube is configurable to adjust an amount of electromagnetic field (EMF) emitted by the heater. Sauna heaters also include a source of alternating current electrically coupled to the first halogen tube and the second halogen tube such that the source of alternating current is configured to provide the first halogen tube and the second halogen tube with a current, wherein the current powering the first halogen tube is out of phase with the current powering the second halogen tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: SAUNA WORKS INC. (AKA FAR INFRARED SAUNA TECHNOLOGY CO.)
    Inventor: Raleigh Duncan
  • Patent number: 10517794
    Abstract: A sauna heater, comprising two halogen tubes powered by alternating current, wired up in such a way that the current going through one halogen tube is opposite in phase from the current going through the other halogen tube, wherein the halogen tubes are parallel and close together so that the EMF emitted by the halogen tubes is canceled out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: SAUNA WORKS INC.
    Inventor: Raleigh Duncan
  • Publication number: 20190167519
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are disclosed herein for ultraviolet saunas. Systems include a plurality of walls of an enclosure, the enclosure being a sauna enclosure configured to accommodate a user. The systems further include a plurality of heating elements coupled to the plurality of walls, a plurality of emissive elements configured to generate ultraviolet (UV) light, and a controller coupled to the plurality of heating elements and the plurality of emissive elements. The controller includes one or more processors configured to generate activation properties for each of the plurality of heating elements and the plurality of emissive elements, activate at least one of the plurality of heating elements based on the plurality of activation properties, and activate the at least one emissive element based on the plurality of activation properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: Sauna Works Inc. (aka Far Infrared Sauna Technology Co.)
    Inventors: Andrew Kaps, Raleigh Duncan
  • Publication number: 20190110339
    Abstract: Systems may include a heater including a plurality of heating elements that may include a first heating element configured to generate heat based on a first current, and a second heating element configured to generate heat based on a second current. Systems may further include an electromagnetic (EM) radiation reducing device configured to cancel electromagnetic emissions from the heater. The EM radiation reducing device may include a first EM radiation reduction element positioned adjacent to a first side of the heater, and a second EM radiation reduction element positioned adjacent to a second side of the heater, where the first and second EM radiation reduction elements have geometries configured based, at least in part, on the heater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Applicant: Sauna Works Inc. (aka Far Infrared Sauna Technology Co.)
    Inventors: Raleigh Duncan, Andrew Kaps
  • Patent number: 10179088
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and devices for implementing a rotating control panel. Systems include an enclosed space of a sauna comprising a plurality of walls, an opening in at least one of the plurality of walls, and a control panel configured to be coupled with at least one heating element. The control panel includes an axis of rotation and a plurality of controls. Systems also include a rotating mount coupled with the control panel at the axis of rotation to enable the control panel to rotate at least 180 degrees within the opening of the a wall of the enclosed space of the sauna without disconnecting the at least one electrical connector. Systems include an insulating seal coupled with the control panel and configured to contact the opening when the control panel is coplanar with the wall while allowing the control panel to rotate freely within the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Sauna Works Inc.
    Inventor: Raleigh Duncan
  • Publication number: 20170326384
    Abstract: A heating element for a sauna comprising an infrared heating element and a water filter for filtering out the far and mid infrared frequencies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: SaunaWorks, Inc.
    Inventors: Raleigh Duncan, Andrew Kaps
  • Patent number: 9775773
    Abstract: A control panel for an enclosed space, set into a cutout in the wall of the enclosed space, that can rotate at least 180 degrees so as to be accessible from either the inside or the outside of the enclosed space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: SAUNA WORKS INC.
    Inventor: Raleigh Duncan
  • Publication number: 20170273865
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and devices for implementing a rotating control panel. Systems include an enclosed space of a sauna comprising a plurality of walls, an opening in at least one of the plurality of walls, and a control panel configured to be coupled with at least one heating element. The control panel includes an axis of rotation and a plurality of controls. Systems also include a rotating mount coupled with the control panel at the axis of rotation to enable the control panel to rotate at least 180 degrees within the opening of the a wall of the enclosed space of the sauna without disconnecting the at least one electrical connector. Systems include an insulating seal coupled with the control panel and configured to contact the opening when the control panel is coplanar with the wall while allowing the control panel to rotate freely within the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: Sauna Works Inc. (aka Far Infrared Sauna Technology Co.)
    Inventor: Raleigh Duncan
  • Publication number: 20160338905
    Abstract: A sauna heater, comprising two halogen tubes powered by alternating current, wired up in such a way that the current going through one halogen tube is opposite in phase from the current going through the other halogen tube, wherein the halogen tubes are parallel and close together so that the EMF emitted by the halogen tubes is canceled out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventor: Raleigh Duncan
  • Patent number: 9078803
    Abstract: A sauna that reduces EMI emissions in the sauna room by, in the preferred embodiment, passing the AC current through an EMI filter, converting it to DC current, and passing it through another EMI filter to remove any remaining irregularities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Inventors: Raleigh Duncan, Andy Kaps, Zaihong Jian
  • Publication number: 20150067958
    Abstract: A sauna that reduces EMI emissions in the sauna room by, in the preferred embodiment, passing the AC current through an EMI filter, converting it to DC current, and passing it through another EMI filter to remove any remaining irregularities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Raleigh Duncan, Andy Kaps, Zaihong Jian
  • Publication number: 20140191048
    Abstract: A control panel for an enclosed space, set into a cutout in the wall of the enclosed space, that can rotate at least 180 degrees so as to be accessible from either the inside or the outside of the enclosed space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Inventor: Raleigh Duncan
  • Publication number: 20120221080
    Abstract: A therapeutic chamber controls the targeted application of infrared radiation according to programs tailored to conditions or areas of the body in need of treatment. Programs are provided and may also be determined or designed by a treatment administrator or subject. An embodiment utilizes groups of carbon fiber impregnated infrared generating sheets to provide targeted radiation in an energy efficient fashion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Inventor: Raleigh Duncan