Patents by Inventor Richard W. Jostrom

Richard W. Jostrom 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).

  • Chromatherapy shower system
    Patent number: 6623511
    Abstract: A personalized therapeutic compartment includes a horizontal bed for supporting a person to be treated, and has a shower system with a plurality of shower nozzles arrayed above the bed so that a person can have a therapeutic shower while lying on the bed. The shower system includes a water source which may be colored and coordinated with a light source on the interior of the compartment. A source of aroma is provided that suggests the color used for total therapy treatment. Additional therapeutic steam and dry air can be provided as desired. A method of treatment disclosed includes chromatherapy using coordinated colors and aroma and if desired requested colors for therapy of different portions of the body of a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: Visibelle Derma Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven J. Daffer, Richard W. Jostrom, Georgios Mertikas
  • Folding hood for a personal therapy compartment
    Publication number: 20030089370
    Abstract: The invention is a personal therapy compartment with an attached hood. The hood portion has curved nested sections that extend to a closed position to cover a major portion of the space above a user's head and retracts to an open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2002
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Inventors: Steven J. Daffer, Richard W. Jostrom
  • Therapy steam and heat treatment cabinet
    Patent number: 6497717
    Abstract: A personal treatment device comprising a personalized capsule that has a bed for a person to lie thereon in a supine position, the capsule has a cover that is openable for access to the bed and closeable to define a chamber in which a person lies. The cover has a divider adjacent a head portion of the bed, such that the head of a user will extend out of the cover. Suitable heaters are provided in the cover to radiate energy onto a person on the bed, and a steam generator is provided for adding steam as desired to the interior of the chamber and also to direct steam toward the face of a user under control of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2002
    Assignee: Visibelle Derma Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven J. Daffer, Richard W. Jostrom
  • Headrest for a personal therapy compartment
    Patent number: D451606
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2001
    Assignee: Visibelle Derma Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven J. Daffer, Richard W. Jostrom
  • Personal therapy compartment with pedestal and headrest
    Patent number: D453834
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2002
    Assignee: Visibelle Derma Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven J. Daffer, Richard W. Jostrom
  • Base for a personal full body therapy compartment
    Patent number: D470944
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2003
    Assignee: Visibelle Derma Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven J. Daffer, Richard W. Jostrom
  • Folding hood for a personal therapy compartment
    Patent number: D470945
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2003
    Assignee: Visibelle Derma Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven J. Daffer, Richard W. Jostrom