Patents by Inventor Robert Glen Edwards

Robert Glen Edwards 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: 20230329903
    Abstract: A temperature modulation assembly and a multi-layer retention mechanism for such a temperature therapy device are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a temperature modulation assembly for a temperature therapy device has a heat spreader and a mounting plate coupled to a bottom portion of a spacer, wherein the heat spreader is disposed between the mounting plate and the spacer. The temperature modulation assembly has a heatsink and a fan coupled to a top portion of the spacer, wherein the heatsink is disposed between the top portion of the spacer and the fan. The temperature modulation assembly further includes a heating and/or cooling device disposed within a central opening of the spacer, wherein the heating and/or cooling device is located between the heatsink and the heat spreader.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Alexander Joseph Aguiar, Daniel Royal Evans, Robert Glen Edwards, Trevor Austin Kerth
  • Publication number: 20230157867
    Abstract: A temperature therapy system and a method for temperature control for such a temperature therapy system are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a temperature therapy system has a retention mechanism and a plurality of temperature modulation systems attached to the retention mechanism, wherein each of the plurality of temperature modulation systems comprises a thermoelectric cooler. The wearable personal temperature therapy system may have a plurality of temperature sensors and a plurality of conductive flags, wherein each of the plurality of conductive flags is adhered to a respective thermoelectric cooler and a respective temperature sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Alexander Joseph Aguiar, Daniel Royal Evans, Robert Glen Edwards, Trevor Austin Kerth
  • Publication number: 20230084903
    Abstract: A therapeutic device for applying vibration, thermal and compressive therapy is disclosed. According to one embodiment, the device has a top layer and a bottom layer adapted to contact a body surface of a user. The device further includes a therapeutic element disposed between the top layer and the bottom layer, the therapeutic element including a vibration component, a thermal component, and a compression component, where, upon activation of the therapeutic element: (i) the vibration component applies a vibration force, (ii) the thermal component applies a thermal therapy, and (iii) the compression component applies a compressive force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Robert Marton, Anthony Katz, Trevor Austin Kerth, Robert Glen Edwards, John Parker Northrup, Alexander Joseph Aguiar
  • Publication number: 20230080370
    Abstract: A massage applicator including a housing, a piston having a proximal end and a distal end, a motor within the housing operatively connected to the piston, wherein the motor is configured to cause the piston to reciprocate, an applicator controller configured to operate the motor, and an attachment head releasably coupled to the piston so as to be located at the distal end of the piston, the attachment head including at least one sensor configured to collect sensor data, wherein the applicator controller is configured to adjust operation of the motor based on the collected sensor data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Anthony Katz, Jim Huether, Alexander Joseph Aguiar, Trevor Austin Kerth, Robert Glen Edwards
  • Patent number: 11602454
    Abstract: A temperature modulation assembly and a multi-layer retention mechanism for such a temperature therapy device are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a temperature modulation assembly for a temperature therapy device has a heat spreader and a mounting plate coupled to a bottom portion of a spacer, wherein the heat spreader is disposed between the mounting plate and the spacer. The temperature modulation assembly has a heatsink and a fan coupled to a top portion of the spacer, wherein the heatsink is disposed between the top portion of the spacer and the fan. The temperature modulation assembly further includes a heating and/or cooling device disposed within a central opening of the spacer, wherein the heating and/or cooling device is located between the heatsink and the heat spreader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Hyper Ice, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Joseph Aguiar, Daniel Royal Evans, Robert Glen Edwards, Trevor Austin Kerth
  • Patent number: 11564831
    Abstract: A temperature therapy system and a method for temperature control for such a temperature therapy system are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a temperature therapy system has a retention mechanism and a plurality of temperature modulation systems attached to the retention mechanism, wherein each of the plurality of temperature modulation systems comprises a thermoelectric cooler. The wearable personal temperature therapy system may have a plurality of temperature sensors and a plurality of conductive flags, wherein each of the plurality of conductive flags is adhered to a respective thermoelectric cooler and a respective temperature sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Hyper Ice, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Joseph Aguiar, Daniel Royal Evans, Robert Glen Edwards, Trevor Austin Kerth
  • Publication number: 20220347010
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing vibration and temperature therapy via a therapy device is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a therapy device includes a pad comprising an adhesive layer configured to adhere to a skin surface of a user. The therapy device includes a control unit coupled to the pad. The control unit is configured to provide temperature therapy to the skin surface of the user and provide vibration therapy to the skin surface of the user. The pad includes a coupling connector configured to removably couple the control unit. The pad can include a heat generation module comprising a resistive wire and a heat spreader. The pad can include one or more electrical stimulation modules, wherein each electrical stimulation module comprises a conductor and a pad. The pad includes a temperature sensor coupled to the heat generation module. The adhesive layer can be coupled to the heat spreader.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Trevor Austin Kerth, Alexander Joseph Aguiar, Robert Glen Edwards, Joseph Benjamin Cannon
  • Publication number: 20220110821
    Abstract: A device for applying compressive therapy is disclosed. According to one embodiment, the device has a top layer and a bottom layer adapted to contact a body surface of a user. The device further includes a compressive element disposed between the top layer and the bottom layer, where the compressive element is configured such that, upon activation of the compressive element: (i) a compressive force is applied to the body surface and (ii) the compressive element curves to more closely conform to the bottom layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Alexander Joseph Aguiar, Daniel Royal Evans, Robert Glen Edwards, Trevor Austin Kerth, John Northrup