Patents by Inventor Shannon Patty Fanelli

Shannon Patty Fanelli 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).

  • Muscle tension relief device and associated methods
    Patent number: 11622899
    Abstract: Example muscle tension relief devices are provided herein. A muscle tension relief device includes a first base portion extending in a first plane, a second base portion extending in a second plane, and a muscle engagement feature extending generally upwardly. There is a non-zero angle extending between the first plane and the second plane. The device is configured to engage with and relieve tension in a user's iliacus or psoas muscles. The device can transition from a first position resting on the first base portion to a second position resting on the second base portion to cause the muscle engagement feature to change orientation to apply pressure at the proper position on a user's psoas major muscle. The shape of an upper portion of a body of the device and the muscle engagement feature correspond to the shape of a hand, such as that of a physical therapist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Vive Physical Therapy LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Andrew Fanelli, Shannon Patty Fanelli, Kelly Catheryn Rouse, Christopher Ray Randall
  • MUSCLE TENSION RELIEF DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20220047441
    Abstract: Example muscle tension relief devices are provided herein. A muscle tension relief device includes a first base portion extending in a first plane, a second base portion extending in a second plane, and a muscle engagement feature extending generally upwardly. There is a non-zero angle extending between the first plane and the second plane. The device is configured to engage with and relieve tension in a user's iliacus or psoas muscles. The device can transition from a first position resting on the first base portion to a second position resting on the second base portion to cause the muscle engagement feature to change orientation to apply pressure at the proper position on a user's psoas major muscle. The shape of an upper portion of a body of the device and the muscle engagement feature correspond to the shape of a hand, such as that of a physical therapist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Joseph Andrew Fanelli, Shannon Patty Fanelli, Kelly Catheryn Rouse
  • Muscle tension relief device
    Patent number: D999387
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Vive Physical Therapy LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Andrew Fanelli, Shannon Patty Fanelli, Christopher Ray Randall