Patents by Inventor Sonny H. M. Tse

Sonny H. M. Tse 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).

  • Foot massage apparatus
    Patent number: 7494476
    Abstract: A foot massage apparatus comprises: a housing (5); a pair of replaceable footprint plates (4) with holes (40) arranged according to a particular foot massage pattern, which are placed on an upper plate (51) of the housing (5); protrusions (2; 3) protruding from the holes (40) of each replaceable footprint plate (4); a vertical adjustment mechanism provided in the housing (5), for adjusting the height of the protrusions (2; 3); a horizontal adjustment mechanism provided in the housing (5), for adjusting the horizontal position of the protrusions (2; 3); and a driving mechanism provided in the housing (5), for driving the protrusions (2; 3) to move up and down cyclically. The foot massage apparatus of the present invention has the advantages of enhancing a particular bodily function and fitting different foot sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
    Inventors: Thomas K. S. Wong, Joanne W. Y. Chung, Sonny H. M. Tse, Ka Lun Fan, Ching Ching Cheung, Pony Ma, Yin Ki Lau, Sarah W. M. Au