Patents by Inventor Thomas L. Sevier

Thomas L. Sevier 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).

  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREVENTATIVE-CONDITIONING SOFT TISSUE ACTUATION
    Publication number: 20160058655
    Abstract: A method and/or system of preventative/conditioning soft tissue actuation applied on a person without diagnosed illness or injury is disclosed. It utilizes at least one hand-held instrument, wherein said instrument is separate or distinct from the hands of an individual applying the method. The instrument is topically applied to non-invasively deliver pressures and shear forces to the soft tissue of the person in pre-determined protocol sessions and the instrument is applied with primarily longitudinal strokes across the soft tissue structure of the person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventor: Thomas L. Sevier
  • Instrument for diagnosing and treating soft tissue abnormalities though augmented soft tissue mobilization
    Patent number: 6887211
    Abstract: Presented are novel instruments intended for use in the diagnosis and treatment of fibrotic soft tissue through soft tissue mobilization therapies performed on, particularly, a human patient. Three such instruments are provided by the invention including a variety of curvilinear and linear tissue-engaging edges and converging surfaces accommodating their use on the irregular contours of numerous soft tissue areas of the human body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2005
    Assignee: Performance Dynamics, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas L. Sevier, Robert H. Helfst, Jr., Sue A. Stover, Eric W. Tisdale
  • Instruments for diagnosing and treating fibrotic soft tissues
    Patent number: 6641547
    Abstract: Presented are novel instruments intended for use in the diagnosis and treatment of fibrotic soft tissue through soft tissue mobilization therapies performed on, particularly, a human patient. Three such instruments are provided by the invention including a variety of curvilinear and linear tissue-engaging edges and converging surfaces accommodating their use on the irregular contours of numerous soft tissue areas of the human body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Performance Dynamics
    Inventors: Thomas L. Sevier, Robert H. Helfst, Jr., Sue A. Stover, Eric W. Tisdale
  • Instruments for diagnosing and treating fibrotic soft tissues
    Publication number: 20010051778
    Abstract: Presented are novel instruments intended for use in the diagnosis and treatment of fibrotic soft tissue through soft tissue mobilization therapies performed on, particularly, a human patient. Three such instruments are provided by the invention including a variety of curvilinear and linear tissue-engaging edges and converging surfaces accommodating their use on the irregular contours of numerous soft tissue areas of the human body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2001
    Publication date: December 13, 2001
    Inventors: Thomas L. Sevier, Robert H. Helfst, Sue A. Stover, Eric W. Tisdale
  • Instrument for diagnosing and treating soft tissue abnormalities through augmented soft tissue mobilization
    Patent number: 6254555
    Abstract: Presented are novel instruments intended for use in the diagnosis and treatment of fibrotic soft tissue through soft tissue mobilization therapies performed on, particularly, a human patient. Three such instruments are provided by the invention including a variety of curvilinear and linear tissue-engaging edges and converging surfaces accommodating their use on the irregular contours of numerous soft tissue areas of the human body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Assignee: Primary Care Delivery Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas L. Sevier, Robert H. Helfst, Jr., Sue A. Stover, Eric W. Tisdale
  • Instrument for diagnosing and treating soft tissue abnormalities
    Patent number: D518576
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: Performance Dynamics, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas L. Sevier, Robert H. Helfst, Jr., Sue A. Stover, Eric W. Tisdale
  • Instrument for diagnosing and treating soft tissue abnormalities
    Patent number: D530429
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Performance Dynamics, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas L. Sevier, Robert H. Helfst, Jr., Sue A. Stover, Eric W. Tisdale
  • Instrument for diagnosing and treating soft tissue abnormalities
    Patent number: D530823
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: Performance Dynamics, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas L. Sevier, Robert H. Helfst, Jr., Sue A. Stover, Eric W. Tisdale
  • Therapy instrument
    Patent number: D637728
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Performance Dynamics, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas L. Sevier, Sue A. Stover
  • Therapy instrument
    Patent number: D660449
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Performance Dynamics, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas L. Sevier, Sue A. Stover