Patents by Inventor William F. Welles

William F. Welles 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).

  • Patent number: 6267721
    Abstract: A stress relief system having a headset to be removably worn on a person's head and a portable electrical wave generator assembly. The left and right speakers of the headset are connected to an electricity powered device for playing recorded music. The electrical wave generator assembly is powered by a 9 volt D.C. battery and it has two closed electrical circuits for transmitting that receive an electrical wave from the electrical wave generator. Each of these circuits has a light emitting diode (LED) that radiates light in the infrared and visible nanometer range. The structure for supporting the respective LED's would be a predetermined length of double stranded wire having sufficient flexibility so that it can be bent to direct the light at preselected points on a patient's hands that are identified by the Koryo Hand Therapy Meridians. A finger loop strap is used to locate and support the lights on the user's fingers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2001
    Inventor: William F. Welles
  • Patent number: 5643173
    Abstract: A stress relief apparatus having a square wave generator that is powered by a 9 volt d.c. battery. It has two separate closed circuits for transmitting an electrical square wave from the square wave generator. Each of these circuits have a light emitting diode that radiates a light in the 400-800 nanometer range. The structure for supporting the respective LED's would be a predetermined length of flex tubing having sufficient rigidity so that it can be bent to direct the light at preselected acupuncture points on either the triple warmer, small intestine or large intestine meridians. A first human body ground member is electrically connected to the square wave generator and a second human body ground member is connected to a ground. In one embodiment the human body ground members are a pair of metal cylinders one of which is gripped in each hand of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1997
    Inventor: William F. Welles
  • Patent number: 5028024
    Abstract: A footrest for a conventional toilet that may be conveniently stored in a nested position under the toilet bowl. The footrest has a left side frame and a right side frame that are connected at their forward ends by a telescoping connecting member. The side frame members each a vertically oriented U-shaped portion that is connected to a cantilever portion having foot platforms mounted thereon. The footrest is used to facilitate a toilet user assuming a semi-squatting position during use. The footrest may also be used by children or other person's whose legs do not reach the floor when on the toilet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1991
    Inventor: William F. Welles
  • Patent number: 4979240
    Abstract: The therapeutic footrest is designed for use while sitting on a toilet seat. The footrest is in the form of a stool having a planar shaped front leg and a planar shaped rear leg that support a horizontally oriented top wall member. A pair of longitudinally spaced apertures are formed in the top surface of the top wall member and a pair of reflex point massage rollers are mounted on shafts in the respective spaced apertures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 25, 1990
    Inventor: William F. Welles