Patents by Inventor Yasuro Kuratomi

Yasuro Kuratomi 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).

  • Methods and instruments of moxibustion
    Patent number: 4747841
    Abstract: A method of and apparatus for moxibustion comprising feeding air to a heat generating compositon in contact with a herb material comprising moxa, wherein said heat generating composition comprises a pyrogen and said herb material is located adjacent to a skin surface, wherein said feeding causes said pyrogen to generate heat by oxidation, whereby said herb material is heated and vaporized and the generated heat and vapor act on the skin, causing moxibustion effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1986
    Date of Patent: May 31, 1988
    Inventors: Yasuro Kuratomi, Keiko Miyauchi