Patents by Inventor Yoshitaka Toda

Yoshitaka Toda 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).

  • Publication number: 20060229539
    Abstract: A therapeutic tool 1 for tennis elbow has a wrist holding part 2 and a finger holding part 3. The wrist holding part 2 is extendable in a longitudinal direction The wrist holding part 2 has an end 22 and an end 23 which are pulled to wind around a wrist. The end 22 and the end 23 are attached to a pile part 21 on the other end. The finger holding part 3 has a shape of a belt and extendable in a longitudinal direction. The finger holding part 3 is diverged at a diverging part 33. The diverging part 33 is adjusted to a base of a dorsal side of a finger. An end 31 and an end 32 are pulled to fold back at both sides of the base of the finger and attached to the wrist holding part 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2006
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Inventor: Yoshitaka Toda
  • Patent number: 6755799
    Abstract: This present invention relates to a novel belt-like extension corset providing for anterior to posterior traction from the sides to the back at waist level comprising two longitudinally expandable front and back belt members each having an inner and outer surface, means to attach said belt members at their longitudinal centers, means for attaching the longitudinal ends of the front belt member, two direction changing means for said back belt member located on the outer surface of the front belt member positioned so as to be present on the left and right side when worn, and means for attaching the longitudinal ends of the back belt member to the outer surface of the back belt member lateral to its middle portion. The corset can shorten a number of days of treatment, for example, a number of days required for treatment of muscular low back pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Inventor: Yoshitaka Toda
  • Patent number: 6585674
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a therapeutic device and related methods for treating arthritis of the knee. The therapeutic device includes a stretchable band having a predetermined length, a flexible and resilient body installed in the longitudinal middle of the stretchable band with a substantially triangular cross-section whose height is greater at one side of the stretchable band than at the other, such that the higher portion of the flexible and resilient body is applied to the sole at a position nearer to the inner or outer side thereof, and the stretchable band may be used to wrap and fix the ankle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Inventor: Yoshitaka Toda
  • Publication number: 20030050584
    Abstract: This present invention relates to a novel belt-like extension corset providing for anterior to posterior traction from the sides to the back at waist level comprising two longitudinally expandable front and back belt members each having an inner and outer surface, means to attach said belt members at their longitudinal centers, means for attaching the longitudinal ends of the front belt member, two direction changing means for said back belt member located on the outer surface of the front belt member positioned so as to be present on the left and right side when worn, and means for attaching the longitudinal ends of the back belt member to the outer surface of the back belt member lateral to its middle portion. The corset can shorten a number of days of treatment, for example, a number of days required for treatment of muscular low back pain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2002
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Inventor: Yoshitaka Toda
  • Publication number: 20010047146
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a therapeutic device and related methods for treating arthritis of the knee. The therapeutic device comprises a stretchable band having a predetermined length, a flexible and resilient body installed in the longitudinal middle of the stretchable band with a substantially triangular cross-section whose height is greater at one side of the stretchable band than at the other, such that the higher portion of the flexible and resilient body is applied to the sole at a position nearer to the inner or outer side thereof, and the stretchable band may be used to wrap and fix the ankle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2001
    Publication date: November 29, 2001
    Inventor: Yoshitaka Toda