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Granted Patent B2
US 10,940,079 · App. 15/575,164 · Granted Mar 9, 2021

Male and female sexual aid with wireless capabilities

Inventors: Erik J. Shahoian (Sonoma, CA); John McCoy (Novato, CA); Lawrence E. Miller (Scotts Valley, CA); David P. Bim-Merle (Chicago, IL); Francois W. Brahic (San Francisco, CA); Kuan Li (Sunnyvale, CA); David J. Gutierrez (Apex, NC); Michael K. Wong (Sunnyvale, CA); Darrel Q. Pham (San Jose, CA)
Assignee: Sparq Laboratories, LLC
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Patent No.
US 10,940,079
App. No.
15/575,164
Granted
Mar 9, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Described herein are interactive devices that mimic a portion of a human male and a female genitalia. The male device includes a unique bead drive assembly for providing an extending and retracting motion. Also included on the male device is a massager sub-assembly able to inflate and deflate while being able to slide along a shaft of the male device. The female device includes a clamshell constrictor having an inflation mechanism that is able to provide a squeezing motion as well as being able to slide back and forth within the body of the female device. Also disclosed herein are method of communication and interaction between a pair of interactive devices or multiple interactive devices. Finally, methods of managing interactive sessions between multiple interactive devices are also described.

Claims (39)

1. A device for mimicking a portion of the male genitalia, the device comprising:

a tubular body having:

a shaft,

a massager sub-assembly coupled to the shaft, the massager sub-assembly being movable proximally and distally along the shaft and able to expand and contract, and

a sheath covering the shaft and the massager sub-assembly; and

a bead drive having:

a bead chain within the tubular body, the bead chain comprising a plurality of beads, the bead chain coupled to the massager sub-assembly and configured to extend and retract to drive the massager sub-assembly proximally and distally,

a drive gear driving the bead chain, and

a bead chain sensor configured to detect a configuration of the beach chain within the tubular body from which a position of the massager sub-assembly with the tubular body may be determined.

2. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a main body attached to a proximal end of the tubular body at an angle of between 30 degrees and 130 degrees.

3. The device of claim 2 , further comprising a cover over the main body comprising a capture lip anchoring the sheath.

4. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a main body attached to a proximal end of the tubular body at an angle and a clitoral stimulator extending from the main body and positioned to contact a region on a female body corresponding to the clitoris when the device is in use.

5. The device of claim 4 wherein the clitoral stimulator is configured to vibrate.

6. The device of claim 1 , further comprising an input connected to a controller to drive actuation of the bead drive.

7. The device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of beads are strung together with a flexible filament.

8. The device of claim 1 , wherein the bead chain extends proximally and distally from the tubular body and into a main body positioned at a proximal end of the tubular body.

9. The device of claim 1 , wherein the sheath comprises internal corrugations configured to allow smooth compression and expansion when the massager sub-assembly inflates and deflates.

10. The device of claim 1 , wherein the sheath has a diameter between about 1 cm to about 3 cm.

11. The device of claim 1 , wherein the massager sub-assembly further comprises a rigid core and a balloon portion, wherein the balloon portion is inflatable.

12. The device of claim 1 , further comprising control circuitry, wherein the control circuitry comprises a microcontroller, a power amplifier, a battery management circuit, wireless communication circuit, and an analog control circuit.

13. The device of claim 1 , further comprising control circuitry, wherein the control circuitry comprises a microcontroller, a power amplifier, a battery management circuit, and a wireless communication circuit.

14. The device of claim 1 , wherein the bead drive further comprises a mechanical bias maintaining the bead chain in a compressed state.

15. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a user input controlling a motion, inflation or motion and inflation of the massager sub-assembly.

16. The device of claim 15 , wherein the user input comprises a handheld input device configured as a ring or glove.

17. The device of claim 1 , wherein the drive gear comprises a helical gear.

18. A device for mimicking a portion of the male genitalia, the device comprising:

a tubular body having:

a shaft,

a massager sub-assembly coupled to the shaft, the massager sub-assembly inflatable to expand and contract and movable proximally and distally along the shaft, and

a sheath covering the shaft and the massager sub-assembly;

a main body attached to a proximal end of the tubular body at an angle of between 30 degrees and 130 degrees, the main body having:

a clitoral stimulator extending from the main body and positioned to contact a region on a female body corresponding to the clitoris when the device is in use;

a bead drive having:

a bead chain extending within the tubular body, the bead chain comprising a plurality of beads, the bead chain coupled to the massager sub-assembly and configured to extend and retract to drive the massager sub-assembly proximally and distally,

a drive gear driving the bead chain, and

a bead chain sensor configured to detect a configuration of the beach chain within the tubular body from which a position of the massager sub-assembly with the tubular body may be determined; and

an input connected to a controller to drive actuation of the bead drive.

19. The device of claim 18 , further comprising a cover over the main body comprising a capture lip anchoring the sheath.

20. The device of claim 18 , wherein the plurality of beads are strung together with a flexible filament.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 19, 2019
From: SHAHOIAN, ERIK J.; MCCOY, JOHN; MILLER, LAWRENCE E.; BIM-MERLE, DAVID P.; BRAHIC, FRANCOIS W.; LI, KUAN; GUTIERREZ, DAVID J.; WONG, MICHAEL K.; PHAM, DARREL Q.
To: SPARQ LABORATORIES, LLC
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Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 62163740 · May 19, 2015
Provisional Application 62182326 · Jun 19, 2015
Related Publication 20180140502A1 · May 24, 2018