IP Library Granted Patent US 7,871,421
Granted Patent B2
US 7,871,421 · App. 11/334,611 · Granted Jan 18, 2011

Therapeutic ring

Assignee: John Vivian Woodley
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Patent No.
US 7,871,421
App. No.
11/334,611
Granted
Jan 18, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A therapeutic ring to be worn on an outer finger. The therapeutic ring includes a ring band and a pair of projections, the pair spaced on the ring band and extending from an inner surface of the ring band to apply continuous pressure to opposed sides only of an arterial or meridian channel in the outer finger.

Claims (6)

1. A therapeutic ring adapted to be worn on an outer finger of the human hand, the therapeutic ring consisting of:

a) a unitary discontinuous ring band having a pair of opposing spaced apart free ends, wherein said unitary discontinuous ring band and said pair of opposing spaced apart free ends of said ring band lie in a common plane,

b) two projections extending inwardly from an inner surface of said ring band at a location diametrically opposite to the spaced apart free ends of said band,

c) said projections spaced apart a distance sufficient to apply continuous pressure only on an arterial channel in the outer finger of the wearer.

2. The therapeutic ring as claimed in claim 1 wherein the projections are dome-shaped.

3. The therapeutic ring as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said ring band is rectilinear in cross section.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 20, 2014
From: WOODLEY, JOHN RICHARD; WOODLEY, BERYL MARCIA
To: ATQOL-IP PTY LTD
Reel/Frame 032970/0692 →
MERGER Recorded May 12, 2014
From: WOODLEY, JOHN R; WOODLEY, BERYL M
To: A TOOL-IP PTY LTD.
Reel/Frame 032867/0688 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 30, 2011
From: WOODLEY, JOHN VIVIAN
To: WOODLEY, BERYL MARCIA; WOODLEY, JOHN RICHARD
Reel/Frame 026833/0326 →
Priority Claims (1)
AU 64467/99 · Dec 10, 1999 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 1014820700 · Aug 22, 2002
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