ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,251,330, issued on March 18.
"Hydrotherapy cup" was invented by Zhubiao Shao (Shenzhen, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hydrotherapy cup includes a hydrotherapy cup shell; a fixed cover disposed on a top of the hydrotherapy cup shell; a power compartment disposed in the fixed cover and including an intake pipe, an exhaust pipe, a water pump connected to the exhaust pipe, and a battery pack electrically connected to the water pump; a control panel disposed on the fixed cover and electrically connected to the battery pack; a connecting pipe extending outward from a lower portion of the hydrotherapy cup shell; and a control element ...