ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,208,051, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to HYPERICE IP SUBCO LLC (Irvine, Calif.).
"Massage device with a releasable connection for a massaging head" was invented by Philip C. Danby (Key Biscayne, Fla.) and John Charles Danby (Witham, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Exemplary embodiments of massaging devices are disclosed herein. One exemplary embodiment includes a piston having a longitudinal axis, a massaging head connected to the piston, a motor located on a first side of the longitudinal axis and a handle located on a second side of the longitudinal axis. A drive mechanism for moving the piston and massage head is also ...