Skin heating device

Description

The present application is related to copending and commonly assigned United States design patent application Ser. No. 29/243,342, concurrently filed herewith, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

Skin heating devices of embodiments of the present invention provide a portable, self-contained unit for delivering controlled heat therapy to selected areas of a user's skin. Such selected areas of the skin may comprise lesions, disease, rash, etcetera. The controlled heat therapy affords treatment of such lesions, disease, rash, etcetera.

FIG. 1 shows an isometric view of a skin heating device of an embodiment of the present invention in a closed configuration, wherein the user interface control element illustrated in phantom is shown for environment purposes and does not form part of the claimed invention;

FIG. 2 shows a front elevation view of the skin heating device of FIG. 1, it being understood that a back elevation view of the skin heating device is a mirror image of the front elevation view shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 3 shows a right side elevation view of the skin heating device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 shows a left side elevation view of the skin heating device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 shows a top plan view of the skin heating device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 shows a bottom plan view of the skin heating device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 shows an isometric view of a skin heating device of an embodiment of the present invention in an open configuration, wherein the user interface control elements illustrated in phantom are shown for environment purposes and does not form part of the claimed invention;

FIG. 8 shows a front elevation view of the skin heating device of FIG. 7, it being understood that a back elevation view of the skin heating device is a mirror image of the front elevation view shown in FIG. 8 except that the two user interface elements shown in phantom near the heat applicator tip are not present on the back in embodiments of the invention;

FIG. 9 shows a right side elevation view of the skin heating device of FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 shows a left side elevation view of the skin heating device of FIG. 7;

FIG. 11 shows a top plan view of the skin heating device of FIG. 7; and,

FIG. 12 shows a bottom plan view of the skin heating device of FIG. 7.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a skin heating device, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Trifilio; Christian (Minneapolis, MN)
Assignee:	Tyrell, Inc. (Houston, TX)
Appl. No.:	D/243,341
Filed:	November 21, 2005

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Current U.S. Class:	D24/133
Current International Class:	2402
Field of Search:	;D24/133,200,206,211,214,215 ;D27/141 ;D28/9,10,44,44.1 ;607/115,150 ;601/15,19

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D289565	April 1987	Mann
D298458	November 1988	Margolin et al.
D429371	August 2000	Matoba
D494313	August 2004	Wong
D502285	February 2005	Tufts et al.

Primary Examiner: Davis; Antoine D.
Assistant Examiner: Lee; Christopher
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Fulbright & Jaworski LLP