ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,691,029, issued on July 28, was assigned to Diferynt Innovation LLC (Boulder, Colo.).
"Rapid heating and cooling system utilizing mechanical and thermal therapy" was invented by Todd Howe (Fort Collins, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A chair including a massaging roller system and a water temperature control system for providing thermal therapy to a user. The water temperature control system includes a cooler for cooling liquid; a heater for heating liquid; an interior liquid pad configured to be heated and cooled by liquid from the cooler and heater, where the interior liquid pad disposed within the massage chair, and an exterior ...