US 10,632,011 C1 (12,603rd)
Thermotherapeutic pad with beads in textured envelope
Jeffrey Thomas Whitely, Millgrove (CA)
Filed by Rapid Aid Corp., Mississauga (CA)
Assigned to RAPID AID CORP., Mississauga (CA)
Reexamination Request No. 90/014,685, Feb. 26, 2021.
Reexamination Certificate for Patent 10,632,011, issued Apr. 28, 2020, Appl. No. 14/136,639, Dec. 20, 2013.
Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate issued on May 17, 2024.
Int. Cl. A61F 7/02 (2006.01); A61F 7/10 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 7/02 (2013.01) [A61F 2007/0209 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0219 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0228 (2013.01)]
OG exemplary drawing
AS A RESULT OF REEXAMINATION, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT:
Claims 1-27 are cancelled.
1. A thermotherapeutic pad for providing thermal therapy to a portion of a body, the thermotherapeutic pad comprising:
a sealed envelope comprising a top layer of plastic and a bottom layer of textured plastic, the top layer of plastic and the bottom layer of textured plastic being heat-sealed together, the bottom layer of textured plastic having an outer textured surface, wherein the outer textured surface has a fiber texture that causes the bottom layer of textured plastic to be more thermally insulative than the top layer of plastic, the fiber texture being formed by filaments or fibers that are integral to the bottom layer and made of a same material as the bottom layer;
a plurality of gel beads contained inside the sealed envelope;
a baffle positioned to evenly distribute the gel beads inside the sealed envelope, the baffle defined by a baffle seam and an endpoint, the endpoint being wider than the baffle seam to provide reinforcement; and
liquid contained inside the sealed envelope,
wherein the bottom layer is for placement in direct contact with skin of a user to prevent thermal shock to the user, the bottom layer of textured plastic comprises an inside surface of liquid- and gas-impermeable plastic contacting the liquid contained inside the sealed envelope, and the bottom layer of textured plastic comprises a layer of nylon, a layer of polyethylene, and a layer of polyester, wherein the layer of polyester comprises the outer textured surface and the layer of polyethylene comprises the inside surface.