US009615994B2 (12) United States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 9,615,994 B2 Sedic (45) Date of Patent: Apr. 11, 2017 (54) MOTION-BASED CONTROL FOR A FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS PERSONAL MASSAGER CA 2 491 249 A1 6, 2006 (75) Inventor: Filip Sedic, Shanghai (CN) CN 2226936 Y 5, 1996 (Continued) (73) Assignee: LELO Inc., San Jose, CA (US) (*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this OTHER PUBLICATIONS patent is extended or adjusted under 35 “Evolved Novelties Bendable You Too, Purple, by Evolved Nov U.S.C. 154(b) by 833 days. elties' Amazon.com, Inc., 1996-2012, 4 pages. Online Retrieved on Aug. 13, 2012). Retrieved from the Internet-URL:http://www. (21) Appl. No.: 13/492.909 amazon.com/Evolved-Novelties-Bendable-You-Purple/dp/ (22) Filed: Jun. 10, 2012 BOO4FV9WWCD. (Continued) (65) Prior Publication Data US 2013/0331745 A1 Dec. 12, 2013 Primary Examiner — Justine Yu Related U.S. Application Data Assistant Examiner — Michael Tsai (60) Provisional application No. 61/504,943, filed on Jul. (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm — Fenwick & West LLP 6, 2011. (51) Int. Cl. (57) ABSTRACT A6H 9/00 (2006.01) A personal massage apparatus includes a personal massager A61 H 23/02 (2006.01) and can also include a controller for controlling the opera (52) U.S. Cl. tion of the massager. The massager includes a motor or other CPC ............. A61H 19/44 (2013.01); A61H 19/34 motion-causing device and can also include an interface (2013.01); A61 H 23/02 (2013.01); (e.g., a wireless interface) to the controller (where such a (Continued) controller is included). The controller is a remote control (58) Field of Classification Search that can include a motion sensor (e.g., an accelerometer) for CPC ........ A61H 19/OO. 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