H. D. Niblack

Harley Darling Niblack (May 18, 1891 - January 22, 1966) was an American chiropractor, inventor of medical devices, notably the Niblack Slenderizing System and the Hemovitameter, and, following his retirement, a wood carver and automata maker.

Selected Patents

 * &mdash; "This invention relates to a motorized massage table and has for its principal object the provision of a complete and highly efficient table device by means of which any desired portions of the human body can be efficiently massaged."

Niblack Slenderizing System

 * &mdash; "This invention relates to a massaging device for reducing obesity, and has for its principal object the provision of a small, simple, neat, power- driven device for use 'in weight reduction parlors and the like'."
 * &mdash; "This invention relates to a massaging table for the reduction of obesity and has for its principal object the provision of a device of this character which will combine in one machine means for accomplishing a wide variety of massaging operations."