In 1944, Roy Jacuzzi (born 1928) was hired by Peter Kosta, then President of Jacuzzi Research, Inc. By then, built-in whirlpool baths already had been in use for years as evidenced by them having been installed at Cypress Gardens, an apartment complex in Monterey, CA.
[2][3] The water pumps that inspired the whirlpool bath were a family invention, meant to help soothe arthritis symptoms.
The Jacuzzi company holds more than 250 patents for inventions in fields ranging from pump systems to jet technology.
[4] Roy Jacuzzi and Peter Kosta hold the patent for the built-in Jacuzzi Whirlpool Bath.
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