Did You Know...
...that one person who claimed to be the inventor of the television is Russian emigre Vladimir Zworykin? In 1929 David Sarnoff, founder of RCA, asked Zworykin what it would take to develop TV for commercial use. He said: a year and a half and $100,000. In reality, it took 20 years and $50 million! Before his death in 1982 at the age of 92, Zworykin said of his invention: "The technique is wonderful. It is beyond my expectations. But the programs! I would never let my children even come close to this thing."
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| 7333857 | Treatment of pain The method disclosed herein entails spinal cord stimulation via electrodes placed directly into the dorsal horn, dorsal column, spinothalamic tract, nucleus cuneatus, nucleus gracilis, spinal tract of V, or spinal nucleus of V (nucleus caudalis) depending on the sou... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7255672 | Method of presenting audible and visual cues for synchronizing the breathing cycle with an external timing reference for purposes of synchronizing the heart rate variability cycle with the breathing cycle The invention consists of a broad method of presenting audible and visual cues for synchronizing the breathing cycle with an external timing reference for purposes of synchronizing the heart rate variability cycle with the breathing cycle, thereby achieving coherenc... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7187977 | Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation device and method using microcurrent A transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation device and method using a microcurrent with a carrier signal and a square wave form for promoting cell repair and/or healing. It has been found that applying particular wave forms of direct current with a carrier wave si... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7167752 | Electronic electrical and electro-magnetic health enhancement and stimulation device An electronic acupressure aide and stimulating device implemented using a hand-held or palm-held electronic computing device or another computing device which may be a designated unit. The electronic acupressure aide and stimulating device allows a practitioner to a... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7133723 | Device for enhancing cell metabolism The cell enhancing device for an electrical pulse cosmetic meter, wherein the composite pulse generating device comprising an electrical pulse generating device, generating an electrical pulse sequence of a predetermined electrical pulse amplitude, wherein a frequen... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7130696 | Percutaneous electrode array A method of producing percutaneous electrode array is disclosed for applying therapeutic electrical energy to a treatment site in the body of a patient. The array comprises a plurality of electrode microstructures which are inserted into the epidermis, thereby overc... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7130692 | Portable electrotherapy device for treating osteoarthritis and other diseases, defects and injuries of the knee joint A portable device for applying therapeutic electrical signals and/or electromagnetic fields to a patient's knee for the treatment of osteoarthritis and other diseases, defects and injuries. The device is operable in several modes to deliver signals to the patients k... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7092760 | Electrical stimulation of tissue for therapeutic and diagnostic purposes Electrobiological stimulation is carried out transcranially by applying high frequency squarewave bursts exhibiting no d.c. term across the cranial region. Such stimulation is commenced employing ramp generators and positive and negative voltage converters which evo... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7079890 | Electrochemical therapy apparatus The present invention relates to an electrochemical therapy apparatus in which various tumors such as cancers are treated using an electrochemical method that utilizes an interaction between an anodic electrode and a cathodic electrode. The electrochemical therapy a... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7013179 | Percutaneous electrode array A percutaneous electrode array is disclosed for applying therapeutic electrical energy to a treatment site in the body of a patient. The array comprises a plurality of electrode microstructures which are inserted into the epidermis, thereby overcoming the inherent e... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6937905 | Osteogenesis stimulator with digital signal processing A stimulator and a method for electrical stimulation of bone to promote osteogenesis is disclosed in which surface electrodes positioned around an incision site transmit an interferential current that has a base medium frequency alternating current between 1K-20 KHz... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6928320 | Apparatus for blocking activation of tissue or conduction of action potentials while other tissue is being therapeutically activated A desired effect is produced by therapeutically activating tissue at a first site within a patient's body and a corresponding undesired side effect is reduced by blocking activation of tissue or conduction of action potentials at a second site within the patient's b... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6853863 | Electro therapy method and apparatus An apparatus for providing therapeutic electric current to a treatment site of a patient is disclosed, which provides two oscillating or pulsing electric alternating currents, of frequencies which differ from each other by as little as 1 Hz and up to about 250 Hz, b... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6792315 | Electro therapy method and apparatus An apparatus for providing therapeutic electric current to a treatment site of a patient is disclosed, which provides two oscillating or pulsing electric alternating currents, of frequencies which differ from each other by as little as 1 Hz and up to about 250 Hz, b... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6760627 | Electro therapy method and apparatus An electro-therapy apparatus and method for providing therapeutic electric current to a treatment site of a patient, having means for providing two oscillating or pulsing electric alternating currents, of frequencies which differ from each other by as little as 1 Hz... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6671557 | System and method for providing percutaneous electrical therapy A system and method for providing percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation therapy to a patient renders the therapy effective for a large patient population and a broad range of patient conditions. The method includes the steps of inserting an electrode ... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6584358 | Electro therapy method and apparatus An electro-therapy apparatus and method for providing therapeutic electric current to a treatment site of a patient, having means for providing two oscillating or pulsing electric alternating currents, of frequencies which differ from each other by as lit... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6397106 | Apparatus for destroying pathogen molecules using frequencies The frequency transfer system modulates square wave frequencies from a data storage medium to a pair of electrically conductive contact surfaces. The system contains at least one feed line into a transfer unit that has at least one voltage threshold limit... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6035236 | Methods and apparatus for electrical microcurrent stimulation therapy An apparatus for supplying an electrical signal to a body part in order to provide microcurrent stimulation therapy to the body part. The apparatus preferably comprises a first sweep wave or sweep frequency signal generator configured to generate a first ... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5908444 | Complex frequency pulsed electromagnetic generator and method of use A pulsing electromagnetic field is generated by a tuned Tesla coil, and a plurality of pulsed signals having selected frequencies synchronously with the pulsing magnetic field. A patient is placed proximate to the Tesla coil to receive the pulsing electro... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5634939 | Program storage device usable with a system for applying low energy emission therapy A low energy emission therapy system which includes an emitter of low energy electromagnetic emissions and a probe for applying the emissions to a patient under treatment. The emitter emits a high frequency electromagnetic emission in the form of a carrie... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5501704 | Method for applying low energy emission therapy A low energy emission therapy system is provided which includes an emitter of low energy electromagnetic emissions and a probe for applying the emissions to a patient under treatment. The emitter emits a high frequency electromagnetic emission in the form... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5476481 | Electrotherapy apparatus with superimposed AC fields An electrotherapeutic field stimulator includes at least a pair of electrodes for applying the electricity to the body in the form of an electric field and a generator for providing the electricity to the electrodes in the form of at least two superimpose... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5441528 | Method and system for applying low energy emission therapy A low energy emission therapy system is provided which includes an emitter of low energy electromagnetic emissions and a probe for applying the emissions to a patient under treatment. The emitter emits a high frequency electromagnetic emission in the form... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5048522 | Power muscle stimulator A method and apparatus are provided for electrically stimulating muscle of individuals having little or no nerve damage so the muscle can be power contracted with little pain to the individual. A therapeutic current is applied to the muscle which includes... | 09/17/1991 |
| 4180079 | Electroacupuncture instrument An electroacupuncture instrument is powered by self-contained batteries and is of sufficiently small size to be held in the hand of a user. A probe terminating in a moist wad of cotton is the active electrode which applies an electrical pulse to a selecte... | 12/25/1979 |
