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Mood altering device

Patent 4777937 Issued on October 18, 1988. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject October 18, 2005. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventor: Nagle

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Issued on: 09/15/1981
Inventor: Kupriyanovich

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Patent #: 4315502
Issued on: 02/16/1982
Inventor: Gorges

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Patent #: 4335710
Issued on: 06/22/1982
Inventor: Williamson

Mental harmonization process
Patent #: 4388918
Issued on: 06/21/1983
Inventor: Filley

Apparatus for relieving psychological stress Patent #: 4553534
Issued on: 11/19/1985
Inventor: Stiegler

Inventors

Assignee

Application

No. 06/760487 filed on 07/30/1985

US Classes:

600/27Sensory (e.g., visual, audio, tactile, etc.)

Examiners

Primary: Kamm, William E.
Assistant: Sykes, Angela D.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Classes

A61M 21/00 (20060101)
A61N 5/06 (20060101)

Abstract

The invention features a method and apparatus for altering the mood of an individual. A facial mask is provided that excludes external stimuli while providing visual and auditory stimulation designed to influence the brain wave pattern.The visual stimulus introduces a continuous, uniform light of a particular color. The light stimulus is designed to produce an effect known as ganzfeld, wherein there occurs a complete loss of visual sensation.

Other References

  • New Tools and Techniques for Brain Growth and Mind Expansion-Mega Brain, by Michael Hutchison, published by Beech Tree Books, William Morrow and Company, Inc., 105 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016, Chapter 15, "Gazing Hard Into the Void: Tranquilite", pp. 261-263-copyright 1986
  • "Psychology of Consciousness", Robert E. Orenstein, Pelican Books, 1975, pp. 142, 143
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