Surgery: light – thermal – and electrical application – Light – thermal – and electrical application – Baths or cabinets
Reexamination Certificate
2000-01-19
2001-09-25
Dvorak, Linda C. M. (Department: 3739)
Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application
Light, thermal, and electrical application
Baths or cabinets
C607S080000, C607S082000, C004S524000, CD24S203000, CD24S204000, CD24S209000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06293963
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND—FIELD OF INVENTION
This invention relates to a water energizing device for shower bath comprising a far infrared rays emitting material that can transport the photon energies of the far infrared emission to human body via a medium of water running through the far-infrared irradiation zone formed by the said far-infrared rays emitting material to enhance circulation and metabolism of the body and help recover from stress and fatigue.
BACKGROUND—DESCRIPTION OF PRIOR ART
There have been several types of far-infrared-emission related therapeutic devices developed for improving and maintaining health of human body. For example, one type of devices included a magnetic radiating unit on a far infrared ray generating composition plate (U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,451,199 and 5,894,067), the other devices comprised both germanium powder and ceramic powder for skin contact medical treatment (U.S. Pat. No. 4,976,706). These devices require skin contact with human body. Other devices employ far infrared emitting material to treat water in order to either improve the taste of the water or enhance the health of human body by drinking the treated water (U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,643,489 and 5,965,007). Far-infrared bathing units were developed, however, with complicated structure (U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,255,399 and 5,117,481). None of the prior arts teaches the use of a far-infrared rays emitting material attached to a showerhead to energize the water for shower bath.
It is known that far infrared radiation in a wavelength band of 3 &mgr;m to 14 &mgr;m has a strong resonance effect to substance having hydrogen bonding. According to Organic Chemistry, there exist dipole-dipole interactions between polarized molecules and hydrogen bonding is a strong form of such interactions. The electric potentials of such dipole-dipole interactions are in the range of 0.04 eV to 0.5 eV. Based on a simplified equation that governs the relationship between electric potential (eV) and the photon energy E associated with a wavelength &lgr;(&mgr;m): &lgr;(&mgr;m)=1.2398 (eV−&mgr;m)/E(eV), such dipole-dipole interactions will resonate with the electromagnetic waves having wavelengths between 2.5 &mgr;m to 30 &mgr;m, which fall in the far infrared radiation zone.
For example, Water molecule consists of two hydrogen (H) atoms and one oxygen (O) atom. The angle between the two oxygen-hydrogen chemical bonding (O—H) in water molecule is 104° so that the water molecules are polarized in nature. It means that the hydrogen atoms and oxygen atoms in water molecules are charged and tend to create a static hydrogen-bonding between water molecules. As a result, the charged water molecules gather and form large clusters. The hydrogen-bonding between water molecules has an electric potential about 0.35 eV and can be resonantly broken with a far infrared radiation at about 3.54 &mgr;m wavelength into individual molecules or smaller molecule clusters with better mobility. In addition, a 6.27 &mgr;m far infrared radiation can activate the water molecules by transferring photon energies of the radiation into symmetrical rotation of atoms in water molecules.
Therefore, water is a good absorbent of far-infrared radiation at the wavelengths 3.54 um and 6.27 um. The photon energies of far-infrared radiation are absorbed by clustered water molecules and used to break apart the clusters. The forced-apart water molecules, or smaller clusters, remain polarized (or called “energized”) after absorbing the photons. Meanwhile, the energized water molecules tend to stabilize by regaining cluster formation with others. When it happens, photons with the same characteristics, namely the same wavelengths and photon energies, are released based on the Principle of Conservation of Momentum. The newly released photons can be recycled in breaking apart other clusters until they fully dissipate as heat or escape from the system. This makes water a great medium for “transporting” photon energy of far-infrared radiation and sets a platform for the development of the present invention.
In summary, the far-infrared radiation may not reach far in the air as its strength decays rapidly, adversely proportional to the square of distance. Nonetheless, it can use water as a medium to transport its energy. The photon energy can be tentatively stored in the medium and transported to the human body while the “energized” water is in close contact with the body as in the case of shower bath.
The photon energies absorbed by the skin can farther permeate 4 to 5 cm into human body and energize the water molecules and cells within. The “energized” water molecules and cells in human body are active and mobile so that it can promote metabolism and blood circulation. Consequently, far-infrared radiation is “propagated” in the human body by riding on water molecules that circulate in the body systems, as water constructs over 70% of human body and while the highly polymerized human body is made of protein, cells, nucleic acid, enzymes, and so on.
Numerous clinical studies have manifested various effects of far infrared radiation on human bodies such as rising in subcutaneous temperature, enhancement of blood circulation and metabolism, mitigation of sensitive nerves, and so on. Studies also demonstrated that exposure to far infrared radiation could activate the strained molecules in stressed muscles and help recovering from fatigue.
The far infrared ray emitting body is typically composed of oxides selected from the group consisting alumina, silica, alumina hydrate, silica hydrate, zirconia, lithium oxide, magnesium oxide, calcium oxide, titanium oxide, or a mixture of said oxides.
The present inventor has undertaken extensive studies to select a far infrared rays generating composition that possesses a strong radiation capacity in the desirable band of wavelengths, namely 3 to 14 &mgr;m. Strong far infrared radiation is required to establish an irradiation zone so that it may activate the shower water even without directly contacting the running water. Consequently, the inventor found that the far infrared ray generating composition fabricated by the method involving inorganic powders having particle sizes smaller than 3,000 angstroms provided a larger radiation effect that could be attributed to larger specific radiation surface areas of the particles. The inventor further found that only those far infrared rays emitting body comprising mixtures of compounds having ultrafine inorganic powders with particle sizes smaller than 1,000 angstroms, preferably below 200 angstroms, would emit considerable radiation that could effectively activate the water at a rather significant level even at a distance of one inch away from the water.
Therefore, this invention relates to a water energizing device for shower bath comprising a far infrared rays emitting material made of ultrafine powders. The water running through the irradiation zone set up by the device of present invention attached to a showerhead is exposed to strong far infrared radiation emitting from the device. It absorbs and stores the photon energies of far infrared emission. As it eventually contacts the skin of human body, the energized water can either vigorously react with unhealthy chemical residuals on the skin for easy washing off or for skin and hair care, neutralize ionizing action in the strained molecules in stressed muscles and help recovering from fatigue, or release photons that permeate into the body to stimulate the tissue within and balance the activation of body function.
OBJECTS AND ADVANTAGES
Accordingly, one object of this invention is to provide a water energizing device that can charge the water within or outpouring from a showerhead and transport the photon energies of far infrared radiation to human body for enhancement of the body's function and health.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a simple and easy-to-use device that helps effectively clean up unwanted chemicals and wastes on the skin and the hair.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a simple, easy
Dvorak Linda C. M.
Farah A.
Piper Marbury Rudnick & Wolfe
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