Abstract: |
An eye mask for use to wake up and/or to go to sleep provides ease of cleaning or replacement without damaging electrical or optical components; different user selectable sunrise and sunset illumination modes respectively having blue-shifted and red-shifted spectra simulating natural sunrises and sunsets to assimilate the sleep/wake cycle to the natural rhythms of day and night; sunset and/or sunrise illumination modes that oscillate with fixed period or sequentially changing periods that correspond to brainwave frequencies that respectively facilitate going to sleep and/or waking and synergistically co-operate with corresponding sunset or sunrise light fields to help the user to fall into restful sleep or to awake refreshed and alert; and audio tone programming of illumination mode and treatment time and/or duration of therapy by a remote tone control generator. |
Inventor: |
Genereux, Philippe J (Ottawa, CA); Vandenbelt, Rudy A (Ottawa, CA); Anderson, Troy G (Marblehead, MA, US); Clarke, Adam T (Ottawa, CA) |
Applicant: |
Headwaters Research & Development Inc. (Ottawa, CA) |
Face Assignee: |
Headwaters R & D Inc (Ottawa, CA) |
Filed: |
2017-03-02 |
Issued: |
2019-10-22 |
Claims: |
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US10449326
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1. A sleep and wake eye mask that is hygienic and readily cleanable for use on the head when seated on the face and positioned over the left and right eyes of a user to assimilate the sleep/wake cycle of the user to the natural rhythms of night and day, comprising:
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