Patent Application
20070179337
The inventors incorporate herein by reference any and all U.S. patents, U.S. patent applications, and other documents, hard copy or electronic, cited or referred to in this application.
The words “comprising,” “having,” “containing,” and “including,” and other forms thereof, are intended to be equivalent in meaning and be open ended in that an item or items following any one of these words is not meant to be an exhaustive listing of such item or items, or meant to be limited to only the listed item or items.
NASA and others have developed LED (light emitting diode) therapy to accelerate healing, to reduce pain, to treat muscles, to provide acupoint stimulation, and other applications. In accordance with this invention, LED therapy is used to improve the health of a penis. Moreover, LED therapy may be combined with a treatment to increase the size of a penis.
This invention has one or more features as discussed subsequently herein. After reading the following section entitled “DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF ONE EMBODIMENT OF THIS INVENTION,” one will understand how the features of this invention provide its benefits. The benefits of this invention include, but are not limited to: improved health of the penis, increasing the size of the penis, and improved blood circulation in the penis.
Without limiting the scope of this invention as expressed by the claims that follow, some, but not necessarily all, of its features are:
One, the penile illuminating and extending equipment of this invention includes a plurality of light emitting diodes and a penile enlargement device that stretches the penis as it is being illuminated. The diodes may be positioned on a mounting structure in a manner to illuminate a penis with light emitted from the diodes substantially along the entire length and circumference of the penis. The light from the diodes is essentially monochromatic light having a wavelength in the range from about 400 to about 990 nanometers.
Two, the diodes constantly turn on and off, and the penile illuminating equipment includes a control unit for regulating the frequency of the diodes, maintaining the frequency in a range from about 0.1 Hertz to about 60 Kilo-Hertz. Each diode is maintained at the same frequency, but the control unit may periodically switch essentially all the diodes from one constant frequency to another constant frequency over the treatment period, which typically is no longer than substantially 15 minutes. The control unit may automatically discontinue illumination after a predetermined treatment period.
Three, the diode frequency may be modulated in different ways. For example, it may be modulated by starting at a first substantially constant predetermined frequency for a predetermined period, then switching to a second substantially constant predetermined frequency for a predetermined period, and lastly switching to a third substantially constant predetermined frequency for a predetermined period. The predetermined period may be the same or different and may, for example, be no greater than substantially 5 minutes. In one embodiment, the first frequency is at a relatively low, minimum first frequency, then is switched to a second frequency that is at a maximum high frequency, and finally is switched to a third frequency that is intermediate the first and second frequencies. For example, the first frequency is approximately 44 Hertz, the second frequency is approximately 292 Hertz, and the third frequency is approximately 146 Hertz.
Four, the penile illuminating equipment of this invention may comprise a housing forming a chamber sized to receive a penis to be illuminated. The chamber may have an opening sized to enable the penis to be illuminated to be inserted into the chamber through the opening. The light emitting diodes are positioned on the chamber to illuminate the penis with light from the diodes. The control unit regulates the frequency of the light from the diodes. The housing may be an elongated tubular structure having a longitudinal centerline and an open end to receive a penis to be illuminated. The penis extending lengthwise in the chamber substantially along the longitudinal centerline. An elongated support member may extend longitudinally from the open end along the chamber to form a portion of a side of the housing. The light emitting diodes may be mounted on the support member in a linear array, with individual diodes being equally spaced apart and each diode oriented to direct light inward towards the longitudinal centerline.
Five, the penile enlargement device may be of the type that stretches the penis while it is being illuminated with light from the diodes. In one embodiment, the penile enlargement device has a ring-like element with a diameter from about 2 to about 4 inches and a pair of adjustable lengthening elements of substantially of the same length. Each lengthening element has an end pivotably connected to the ring-like element, and each lengthening element has a length from about 3 to about 8 inches. These lengthening elements comprise a plurality of detachably connected components to enable the length of each lengthening element to be adjusted by removing or adding one or more of the components.
These features are not listed in any rank order nor is this list intended to be exhaustive.
This invention also includes a method of enhancing the health of a penis. This method comprises the step of illuminating the penis substantially along the penis' entire length and circumference with light from a plurality of light emitting diodes while stretching the penis lengthwise.
One embodiment of this invention, illustrating all its features, will now be discussed in detail. This embodiment depicts the novel and non-obvious penile illuminating and extending equipment of this invention and method of enhancing the health of a penis as shown in the accompanying drawing, which is for illustrative purposes only. This drawing includes the following figures (Figs.), with like numerals indicating like parts:
General
As best illustrated in
The penile illuminating equipment 10 illuminates the penis P inserted into the equipment with light from diodes 15. This light illuminates the penis P substantially along its entire length and circumference. The diodes 15 turn on and off rapidly at a frequency that is controlled in accordance with this invention. Typically, they are maintained for a fixed period at one frequency and switched to another frequency for a fixed period. This frequency may be from about 0.1 Hertz to about 60 Kilo-Hertz. The period the diodes 15 are maintained at any given frequency is no longer typically than substantially 5 minutes. The equipment 10 includes a control unit 14 for regulating the frequency of the light from the diodes 15 as discussed in greater detail subsequently. The light from the diodes 15 is essentially monochromatic light having a wavelength from 400 to 990 nanometers.
Penile Illuminating Equipment
The penile illuminating equipment 10 includes an elongated housing 16 forming a chamber 17 sized to receive the penis P to be illuminated. The housing 16 may comprise a pair of opposed annular mounting members 18a and 18b connected together by four linear arms 19a, 19b, 19c, and 19d. These arms 19a, 19b, 19c, and 19d are disposed along an outside surface of an optional transparent hollow plastic cylinder 20. The mounting member 18a includes a pair of aligned holes 21a and 21b (
Each arm 19a, 19b, 19c, and 19d provides an elongated support member extending longitudinally from the end E1 along the chamber 17 to form a portion of a side of the housing 16. Each arm 19a, 19b, 19c, and 19d carries a linear array A1, A2, A3, and A4, respectively, of diodes 15 equally spaced apart from each other and aligned in a row. Each diode 15 is oriented to direct light therefrom inward towards the centerline X thereby illuminating the penis P when inserted into the chamber 17. The annular mounting member 18a has an opening 22 (
The control unit 14 regulates the frequency of the light from the diodes 15. As illustrated in
The circuit 100 is designed to discontinue automatically illumination by the diodes 15 after a predetermined time period, typically after about 15 minutes. During this predetermined time period the circuit 100 automatically switches from one essentially constant frequency to another essentially constant frequency.
Referring to
The output of the voltage regulator 118 is connected to the CPU via a grounded capacitor 120. The input to the charging control unit 116 is connected to the output of the AC adapter 109 through a plug socket 109a and a diode 122. A line 124 extends between the CPU and a junction J2 between the diode 122 and the input of the charging control unit 116. The CPU is also connected to the buttons 99a, 99b through a resistor network comprising the resistors R11, R12, R13, R14, R15, R16, R17, and R18. Additional control buttons S3 and S4 may be employed to activate optional features. Electrical energy is provided to the CPU through the voltage regulator 118 and the charging control unit 116, which has an input connected to the battery 108 through a fuse 128. An audio alarm 114 is also connected through a resistor R19 to the CPU and is energized when the battery 108 is low. A line 117 has one end connected between the battery 108 and a voltage regulator 118 and its other end connected to the CPU to provide a signal to the CPU to indicate when the battery is low.
The CPU is programmed in accordance with conventional programming techniques to provide the control functions for the penile illuminating equipment 10, including controlling the frequency of this light from the diodes 15, and the duration of illumination at different frequencies, and the entire period of illumination. Referring to
Modified Penis Enlargement Device
As best shown in
Like the conventional device CD, the modified penile enlargement device 12 includes a pair of adjustable lengthening elements 38a and 38b of substantially of the same length that extend into the chamber 17 upon attaching the modified penile enlargement device to the mounting member 18a. Each lengthening element 38a and 38b has an end E2 pivotably connected to the generally oval shaped, ring-like, plastic element 32. Each lengthening element 38a and 38b has a length from 3 to 8 inches and each lengthening element 38a and 38b comprises a plurality of detachably connected components 40 to enable the length of each lengthening element to be adjusted by removing or adding one or more of these components. As in the conventional device CD, at least one of the components 40 in each lengthening element 38a and 38b include an internal spring (not shown) that applies tension to the penis P when secured to the modified penile enlargement device 12 as discussed subsequently in greater detail. At the ends E3 of the lengthening elements 38a and 38b a cradle 42 is detachably connected that receives the head H (
Operation and Use
To use this invention, the modified penile enlargement device 12 is first connected to the penis P, and then the penile illuminating equipment 10 is connected to the modified penile enlargement device. To connect the penis to the modified penile enlargement device 12, the head H of the penis P is inserted through the opening 32a in the oval shaped, ring-like, plastic element 32 and placed in the cradle 42. An elastic strap 46 (
The above presents a description of the best mode contemplated of carrying out the present invention, and of the manner and process of making and using it, in such full, clear, concise, and exact terms as to enable any person skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use this invention. This invention is, however, susceptible to modifications and alternate constructions from that discussed above which are fully equivalent. Consequently, it is not the intention to limit this invention to the particular embodiment disclosed. On the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications and alternate constructions coming within the spirit and scope of the invention as generally expressed by the following claims, which particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter of the invention:
