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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019

Filed:

Apr. 25, 2011
Applicant:

Michael Edward Colbaugh, Level Green, PA (US);

Inventor:

Michael Edward Colbaugh, Level Green, PA (US);

Assignee:

KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 21/02 (2006.01); A61N 5/06 (2006.01); A61M 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 21/02 (2013.01); A61N 5/0618 (2013.01); A61M 2021/0044 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0648 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0652 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0663 (2013.01);
Abstract

Light therapy is provided to a subject through a sleep mask. The sleep mask is configured to deliver electromagnetic radiation to the closed eyelids of the subject within two separate wavelength bands. The first wavelength band is therapeutically impactful in adjusting the sleep cycle of the subject. The second wavelength band preconditions the subject for delivery of the electro-magnetic radiation in the first wavelength band, maintains the apparent brightness of the electromagnetic radiation throughout therapy, enables cooling within the sleep mask, enhances the power efficiency of the sleep mask, and/or provides other benefits. The first wavelength band and the second wavelength band are selected based on attenuation of electromagnetic radiation by the eyelid of the subject.


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