Patent · US Active

Systems and methods for meditation enhancement

US11648372B2 · kind B2 · utility

1Cited by
8References
13Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateAug 8, 2018
Grant dateMay 16, 2023
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 30, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61N1/36034
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method for assisting a user with meditation includes applying, to the user, a distributor at or near a brain portion of the user; operating a signal generator to provide a signal to the brain portion the user, the signal being applied to the brain portion of the user by the distributor; and engaging in one or more meditation practices by the user while the signal is being applied to the brain portion of the user. The signal may correspond to an electrical signal, and the distributor may include an anode and a cathode. The anode may provide the signal to the user, and the cathode may receive the signal from the user to transfer the signal back to the signal generator.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.