# US 8,739,799 B2 · Non-contact electronic tool for dream enhancement > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,739,799 B2 - Document ID: US8739799B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/176,505 - Filed: 2011-07-05 - Published: 2013-01-10 - Granted: 2014-06-03 - Earliest claimed: 2011-07-05 - Applicants: Jack Y Dea - Inventors: Jack Y Dea - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8739799B2 ## CPC - A61M 21/02: for inducing sleep or relaxation, e.g. by direct nerve stimulation, hypnosis, analgesia (for massage A61H; electrotherapy A61N, e.g. applying alternating or intermittent electric currents for producing anaesthesia A61N1/36021) - A61N 2/00: Magnetotherapy - A61M 2021/0011: {in a subliminal way, i.e. below the threshold of sensation} - A61M 2021/0055: {with electric or electro-magnetic fields} - A61M 2205/3375: Acoustical, e.g. ultrasonic, measuring means - A61M: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY (introducing media into or onto the bodies of animals A61D7/00; means for inserting tampons A61F13/26; devices for administering food or medicines orally A61J; containers for collecting, storing or administering blood or medical fluids A61J1/05); DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY (surgery A61B; chemical aspects of surgical articles A61L); DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR {(Electrotherapy, e.g. producing anaesthesia by the use of alternating or intermittent currents A61N1/36021)} - A61N: ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY (measurement of bioelectric currents A61B; surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body A61B18/00; anaesthetic apparatus in general A61M; incandescent lamps H01K; infrared radiators for heating H05B) ## Abstract This invention pertains to a non-contact electronic device for the enhancement of dreaming. By enhancement it is meant increasing the frequency, the length, the lucidity, and the color of dreaming. For example, one person who dreams in grey shades now dreams in color when using the device. The device will also allow better recall of the dreams. Dream enhancement is generally a pleasant process and promotes a pleasant feeling in the morning after use. The device is a passive electronic device, that is, it is not actively powered. The user places the device a few feet away during sleep. The device uses a piezo-crystal and an iron core. It is believed that ambient fluctuations in the piezo-crystal's voltage produce an influence field that is broadcasted through the iron core to the user a few feet away. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A non-contact system for use in dream enhancement, the system consisting of: an on-off switch; a ferro-magnetic core with toroidal wire winding; and a piezo-crystal placed inside an opening of the ferro-magnetic core, wherein one end of the winding is terminated at one lead of the piezo-crystal, another end of the winding is terminated at one terminal of the on-off switch, and another lead of the piezo-crystal is terminated at another terminal of the on-off switch, and wherein the system is adapted to generate an influence field capable of enhancing the dream activity of a person within the influence field if the on-off switch is on. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the ferro-magnetic core comprises iron. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the piezo-crystal is a quartz crystal. ### Claim 4 A non-contact system used for dream enhancement, the system consisting of: an on-off switch; a ferro-magnetic core with toroidal wire winding; and a piezo-crystal placed inside an opening of the ferro-magnetic core, wherein one end of the winding is terminated at one lead of the piezo-crystal, another end of the winding is terminated at one terminal of the on-off switch, and another lead of the piezo-crystal is terminated at another terminal of the on-off switch, wherein the core, winding, on-off switch, and piezo-crystal are encased in an enclosure and held upright with a stand, and wherein the system is adapted to generate an influence field capable of enhancing the dream activity of a person within the influence field if the on-off switch is on. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The system of claim 4, wherein the enclosure comprises hard plastic. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The system of claim 4, wherein the stand comprise metal. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The system of claim 4 wherein the ferro-magnetic core comprises iron. ### Claim 8 (depends on 4) The system of claim 4 wherein the piezo-crystal is a quartz crystal. ### Claim 9 A process adapted to enhance dream activity, the process comprising: coupling a ferro-magnetic core with toroidal wire winding to a piezo-crystal, wherein two ends of the winding are terminated at two leads of the piezo-crystal; placing the piezo-crystal inside an opening of the core; and placing the core and the piezo-crystal in proximity to a sleeping location.