Generic electromagnetically-countered systems

• US 8,369,105 B2
• Filed: 12/06/2010
• Issued: 02/05/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Youngtack Shim
• Original Assignee: Youngtack Shim
• Inventors: Shim, Youngtack
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, TUAN DUC
• Application Number:
  US12/961,111
• Publication Number:
  US 20110073786A1
• Time in Patent Office: 792 Days
• Field of Search: 381/189, 381/96, 381/386, 381/394, 381/400, 381/401, 381/413, 381/414, 381/433, 381/71.8, 381/71.2, 381/191, 455/575.5, 455/106, 455/300, 455/301, 361/800, 361/816, 361/818
• US Class Current: 361/816
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/16 Screening or neutralising undesirable influences from or using, atmospheric or terrestrial radiation or fields using atmospheric electricity or earth currents H05F3/00
• CPC Class Codes: G21K 1/00 Arrangements for handling particles or ionising radiation, e.g. focusing or moderating production or acceleration of neutrons, electrically-charged particles, neutral molecular beams or neutral atomic beams H05H3/00 - H05H15/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3838 Arrangements for reducing RF exposure to the user, e.g. by changing the shape of the transceiver while in use
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 9/0071 Active shielding

Abstract

Various electromagnetically-countered systems are provided and include at least one wave source irradiating harmful electromagnetic waves and at least one counter unit emitting counter electromagnetic waves for countering the harmful waves. Various generic counter units of such systems and various mechanisms are provided to counter the harmful waves by the counter units by matching configurations of the counter units with those of the wave sources, matching shapes of such counter waves with shapes of the harmful waves, etc. Various methods are provided for countering the harmful waves with the counter waves by such source or wave matching. Various methods are also provided for the counter units as well as counter waves. Various processes are provided for providing such systems and counter units. Various electric and/or magnetic shields may be used alone or in conjunction with such counter units to minimize irradiation of the harmful waves from the system.

Claims

1. A system capable of countering harmful electromagnetic waves irradiated from at least one base unit of a wave source by suppressing said harmful waves from propagating toward a target space, wherein said base unit is configured to include only portions of said wave source which are responsible for at least one of irradiating said harmful waves and affecting paths of propagation of said harmful waves therethrough comprising:

at least one counter unit which is configured to be disposed in an alignment at least partially matching at least one of a first direction of said paths of propagation of said harmful waves, a second direction of electric current flowing in said base unit, a third direction of electric voltage applied across said base unit, a fourth direction at least partially normal to one of said first, second, and third directions, a longitudinal axis of said base unit, a short axis of said base unit, a contour of wavefronts of said harmful waves, and a fifth direction at least partially normal to said contour, and to emit counter electromagnetic waves which are configured to define preset phase angles and to define preset wave characteristics due to said alignment, thereby aligning said phase angles of said counter waves to be at least partially similar to phase angles of said harmful waves through said alignment and, therefore, countering said harmful waves by said suppressing to a preset extent in said target space.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said harmful waves define frequencies which mainly are one of less than about 1 kHz, between about 1 kHz and about 1 MHz, and higher than about 1 MHz and wherein said counter unit is configured to emit said counter waves which in turn define frequencies at last partially matching those of said harmful waves, thereby performing said countering enough to said extent.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of said counter unit is one of electrically and mechanically coupled to at least a portion of said base unit.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of said phase angles and wave characteristics of said counter waves are configured to be at least partially similar to that of said harmful waves in said target space in order to allow said counter waves to perform said suppressing and to decrease an intensity of said harmful waves in said target space accordingly.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein said counter waves define preset amplitudes, wherein said counter unit is disposed in one of a plurality of positions, wherein a first of said positions is defined between said target space and base unit and said counter unit emits said counter waves defining said amplitudes less than those of said harmful waves based on said alignment and first position, wherein a second of said positions is defined on an opposite side of said target space with respect to said base unit and said counter unit emits said counter waves defining said amplitudes which are enough to perform said countering to said extent based upon said alignment and second position, wherein a third of said positions is defined at a first distance from a center of said target space and said counter unit emits said counter waves defining said amplitudes which are enough to perform said countering to said extent based upon said alignment and third position, wherein said first distance is neither substantially greater nor substantially less than a second distance between said base unit and said center, wherein a fourth of said positions is defined at a third distance from said center and said counter unit emits said counter waves defining said amplitudes which are enough to perform said countering to said extent based upon said alignment and third position, and wherein said third distance is one of substantially greater and substantially less than said second distance.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein said counter unit is configured to be in one of a first disposition and a second disposition, wherein said counter unit is disposed at least partially symmetric to at least a portion of said base unit in said first disposition and then said counter unit emits said counter waves which perform said countering to said extent based on said alignment and first symmetric disposition and wherein said counter unit is disposed at least partially asymmetric to at least a portion of said base unit in said second disposition and then said counter unit emits said counter waves performing said countering to said extent based on said alignment and second asymmetric disposition.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein said counter unit is configured to be in at least one of a plurality of arrangements, wherein at least a portion of said counter unit is disposed closer to said target space than said base unit in a first of said arrangements, wherein at least a portion of said counter unit is disposed farther from said target space than said base unit in a second of said arrangements, wherein at least a portion of said counter unit is disposed at a similar distance from said target space as said base unit in a third of said arrangements, wherein at least a portion of said counter unit is disposed above said base unit in a fourth of said arrangements, wherein at least a portion of said counter unit is disposed below said base unit in a fifth of said arrangements, wherein at least a portion of said counter unit is disposed in a similar elevation as said base unit one of above and below said target space in a sixth of said arrangements, wherein at least a portion of said counter unit is disposed concentrically with respect to said base unit in a seventh of said arrangements, wherein at least a portion of said counter unit is disposed enclosed by at least a portion of said base unit in an eighth of said arrangements, wherein at least a portion of said counter unit is disposed in a paired arrangement in a ninth of said arrangements, and wherein at least a portion of said counter unit is disposed in a combination of at least two of said arrangements.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of said counter unit is configured to be in one of a stationary disposition and a mobile disposition with respect to said base unit depending upon said alignment between said base unit and counter unit.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein said counter unit is configured to manipulate at least one of said phase angles of said counter waves, said wave characteristics thereof, and said alignment in at least one of a plurality of occasions in order to maintain said countering to said extent, wherein a first of said occasions is when said base unit moves with respect to said target space, wherein a second of said occasions is when said base unit changes its configuration, wherein a third of said occasions is when said base unit changes at least one of phase angles, amplitudes, and wave characteristics of said harmful waves, wherein a fourth of said occasions is when said target space moves with respect to said base unit, and wherein a fifth of said occasions is when said target space is defined in a different location.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein said counter unit emits said counter waves by using electrical energy from at least one of a plurality of energy sources, wherein a first of said sources is a primary source supplying electrical energy to said base unit, wherein a second of said sources is an external source which does not supply electrical energy to said base unit, and wherein a third of said sources is said base unit.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein said alignment of said counter unit is defined by at least one of a shape of at least a portion of said counter unit, a size of said portion thereof, an arrangement of said portion thereof, a disposition of said portion thereof, and an orientation of said portion thereof.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein said system incorporates said base unit for a preset purpose and wherein said counter unit is configured to function one of:

for not said purpose at all but only for said countering;

for coincidentally serving said purpose at least by a minimal amount;

for not only said purpose but also for said countering; and

for at least partially against said purpose; and

for completely against said purpose.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein said base unit of said wave source defines a shape of at least one of a wire, a coil, a ring, a mesh, a sheet, a strip, a cylinder, a sphere, a particle, a solenoid, and a toroid and wherein said base unit includes at least one of an electrically conductive substance, an electrically semiconductive substance, and an electrically insulative substance.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein said system is a sound generating device which is at least one of a cone-drive speaker, a planar speaker, a flat panel speaker, a horn speaker, a bending wave speaker, an electrostatic speaker, a piezoelectric speaker, a magnetostrictive speaker, a plasma arc speaker, a digital speaker, an earphone, a headphone, a handset of a phone, a mobile phone, a smart phone, a head-mounted device, and an audio device capable of generating said sound.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein said system is a communication device which includes at least one transmitting module for transmitting signals for communication and which is at least one of a wired phone, a wireless phone, a mobile phone, a smart phone, a walkie talkie, and a head-mounted device.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein said transmitting module is said base unit and wherein said counter unit is configured to one of:

counter said harmful waves while completely obstructing said transmitting signals;

counter said harmful waves while only partially obstructing said transmitting signals;

counter said harmful waves while coincidentally facilitating said transmitting signals; and

counter said harmful waves while also transmitting said signals.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein said counter unit is configured to define said target space in at least one of a plurality of zones a first of which is a two-dimensional zone defined with respect to said counter unit, a second of which is a three-dimensional zone defined with respect to said counter unit, a third of which is defined around at least a portion of said counter unit, a fourth of which is defined along said counter unit, a fifth of which is defined around at least one side of said counter unit, a sixth of which is defined lateral to said counter unit, a seventh of which is defined angularly around said counter unit, an eighth of which is defined above said counter unit, a ninth of which is defined in a similar elevation as said counter unit, and a tenth of which is defined below said counter unit.

18. The system of claim 1, wherein said system is a power transmission system which is capable of delivering electric current and which is at least one of a power transmission line and a wireless power transmission system.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein said counter unit is configured to one of:

counter said harmful waves while completely obstructing said delivering;

counter said harmful waves while only partially obstructing said delivering;

counter said harmful waves while coincidentally facilitating said delivering; and

counter said harmful waves while also delivering.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein said counter unit is configured to define said target space in at least one of a plurality of zones a first of which is a two-dimensional zone defined with respect to said counter unit, a second of which is a three-dimensional zone defined with respect to said counter unit, a third of which is defined around at least a portion of said counter unit, a fourth of which is defined along said counter unit, a fifth of which is defined around at least one side of said counter unit, a sixth of which is defined lateral to said counter unit, a seventh of which is defined angularly around said counter unit, an eighth of which is defined above said counter unit, a ninth of which is defined in a similar elevation as said counter unit, and a tenth of which is defined below said counter unit.

21. The system of claim 1, wherein said system is a device for generating an electromotive force which includes at least one of a direct-current motor, an alternating-current motor, an universal motor, a synchronous motor, an induction motor, a linear motor, and an actuator capable of generating a physical movement.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein said system is one of an electric kitchen appliance, an electric cooking appliance, an electric household appliance, an electric tool, an electric hygiene device, and an electric medical device, wherein said electric kitchen appliance includes one of a can opener, a freezer, a refrigerator, a cooler, a food processor, a knife, a mixer, a juicer, a grinder, a blender, a squeezer, a dish washer, and a kitchen device each of which is capable of generating a movement of at least a portion thereof, wherein said electric cooking appliance includes one of a fan, a microwave oven, and a cooking device each of which is capable of generating a movement of at least a portion thereof, wherein said electric household appliance includes one of a washer, a dryer, an air conditioner, a garage opener, a dry vacuum cleaner, a wet vacuum cleaner, a mower, a fan, a blower, a treadmill, an exercise machine, and a household device each of which is capable of generating a movement of at least a portion thereof, wherein said electric tool includes one of a drill, a saw, a screwdriver, a nail gun, a staple gun, a sander, and a tool unit each of which is capable of generating a movement of at least a portion thereof, wherein said electric hygiene device includes one of a razor, a toothbrush, a hair dryer, and a hygiene unit each of which is capable of generating a movement of at least a portion thereof, and wherein said electric medical device includes one of a wheel chair, an operation table, a massage unit, a surgical tool, and a diagnostic unit each of which is capable of generating a movement of at least a portion thereof.

23. The system of claim 1, wherein said system is an electric heating device which is capable of generating heat and which includes at least one of a resistive heating wire, a resistive heating strip, a resistive heating sheet, a resistive heating coil, and an induction heating element, wherein said system is one of a personal heating appliance, a cooking appliance, and a beauty-related appliance, wherein said personal heating appliance includes one of a mattress, a mat, a blanket, a pad, and a personal heating unit capable of generating heat, wherein said cooking appliance includes one of a stove, an oven, a grill, a range, a toaster, a toaster oven, an immersion heater, and a cooking device capable of generating heat, and wherein said beauty-related appliance includes one of a hair dryer, a hair setter, a hair curler, a hair steamer, an iron, a steam iron, and a beauty-related device capable of generating heat.

24. The system of claim 1, wherein said system is an electric light emitting unit which is capable of emitting light rays which in turn are at last one of infrared rays, visual light rays, and ultraviolet rays and wherein said light emitting unit includes one of an incandescent bulbs, a fluorescent bulb, a cold cathode fluorescent lamp, an external electrode fluorescent lamp, a cathode ray tube, a light emitting diode, a liquid crystal display, a light emitting device, an organic light emitting device, an inorganic light emitting device, a plasma display panel, a display unit capable of one of directly and indirectly emitting at least one of said rays, a visual device including at least one of said light emitting units, a display device including at least one of said light emitting units, a communication device including at least one of said light emitting units, an infrared ray emitting unit, and an ultraviolet ray emitting unit.

25. The system of claim 1, wherein said system is a generator capable of generating one of alternating-current and direct-current and wherein said system is one of an alternating-current generator, a direct-current generator, a linear generator, a tachogenerator, an alternator, an adaptor, a transformer, and a fuel cell.

26. The system of claim 1, wherein said counter waves are configured to perform said countering with respect to one of an entire frequency range of said harmful waves and over at least one preset frequency range of said harmful waves but not over the rest of frequency ranges thereof.

27. The system of claim 1, wherein said system includes said wave source for a preset purpose and wherein counter unit is configured to emit said counter waves which are in turn configured to function one of at least partially against said purpose, at least partially for said purpose, and only for said countering.

28. The system of claim 1, wherein said counter unit includes at least one substance of which magnetic permeability is different from that of at least one of said base unit and target space, thereby manipulating at least one of said propagation path of said harmful waves and propagation paths of said counter waves.

29. A system capable of countering harmful electromagnetic waves irradiated from at least one base unit of a wave source with counter electromagnetic waves by at least partially matching at least one of wavefronts of said harmful waves with said counter waves and by suppressing said harmful waves from propagating toward a target space, wherein said base unit is configured to include only portions of said wave source which are responsible for at least one of irradiating said harmful waves and affecting paths of propagation of said harmful waves therethrough comprising:

at least one counter unit which is provided and disposed in a preset configuration with respect to said wavefronts of said harmful waves and to emit said counter waves with preset wavefronts which are configured to at least partially match those of said harmful waves and to also define preset phase angles due to said configuration, thereby aligning said phase angles of said counter waves at least partially similar to phase angles of said harmful waves due to said configuration and, therefore, countering said harmful waves by said suppressing to a preset extent in said target space.

30. The system of claim 29, wherein said harmful waves define frequencies which mainly are one of less than about 1 kHz, between about 1 kHz and about 1 MHz, and higher than about 1 MHz and wherein said counter unit is configured to emit said counter waves which in turn define frequencies at last partially matching those of said harmful waves, thereby performing said countering enough to said extent.

32. The system of claim 29, wherein said counter waves are configured to decrease an intensity of said harmful waves in said target space due to said suppressing.

33. The system of claim 29, wherein said counter waves define preset amplitudes, wherein said counter unit is disposed in one of a plurality of positions, wherein a first of said positions is defined between said target space and base unit and said counter unit emits said counter waves defining said amplitudes less than those of said harmful waves based on said configuration and first position, wherein a second of said positions is defined on an opposite side of said target space with respect to said base unit and said counter unit emits said counter waves defining said amplitudes which are enough to perform said countering to said extent based upon said configuration and second position, wherein a third of said positions is defined at a first distance from a center of said target space and said counter unit emits said counter waves defining said amplitudes which are enough to perform said countering to said extent based upon said configuration and third position, wherein said first distance is neither substantially greater nor substantially less than a second distance between said base unit and said center, wherein a fourth of said positions is defined at a third distance from said center and said counter unit emits said counter waves defining said amplitudes which are enough to perform said countering to said extent based on said configuration and third position, and wherein said third distance is one of substantially greater and substantially less than said second distance.

34. The system of claim 29, wherein said system is provided in one of a plurality of embodiments, wherein said system includes only a single counter unit which emits said counter waves of which wavefronts are configured to at least partially match those of said harmful waves due to at least one of a shape, a size, and an arrangement of said single counter unit in a first of said embodiments and wherein said system includes a plurality of said counter units which emit said counter waves and at least two of which emit said counter waves of which wavefronts are configured to at least partially match those of said harmful waves due to shapes, sizes, and arrangements of said counter units.

35. The system of claim 29, wherein said counter unit is configured to be in one of a plurality of dispositions, wherein said counter unit is disposed at least partially symmetric to at least a portion of said base unit in a first of said dispositions and said counter unit emits said counter waves which perform said countering to said extent based on said configuration and first symmetric disposition and wherein said counter unit is disposed at least partially asymmetric to at least a portion of said base unit in a second of said dispositions and said counter unit emits said counter waves performing said countering to said extent based on said configuration and second asymmetric disposition.

36. The system of claim 29, wherein said counter unit is configured to be in at least one of a plurality of arrangements, wherein at least a portion of said counter unit is disposed closer to said target space than said base unit in a first of said arrangements, wherein at least a portion of said counter unit is disposed farther from said target space than said base unit in a second of said arrangements, wherein at least a portion of said counter unit is disposed at a similar distance from said target space as said base unit in a third of said arrangements, wherein at least a portion of said counter unit is disposed above said base unit in a fourth of said arrangements, wherein at least a portion of said counter unit is disposed below said base unit in a fifth of said arrangements, wherein at least a portion of said counter unit is disposed in a similar elevation as said base unit one of above and below said target space in a sixth of said arrangements, wherein at least a portion of said counter unit is disposed concentrically with respect to said base unit in a seventh of said arrangements, wherein at least a portion of said counter unit is disposed enclosed by at least a portion of said base unit in an eighth of said arrangements, wherein at least a portion of said counter unit is disposed in a paired arrangement in a ninth of said arrangements, and wherein at least a portion of said counter unit is disposed in a combination of at least two of said arrangements.

37. The system of claim 29, wherein at least a portion of said counter unit is configured to be in one of a stationary disposition and a mobile disposition with respect to said base unit depending upon said configuration of said counter unit and contour of said wavefronts of said harmful waves.

38. The system of claim 29, wherein said counter unit is configured to manipulate at least one of said phase angles of said counter waves, said wave characteristics thereof, and said configuration in at least one of a plurality of occasions in order to maintain said countering to said extent, wherein a first of said occasions is when said base unit moves with respect to said target space, wherein a second of said occasions is when said base unit changes its configuration, wherein a third of said occasions is when said base unit changes at least one of phase angles, amplitudes, and wave characteristics of said harmful waves, wherein a fourth of said occasions is when said target space moves with respect to said base unit, and wherein a fifth of said occasions is when said target space is defined in a different location.

39. The system of claim 29, wherein said counter unit emits said counter waves by using electrical energy from at least one of a plurality of energy sources, wherein a first of said sources is a primary source supplying electrical energy to said base unit, wherein a second of said sources is an external source which does not supply electrical energy to said base unit, and wherein a third of said sources is said base unit.

40. The system of claim 29, wherein said configuration of said counter unit is defined by at least one of a shape of at least a portion of said counter unit, a size of said portion thereof, an arrangement of said portion thereof, and an orientation of said portion thereof.

41. The system of claim 29, wherein said system incorporates said base unit for a preset purpose and wherein said counter unit is configured to function one of:

for not said purpose at all but only for said countering;

for coincidentally serving said purpose at least by a minimal amount;

for not only said purpose but also for said countering; and

for at least partially against said purpose; and

for completely against said purpose.

42. The system of claim 29, wherein said base unit of said wave source defines a shape of at least one of a wire, a coil, a ring, a mesh, a sheet, a strip, a cylinder, a sphere, a particle, a solenoid, and a toroid and wherein said base unit includes at least one of an electrically conductive substance, an electrically semiconductive substance, and an electrically insulative substance.

43. The system of claim 29, wherein said system is a sound generating device which is at least one of a cone-drive speaker, a planar speaker, a flat panel speaker, a horn speaker, a bending wave speaker, an electrostatic speaker, a piezoelectric speaker, a magnetostrictive speaker, a plasma arc speaker, a digital speaker, an earphone, a headphone, a handset of a phone, a mobile phone, a smart phone, a head-mounted device, and an audio device capable of generating said sound.

44. The system of claim 29, wherein said system is a communication device which includes at least one transmitting module for transmitting signals for communication and which is at least one of a wired phone, a wireless phone, a mobile phone, a smart phone, a walkie talkie, and a head-mounted device.

45. The system of claim 44, wherein said transmitting module is said base unit and wherein said counter unit is configured to one of:

counter said harmful waves while completely obstructing said transmitting signals;

counter said harmful waves while only partially obstructing said transmitting signals;

counter said harmful waves while coincidentally facilitating said transmitting signals; and

counter said harmful waves while also transmitting said signals.

46. The system of claim 44, wherein said counter unit is configured to define said target space in at least one of a plurality of zones a first of which is a two-dimensional zone defined with respect to said counter unit, a second of which is a three-dimensional zone defined with respect to said counter unit, a third of which is defined around at least a portion of said counter unit, a fourth of which is defined along said counter unit, a fifth of which is defined around at least one side of said counter unit, a sixth of which is defined lateral to said counter unit, a seventh of which is defined angularly around said counter unit, an eighth of which is defined above said counter unit, a ninth of which is defined in a similar elevation as said counter unit, and a tenth of which is defined below said counter unit.

47. The system of claim 29, wherein said system is a power transmission system which is capable of delivering electric current and which is at least one of a power transmission line and a wireless power transmission system.

48. The system of claim 47, wherein said counter unit is configured to one of:

counter said harmful waves while completely obstructing said delivering

counter said harmful waves while only partially obstructing said delivering;

counter said harmful waves while coincidentally facilitating said delivering; and

counter said harmful waves while also delivering.

49. The system of claim 47, wherein said counter unit is configured to define said target space in at least one of a plurality of zones a first of which is a two-dimensional zone defined with respect to said counter unit, a second of which is a three-dimensional zone defined with respect to said counter unit, a third of which is defined around at least a portion of said counter unit, a fourth of which is defined along said counter unit, a fifth of which is defined around at least one side of said counter unit, a sixth of which is defined lateral to said counter unit, a seventh of which is defined angularly around said counter unit, an eighth of which is defined above said counter unit, a ninth of which is defined in a similar elevation as said counter unit, and a tenth of which is defined below said counter unit.

50. The system of claim 29, wherein said system is a device for generating an electromotive force which includes at least one of a direct-current motor, an alternating-current motor, an universal motor, a synchronous motor, an induction motor, a linear motor, and an actuator capable of generating a physical movement.

51. The system of claim 50, wherein said system is one of an electric kitchen appliance, an electric cooking appliance, an electric household appliance, an electric tool, an electric hygiene device, and an electric medical device, wherein said electric kitchen appliance includes one of a can opener, a freezer, a refrigerator, a cooler, a food processor, a knife, a mixer, a juicer, a grinder, a blender, a squeezer, a dish washer, and a kitchen device each of which is capable of generating a movement of at least a portion thereof, wherein said electric cooking appliance includes one of a fan, a microwave oven, and a cooking device each of which is capable of generating a movement of at least a portion thereof, wherein said electric household appliance includes one of a washer, a dryer, an air conditioner, a garage opener, a dry vacuum cleaner, a wet vacuum cleaner, a mower, a fan, a blower, a treadmill, an exercise machine, and a household device each of which is capable of generating a movement of at least a portion thereof, wherein said electric tool includes one of a drill, a saw, a screwdriver, a nail gun, a staple gun, a sander, and a tool unit each of which is capable of generating a movement of at least a portion thereof, wherein said electric hygiene device includes one of a razor, a toothbrush, a hair dryer, and a hygiene unit each of which is capable of generating a movement of at least a portion thereof, and wherein said electric medical device includes one of a wheel chair, an operation table, a massage unit, a surgical tool, and a diagnostic unit each of which is capable of generating a movement of at least a portion thereof.

52. The system of claim 29, wherein said system is an electric heating device which is capable of generating heat and which includes at least one of a resistive heating wire, a resistive heating strip, a resistive heating sheet, a resistive heating coil, and an induction heating element, wherein said system is one of a personal heating appliance, a cooking appliance, and a beauty-related appliance, wherein said personal heating appliance includes one of a mattress, a mat, a blanket, a pad, and a personal heating unit capable of generating heat, wherein said cooking appliance includes one of a stove, an oven, a grill, a range, a toaster, a toaster oven, an immersion heater, and a cooking device capable of generating heat, and wherein said beauty-related appliance includes one of a hair dryer, a hair setter, a hair curler, a hair steamer, an iron, a steam iron, and a beauty-related device capable of generating heat.

53. The system of claim 29, wherein said system is an electric light emitting unit which is capable of emitting light rays which in turn are at last one of infrared rays, visual light rays, and ultraviolet rays and wherein said light emitting unit includes one of an incandescent bulbs, a fluorescent bulb, a cold cathode fluorescent lamp, an external electrode fluorescent lamp, a cathode ray tube, a light emitting diode, a liquid crystal display, a light emitting device, an organic light emitting device, an inorganic light emitting device, a plasma display panel, a display unit capable of one of directly and indirectly emitting at least one of said rays, a visual device including at least one of said light emitting units, a display device including at least one of said light emitting units, a communication device including at least one of said light emitting units, an infrared ray emitting unit, and an ultraviolet ray emitting unit.

54. The system of claim 29, wherein said system is a generator capable of generating one of alternating electric current and direct electric current and wherein said system is one of an alternating-current generator, a direct-current generator, a linear generator, a tachogenerator, an alternator, an adaptor, a transformer, and a fuel cell.

55. The system of claim 29, wherein said counter waves are configured to perform said countering with respect to one of an entire frequency range of said harmful waves and over at least one preset frequency range of said harmful waves but not over the rest of frequency ranges thereof.

56. The system of claim 29, wherein said system includes said wave source for a preset purpose and wherein counter unit is configured to emit said counter waves which are in turn configured to function one of at least partially against said purpose, at least partially for said purpose, and only for said countering.

57. The system of claim 29, wherein said counter unit includes at least one substance of which magnetic permeability is different from that of at least one of said base unit and target space, thereby manipulating at least one of said propagation path of said harmful waves and propagation paths of said counter waves.

31. at least a portion of said counter unit is one of electrically and mechanically coupled to at least a portion of said base unit.

58. A system capable of countering harmful electromagnetic waves irradiated thereby by suppressing said waves from propagating toward a target space comprising:

at least one wave source which is configured to include at least one base unit, wherein said base unit is configured to include only those portions of said wave source which are responsible for at least one of irradiating said harmful waves thereby and affecting propagation paths of said harmful waves therethrough, wherein said base unit is configured to irradiate said harmful waves at least one of when an electric current flows therein and when an electric voltage is applied thereacross and wherein said harmful waves define wavefronts propagating along said paths; and

at least one counter unit which is configured to emit counter electromagnetic waves as said counter unit is supplied with electric energy, wherein said counter waves define wavefronts which are configured to at least partially match those of said harmful waves in said target space, thereby aligning phase angles of said counter waves to be at least partially similar to phase angles of said harmful waves and, thereby countering said harmful waves by said suppressing to a preset extent in said target space.

59. The system of claim 58, wherein said harmful waves define frequencies which mainly are one of less than about 1 kHz, between about 1 kHz and about 1 MHz, and higher than about 1 MHz and wherein said counter unit is configured to emit said counter waves which in turn define frequencies at last partially matching those of said harmful waves, thereby performing said countering enough to said extent.

60. The system of claim 58, wherein at least a portion of said counter unit is one of electrically and mechanically coupled to at least a portion of said base unit.

61. The system of claim 58, wherein said counter waves are configured to decrease an intensity of said harmful waves in said target space due to said wavefronts.

62. The system of claim 58, wherein said counter waves are configured to perform said countering with respect to one of an entire frequency range of said harmful waves and over at least one preset frequency range of said harmful waves but not over the rest of frequency ranges thereof.

63. The system of claim 58, wherein said system includes said wave source for a preset purpose and wherein said counter unit is configured to emit said counter waves which are in turn configured to function one of at least partially against said purpose, at least partially for said purpose, and only for said countering.

64. A system capable of countering harmful electromagnetic waves irradiated from at least one base unit of at least one wave source with counter electromagnetic waves by matching said harmful waves along wavefronts thereof with said counter waves and by suppressing said harmful waves from propagating to a target space, wherein said base unit is configured to include only portions of said wave source which are responsible for irradiating said harmful waves and for affecting paths of said harmful waves therethrough comprising:

at least one counter unit which is configured to define a shape matching that of said base unit and to emit said counter waves, wherein said counter waves are configured to define phase angles which are at least partially similar to those of said harmful waves, to at least partially match said wavefronts of said harmful waves due to said shapes in said target space and, therefore, to counter said harmful waves due to said at least partially similar phase angles in said target space.

65. The system of claim 64, wherein said system includes a plurality of said counter units at least two of which are configured to define an overall shape matching that of said base unit and to emit said counter waves.

66. The system of claim 64, wherein said system includes a plurality of said base units and wherein said counter unit is configured to define a shape matching at least one of an overall shape of and an arrangement of at least one but not all of a plurality of said base units and to emit said counter waves.

67. The system of claim 64, wherein said system includes a plurality of said base units and wherein said counter unit is configured to define a shape matching at least one of an overall shape of and an arrangement of all of said base units and to emit said counter waves.

68. The system of claim 64, wherein said counter unit is configured to define a preset shape, to be disposed in a preset arrangement with respect to said base unit, and to emit said counter waves and wherein at least one of said shape and arrangement is configured to match at least a portion of said wavefronts.

69. The system of claim 64, wherein said counter unit is shaped, sized, and disposed to emit said counter waves which match at least a portion of said wavefronts of said harmful waves.

70. The system of claim 64, wherein said system includes a plurality of said counter units at least two of which are shaped, sized, and disposed to emit said counter waves a sum of which is configured to match at least one of said wavefronts of said harmful waves.

71. A system capable of countering harmful electromagnetic waves irradiated from at least one base unit of at least one wave source with counter electromagnetic waves emitted by another part of said system and by suppressing said harmful waves from propagating toward a target space, wherein said base unit is configured to include only portions of said wave source which are responsible for irradiating said harmful waves and affecting paths of said harmful waves therethrough, and wherein said harmful waves are configured to propagate while defining a plurality of wavefronts, said system comprising:

at least one counter unit which is configured to define a preset shape and size, to be disposed in an arrangement defined along at least a portion of at least one of said wavefronts, and to emit said counter waves propagating along said wavefronts in said target space, wherein said counter waves are configured to have phase angles at least partially similar to those of said harmful waves while matching said wavefronts of said harmful waves and, therefore, to counter said harmful waves due to said at least partially similar phase angles in said target space.

72. The system of claim 71, wherein said system includes a plurality of said counter units at least two of which are configured to define a preset shape and size and at least two of which are configured to be disposed in an arrangement defined along at least a portion of said wavefronts and to emit said counter waves propagating along said wavefronts in said target space and wherein a sum of said counter waves which are emitted by said at least two of said counter units is configured to define phase angles which are one of at least partially opposite to and at least partially similar to those of said harmful waves while matching said wavefronts of said harmful waves and, therefore, to counter said harmful waves due to said phase angles in said target space.

73. The system of claim 71, wherein said system includes a plurality of said counter units at least two of which are configured to define a preset shape and size and at least two of which are configured to be disposed in an arrangement not conforming to at least a portion of said wavefronts but to emit said counter waves propagating along said wavefronts in said target space and wherein a sum of said counter waves which are emitted by said at least two of said counter units is configured to define phase angles which are one of at least partially opposite to and at least similar to those of said harmful waves while matching said wavefronts of said harmful waves and, therefore, to counter said harmful waves due to said phase angles in said target space.