Anti-carcinogenic lights and lighting

• US 7,034,934 B2
• Filed: 12/30/2003
• Issued: 04/25/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Neway Systems & Products, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Neway Systems & Products, Inc.
• Inventors: Manning, Roy O.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee, Wilson
• Application Number:
  US10/749,092
• Publication Number:
  US 20050146278A1
• Time in Patent Office: 847 Days
• Field of Search: 315/224, 315/291, 315149-159, 356/319, 356/320, 356/326, 356/328, 356/330, 362/30, 362572-574, 362/230, 362/231, 424/9.1, 424/133.1, 424/130.1, 424/138.1, 424/141.1, 250/472.1, 250/474.1
• US Class Current: 356/326
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/10 Controlling the light source

Abstract

Devices and methods for using visible light of wavelengths between 760 to 610 nanometers, here termed Anti-Carcinogenic™ or CancerSafe™ or CancerGuard™ light. When irradiated upon animals during their customary sleeping hours, or when they are sleepy, or have been sleeping, Anti-Carcinogenic™ night light does not disrupt the hormonal secretions of the pineal gland. Conventional light, associated with pollution of the sky and urban areas, disrupts hormonal secretions, and much evidence points to hormonal secretion disruptions as a cause of cancer. The novel Night Lights can illuminate areas adjacent bedrooms, dormitories, and in vehicles, buses, aircraft, where passengers customarily sleep, and in refrigerators, and on illuminated clocks and watches. These Night Lights can have back-up power supply and employ motion sensors and photoelectric switches to switch on Anti-Carcinogenic™ (non-carcinogenic) illumination when needed for safe movement in otherwise darkened areas, and can detect power failures, noises indicative of violence, such as panics, school shootings, cries for help in medical emergencies, or assaults, and also detect dangerous, toxic, or explosive substances, including particulates, bacteria, viruses, thereupon they communicate alarms by sound, optical cable, laser, or radio frequency. Also covered are devices converting conventional carcinogenic night lights to Anti-Carcinogenic™ ones, and translucent window drapes and light traps to convert other light sources to Anti-Carcinogenic™ light.

Claims

1. An anti-carcinogenic night light, comprising:

a light for emitting a visible light emission having a wavelength between approximately 610 and approximately 760 nanometers;

a power source for the light; and

a light sensor connected between the light and the power source for switching off the light when ambient light is detected, and for switching on the light when ambient light is not detected, wherein the light is used as a night light emits a safe and non-carcinogenic visible light emission in a darkened or sem-darkened environment.

2. The night light of claim 1, wherein the power source includes:

a plastic case for housing the night light; and

a plug extending from the case for connecting the night light to a wall outlet power source.

3. The night light of claim 1, wherein the power source includes:

a plastic case for housing the night light; and

a battery power supply for supplying power to the night light.

4. The night light of claim 1, further comprising:

a motion sensor connected to the light sensor which activates the light when motion and lack of ambient light is detected.

5. An anti-carcinogenic night light, comprising:

a light for emitting a visible light emission having a wavelength between approximately 610 and approximately 760 nanometers;

a power source for the light;

a monitor sensor selected from at least one of a group consisting of;

an electric power failure sensor, a smoke detector, a heat detector, an oxygen detector, a carbon dioxide detector, a carbon monoxide detector, a radon detector, a propane detector, a radiological substance detector, a bacteriological substance detector, a noxious fume detector, a poisonous gas detector, and a sound detector; and

an alarm for being triggered when a pre-selected threshold level is detected by the monitor sensor, the alarm being selected from at least one of a group consisting of;

a visible alarm, an audible alarm, and a remotely transmitted alarm, wherein the light is used as a night light emits a safe and non-carcinogenic visible light emission in a darkened or sem-darkened environment.

6. An anti-carcinogenic night light, comprising:

a light for emitting a visible light emission having a wavelength between approximately 610 and approximately 760 nanometers;

a power source for the light; and

a refrigerator door for mounting the light inside of the refrigerator door, so that the light activates when the refrigerator door is opened, wherein the light is used as a night light emits a safe and non-carcinogenic visible light emission in a darkened or sem-darkened environment.

7. An anti-carcinogenic night light, comprising:

a light for emitting a visible light emission having a wavelength between approximately 610 and approximately 760 nanometers;

a power source for the light; and

a refrigerator door for mounting the light outside and exterior to the refrigerator door, so that the light emits outside and exterior to the refrigerator door, wherein the light is used as a night light emits a safe and non-carcinogenic visible light emission in a darkened or sem-darkened environment.

8. An anti-carcinogenic night light, comprising:

a light for emitting a visible light emission having a wavelength between approximately 610 and approximately 760 nanometers;

a power source for the light; and

a clock face over the emission from the light, for supplying visible light to the clock face, wherein the light is used as a night light emits a safe and non-carcinogenic visible light emission in a darkened or sem-darkened environment.

9. An anti-carcinogenic night light, comprising:

a light for emitting a visible light emission having a wavelength between approximately 610 and approximately 760 nanometers;

a power source for the light; and

a wrist watch face over the emission from the light, for supplying visible light to the wrist watch face, wherein the light is used as a night light emits a safe and non-carcinogenic visible light emission in a darkened or sem-darkened environment.

10. An anti-carcinogenic night light, comprising:

a light for emitting a visible light emission having a wavelength between approximately 610 and approximately 760 nanometers;

a power source for the light; and

an adapter for attaching the anti-carcinogenic light to an existing night light, and for converting the existing night light to emit visible light solely between the wavelength of approximately 610 to approximately 760 nanometers, wherein the light is used as a night light emits a safe and non-carcinogenic visible light emission in a darkened or sem-darkened environment.

11. A method for emitting anti-carcinogenic light emission from a night light, comprising the steps of:

supplying power to a light source;

emitting a visible light between the wavelength of approximately 610 to approximately 760 nanometers from the light source, in a darkened or sem-darkened environment, as a night light; and

preventing disruptions of secretions of pineal glands of sleeping, sleepy or dozing humans and animals that are located in the darkened or sem-darkened environments where the night light is located.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising the step of:

plugging the night light into an existing wall outlet for the step of supplying power to the light source.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising the step of:

supplying power to the night light from a battery power source.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising the step of:

detecting ambient surrounding light to switch off the night light; and

switching on the night light when no ambient surround light is detected.

15. The method of claim 11, further comprising the step of:

sensing motion of a moving object selected from at least one of;

a human and a animal, so that the night light is switched on when both motion is sensed and no surrounding ambient light is detected.

16. The method of claim 11, further comprising the step of:

monitoring a condition selected from at least one of a group consisting of;

an electric power failure sensor, a smoke detector, a heat detector, an oxygen detector, a carbon dioxide detector, a carbon monoxide detector, a radon detector, a propane detector, a radiological substance detector, a bacteriological substance detector, a noxious fume detector, a poisonous gas detector, and a sound detector; and

triggering an alarm when at least one of the monitored conditions is detected, the alarm being selected from at least one of a group consisting of;

a visible alarm, an audible alarm, and a remotely transmitted alarm.

17. The method of claim 11, further comprising the step of:

attaching the night light inside of a refrigerator door; and

activating the night light when the refrigerator door is opened.

18. The method of claim 11, further comprising the step of:

attaching the night light outside and external to a refrigerator door; and

activating the night light during the darkened or sem-darkened environment.

19. The method of claim 11, further comprising the step of:

attaching the light source to an existing night light; and

converting the existing night light to emit within the wavelength of between approximately 610 to approximately 760 nanometers with the night light.