Method and apparatus to stimulate the immune system of a biological entity

Abstract

A system and method for stimulating the immune systems of biological entities in an environment. Pulsed electrical currents are generated using an electric current generator. The pulsed electrical currents are fed through an arrangement of electrically conductive material such that magnetic energy is emitted from the arrangement into the environment. The arrangement of electrically conductive material is designed such that an intensity of the emitted magnetic energy varies across at least one spatial dimension of the environment. Certain embodiments of the arrangement, which have width-to-length ratios of approximately 0.6, tend to provide variations in the intensity of the magnetic energy field which are very good for stimulating the immune systems of the biological entities.

1 . A system for stimulating immune systems of biological entities in an environment, said system comprising: 
 at least one electric current generator providing a source of pulsed electrical current; and    at least one arrangement of electrically conductive material having a first end and a second end, both of said ends being connected to said at least one generator to form a closed circuit such that said at least one arrangement emits a spatially non-uniform pulsed magnetic field into said environment in response to said pulsed electrical current to stimulate said immune systems as said biological entities move within said environment, and wherein a configuration of said at least one arrangement comprises a plurality of substantially parallel segments of said conductive material forming a flat, substantially rectangular grid having an overall width-to-length ratio of between 0.4 and 0.8.    
   
   
       2 . The system of  claim 1  wherein said biological entities include at least one of humans, animals, and plants.  
   
   
       3 . The system of  claim 1  wherein an intensity of said magnetic field varies non-linearly across at least one spatial dimension of said rectangular grid, said at least one spatial dimension being parallel to a spatial plane containing said segments of said rectangular grid.  
   
   
       4 . The system of  claim 3  wherein said intensity of said magnetic field varies through a range of about 0.5 to 30 Gauss across said at least one spatial dimension at a predetermined distance from said spatial plane.  
   
   
       5 . The system of  claim 1  wherein a pulse frequency of said pulsed magnetic field is in a range of 0.5 to 30 Hertz.  
   
   
       6 . The system of  claim 5  wherein said pulse frequency in incremented and/or decremented over time.  
   
   
       7 . The system of  claim 1  wherein said at least one arrangement is positioned at a depth of between 1.0 and 30 inches below a surface of said environment.  
   
   
       8 . The system of  claim 1  wherein said environment is selected from a group consisting of livestock yards, gardens, orchards, athletic grounds, and play grounds.  
   
   
       9 . The system of  claim 1  wherein said environment is selected from a group consisting of ponds, lakes, swimming pools, whirl pools, hot tubs, and aquariums.  
   
   
       10 . The system of  claim 1  wherein said at least one arrangement of electrically conductive material is insulated by a non-conductive material.  
   
   
       11 . The system of  claim 1  wherein said at least one electric current generator comprises a programmable subsystem which may be programmed to control at least an intensity and a pulsed frequency of said electrical current.  
   
   
       12 . The system of  claim 1  wherein said width-to-length ratio is approximately 0.6.  
   
   
       13 . The system of  claim 1  wherein a maximum intensity of said spatially non-uniform pulsed magnetic field occurs approximately at a center of said coil.  
   
   
       14 . The system of  claim 5  wherein a duty cycle of said pulse frequency is approximately 50%.