What's old, is new again...

["Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>]

Original poster: "Terry Fritz" <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>

Hi All,

If you really want to loose faith in the US patent office, check out patent 
6217604.  Especially notice the date -  April 17, 2001.

www.uspto.gov

-----------
A method for the therapeutic treatment of diseased cells in a patient is 
disclosed. An electromagnetic field is generated and the patient exposed to 
the electromagnetic field. The electromagnetic field may be a pulsed 
electromagnetic field and may be used for the treatment of a patient having 
AIDS. The method may also comprise exposing the patient to an 
electromagnetic field having frequencies in a visible spectrum in 
combination with an electromagnetic field having frequencies not in the 
visible spectrum, such as may be useful to treat a variety of conditions.
------------------------

http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=/netahtml/search-bool.html&r=2&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=ptxt&s1=6217604&OS=6217604&RS=6217604

One will recognize the "apparatus" and the "tubes"...

http://hot-streamer-dot-com/temp/us006217604-003.gif

"Each of the tubes 32 in the light emitting system 6 may contain one or 
more of the following gases: hydrogen, helium, argon, neon, xenon, Krypton, 
water vapor, oxygen, or nitrogen. Each of the listed gases emits 
electromagnetic waves over a range of frequencies, including frequencies in 
the visible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, when the gas is 
ionized by a substantial electric field. Of course, other gases may also be 
used to provide electromagnetic waves of different frequencies. "

Interestingly the visible spectrum part "bio-electric light simulating 
unit" sounds like the  "spectrochrome"...

http://www.ama-assn-dot-org/ethic/vm/healing/photgal.htm

It has the distinction of being the first medical quack device ever 
outlawed by the federal government in 1938...

http://www.mtn-dot-org/quack/amquacks/ghadiali.htm

All of the devices mentioned in this "new" patent were already patented 50 
to 150 years ago...  The "effectiveness" of the treatments was "determined" 
50+ years ago and landed many of their inventors in prison...  The only 
"new" thing here is that it claims to cure AIDs.  I supposed I should rush 
to the patent office with "my" "newer" apparatus that can cure SARs ;-))

The patent office deserves a "slap" for this one...

Cheers,

	Terry