Patent Abstract:
Apparatus and method are provided for enhancing the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field ( 14 ) and/or for restoring the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field ( 14 ), when the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field ( 14 ) has been degraded by steel construction, or has been degraded by either an extra-low-frequency or an rf magnetic field ( 96 ), in a living space ( 144 ). Magnetic-field enhancing/restoring apparatus includes beds ( 120 ), mattresses ( 314 ), bassinets ( 428 ), other seating furniture ( 370 ), office furniture ( 414 ), rooms ( 186 ), buildings ( 222 ), child-restraint seating ( 560 ), and vehicles ( 712 ). Apparatus and method also are provided for enhancing the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field in a body member ( 608 ) by use of body-worn apparatus ( 596 ). Magnetic-field enhancers/restorers include magnetic-field-enhancing coils ( 226 ) and magnetized sheets or pads ( 514 ).

Full Description:
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
   This patent application is a Continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/755,697, filed Jan. 5, 2001 now abandoned, which is a Continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/336,271, filed Jun. 18, 1999, which issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,203,486 on Mar. 20, 2001. This Continuation-in-part Application also claims priority of Provisional Patent Application No. 60/254,739, filed Dec. 11, 2000. 

   STATEMENT RE FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT 
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   REFERENCE TO A “SEQUENCE LISTING” 
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   BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
   1. Field of the Invention 
   The present invention relates generally to magnetic fields. More particularly, the present invention relates to apparatus and method for restoring and/or enhancing the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field, that has been degraded by time, that is degraded in a particular geographical area, that is being degraded by any man-made structure, and/or that is being degraded by an ELF (extra-low-frequency) or an rf (radio frequency) magnetic field, and for applying the restored/enhanced magnetic field into an internal portion, or into an entire being, of a human being or other living thing. 
   2. Description of the Related Art 
   Various magnetic devices have been designed, patented, and sold as healing devices. For instance, permanent magnets have been used as shoe insoles, attached to various body parts, and distributed over large areas to provide magnetic mattress pads or blankets. 
   While the healing power of magnetic fields might be questioned, athletes and horse trainers are convinced that permanent magnets applied to a body part relieve muscle soreness and promote healing, and many individuals believe that permanent magnets relieve their arthritic pain. Some believe that healing is a result of increased blood flow proximal to the magnet. 
   Permanent magnets and permanent magnet devices that are sold for magnetic therapy may apply magnetic field densities of up to 1400 gauss to skin and flesh proximal to the magnet. While, the effect of these gauss levels on DNA might be questioned, there seems to be no evidence that they do any harm. 
   Included among patents that teach the use of permanent magnets for healing are: Markoll, U.S. Pat. No. 5,665,049, issued Sep. 9, 1997; Guay et al., U.S. Pat. No. 5,226,185, issued Jul. 13, 1993; and Sakuma et al., U.S. Pat. No. 5,807,233, issued Sep. 15, 1998. 
   Lu et al., in U.S. Pat. No. 5,788,624, issued Aug. 4, 1998, teach magnetic treatment for disease in which a person&#39;s body is progressively scanned by permanent magnets that are placed on opposite sides of the body, and that subject progressive portions of the body to magnetic flux densities as high as 3,500 gauss (0.35 Tesla). 
   Continuing to consider the healing power of magnetic fields, in a December 2000 news report, treatment of malaria by a magnetic field was reported. Apparently, persons ill with malaria are placed in a room for a few hours wherein a magnetic field developed by Helmholtz coils is sufficiently high to spin red blood corpuscles. 
   With regard to healthful benefits of magnetic fields, U.S. Pat. No. 5,935,516, which issued on Aug. 10, 1999, Carl E. Baugh teaches the use of a magnetic field having a magnetic flux density of 1.0 to 5.0 gauss and a frequency of 0.5 to 30 Hertz. At least one company offers a device that uses pulsed magnetic fields. For instance, QRS America of Venice, Fla., offers a pad upon which a person may lie, and be subjected to magnetic-field therapy that is defined as, “quantron resonance therapy using pulsed electromagnetic fields operating at a range of frequencies.” 
   While some magnetic fields, such as the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field, are known to be healthful, there is convincing evidence that ELF magnetic fields, particularly in the range of 50 and 60 Hertz frequencies, and also microwave rf magnetic fields, such as used by cell phones, are detrimental to health. 
   Reports by many researchers are available on the Internet from EMF-Link of Information Ventures, Inc., Philadelphia, Pa. 19102, regarding the harmful effects of ac magnetic fields, both in the ELF range and the rf range. 
   Tests on breast cancer cells conducted originally by Dr. Robert Liburty, and replicated in four other laboratories, show that ELF magnetic fields, such as 50 or 60 Hertz magnetic fields, in the range of 2.0 to 12.0 milligauss cancel the oncostatic effect of melatonin. 
   ELF magnetic fields have also been connected with an increase of almost four times in Alzheimer&#39;s disease among workers who use industrial sewing machines, as reported by E. Sobel and his associates in two articles published in Neurology Magazine. 
   In the October 2000 issue of “Environmental Health Perspectives” (v 108, pp. 967-972), a study by Dr. James Trosko&#39;s laboratory at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Mich. reports that ELF magnetic fields as low as 0.04 or 0.05 gauss can alter gene expression, and also act as a tumor promoter. 
   There have been disturbing reports concerning the deleterious effects of ELF magnetic fields on children. An increase in cancer and leukemia, of up to four times, has been reported to be occurring among children who live near power lines. Further, it has been reported that infant death syndrome occurs more frequently among children who live near power lines. 
   While much work has been done with regard to magnetic-field healing, and while the deleterious effects of ac magnetic field have been shown, both by statistical and laboratory evidence, very little has been done to overcome the deleterious effects of ac magnetic fields and thereby provide a more healthful environment. 
   However, Litovitz et al., in U.S. Pat. No. 5,544,665, issued Aug. 13, 1996, seek to overcome the harmful effects of ac magnetic fields by superimposing a “confusion” magnetic field onto an ac magnetic field. 
   While it is well-known that the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field is healthful and necessary for cell communication, it is also well-known that the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field is decreasing exponentially, as a function of (the mathematical number) “e” to a negative exponent that is equal to time in years, multiplied by a constant. Therefore, the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field quite likely is of a lower magnitude than that which would provide optimum health. 
   Further, the magnitude of the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field varies regionally, so that the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field is even further reduced in some geographical areas. Another factor is man-made structures. Man-made structures often degrade the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field in a living space. And, both the quality and effectiveness of the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field are being degraded by environmental factors, such as ELF and rf magnetic fields. 
   It has been reported that infant death syndrome occurs more frequently during storms of solar winds in which the earth&#39;s magnetic field is perturbated. Thus we see that infant death syndrome has been reported to be a function of both power line magnetic fields and perturbations in the earth&#39;s magnetic field. In addition, since the earth&#39;s magnetic field has “holes” in which the strength of the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field is reduced, these “holes” may be an other factor in infant death syndrome. 
   BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
   Apparatus and method of the present invention, by vectorial addition of an other dc magnetic field with the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field, produce an enhanced dc magnetic field that exceeds the magnitude of the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field in its present state of time-based degradation, or that exceeds an ambient dc magnetic field that has been degraded below the magnitude of the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field by a steel structure. 
   In addition, or alternately, apparatus and method of the present invention provide a dc magnetic field that vectorially increases a dc ambient magnetic field, thereby at least partially obviating the detrimental effects of environmental ac magnetic fields, whether the environmental ac magnetic fields be in the range of ELF or rf magnetic fields. 
   More particularly, apparatus and method are provided for immersing a critical body component of a living thing, or an entire body of a living thing, into a dc magnetic field of increased magnetic intensity for extended periods of time, such as during working hours, recreation, and/or sleep, for healthful living and/or magnetic therapy. 
   In one basic embodiment, apparatus for providing a restored and/or enhancing dc magnetic field, includes an electrically-powered magnetic-field generator, that is attached to or built into, a structure, such as a building, a room, a bed, or an other article of furniture, but may be attached to, or built into, a portable or mobile apparatus, such as a carrel, or a vehicle. 
   Whether the present invention is practiced to provide a restored dc magnetic field or an enhanced dc magnetic field, the magnetic field that is to be vectorially added must be nonreversing, or unidirectional, in the living space in which the dc magnetic field is to be enhanced or restored. That is, the magnetic flux must flow in a nonreversing direction in the living space in which the magnetic flux density is to be restored or enhanced. 
   In another basic embodiment, apparatus for providing a restored and/or enhancing dc magnetic field to a portion of a person or living thing, includes a magnetic-field generator that may be in the form of a flexible magnetic strip or sheet, and that is worn by, or attached to a body member of, a person, or an other living thing. 
   Preferably, the generated dc magnetic field has a time-weighted average that exceeds 1.0 gauss, but may be as low as 0.1 gauss, and the method of the present invention comprises vectorially adding the generated dc magnetic field to the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field, at any gauss level and at any vectorial angle that results in a vectorially increased dc magnetic field, or that results in a restored dc magnetic field that has been degraded by an ac magnetic field or any other means. 
   A magnetic-field restored/enhanced living space, as defined herein, is any area in which a dc magnetic field is restored and/or enhanced to a height that will envelope a human or any other living thing, or a number of living things, in which a living thing normally resides for a purpose other than being in a magnetic field that has been restored/enhanced, and in which the living thing continues normal activities. 
   As taught herein, magnetic-field restored/enhanced living spaces may include entire floor areas, or partial floor areas, of houses, buildings, factories, rooms in houses, hospital or nursing home rooms, offices, barns, animal trailers, animal housing, animal retaining areas, hatcheries, incubators, greenhouses, and any other structure that may be used for a living space for any living thing. 
   Further, magnetic-field restoring/enhancing apparatus may include home and office furniture, work carrels, TV carrels, carrels for hospital and nursing home patients, and any other apparatus in which the primary use for the apparatus is other than exposure to a healthful magnetic field, and in which the primary use for the living space is continued during exposure to healthful magnetic fields. 
   Magnetic-field restored/enhanced living spaces may be disposed above sleeping areas of beds in homes, nursing homes, and hospitals, in bassinets, play pens, beds, and strollers for infants and children, and in vehicles for personal use, public transportation, or freight transportation. 
   Each type of magnetic-field-enhancing or magnetic-field-restoring apparatus includes a magnetic-field generator. A magnetic-field generator may consist of a multi-turn generator coil, permanent magnets, one or two sheets of magnetic material, electromagnets, or semi-permanent electromagnets. A semi-permanent magnet, as defined herein, is a magnet in which the core material requires periodic remagnetizing. 
   With regard to magnetic-field generators that consist of multiturn generator coils, as is well-known to those skilled in the art, all of the magnetic flux of a coil flows axially through a coil, flows nonreversingly, or unidirectionally, out one end of the coil, reverses directions by curving outwardly, flows outside the coil toward the opposite end of the coil, reverses directions by curving inwardly, and flows unidirectionally into an other end of the coil. 
   In like manner, with regard to sheets of magnetic material, as is well-known to those skilled in the art, when a permanent magnet has a single pole on each of two faces, all of the magnetic flux flows nonreversingly, or unidirectionally, from one face, reverses directions by curving outwardly, and flows outside of the permanent magnet toward the opposite face, reverses directions by curving inwardly, and flows unidirectionally into the other face. 
   In some embodiments, magnetic-field generators of the present invention surround, or partially surround, a living space, or surround, or partially surround, an area projected from a living space. 
   For instance, if a magnetic-field generator is disposed around a perimeter of a mattress, then it surrounds an area that is projected downward from a sleeping area above the mattress, and the living space is disposed above the sleeping area. Further, in magnetic-field generators for work carrels or TV carrels, if only three walls are used, and one side is left open, then the magnetic-field generator partially surrounds the magnetic-field-enhanced living space. 
   Magnetic-field generators disclosed herein may be used to produce magnetic poles that are disposed at any desired angle. Preferably, an angle is chosen that will provide the greatest vectorial addition to the earth&#39;s magnetic field. However, for body-worn magnetic-field generators, vertical pole orientation is preferred to keep the vectorial sum more nearly constant without regard to polar orientation of the wearer. 
   In a first aspect of the present invention, a method for permeating an entire living thing with a dc magnetic field that is greater than an ambient dc magnetic field comprises: generating a dc magnetic field that permeates a living space with a unidirectional dc magnetic field having a magnetic flux density that is greater than 0.1 gauss; vectorially adding the unidirectional dc magnetic field to the ambient dc magnetic field in the living space; the vectorially adding step comprises producing a dc magnetic field vector in the living space that is greater than either the unidirectional dc magnetic field or the ambient dc magnetic field; and disposing the living thing in the living space. 
   In a second aspect of the present invention, a method for restoring a normal dc magnetic field vector in a living space wherein earth&#39;s dc magnetic field has been degraded by vectorial addition of an ac magnetic field comprises: generating a dc magnetic field that permeates the living space with a unidirectional dc magnetic field having a magnetic flux density that is greater than 0.1 gauss; vectorially adding the unidirectional dc magnetic field to the degraded dc magnetic field; and the vectorially adding step comprises producing a dc magnetic field vector that is greater than either the unidirectional dc magnetic field or the degraded dc magnetic field, and that is equal to, or greater than, the normal dc magnetic field vector. 
   In a third aspect of the present invention, a method for providing an enhanced dc magnetic field above a sleeping surface comprises: generating a unidirectional dc magnetic field; the generating step comprises magnetizing a sheet of magnetic material in a manner in which one side functions substantially as a single North magnetic pole and an other side functions substantially as a single South magnetic pole; sizing the magnetized sheet to correspond to the sleeping surface; disposing the magnetized sheet proximal to the sleeping surface; and the disposing step comprises orienting the single North magnetic pole of the magnetized sheet proximal to earth&#39;s South magnetic pole. 
   In a fourth aspect of the present invention, a method for permeating a portion of a body member with a dc magnetic field comprises: sizing a strip of magnetic material that includes two sides and two edges that connect the sides; magnetizing the strip of magnetic material in a manner in which one of the edges functions substantially as a single North magnetic pole and an other of the edges functions substantially as a single South magnetic pole; disposing the magnetized strip around a portion of a circumference of the body member; and disposing the single North magnetic pole proximal to earth&#39;s South magnetic pole. 
   In a fifth aspect of the present invention, a method for providing an enhanced unidirectional dc magnetic field comprises: generating a unidirectional dc magnetic field; the generating step comprises magnetizing a sheet of magnetic material in a manner in which one side functions substantially as a single North magnetic pole and an other side functions substantially as a single South magnetic pole; disposing the North pole proximal to a South pole of earth&#39;s magnetic field; and placing the magnetized sheet onto a horizontal surface. 
   In a sixth aspect of the present invention, a method for providing an enhanced unidirectional dc magnetic field above a seating portion of a seat comprises: magnetizing a sheet of magnetic material in a manner in which one side functions substantially as a single North magnetic pole and an other side functions substantially as a single South magnetic pole; disposing a first portion of the magnetized material proximal to, and generally parallel to, a back portion of a seat; disposing a second portion of the magnetized material proximal to, and generally parallel to, a seating portion of the seat; and disposing a North pole of said second portion proximal to a South pole of earth&#39;s magnetic field. 
   A first object of the invention is to provide a biologically-enhanced dc magnetic field in a living space, for work, sleep, relaxation, and/or play, for a person&#39;s, or living thing&#39;s, entire body, by vectorially adding an other dc magnetic field with the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field to produce a dc magnetic field whose vector sum is greater than the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field. 
   A second object of the invention is restore a dc magnetic field, that has been degraded by an ac magnetic field, that has been degraded by a natural geological formation, or that has been degraded by a man-made structure or vehicle, by vectorially adding an other dc magnetic field with the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field, and thereby provide a restored dc magnetic field whose vector-added dc component is greater than the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field, and to provide the vector-added dc magnetic field in a living space, for work, sleep, relaxation, and/or play, for a person&#39;s, or living thing&#39;s, entire body. 
   A third object of the invention is to provide apparatus and method for overcoming the detrimental effects of ELF and rf magnetic fields, such as altering of gene function or promotion of cancer, by vectorial addition of an other dc magnetic field with the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field, and for applying the vectorially-added dc magnetic field to an internal body part, or to the entire body of a person. 
   A fourth object of the invention is to provide body-worn apparatus for vectorially-increasing the dc magnetic field in an internal body part, during normal work, sleep, relaxation, and/or play. 
   A fifth object of the present invention is to provide apparatus and method that provides entire-body-engulfing dc magnetic fields for use in intensive human and animal biomagnetic therapy. 

   
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS 
       FIG. 1  is a vector diagram showing declination of the North pole in the Northern hemisphere and both horizontal and vertical components thereof; 
       FIG. 2  is a vector diagram of an other dc magnetic field being vectorially added to the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field; 
       FIG. 3  is a vector diagram of still an other dc magnetic field being vectorially added to the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field wherein an angle between the two dc magnetic fields is greater than shown in  FIG. 2 ; 
       FIG. 4  is a graph of gauss vs. time, showing an ac magnetic field has degraded the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field, and showing how an other dc magnetic field, algebraically added to the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field, not only restores a normal minimum dc magnetic field, but also enhances the dc magnetic field; 
       FIG. 5  is a graph of gauss vs. time, showing that an ac magnetic field, that is larger than the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field, obliterates the normal dc magnetic field of the earth; 
       FIG. 6  is a vector diagram showing that opposite-pole vectors of an ac magnetic field degrade the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field; 
       FIG. 7  is a vector diagram showing that a normal dc magnetic field, that has been degraded as shown in  FIG. 6 , not only has been restored, but also has been enhanced, by an other dc magnetic field; 
       FIG. 8  is a graph of gauss vs. distance for a magnetic field centered between two rectangular pieces of magnetized flexible sheet; 
       FIG. 9  is a side elevation of a magnetic-field-enhancing bed with a magnetic-field generator both horizontally and circumferentially disposed with respect to an upper and a lower sleep unit; 
       FIG. 10  is a partial cross section of the magnetic-field generator  138  of  FIG. 9 ; 
       FIG. 11  is a cross-section of a wire carrying a current that is flowing downward into the paper, showing a magnetic field that is developed thereby; 
       FIG. 12  is a cross-section of a multi-turn generator coil with a longitudinal axis disposed below the cross-sectioned coils, and with current flowing downward into the paper, showing magnetic flux and magnetic poles developed thereby; 
       FIG. 13  is a partial plan view of an generator-coil wrap in which strips of conductive material are bonded to a nonconductive backing, which may be used to construct a magnetic-field generator for a bed, which may be used inside a room before application of Sheetrock®, or any other type of wall board, or which may be used for wrap around a building, either under or over sheeting, for clarity showing the strips extending from ends of the nonconductive backing; 
       FIG. 14  is an enlarged partial view of the coil wrap of  FIG. 13  taken substantially as shown by view line  14 - 14  of  FIG. 13 ; 
       FIG. 15  is a partial perspective view in which strips of conductive material are wallpapered inside a room of an existing building which, when connected in series, provide a magnetic-field generator; 
       FIG. 16  is a schematic top view of a magnetic-field-enhancing building, showing a magnetic-field generator that is perimetrically disposed, as symbolized by a dash line; 
       FIG. 17  is an end elevation of a magnetic-field-enhancing building in which a magnetic-field generator extends under the floor, up a side wall, across a ceiling, and down the other side wall; 
       FIG. 18  is a front elevation of the magnetic-field-enhancing building of  FIG. 17 , taken substantially as shown by view line  18 - 18  of  FIG. 17 , showing a plurality of individual-zone generators, with a zone control shown as a block diagram; 
       FIG. 19  is a perspective view of a magnetic-field-enhancing hospital bed with a magnetic-field-enhancing structure surrounding a hospital bed, with a magnetic-field generator symbolized by dash lines, and a mechanism to raise and lower the magnetic-field-enhancing structure; 
       FIG. 20  is a perspective view of a magnetic-field-enhancing carrel which can be shaped to substantially enclose a work or sleep area, whose height is sufficient to provide a beneficial magnetic field for sitting or sleeping, and which can be moved through doors, showing coil jumpers as a dash line; 
       FIG. 21  is a partial elevation, in cross-section, of a magnetic-field-enhancing air mattress; 
       FIG. 22  is a partial elevation, in cross-section, of a magnetic-field-enhancing lower sleep unit, or box spring in which the magnetic-field generator thereof is in the form of a bundled-loop coil; 
       FIG. 23  is a partial elevation, in cross-section, of a magnetic-field-enhancing water bed in which the magnetic-field generator, which is in the form of a bundled-loop coil, is shown in alternate locations; 
       FIG. 24  is an end elevation of a magnetic-field-enhancing seating furniture, showing bundled conductors that form a two-axis magnetic-field generator; 
       FIG. 25  is a perspective and symbolic view of a magnetic-field generator for the magnetic-field-enhancing seating furniture of  FIG. 24 , illustrating construction of the two-axis magnetic-field generator; 
       FIG. 26  is a schematic, in perspective form of a single-axis magnetic-field generator for uses, such as a desk of  FIG. 27 , showing shielded return conductors in dash lines; 
       FIG. 27  is a perspective drawing of a magnetic-field-enhancing desk that includes the single-axis magnetic-field generator of  FIG. 26 , showing a general location of the U-shaped generator by means of heavier outlines of the desk top; 
       FIG. 28  is a top view of a bassinet that is magnetic-field-enhancing, showing padding that spaces a baby from one or more perimetrically-disposed magnetic-field generators; 
       FIG. 29  is a cross-sectional side elevation of the magnetic-field-enhancing bassinet of  FIG. 28 , taken substantially as shown by section line  29 - 29  of  FIG. 28 , indicating alternate magnetic-field generator locations/designs, and showing a battery installed beneath a living surface; 
       FIG. 30  is a side elevation of a prior-art permanent magnet of domino shape, showing the flow of magnetic flux around ends thereof; 
       FIG. 31  is an end elevation of two, spaced-apart permanent magnets with North poles disposed upwardly, illustrating that the earth&#39;s magnetic field is enhanced both inside and outside the magnets, and that the earth&#39;s magnetic field is enhanced substantially equally above and below the magnets; 
       FIG. 32  is an isometric drawing of a parallel-bar magnetic-field generator, showing a magnetic-field-enhanced living space in phantom lines; 
       FIG. 33  is an isometric drawing of a closed-ring magnetic-field generator; 
       FIG. 34  is a side elevation of a magnetic-field-enhancing bassinet, playpen, or bed in which a magnetic-field generator, in the form of a sheet of magnetized material, is disposed under a mattress; 
       FIG. 35  is an end elevation of the magnetic-field-enhancing bassinet, playpen, or bed of  FIG. 34 ; 
       FIG. 35A  is a partial end elevation of the magnetic-field-enhancing bassinet, playpen, or bed of  FIGS. 34 and 35 , showing the magnetic-field generator angled near edges thereof to focus the enhancing magnetic field; 
       FIG. 35B  is a partial end elevation of the magnetic-field-enhancing bassinet, playpen, or bed of  FIGS. 34 and 35 , showing the magnetic-field generator angled near edges and ends thereof to focus the enhancing magnetic field; 
       FIG. 35C  is a partial end elevation of a magnetic-field-enhancing mattress that uses a magnetized pad for the magnetic-field generator; 
       FIG. 35D  is a partial end elevation of a magnetic-field-enhancing mattress that uses a magnetized pad for the magnetic-field generator, and that includes a longitudinally-disposed strip of magnetized sheet along each edge to increase the strength of the magnetic field; 
       FIG. 36  is a side elevation of a child sitting in a magnetic-field-enhancing car seat that is strapped in a vehicle, showing the magnetic-field generator in phantom lines, and also showing, in phantom lines, a sleeping position of the child&#39;s head, to illustrate the fact that the enhancing magnetic-field-enhancing apparatus envelops the child&#39;s head, whether the child is awake or asleep; 
       FIG. 37  is a side elevation of a magnetic-field-enhancing apparatus in the form of a magnetic-field-enhancing baseball cap, or Magcap; 
       FIG. 37A  is a partial and enlarged cross-section of the baseball cap of  FIG. 37 , taken substantially as shown by section-line  37 A- 37 A of  FIG. 37 , showing the crown-shaped magnetic-field generator pad thereof; 
       FIG. 38  is a perspective drawing of a person wearing a magnetic-field-enhancing apparatus in the form of a magnetic-field-enhanced headband, Magband; 
       FIG. 38A  is a cross-section of the headband of  FIG. 38 , showing preferred magnetization in which upper and lower edges are magnetized as separate poles; 
       FIG. 38B  is a symbolic top view of a magnetic-field generator that may be used in a Magband, a dress belt, a back support, or some other magnetic-field-enhancing apparatus, showing an alternate magnetic pole arrangement; 
       FIG. 39  is a partial elevation of a magnetic-field-enhancing apparatus in the form of a magnetic-field-enhancing belt, Magbelt, whose poles preferably are as shown in  FIG. 38A , but that may be as shown in  FIG. 38B , showing an up arrow on the buckle for correct use when the pole arrangement of  FIG. 38A  is used; 
       FIG. 40  is a cross-sectional view of magnetic-field-enhancing apparatus in the form of a magnetic-field-enhancing back brace, or a Magbrace whose poles preferably are as shown in  FIG. 38A , but may be as shown in  FIG. 38B ; 
       FIG. 41  is a perspective view of a magnetic-field-enhancing carrel in the form of a free-standing railing that uses rows of permanent magnets, such as the rows of  FIG. 32 , to form a U-shaped magnetic-field generator; 
       FIG. 41A  is a cross-sectional elevation of the free-standing railing of  FIG. 41 , showing one permanent magnet, of a row of permanent magnets, in one section of the railing; 
       FIG. 42  is a perspective view of a magnetic-field-enhancing carpet that includes a magnetic-field generator in the form of a bundled-loop coil, with seating furniture disposed inside an area circumscribed by the magnetic-field generator; 
       FIG. 43  is a perspective view of a magnetic-field-enhancing carpet that includes a magnetic-field generator in the form of a magnetized sheet of material, and that includes edge enhancement, with seating furniture disposed inside an area circumscribed by the magnetic-field generator; 
       FIG. 44  is a partial front elevation of a magnetic-field-enhancing room that includes two magnetic-field generators, in the form of two magnetized sheets that are disposed at right angles to each other, one being disposed on a floor, and an other being disposed on a wall, whereby an enhancing magnetic field is developed with respect to an axis that is disposed between the two magnetic-field generators; 
       FIG. 45  is a partially cross-sectioned side view of a reclining chair that is extended in the reclining position, with a leg-supporting portion spaced-apart from a seat portion, and with a partial cross-section showing a magnetic field generator in a back portion in the form of a sheet of magnetized material; 
       FIG. 45A  is an enlarged partial cross-section of the reclining chair of  FIG. 45 , taken substantially the same as  FIG. 45 , showing supplementary magnetic-field generators, in the form of sheets of magnetized material for magnetically bridging a gap between a seat and a leg-support portions of the reclining chair; 
       FIG. 46  is cross-sectioned front elevation of a vehicle showing that the steel roof, walls, and floor degrades the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field, and showing restoration and/or enhancement of the dc magnetic field by the use of floor and roof magnetic-field generators; 
       FIG. 47A  is a side elevation of a first magnetic-field-enhancing captains chair that is usable in a vehicle, such as the vehicle of  FIG. 46 , that includes a magnetic-field generator on a back and under a seat of the captains chair; 
       FIG. 47B  is a side elevation of a second magnetic-field-enhancing captains chair that is usable in a vehicle, such as the vehicle of  FIG. 46 , that includes a magnetic-field generator in front of a back and on top of a seat of the captains chair; 
       FIG. 47C  is a cross-sectioned side elevation of a third magnetic-field-enhancing captains chair that is usable in a vehicle, such as the vehicle of  FIG. 46 , that includes a magnetic-field generator that is built into a back and into a seat of the captains chair; and 
       FIG. 47D  is a cross-sectioned side elevation of a magnetic-field-enhancing base and a magnetic-field-enhancing floor mat for use with the magnetic-field-enhancing captains chairs of  FIGS. 47A ,  47 B, and  47 C, and that extend a respective one of the magnetic-field generators down to a floor of a vehicle and forward under feet and legs of a person. 
   

   DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
   Before describing various embodiments of the present invention, it is important to set forth principles of operation. Thus, a basic discussion of the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field, algebraic and trigonometric vector addition of ac and dc magnetic fields, and magnetic reluctance of various materials, including the human body, is in order. 
   Referring now to  FIG. 1 , in a vector diagram  10 , a dc vector  12  of earth&#39;s dc magnetic field  14  points not only to the North, but also points downwardly at an angle  16 , because the North pole is downward from horizontal in the Northern hemisphere. Thus, the dc vector  12  includes a vertical component  18  and a horizontal component  20 . In the vicinity of Chicago, Ill., the angle  16  is 72.0 degrees. And, in most parts of the earth, the magnitude of the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field  14  is about 0.5 gauss. 
   Therefore, the vertical component  18  of the dc vector  12  is only slightly less than the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field  14 , since it is equal to 0.5 gauss multiplied by the cosine of 72.0 degrees. However, the horizontal component  20  is only 0.16 gauss, because it is equal to 0.5 gauss multiplied by the sine of 72.0 degrees. 
   Referring now to  FIG. 2 , in a vector diagram  26 , the dc vector  12  of the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field  14  is depending downwardly at the angle  16  which is 72.0 degrees. And, an other dc vector  28  of an other dc magnetic field  30  has been vectorially added to provide a resultant dc vector  32  that is greater than the dc vector  12  of the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field  14 . 
   Referring now to  FIG. 3 , in a vector diagram  38 , the dc vector  12  of the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field  14  is depending downwardly at the angle  16 . And, an other dc vector  40  of an other dc magnetic field  42  has been vectorially added to provide a resultant dc vector  44  that is greater than the dc vector  12  of the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field  14 . 
   Summarizing the principles taught in  FIGS. 2 and 3 , and referring again to  FIG. 3 , in the present invention, the other dc vector  40  of the other dc magnetic field  42  is vectorially combined, at any angle  46 , with the dc vector  12  of the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field  14 , to produce a resultant dc magnetic field  48  whose resultant dc vector  44  is greater than the dc vector  12  of the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field  14 . 
   Referring now to  FIG. 4 , a graph  54  of gauss vs. time shows the dc vector  12  of the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field  14  oriented upwardly as graphs ordinarily show increasing magnitude. Since the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field  14  is a constant, the dc vector  12  of the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field  14  is also represented as a horizontal line  56 . 
   An ac magnetic field  58  has been imposed onto the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field  14 . Cyclically-variable vectors  60 A and  60 B of the ac magnetic field  58  are shown in their respective locations along a sinusoidal curve  62 . The sinusoidal curve  62  shows the direction and vector magnitudes of the ac magnetic field  58  vs. time. 
   For simplicity, the magnetic fields  14  and  58  are assumed to be in a plane of the paper, so the dc vector  12 , and either one of the cyclically-variable vectors,  60 A or  60 B, can be added algebraically, rather than trigonometrically. Algebraic addition of the dc vector  12  of the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field  14  with the cyclically-variable vector  60 B of the ac magnetic field  58  results in a minimum flux-density vector  64  that occurs cyclically. And, algebraic addition of the dc vector  12  and the cyclically-variable vector  60 B results in the dc vector  12  of the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field  14  being increased cyclically to a maximum flux density-vector  66  that occurs cyclically. A vector  68  represents the total cyclic variation in the dc vector  12  that is caused by the ac magnetic field  58 . 
   Continuing to refer to  FIG. 4 , if a vector  70  of an other dc magnetic field  72  is algebraically added to the dc vector  12  of the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field  14 , the zero position of the graph  54  shifts from 0 1  to 0 2 , and the minimum flux-density vector  64  is increased to a new minimum flux-density vector  74 . If the vector  70  of the other dc magnetic field  72  is greater than the cyclically-variable vector  60 B, then the new minimum flux-density vector  74  is greater than the dc vector  12  of the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field  14 , and a normal dc magnetic field is restored. 
   Therefore, in the present invention, use of an other dc magnetic field, such as the dc magnetic field  72  is used to restore the magnitude of the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field  14 , thereby promoting effective cell communication, when the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field  14  has been degraded by an ac magnetic field, such as the ac magnetic field  58 . 
   While the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field  14 , the ac magnetic field  58 , and the other dc magnetic field  72  have been illustrated in  FIG. 4  in vectorial alignment, so that the magnetic fields  14 ,  58 , and  72  can be added algebraically, in most situations, practicing the invention will require trigonometric addition as will be taught in conjunction with  FIGS. 6 and 7 . That is, in most instances an environmental ac magnetic field will not be vectorially aligned with the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field  14 , and preferably, a vectorial orientation of the other dc magnetic field is chosen to best restore a normal dc magnetic field. 
   Referring now to  FIG. 5 , a graph  80  of gauss vs. time shows the dc vector  12  of the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field  14  as the horizontal line  56 . Cyclically-variable vectors  82 A and  82 B of an ac magnetic field  84  are shown along their respective positions along a sinusoidal curve  86 . Since, as shown, the cyclically-variable vectors  82 A and  82 B are greater than the dc vector  12 , the dc vector  12  of the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field  14  is destroyed by the cyclically-variable vector  82 B of the ac magnetic field  84 . However, in like manner as taught in conjunction with  FIG. 4 , if an other dc magnetic field, of sufficient flux density, were added to the dc vector  12 , a minimum flux density, equal to the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field  14 , would be restored. 
   Referring now to  FIG. 6 , a vector diagram  92  shows trigonometric addition of the dc vector  12  of the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field  14  and cyclically-variable vectors  94 A and  94 B of an ac magnetic field  96 . The earth&#39;s North magnetic pole depends downwardly at the angle  16 , which is 72.0 degrees in the vicinity of Chicago, Ill. The magnetic fields  14  and  96  are at an angle  98  that is 45 degrees. 
   Trigonometric addition of the dc vector  12  and the cyclically-variable vector  94 A results in a cyclically-maximum flux-density vector  100 . More importantly, trigonometric addition of the dc vector  12  and the cyclically-variable vector  94 B results in a minimum dc flux-density vector  102  that is smaller than the dc vector  12  of the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field  14 . Therefore, the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field  14  has been degraded by the ac magnetic field  96 . 
   Referring now to  FIG. 7 , a vector diagram  108  adds a vector  110  of an other dc magnetic field  112  to the vector diagram  92  of  FIG. 6 . That is, the vector diagram  108  shows trigonometric addition of the dc vector  12  of the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field  14 , the vector  110  of the other dc magnetic field  112 , and the cyclically-variable vectors  94 A and  94 B of the ac magnetic field  96 . The earth&#39;s North magnetic pole depends downwardly at the angle  16 , which is 72.0 degrees, and the ac magnetic field  96  is at the angle  98 , which is 45.0 degrees, to the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field  14 . 
   Trigonometric addition of the dc vector  12 , the vector  110 , and the cyclically-variable vector  94 A results in a cyclically-maximum flux-density vector  114  which is shown as a broken line, since a portion would overlap the vector  110 . More importantly, trigonometric addition of the dc vector  12 , the vector  110 , and the cyclically-variable vector  94 B results in a minimum dc flux-density vector  116  that is larger than the dc vector  12  of the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field  14 . 
   Therefore, the dc vector  12  of the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field  14 , that had been degraded by the ac magnetic field  96  to be equal to the minimum dc flux-density vector  102  of  FIG. 6 , which is less than the dc vector  12  of the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field  14 , has been restored by the other dc magnetic field  112  as shown by the minimum dc flux density vector  116  of  FIG. 7 . Further, the other dc magnetic field  112  not only has restored the dc vector  12  of the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field  14 , it also has enhanced the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field  14 , because the minimum dc flux-density vector  116  is larger than the dc vector  12 . 
   In the present invention, instead of using magnetic field densities of up to 1,400 gauss, as taught by some for use in magnetic therapy, the present invention uses magnetic field densities in the range of about 0.1 to 5.0 gauss. But, can magnetic flux densities as low as taught herein even penetrate human flesh? 
   Resistance to flow of magnetic flux through materials is called, “reluctance” or “magnetic reluctance.” For a vacuum, air, and most nonmagnetic materials, magnetic reluctance is equal to, or very nearly equal to, 1.0 gauss. Magnetic reluctance of iron and steel varies, with composition, hardness, and the degree of magnetization, from about 0.016 to 0.00025, so curves, rather than tables, are used to determine values of magnetic reluctance. Generally speaking, the magnetic reluctance for most steels is on the order one one-thousandths that of air and non-magnetic materials. 
   It is difficult to find technical information on the magnetic reluctance of the human body. Fortunately, it is easy to determine that the reluctance of the human body is the same as, or very nearly the same as, air. Tests to determine the reluctance of the human body can be made with an instrument as simple as a camping compass, or with a Hall-effect gaussmeter. 
   As taught in conjunction with  FIG. 1 , the horizontal component  20  of the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field  14  is about 0.16 gauss. This means that a compass needle is positioned by a magnetic field of only 0.16 gauss. Can a magnetic field density of 0.16 gauss position a compass needle through a body of a human being? If so, then the magnetic reluctance of the human body must be nearly the same as air. 
   If two individuals are positioned back to back with one facing North and the other facing South, with about three inches between their backs, and a case of a compass, that is off to one side of the two individuals, is rotated rapidly about 90 degrees, the compass needle will be pointing East or West. If then, the compass is positioned rapidly between the backs of the two individuals, the compass needle will find North as quickly as it does in air. 
   If the magnetic reluctance of the human body were, to any extent, greater than that of air, the two individuals would shield the compass needle from the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field, and the compass needle could not find North. And yet, reproducing this test will show that a compass needle will point to the North pole directly through one of the individuals. 
   In a similar test, if a person stands with his back toward the North pole, and moves a compass from the left of himself, past his front, and to the right of himself, he will see that the compass needle continuously points directly toward the North. If the magnetic reluctance of the human body were, to any extent, greater than that of air, then the compass needle would show the magnetic flux detouring around him, and then closing in around him to continue a path of least reluctance. 
   Magnetic field restorers and magnetic field generators of the present invention include embodiments in which permanent magnets are worn on the head, body, or some other body part of an individual. But is it possible to develop a magnetic flux density in a body-worn magnet that will penetrate the human body with a magnetic flux density of 0.1 gauss, or greater? Or, would a body-worn magnet, that would produce a magnetic field somewhere between 0.1 and 5.0 gauss be too heavy to wear on the body? 
   Referring now to  FIG. 8 , a graph  118  shows magnetic flux densities, in gauss vs. distance in inches, from respective ones of faces of two sheets of flexible magnetic material, not shown. The two sheets of magnetic material for this test were 8.250 inches (21.0 cm) wide, 6.375 inches (16.2 cm) high, and 0.060 inches (1.52 mm) thick, weighed 6.7 ounces (190.3 grams) each, and were magnetized with only a single magnetic pole on each side. 
   In the test of  FIG. 8 , the two sheets of flexible magnetic material were spaced apart 18 inches (45.8 cm), and air was the medium between the two sheets of magnetic material. As shown by the graph  118  of  FIG. 8 , the two sheets of magnetic material would produce a magnetic-field density of 1.0 gauss in the innermost part of an object, such as a human body, that is 18.0 inches (45.8 cm) thick. 
   It has been proven previously that magnetic fields penetrate the human body as easily as they do air. Therefore, the test of  FIG. 8  proves that body-worn magnets, light enough to be carried, can produce a magnetic field that can penetrate a human body. More especially, the test of  FIG. 8  shows that two sheets of flexible magnetic material that weigh only 6.7 ounces (190.3 grams) each can produce a magnetic field in the innermost organ of a person, who is 18.0 inches (45.7 cm) thick, an enhancing magnetic field whose magnitude is twice that of the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field and ten times the minimum gauss level taught herein. 
   Quite a number of patents have been granted for use in magnetic therapy on the basis of unique distribution of magnetic poles on surfaces of flexible magnetic sheets. Among these are Spiegler, U.S. Pat. No. 6,416,458 which issued on Jul. 9, 2002; and Brisoni et al., U.S. Pat. No. 6,267,719 which issued on Jul. 31, 2001. 
   In addition, two patents, pertaining to therapeutic use of magnetic fields, have been granted in which flexible magnetic material includes only a single pole on each side. Flamant et al., in U.S. Pat. No. 6,126,588 which issued on Oct. 3, 2000, teach a flexible magnetic material that will drape to follow contours of a human body. And, Gardner et al., in U.S. Pat. No. 5,621,369, teach a flexible magnet that includes a pattern of ridges that are designed to produce a dispersed magnetic field. 
   While flexible magnets with alternating, or patterned, magnetic poles on each side have produced a confusion of magnetic fields that penetrate the body to superficial depths, Flamant et al. have oriented the South magnetic pole toward the body member needing therapy. In contrast, Griffin et al. in U.S. Pat. No. 5,587,956 teaches juxtaposing one polarity of a magnetic pad against a body member, and at a later time, reversing the magnetic pad. 
   In contrast, in the present invention, magnetic poles are oriented to enhance the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field, to restore an ambient dc magnetic field that has been degraded by a steel structure, to restore a dc magnetic field that has been degraded by an ac magnetic field, or to provide magnetic-field penetration completely through a body, or a body member, by providing opposite magnetic poles on opposite sides of the body or body member. 
   The magnetic pole at the geographical North Pole is not magnetically a North pole, but instead it is magnetically a South pole. Therefore, enhancing and/or restoring the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field is accomplished by orienting a North magnetic pole of a magnetic-field generator toward the (supposedly) North magnetic pole. 
   But, since the (supposedly) North magnetic pole is oriented downwardly at 72.0 degrees from North in the vicinity of Chicago, Ill., at that geographical location, vertical orientation of the magnetic poles of the enhancing magnetic field is almost ideal, with the North magnetic pole of the magnetic-field generator being disposed downwardly. However, magnetic-field enhancing or magnetic-field restoring as taught herein can be accomplished by vector addition at any angle that results in restoring or enhancing the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field. 
   Referring now to  FIG. 9 , a magnetic-field-enhancing bed or magnetic-field enhancing apparatus  120  includes a bed, or bed structure, or furniture structure  122 , a box spring or lower sleep unit  124 , a mattress, or upper sleep unit  126 , and a magnetic-field generator  128  that is disposed between the lower sleep unit  124  and the upper sleep unit  126 , and that is shown as a thicker line. The mattress  126  includes a head edge  130 , a foot edge  132 , and a pair of side edges  134  that all depend downwardly from a top surface, or sleeping surface  136 , and that form a perimeter  138  around the mattress  126 . The magnetic-field generator  128  produces exclusively North and South magnetic poles as shown, and a resultant dc magnetic field that is oriented generally along flux lines  140 . 
   The magnetic-field generator  128  is designed to produce a magnetic field with a magnitude of about 0.5 to 5.0 gauss that passes through a person, or body of a human,  142 . More particularly, the magnetic-field generator  128  is designed to enhance or restore the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field in a living space  144  that extends upwardly for a height  146  from the top surface  136  that is sufficient to engulf the body of the person  142 . Obviously, the edges  130 ,  132 , and  134  define a length, not numbered, and a width, not numbered, of the living space  144 . 
   Referring now to  FIG. 10 , the magnetic-field generator  128  is shown disposed between the lower sleep unit  124  and the upper sleep unit  126  of  FIG. 9 . The magnetic-field generator  128  includes a multi-turn generator coil  148 , a coil sheath  150 , a web  152  for disposing between the lower sleep unit  124  and the upper sleep unit  126 , and a skirt  154 . 
   Referring now to  FIG. 11 , a wire  156  is shown in cross-section. If a current is flowing downward through the wire  156  into the paper, the current flow through the wire  156  develops magnetic flux in the direction shown by an arrow  158 . With the thumb of the right hand in the direction of current flow, the direction of the magnetic flux around the wire is in the direction of fingers of the right hand. 
   Referring now to  FIG. 12 , a multi-turn generator coil  160  is shown in cross-section, and includes a plurality of turns  162  of wire  164  that are wound around an axis  166 . If current is flowing downwardly through the turns  162  of wire  164  into the paper, magnetic flux flows generally as shown by an arrow  168 , and develops North and South magnetic poles as shown, but some magnetic flux flows between coils, as shown by an arrow  170 . With fingers of the right hand pointing in the direction of current flow through the turns  162  of wire  164 , the thumb points toward the North pole. 
   Referring again to  FIG. 9 , in like manner to the multiturn generator coil  160  of  FIG. 12 , magnetic flux flows from one pole of the magnetic-field generator  128  along the flux lines  140 , and nonreversibly, or unidirectionally, through the living space  144 , and returns to the opposite pole of the magnetic-field generator  128 . 
   Referring now to  FIG. 13 , and  FIG. 14  that is an enlarged cross-section taken substantially as shown by section line  14 - 14  of  FIG. 13 , a coil wrap  176  includes a plurality of strips  178  of conductive material that are spaced apart, and bonded to a nonconductive backing  180 . The coil wrap  176  can be used in place of plastic wrap that is often used over sheeting in building construction, it can be used under Sheetrock®, or it can be used for making smaller coils. 
   Referring now to  FIG. 15 , magnetic-field-enhancing apparatus or a magnetic-field enhancing room  186  includes a room or room structure  188 , and a magnetic-field generator or multi-turn generator coil  190 . The room  186  includes a floor  192  and interior wall surfaces  194 . 
   Strips  196  of conductive material are wallpapered onto the interior wall surfaces  194 , and are continuous around corners, except for one corner  198 . When the strips  196  are connected with jumpers, not shown, the magnetic-field generator  190  is formed, thereby providing the magnetic-field enhancing room  186 . 
   If the magnetic-field enhancing room  186  is to be used primarily for persons who will be sitting or sleeping, a magnetic-field-enhanced living space  200  does not necessarily need to extend to a height  202  that is more than 1.5 meters (5.0 feet) above the floor  204 . And, since the magnetic-field enhanced living space  200  will extend both above and below the magnetic-field generator  190 , the magnetic-field generator  190  does not need to be as long as the height  202 . 
   In like manner, a living space in many building does not necessarily need to extend up to a ceiling of the building, a magnetic-field generator thereof does not necessarily need to extend down to a floor, and the magnetic-field generator does not necessarily need to extend upwardly to a height of a magnetic-field-enhanced living space. 
   Referring now to  FIG. 16 , a magnetic-field-enhancing apparatus or a magnetic-field enhancing building  208  includes a building or a building structure  210  with a structural perimeter  212 , and a magnetic-field generator or multi-turn generator coil  214  that is symbolized by dash lines, that is applied perimetrically, and that produces poles along a vertical axis  216 . 
   Referring now to  FIG. 17 , an end elevation of a magnetic-field enhancing apparatus or a magnetic-field-enhancing building  222  is shown. The magnetic-field-enhancing building  222  includes a building or a building structure  224 , and a magnetic-field generator or multi-turn generator coil  226  that is symbolized by a dash line. A magnetic field is produced whose poles are disposed along an axis  228 . 
   In  FIG. 18 , the magnetic-field-enhancing building  222  of  FIG. 17  is taken substantially as shown by view-line  18 - 18  of  FIG. 17 . The magnetic-field-enhancing building  222  includes a plurality of the generator coils  226  of  FIG. 17  that are connected to a zone control  234  of  FIG. 18 . The zone control  234  may be programmed to apply power to selected ones of the generator coils  226 , thereby magnetic-field enhancing selected ones of zones, such as a zone  236  of the building  222 , in accordance with a selected use of the building  222  during a selected portion of a day. 
   Referring now to  FIG. 19 , a magnetic-field-enhancing apparatus or a magnetic-field-enhancing hospital bed  242  includes a bed or a bed structure  244 , a magnetic-field generator  246  that is disposed perimetrically around the bed  242 , and a lifting mechanism  248  for raising and lowering both the magnetic-field generator  246  and a surround structure  250 . The magnetic-field generator  246  is disposed both horizontally and perimetrically in the surround structure  250 . 
   The surround structure  250  serves as a bed rail when raised, whether or not a voltage is applied to the magnetic-field generator  246 , and the lifting mechanism  248  lowers the surround structure  250  to provide easy entrance onto, and exit from, the bed  242 . 
   Referring now to  FIG. 20 , a magnetic-field-enhancing apparatus or a magnetic-field-enhancing carrel  292  includes a foldable carrel or a carrel structure  294  and a magnetic-field generator  296  that is symbolized by a dash line. The carrel structure  294  includes foldably-hinged panels  298 A,  298 B,  298 C, and  298 D. A portion of the magnetic-field generator  296  is disposed in each of the panels  298 A- 298 D. The foldable carrel  294  may be shaped to substantially enclose, except for an opening  300  between ends  302 A and  302 B, a work space or a sleep area, or any other area in which a beneficial magnetic field is desired. A bundled-conductor jumper  304  connects portions of the magnetic field generator that are disposed in the panels  298 A- 298 D. 
   The magnetic-field-enhancing carrel  292  has a height  306  that preferably is short enough to be moved through doors, not shown, and the magnetic-field generator  296  is positioned to provide a beneficial dc magnetic field in a living space  308  for sitting or sleeping. 
   Referring now to  FIG. 21 , a magnetic-field-enhancing apparatus or a magnetic-field-enhancing mattress  314  includes a mattress or a mattress structure  316 . The mattress  314  may be of the type wherein water is used in a cavity  318  to provide support, or which may be of the type in which air is used. The mattress  314  includes riser portions  320 A and  320 B. The riser portions  320 A and  320 B are welded together with a magnetic-field generator  322  that is made of a plurality of wires  324 , and that is disposed between the riser portions,  320 A and  320 B. 
   Referring now to  FIG. 22 , a magnetic-field-enhancing apparatus or a magnetic-field-enhancing bed  330  includes a box spring or lower sleep unit  332 , and a magnetic-field generator  334 . The magnetic-field generator  334  includes bundled and continuously looped wire  336  and a bundling conduit  338 . 
   The box spring  332  includes a cloth cover  340  that encloses the magnetic-field generator  334 . When the magnetic-field generator  334  is disposed under a mattress, or upper sleep unit,  342 , the magnetic-field-enhancing apparatus  330  and the upper sleep unit  342  cooperate to provide a magnetic-field-enhancing bed  344 . Alternately, not shown, the magnetic-field generator  334  may be made as an integral part of the upper sleep unit  342 . 
   Referring now to  FIG. 23 , a magnetic-field-enhancing apparatus or a magnetic-field-enhancing water bed  350  includes a water bed or a water bed structure  352 , and a magnetic-field generator  354 . The water bed  350  includes rails  356 , a bottom board  358 , and a water-bed mattress  360 . The magnetic-field generator  354  includes continuously-looped wire  362  with bundled turns that are disposed in a conduit  364 . Alternately, the magnetic-field generator  354  may be disposed under the water bed  350  as shown by a dash line  366 . 
   Referring now to  FIG. 24 , a magnetic-field-enhancing apparatus or magnetic-field-enhancing seating furniture  370  includes seating furniture or seating furniture structure  372 , and a magnetic-field generator or two-axis generator  374 . The two-axis generator  374  produces a magnetic field that is disposed along two axes, one axis with poles along a vertical axis  376 , and an other axis with poles along a horizontal axis  378 , thereby producing a magnetic field that is distributed upward and backward, forward and downward, and therebetween, as shown by lines  380 A and  380 B. 
   The magnetic-field generator  374  includes a horizontal coil portion  382 A that is disposed along a horizontal plane  384 , thereby producing poles along the vertical axis  376 , and a vertical coil portion  386 A that is disposed along a vertical plane  388 , thereby producing poles along the horizontal axis  378 , and thereby producing a magnetic-field-enhanced living space  390  that is sufficient to engulf a human, not shown, seated in the magnetic-field-enhancing seating furniture  370 . 
   Referring now to  FIGS. 24 and 25 , but more particularly to  FIG. 25 , the two-axis magnetic-field generator  374  of  FIG. 24  is symbolically shown in  FIG. 25  as a single-turn coil, but would normally be made as a bundled-conductor coil, as previously described. 
   The two-axis generator  374  includes the horizontal coil portion  382 A, and an other horizontal coil portion  382 A, the vertical coil portion  386 B and an other vertical coil portion  386 B, a front portion  392 , a first rear portion  394 A, and a second rear portion  394 B. The first and second rear portions,  394 A and  394 B, are connected to positive and negative potentials, as shown, to any suitable source of electrical power. 
   The coil portions  386 A and  386 B tend to develop a magnetic field whose poles are vertical, as shown by the vertical axis  376  of  FIG. 24 . In like manner, the portions  382 A and  382 B tend to develop a magnetic field whose poles are horizontal, as shown by the horizontal axis  378  of  FIG. 24 . Therefore, the magnetic-field generator  374  is a two-axis magnetic-field generator. 
   Referring now to  FIG. 26  a U-shaped magnetic-field generator  400  includes a pair of active back portions  402  with terminals  404  which may be connected to a source of electrical power, a pair of active side portions  406 , a pair of magnetically-shielded side portions  408 , and a magnetically-shielded back portion  410 . Magnetic shielding can be achieved by the use of soft iron sheets, or by any suitable means, not an inventive part of the present invention. 
   Referring now to  FIG. 27 , a magnetic-field-enhancing apparatus or a magnetic-field-enhancing desk  414  includes a desk or a desk structure  416 , and the U-shaped generator  400  of  FIG. 26 . The desk  414  includes a top  418 , and the location of the U-shaped generator  400  is symbolized by heavier lines along three of four edges  420  of the top  418 . 
   Since the U-shaped generator  400  is open-sided, although the poles of the magnetic-field developed thereby are generally vertical, it is easy to see that the magnetic field will flow forward, thereby providing a magnetic-field-enhanced living space  422  that will engulf a person, not shown, who is using the desk  414 . 
   Referring now to  FIGS. 28 and 29 , a magnetic-field-enhancing bassinet  428  includes a bassinet  430 , and shown only in  FIG. 29 , one or more of electrical magnetic-field generators  432 ,  434 ,  436 , and/or  438 , or one of two types of permanent-magnet magnetic-field generators that will be discussed subsequently. 
   The bassinet  428  includes perimetrical sidewalls  440  with a perimetrical top rim  442 , and shown only in  FIG. 29 , a bottom  444  that is inserted into the sidewalls  440 , and a perimetrical flange  446  that extends downward from the bottom  444 , providing a bottom recess  448 . A baby  450  lying on a mattress  452  is spaced away from the sidewalls  440  by a perimetrical pad  454 . 
   If one or more of the electrical magnetic-field generators,  432 ,  434 ,  436 , and/or  438  are used, a battery  456  may be installed in the bottom recess  448  to provide electrical power. 
   If the electrical magnetic-field generator  432  is used, it is disposed perimetrically around the sidewalls  440 , and is bunched along a line  458  that extends through the baby  450 . If the electrical magnetic-field generators  434  and  436  are used, they are disposed perimetrically around the sidewalls  440 , and are bunched along lines  460  and  462 , respectively. If the electrical magnetic-field generator  438  is used, it is disposed perimetrically around the sidewalls  440 , and distributed between the lines  460  and  462 . 
   Referring now to  FIG. 30 , a domino-shaped permanent magnet  466  has a face that is 1.875 inches (4.76 cm) long and 0.875 inches (22.2 mm) wide, and has a thickness of 0.375 (9.5 mm). As shown, the permanent magnet  466  is magnetized with a single pole of one polarity on one face, and a single pole of an opposite polarity on an opposite face, so that magnetic flux flows as shown by a magnetic flux line  468 . 
   The permanent magnet of  FIG. 30  produces a magnetic flux density of 800 gauss on each face, weighs 1.75 ounces (49.6 grams), and will lift forty-one identical permanent magnets. In contrast, the sheets of flexible magnetic material of  FIG. 8  will not even stick together. 
   Referring now to  FIG. 31 , if two rows  470  of the permanent magnets  466  of  FIG. 30  are spaced at a distance  472 , a magnetic field will be developed between the magnets, and symmetrically, both above and below, the magnets  466 , as indicated by the flux lines  474 . 
   Referring now to  FIG. 32 , a parallel-bar permanent magnet enhancer  480  includes rows  482 A and  482 B of the permanent magnets  466  that are spaced apart by a distance  484 . The magnets  466  are forcibly and tightly juxtaposed together, and the rows  482 A and  482 B have equal lengths  486 . The North poles of all of the magnets  466  are disposed upwardly, as indicated by the letter “N”. 
   By juxtaposing a plurality of the magnets  466  together to form the rows  482 A and  482 B, magnetic flux cannot flow around any of ends  488 , except for those of magnets  466  that are at the ends of the rows  482 A and  482 B. A living space  490  is provided that is inside the rows  482 A and  482 B, and that extends both above and below the rows  482 A and  482 B. 
   Referring now to  FIG. 33 , a closed-ring magnetic-field generator  496  includes the rows  482 A and  482 B of permanent magnets  466  of  FIG. 31 . In addition, the closed-ring permanent-magnet generator  496  includes rows  498 A and  498 B of permanent magnets  466  that are juxtaposed against the rows  482 A and  482 B, as shown, to form the closed-ring magnetic-field generator  496 . 
   By juxtaposing the rows  498 A and  498 B against the ends  488  of the rows  482 A and  482 B of  FIG. 32 , flow of magnet flux about the ends  488  of  FIG. 32  is precluded, and magnetic flux inside the closed-ring magnetic-field generator  496  is increased. However, there is some flux loss at ends  500  of the rows  498 A and  498 B, as shown by a flux line  502 . 
   Referring now to  FIGS. 34 and 35 , a magnetic-field-enhancing bassinet, playpen, or bed, or magnetic-field-enhancing apparatus  506  includes a bassinet structure, playpen structure, or bed structure  508 , a mattress  510  having a living surface  512 , and a magnetic-field generator pad,  514 . The magnetic-field generator pad  514  includes an upper surface  516  and a lower surface  518 , with a single one of the magnetic poles on respective ones of the surfaces,  516  and  518 , as shown. The magnetic-field generator pad  514  is made of flexible magnetic material such as taught in conjunction with  FIG. 8 . 
   A magnetic-field-enhanced living space  520  includes a length  522 , a width  524 , and a height  526  for a person, or living thing,  528  in which an enhancing magnetic field  530  is provided in the living space  520 , that when vectorially added to the earth&#39;s magnetic field, produces a dc magnetic field that is vectorially greater than the earth&#39;s magnetic field, as taught in conjunction with  FIG. 3 . 
   Since the magnetic-field generator pad  514  is magnetized with a single North pole on one side and a single South pole on the other side, all of the magnetic flux flows nonreversingly, or unidirectionally, from one side of the pad  514 , nonreversingly, or unidirectionally, through the living space  520 , in the opposite direction around the pad  514 , and unidirectionally into the other side of the pad  514 . 
   Referring now to  FIG. 35A , a magnetic-field generator pad  532 , that may be used instead of the generator pad  514  of  FIGS. 34 and 35 , includes edges  534  that are bent upwardly, as shown, to focus the magnetic field. In like manner, referring now to  FIG. 35B , a magnetic-field generator pad  536 , that may be used instead of the generator pad  514  of  FIGS. 34 and 35 , includes ends  538  and edges  540  that are both bent upwardly to focus the magnetic field. 
   Referring now to  FIG. 35C , a magnetic-field-enhancing mattress or magnetic-field-enhancing apparatus  544  includes a foam mattress pad  546  and the magnetic-field-generator pad  548  in a cover  550 . 
   Referring now to  FIG. 35D , a magnetic-field-enhancing mattress  552  includes the foam mattress pad  546 , the magnetic-field-generator pad  548 , and the cover  550  of  FIG. 35C . In addition, the magnetic-field enhancing mattress  552  includes either two, or four, doubler strips  554  that are also made from flexible magnetic material, such as that used for the tests of  FIG. 8 , and that are each juxtaposed to an edge  556  of the generator pad  548 . 
   By doubling or tripling the thickness of the pad  548  wherein the strips  554  are placed, the magnetic field is strengthened along the edges  556 . Strengthening the magnetic field along the edges  556  increases the magnetic field inward of the edges  556  because the strengthened magnetic field along the edges  556  increases the length of the magnetic path around the pad  548 , even as a dam increases depth of water. 
   Referring now to  FIG. 36 , a magnetic-field-enhancing child car seat or magnetic-field-enhancing apparatus  560  is attached to a vehicle seat  562  in a vehicle  564 . A magnetic-field generator  566 , as indicated by a phantom line, provides an enhancing magnetic field generally in a direction  568 . The magnetic-field generator  566 , which may be of the type using the generator coil as shown in  FIG. 24 , permanent magnets as shown in  FIG. 42  or  33 , or the enhancer pad as shown in  FIGS. 34 and 35 , provides an enhancing magnetic field for a child, whether a child&#39;s head  570  is in a vertical position, as shown, or in a sleeping position  572  as shown by phantom lines. 
   Referring now to  FIG. 37 , a magnetic-field-enhancing cap or Magcap  576  includes a crown-conforming portion  578  and a bill  580 . Referring now to  FIG. 37A , the Magcap  576  includes an outer fabric layer  582 , an inner fabric layer  584 , and a magnetic-field generator or magnetic-field-generator pad  586  that is polarized, as shown. Whereas others have taught placing a South magnetic pole proximal to a body or body member for some supposed medical reason, in the Magcap  576 , the North pole is placed proximal to the head, so that the magnetic field produced by the magnetic-field generator  586  enhances the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field, as shown by a vector  588 . 
   Referring now to  FIGS. 38 ,  38 A, and  38 B, in  FIG. 38 , a person  594  is wearing a magnetic headband, body-member-encircling band, or Magband  596 . As shown in  FIG. 38A , preferably the Magband  596  is edge magnetized as indicated, thereby providing magnetic flux as shown by flux lines  598 , and thereby enhancing the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field. 
   In  FIG. 38B , alternate magnetization of the Magband  596  is shown. Portions  600  are not magnetized as indicated by a single line. Portions  602  are magnetized with a North Pole on the inside of the Magband  596 , and portions  604  are magnetized with a North Pole on the outside of the Magband  596 , thereby providing magnetic flux completely through the Magband as shown by a line  606 . Therefore, in addition to providing flow of magnetic flux completely through a head, or body member,  608  of the person  594 , the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field is vectorially enhanced. 
   Referring now to  FIG. 39 , a magnetic-field-enhancing belt, body-part-encircling band, or Magbelt,  610  preferably is edge magnetized as taught in conjunction with  FIG. 38A , but optionally may be magnetized in accordance with  FIG. 38B , with advantages as taught in conjunction with  FIGS. 38A and 38B . A buckle  612  includes an up arrow  614  as a guide for correct use when the Magbelt  610  is magnetized in accordance with the teaching of  FIG. 38A . 
   Referring now to  FIG. 40 , a magnetic-field-enhancing back brace, body-part-encircling band, or Magbrace  616 , preferably is edge magnetized as taught in conjunction with  FIG. 38A , but alternately may be magnetized in accordance with the teaching of  FIG. 38B . 
   Referring now to  FIGS. 37-40 , the Magcap  576  of  FIG. 37 , the Magband  596  of  FIG. 38 , the Magbelt  610  of  FIG. 39 , and the Magbrace  616  of  FIG. 40  each provide a magnetic field that penetrates a body member, that vectorially adds an enhancing magnetic field to the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field, thereby providing a magnetic-field-enhanced magnetic field that penetrates a body member. 
   Referring now to  FIGS. 41 and 41A , a magnetic-field-enhancing carrel or magnetic-field-enhancing apparatus  618  of  FIG. 41  includes a U-shaped carrel  620  and a magnetic-field generator  622 . In  FIG. 41A , the magnetic-field generator  622  is shown in cross section with the U-shaped carrel  620 . The magnetic-field generator  622  preferably is constructed of domino-shaped magnets  466  of  FIG. 30 , that are disposed in rows, such as the rows  482 A and  482 B of  FIG. 32 . A magnetic field is developed by the magnetic-field-enhancing carrel  618  that generally is vertical, as shown by a vertical axis  624 , but slopes outwardly from an open side  626 . 
   Referring now to  FIG. 42 , a magnetic-field-enhancing carpet, or magnetic-field-enhancing apparatus  630  includes a carpet  632  and a magnetic-field generator  634 . The magnetic-field generator  634  is in the form of a bundled coil and is circumferentially disposed with respect to a perimeter  636  of the carpet  632 . 
   The magnetic-field-enhancing carpet  630  provides a magnetic-field-enhanced living space in an area roughly defined by the magnetic-field generator  634  that extends upwardly with magnetic poles being disposed generally along a vertical axis  638 , so that a person, not shown, sitting in seating furniture  640  is subjected to an enhanced dc magnetic field. Optionally, the magnetic-field generator  634  is separate from the carpet  632 . 
   Referring now to  FIG. 43 , a magnetic-field enhancing carpet or magnetic-field-enhancing apparatus  644  includes a carpet  646  and a magnetic-field generator  648 . The magnetic-field generator  648  is in the form of a pad of magnetized material, with magnetic poles as taught in conjunction with  FIGS. 34 and 35 . In addition, the magnetic-field generator  648  includes a doubler strip  650  of magnetized material to increase the magnetic field proximal to a periphery  652  of the carpet  646 . 
   The magnetic-field-enhancing carpet  644  provides a magnetic-field-enhanced living space in an area roughly defined by the magnetic-field generator  648  that extends upwardly with magnetic poles being disposed generally along a vertical axis  654 , so that a person, not shown, sitting in the seating furniture  640  is subjected to an enhanced dc magnetic field. Optionally, the magnetic-field generator  648  is separate from the carpet  646 . 
   Referring now to  FIG. 44 , a magnetic-field-enhancing room or magnetic-field-enhancing apparatus  660  includes a first magnetic-field generator  662  in the form of a magnetized sheet of material that is disposed on a floor  664 , and second magnetic-field generator  666  that is disposed in a wall  668 . The magnetic-field generators,  662  and  666  are magnetized with magnetic poles as shown, and as taught in conjunction with  FIGS. 34 and 35 . An enhancing magnetic field is produced whose axis is generally as shown by an inclined axis  670 . 
   Referring now to  FIG. 45 , a magnetic-field enhancing chair or magnetic-field-enhancing apparatus  672  includes a magnetic-field-enhancing back portion  674 , a magnetic-field-enhancing seat portion  676 , a structure  678 , a leg-support portion  680 , and a leg-support extending mechanism  682 . The magnetic-field-enhancing back portion  674  includes a back portion  684 , and a magnetic-field generator  686  that is in the form of a sheet of magnetized material that may be in the order of 0.125 inches (3.2 mm) thick, and that includes magnetic poles as taught herein. 
   The back portion  684  includes a cover  688 , a sheet of foam rubber  690 , and a back board  692 , and the magnetic-field generator  686  is disposed between the foam rubber  690  and the back board  692 . The magnetic-field-enhancing seat portion  676  is constructed similarly, except as will be described in conjunction with  FIG. 45A   
   Referring now to  FIG. 45A , a cross-sectioned portion of the magnetic-field enhancing seat  676  is shown with the leg-support portion  680  separated at a distance  694  by the mechanism  682  that connects the leg-support portion  680  to the structure  678 . The magnetic-field-enhancing seat portion  676  includes a seat portion  696  and a magnetic-field generator  698  that is in the form of a sheet of magnetized material with magnetic poles as taught herein. In like manner, the magnetic-field-enhancing leg-support portion  680  includes a leg-supporting portion  700  and a magnetic-field generator  702  that is in the form of a sheet of magnetized material with magnetic poles as taught herein. 
   In addition to the magnetic-field generator  698 , the magnetic-field-enhancing seat portion  676  also includes a supplementary magnetic-field generator  704  that is disposed at an angle, as shown. And the magnetic-field-enhancing leg-support portion  680  includes a supplementary magnetic-field generator  706  that is disposed at an angle, as shown. 
   The supplementary magnetic-field generators,  704  and  706 , not only provide supplementary magnetic field, but also, because the supplementary magnetic-field generators,  704  and  706 , are inclined at angles, as shown, their magnetic fields bridge the gap of the distance  694 , filling the space between the portions  696  and  700  with their own magnetic fields so that a continuous magnetic field is provided by the magnetic-field generators  698  and  702 , even though the leg-supporting portion  700  is separated from the seat portion  696  by the distance  694 . 
   Referring now to  FIG. 46 , a magnetic-field-restoring vehicle or magnetic-field-enhancing vehicle  712  includes a steel roof  714 , a steel floor  716 , steel walls  718 A and  718 B that connect the steel roof  714  to the steel floor  716 , and a driver&#39;s seat  720 . The vehicle  712  is facing West, so the steel wall  718 A is to the North, and orientation of the North pole is represented by the vector  14 . 
   Since the magnetic reluctance of steel is in the order of a thousand times lower than that of air, a portion of the magnetic flux of the earth&#39;s dc magnetic flux flows transversely through the material of the steel roof  714 , as illustrated by vectors  722 A and  722 B, and downwardly through the steel walls  718 A and  718 B, as illustrated by vectors  724 A and  724 B, thereby degrading the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field in an interior  726  of the vehicle  712 . 
   A remaining portion of the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field flows downwardly through the steel roof  714 , downwardly through the interior  726 , and through the steel floor  716 , as illustrated by a vector  728 . The vector  728  is shorter than the vector  14  to illustrate the fact that the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field is degraded by steel construction of the vehicle  712 . 
   While it is logical to assume that degradation of the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field will vary in accordance with individual design parameters of various makes and models of vehicles, measurements with a gaussmeter indicate an average degradation of fifty percent. Therefore, an operator, not shown, sitting on the seat  720 , and passengers, not shown, are disposed in an ambient magnetic field that has been degraded approximately fifty percent by steel construction of the vehicle  712 . 
   While it would be difficult to measure the flow of magnetic flux downwardly through the walls  718 A and  718 B, flow of magnetic flux through the walls  718 A and  718 B can be illustrated by the fact that a compass will point to the walls  718 A and  718 B if the vehicle  712  is oriented in a North-South direction. 
   Continuing to refer to  FIG. 46 , a first magnetic-field generator, first magnetized sheet, or first magnetized pad,  730  is disposed proximal to the steel floor  716  generally in a floormat position. A second magnetic-field generator, second magnetized sheet, or second magnetized pad,  732  is disposed proximal to the steel roof  714  generally in a headliner position. While either of the magnetic-field generators,  730  or  732 , will vectorially increase the vector  728 , using both magnetic-field generators,  730  and  732 , is preferred, since it produces the greatest, and most uniform, increase. 
   If the vehicle  712  is made of steel, as described, then adding the magnetic-field generators  730  and  732  make the vehicle  712  either a magnetic-field-restoring vehicle or a magnetic-field-enhancing vehicle, depending upon the strength of the magnetic field that is generated. However, if the vehicle  712  is not made of magnetic material, adding the magnetic-field generators  730  and  732  makes the vehicle  712  a magnetic-field-enhancing vehicle. Either way, occupants, not shown, of the vehicle  712 , travel in a more healthful magnetic field. 
   Referring now to  FIG. 47A , a magnetic-field-enhancing vehicle chair or magnetic-field-enhancing apparatus  738  includes a magnetic-field generator  740  that is in the form a magnetized sheet, that extends downwardly behind a back  742  of forwardly the chair  738  and under a seat  744 . 
   Referring now to  FIG. 47B , in a second embodiment, a magnetic-field-enhancing vehicle chair or magnetic-field-enhancing apparatus  748  includes a magnetic-field generator  750  that is in the form a magnetized sheet, that extends downwardly in front of a back  752  of the chair  748  and forwardly on top of a seat  754 . 
   Referring now to  FIG. 47C , in a third embodiment, a magnetic-field-enhancing vehicle chair or magnetic-field-enhancing apparatus  758  includes a magnetic-field generator  760  that is in the form a magnetized sheet, and that extends downwardly-inside a back  762  and forwardly inside a seat  764  of the chair  758 . 
   Referring now to  FIGS. 47A-47D , and more particularly to  FIG. 47D , in a variation that may be used with any of the magnetic-field-enhancing vehicle chairs  47 A- 47 C, a magnetic-field generator  768 , that is in the form of a magnetized pad, extends downwardly in front of a seat pedestal  770 . In addition, optionally an other magnetic-field generator  772 , that is in the form of a floor mat, may be used in conjunction with any of the magnetic-field-enhancing vehicle chairs  47 A- 47 C. 
   While construction details have not been shown or described in conjunction with  FIGS. 47A-47D , it should be apparent to one skilled in the art that any conceivable construction or method of attachment can be employed without departing from the scope of the disclosed invention. 
   With regard to vehicles, such as shown and described in conjunction with  FIG. 46 , the cabs and sleeping quarters of trailer tractors are commonly constructed of aluminum, so that the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field is not degraded in either the cab of the tractor or in the operator&#39;s sleeping quarters. However, the present invention is useful in providing an enhanced dc magnetic field, both in the cab, and in sleeping quarters. 
   For instance, extending the magnetic-field generators  730  and  732  back into sleeping quarters, not shown, provides a magnetic-field-enhancing bedroom. Alternately, a magnetic-field-enhancing bed, such as the magnetic-field-enhancing bed  506  of  FIGS. 34 and 35 , may be used in a trucker&#39;s sleeping quarters, or in any other living space used for sleeping. 
   Referring again to  FIG. 43 , the magnetic-field generator  648  may be enlarged to cover an entire floor of a room, or enlarged to cover an entire building, or be used in magnetic-field-enhancing vehicles, such as trains or other mass transportation vehicles. The magnetic field generators, such as the magnetic-field generator  648 , may be constructed of and laid as tiles, or may be laid under a carpet and carpet pad. 
   In summary, the present invention produces a restored and/or enhanced dc magnetic field in a living area, in an entire living thing, or in a body member of a living thing. That is, various embodiments of the present invention provide dc magnetic-field enhanced living spaces for entire living things. Other embodiments are worn on the body, and therefore provide restored or enhanced dc magnetic fields in selected body portions. 
   The present invention can be used: to enhance the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field beyond its present time-degraded magnitude; to restore, and optionally to enhance, a healthy dc magnetic field when the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field has been degraded by an ac magnetic field; to restore and/or to enhance a healthy dc magnetic field in geographical areas in which the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field has been degraded by a natural geological formation; and to restore and/or enhance a normal dc magnetic field when the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field has been degraded in a man-made structure, such as a vehicle. 
   With regard to environmental ac magnetic fields, vector addition of an environmental ac magnetic field with earth&#39;s dc magnetic field commonly produces a cyclically-fluctuating dc magnetic field whose cyclic minimum is less than the earth&#39;s magnetic field and, therefore, insufficient for healthy cell communication. 
   However, in the present invention vector addition of an enhancing dc magnetic field, the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field, and an environmental ac magnetic field produces a cyclically-fluctuating dc magnetic field whose cyclic minimum is greater than the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field, thereby providing a dc magnetic field whose magnitude is sufficient for healthful cell communication, and thereby reducing, or even obviating, the deleterious effects of environmental ac magnetic fields. 
   With regard to geographical areas, in some geographical areas, natural geological formations of magnetic material cause the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field to detour underground, or around those geographical areas, thereby degrading the dc magnetic field. The present invention may be used to restore the dc magnetic field to the magnitude experienced in other geographical areas, or to enhance the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field above its present time-degraded magnitude. 
   With regard to man-made structures, some man-made structures, including vehicles such as cars and vans, and other vehicles constructed of steel, seriously degrade the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field. This is especially serious when both driver and passengers are subjected to degraded magnetic fields for long hours. 
   The enhancing magnetic fields used to practice the present invention may be as low as 0.1 gauss, and as high as, or higher than, 5.0 gauss, and may be at any angle to the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field, or at any angle to an ac magnetic field, and in any plane that results in a dc magnetic field that is greater than the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field. 
   Enhancing magnetic fields, as taught herein, may be generated electromagnetically, or permanent magnets may be used in any suitable shape, size, number and/or combination to generate enhancing magnetic fields. However, sheets of magnetized material are preferred for many embodiments. 
   Obviously, an enhancing magnetic field cannot be an ac magnetic field. Instead, it must be a dc magnetic field. Further, it must provide a nonreversing, or unidirectional, magnetic field in the living area in which the dc magnetic field is to be enhanced or restored. That is, the magnetic flux must flow in a nonreversing direction in the living area in which the magnetic flux density is to be enhanced. 
   The enhancing magnetic field cannot be developed by a plurality of spaced-apart permanent magnets, as has been used in conventional magnetic mattresses, since, as illustrated in  FIG. 30 , spaced-apart permanent magnets each develop an omnidirectional magnetic field that flows around each magnet. That is, spaced-apart permanent magnets, as used in conventional magnetic mattresses, generate magnetic fields that flow in all directions in a sleeping space above the mattress, and in all directions into a person sleeping on the mattress. Therefore, spaced-apart permanent magnets could not possibly be used to enhance the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field in a living space, or to restore a normal dc magnetic field in a living space that has been degraded by an ac magnetic field. 
   However, as is well-known to those skilled in the art, all of the magnetic flux of a coil flows axially, and nonreversingly or unidirectionally, out one end of the coil, reverses directions by curving outwardly, flows toward the opposite end of the coil, reverses directions by curving inwardly, and flows nonreversingly, or unidirectionally, into an other end of the coil. Therefore, to enhance the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field, or restore a normal dc magnetic field in a living space, the living space must be disposed in the portion of the generated magnetic field that is unidirectional. 
   In like manner, when a permanent magnet has a single pole on each of two faces, all of the magnetic flux flows nonreversingly, or unidirectionally, from one face, reverses directions by curving outwardly, and flows unidirectionally into the other face. Therefore, to enhance the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field, or restore a normal dc magnetic field in a living space, the living space must be disposed in the portion of the generated magnetic field that is unidirectional. 
   The material used for the tests of  FIG. 8  has an MGOe of 0.7, was manufactured by Magnet Technology, Inc. of Lebanon, Ohio, and was magnetized as taught herein. In a test using a spliced sheet 48.0 inches (121.9 cm) wide, 72.0 inches (182.9 cm) long, and 0.060 inches (1.524 mm) thick, magnetic fields of 0.90, 0.78, 0.62, and 0.49 gauss were generated at heights of 12.0, 16.0, 20.0, and 24.0 inches (30.5 cm, 40.6 cm, 50.8 cm, and 61.0 cm) from the magnetized sheet, respectively. 
   With regard to sheets of magnetic material used in magnetic-field-enhancing apparatus taught herein, it should be understood that any material that may be magnetized with a single magnetic pole of one polarity on one face, and a single pole of an opposite polarity on another face, whether it be a structural material, or a material added for the purpose of providing an enhancing magnetic field, may be used to magnetically enhance any of the living spaces taught herein, or any other living space, whether the magnetized material is used under the living space, at a side of the living space, above the living space, on opposite sides of the living space, or any other suitable combination. 
   That is, the present invention includes magnetizing a sheet of magnetic material in a manner in which one side will function substantially as a single North magnetic pole and an other side will function substantially as a single South magnetic pole. While it is preferable that sheets of magnetic material be magnetized with an exclusive North pole on one side, and an exclusive North pole on the other side, it should be understood that gaps of non-magnetized material, or even inclusions of areas with reverse magnetization are within the scope of the present invention, as long as an enhancing dc magnetic field is generated in a living space. 
   Further, while it may be preferable to magnetize a single sheet of magnetic material, the invention may be practiced by use of tiles or elongated strips, and the tiles or strips may be either closely juxtaposed or spaced apart as long as an enhancing dc magnetic field is provided in a living space. The tiles or strips may be placed under or between objects, spliced together, fastened together with Velcro, fastened together with a slide-fastener, vulcanized, or merely placed into position, as long as an enhancing dc magnetic field is generated in a living space. 
   Although apparatus and method of the present invention has focused on providing a more healthful living environment, as opposed to providing therapeutic apparatus and method, the apparatus and method taught herein may be used, at various gauss intensities, for therapeutic treatment by immersing a patient&#39;s entire body, or an entire living thing, into a living space which may be above a bed, a special therapeutic device, a portion of a room, a room, or an entire building, for periods of time that may range from a portion of an hour to days or even weeks. 
   While body-attached and mattress-pad-inserted magnets are being sold by others that induce magnetic flux intensities of up to approximately 1400 gauss into human flesh for the purpose of magnetic therapy, the present invention uses magnetic fields in a more natural way. In the present invention, a magnetic flux density is provided that is in the natural range used by, or usable by, the human body, to enhance cell communication. 
   That is, while many teach the use of magnets to cure various diseases by applying magnetic fields of up to 1400 gauss to surface portions of the human body or to surface portions of animals, the present invention generates magnetic fields that penetrate entire living areas. And the magnetic poles of the generated magnetic fields are oriented in predetermined relationships to the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field, so that the generated magnetic fields vectorially add to the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field. So that, entire bodies of humans or other living things are immersed in an enhanced magnetic field, thereby promoting cell communication and general good health. 
   Even in embodiments of the present invention wherein magnetic-field generators are body-worn, magnetic fields are generated at moderate gauss levels, and orientation of the magnetic poles in relation to a body member of a body member, or according to a theory that a particular magnetic pole provides the greatest healing power. Instead, in the present invention, poles of body-worn magnetic-field generators are disposed in a particular relationship to the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field. A magnetic pole orientation is chosen that vectorially increases the magnitude of the earth&#39;s dc magnetic field, thereby providing an enhanced dc magnetic field. 
   Continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/336,271, filed Jun. 18, 1999, which issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,203,486 on Mar. 20, 2001, Continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/755,697, filed Jan. 5, 2001, and Provisional Patent Application No. 60/254,739, filed Dec. 11, 2000, are all incorporated herein by reference thereto. 
   While specific apparatus and method have been disclosed in the preceding description, it should be understood that these specifics have been given for the purpose of disclosing the principles of the present invention, and that many variations thereof will become apparent to those who are versed in the art. Therefore, the scope of the present invention is to be determined by the appended claims, and without regard to any numbers that may be parenthetically inserted in any of the claims.

Technology Classification (CPC): 0