Patents by Inventor Michael Harner

Michael Harner has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Device for inducing altered states of consciousness
    Patent number: 5479941
    Abstract: A rotating device for producing altered states of consciousness in a subject is provided. The subject's body rotates about a point in the center of the body support means at a speed between about 10 and about 60 revolutions per minute. In a preferred embodiment the direction of rotation is periodically reversed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 2, 1996
    Assignee: Foundation of Shamanic Studies
    Inventor: Michael Harner