Method and system for shielding the human head from electromagnetic radiation from handheld radio communications devices

• US 20020097189A1
• Filed: 02/28/2001
• Published: 07/25/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 01/22/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Scott Coloney
• Original Assignee: Scott Coloney
• Inventors: Coloney, Scott
• Application Number:
  US09/794,020
• Publication Number:
  US 20020097189A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 343/841
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/245 with means for shaping the antenna pattern, e.g. in order to protect user against rf exposure
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/52 Means for reducing coupling between antennas; Means for reducing coupling between an antenna and another structure absorbing means H01Q17/00

Abstract

A method and system for reducing the exposure of the human head from the electromagnetic radiation emanating from a hand held radio communications device. The system optionally includes in combination the covering of the speaker and the headset leads with a radiation absorbing material, the shielding of the antenna, an embedded directional antenna, a face plate for the ear facing side of the device molded from a radiation absorbing material or having such material embedded therein, the use of a radiation adsorbing paint for the device, a hat or cap of radiation adsorbing material to be worn while using the device, and a radiation adsorbing frame for eyeglasses to be worn while using the device.

Claims

1. In a hand held radio communications device having an antenna, the improvement including shielding for the antenna only on the side of the device facing the user.

2. The device of claim 1 wherein said shielding is an arcuate EM radiation conducting material extending over an arc of approximately sixty degrees.

3. The device of claim 1 wherein both said antenna and shielding telescopes within the housing of the device.

4. In a hand held radio communications device having an antenna internal of a housing having a face plate which contains dialing push buttons, the improvement wherein the composition of the face plate includes radiation adsorbing material to thereby provide shielding for the antenna on the side of the device facing the user thereof.

5. In a hand held radio communications device having an antenna, the improvement wherein said housing is covered by a layer of radiation adsorbing material to thereby provide shielding for the user on at least the side of the device facing the user when in normal use.

6. A head covering for the user of a hand held radiation device, said head covering including radiation absorbing material to thereby protect the user of a hand held communications device from electromagnetic radiation emanating form the device and its associated equipment.

7. The head covering of claim 6 wherein said head covering is a baseball cap and wherein said radiation absorbing material is a liner comprising a woven fabric with electrically conductive components woven therein.

8. Eye glasses for the user of a hand held radiation device, the frames of said eye glasses including radiation absorbing material to thereby reduce the exposure of the user of a hand held communications device from electromagnetic radiation emanating from the device and its associated equipment.

9. In a hand held communication device, the improvement wherein the antenna is embedded within the device housing and shielded on the side of the device facing the user thereof when the device is in use.