DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR PROTECTING A PERSON FROM RF RADIATION

• US 20150009044A1
• Filed: 07/03/2014
• Published: 01/08/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/03/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Martin Weinberg, Norman R. Sorensen
• Original Assignee: Martin Weinberg, Norman R. Sorensen
• Inventors: Weinberg, Martin, Sorensen, Norman R.
• Granted Patent: US 9,659,486 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/870.07
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 29/0814 Field measurements related to measuring influence on or from apparatus, components or humans EMC, EMI and similar testing in general G01R31/001, e.g. in ESD, EMI, EMC, EMP testing, measuring radiation leakage; detecting presence of micro- or radiowave emitters; dosimetry; testing shielding; measurements related to lightning
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 29/0857 Dosimetry, i.e. measuring the time integral of radiation intensity; Level warning devices for personal safety use nuclear radiation dosimetry G01T
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 29/0871 Complete apparatus or systems; circuits, e.g. receivers or amplifiers G01R29/0878, G01R29/0892 take precedence; dosimeters, warning devices G01R29/0857
• CPC Class Codes: G01T 1/02 Dosimeters G01T1/15 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01T 1/17 Circuit arrangements not adapted to a particular type of detector pulse-selection circuits H03K, G01R
• CPC Class Codes: G01T 7/00 Details of radiation-measuring instruments
• CPC Class Codes: G01T 7/125 Alarm- or controlling circuits using ionisation chambers, proportional counters or Geiger-Mueller tubes, also functioning as UV detectors measuring radiation intensity with counting tubes G01T1/18; measuring radiation intensity with ionisation chambers G01T1/185; flame monitoring in combustion devices F23Q7/00, F23N; fire alarms actuated by presence of radiation of particles, e.g. of infrared radiation, of ions G08B17/11; discharge tubes per se H01J47/00
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3838 Arrangements for reducing RF exposure to the user, e.g. by changing the shape of the transceiver while in use

Abstract

A radiofrequency (“RF”) transmitter site protection system and an RF radiation protection device are provided. The RF radiation protection device includes a control system and a communication module. The control system includes a processor. The communication module is adapted to communicate with a device operable to sense RF radiation and to receive data representative of a level of the RF radiation proximate the RF safety monitoring device from the RF safety monitoring device.

Claims

1. A radiofrequency (“

RF”

) radiation protection device (“

RFPD”

), comprising;

a control system, including a processor;

a communication module adapted to communicate with a device operable to sense RF radiation (“

RF safety monitoring device”

) and to receive data representative of a level of the RF radiation proximate the RF safety monitoring device from the RF safety monitoring device.

2. The RFPD of claim 1, wherein the communication module is adapted to communicate with the RF safety monitoring device using wireless communications.

3. The RFPD of claim 1, wherein the communication module is further adapted to send and receive communications with a unit independent of the RFPD, other than the RF safety monitoring device.

4. The RFPD of claim 3, wherein the communication module is adapted to communicate a unique identifier associated with the RFPD to the independent unit.

5. The RFPD of claim 1 further comprising a global positioning system locator.

6. A radiofrequency (“

RF”

) radiation protection device (“

RFPD”

), comprising;

a control system, including a processor, adapted to sense RF radiation and to produce data representative of a level of the sensed RF radiation; and

a communication module that is operable to transmit the data representative of the level of sensed RF radiation to a unit independent of the RFPD.

7. The RFPD of claim 6, wherein the communication module is further adapted to send and receive communications with a unit independent of the RFPD.

8. The RFPD of claim 7, wherein the communication module is further adapted to communicate with the independent unit using wireless communications.

9. The RFPD of claim 7, wherein the communication module is adapted to communicate a unique identifier associated with the RFPD to the independent unit.

10. The RFPD of claim 6, wherein the RFPD includes a global positioning system (“

GPS”

) locator operable to determine a location of the RFPD.

11. The RFPD of claim 10, wherein the RFPD control system is adapted to access a database containing RF transmitting site locations and to determine a distance between the RFPD and at least one of the RF transmitting site locations contained within the database.

12. A portable communication device, comprising:

a control system, including a processor, adapted to sense radiofrequency (“

RF”

) radiation and to produce data representative of a level of the sensed RF radiation; and

a communication module that is operable to transmit the data representative of the level of sensed RF radiation to a unit independent of the portable communication device.

13. The portable communication device of claim 12, wherein the device is in the form of a cellphone, a computer, a tablet, or a smart device.

14. A radiofrequency (“

RF”

) transmitting site protection system, comprising;

a plurality of radiofrequency radiation protection devices (“

RFPDs”

) each having a control system, including a processor, and a communication module adapted to communicate with a device operable to sense RF radiation (“

RF safety monitoring device”

) and to receive data representative of a level of the sensed RF radiation from the RF safety monitoring device; and

at least one unit independent of the RFPDs, which unit includes a control system having a processor, and a communication module adapted to communicate with the RFPDs, wherein the control system is adapted to store data representative of the sensed RF radiation level.

15. A radiofrequency (“

RF”

) transmitting site protection system, comprising;

at least one RF radiation protection device (“

RFPD”

) having an RFPD control system, including a processor, a device operable to sense RF radiation (“

RF safety monitoring device”

), and an RFPD communication module; and

at least one unit independent of the RFPD, which unit includes a unit control system having a processor, and a unit communication module adapted to communicate with the RFPD;

wherein the RFPD communication module is adapted to communicate with the independent unit, including transmitting data representative of a level of the RF radiation sensed by the RFPD; and

wherein the unit control system is adapted to store data representative of the sensed RF radiation, and to communicate with the RFPD.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the unit control system is adapted to store periodically determined RF radiation levels sensed by the RFPD.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the unit control system is adapted to determine at least one of a duration of continuous RF radiation exposure sensed by the RFPD or a total amount of time of RF radiation exposure sensed by the RFPD within a given time period.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the RFPD includes a global positioning system (“

GPS”

) locator operable to determine a location of the RFPD.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the unit control system is adapted to access a database containing RF transmitting site locations, and to determine a distance between the RFPD and at least one of the RF transmitting site locations contained within the database using the GPS determined location of the RFPD.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the at least one unit independent of the RFPD includes an on-site unit located at an RF transmitting site, and a base unit located remote from the RF transmitting site, wherein the on-site unit includes a communication module and a control system and wherein the base unit includes a communication module and a control system;

wherein the RFPD communication module is adapted to communicate with the on-site unit, including transmitting data representative of a level of the RF radiation sensed by the RFPD to the on-site unit; and

wherein the on-site communication module is adapted to communicate with the base unit communication module, including transmitting data representative of a level of the RF radiation sensed by the RFPD to the base unit; and

wherein at least one of the on-site control system or the base unit control system is adapted to store data representative of the sensed RF radiation level.

21. The system of claim 20, wherein the on-site communication module is adapted to communicate a unique identifier associated with the on-site unit to the base unit.