Reduced operator emission exposure antennas for safer hand-held radios and cellular telephones
First Claim
1. An antenna for a personal communication device for reducing RF emissions to a user, comprising:
- a support rod suitable for mounting to a personal communication device;
an antenna element mounted atop said support rod;
a lead means for electrically connecting said antenna element to the personal communication device; and
transmission power control means for reducing transmission power of the personal communication device when said antenna element is close to a user.
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Abstract
An antenna for a personal communication device designed for reducing RF emissions to a user'"'"'s head and body comprises a single half-wave dipole antenna element mounted on the top of a telescoping rod such that the antenna element is raised above the user'"'"'s head when the rod is extended. The rod is completely inactive and serves only to elevate the active antenna element above the user'"'"'s head and away from the body. A built-in switch is provided which reduces the transmission RF power when the rod is retracted to further protect the user. In a second embodiment, a co-linear array of dipole antenna elements is used. The full array is active for reception. However, a proximity detector senses the proximity of a human body, and lowers the RF transmission power to those antenna elements in the array that are closest to the user'"'"'s head.
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14 Claims
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1. An antenna for a personal communication device for reducing RF emissions to a user, comprising:
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a support rod suitable for mounting to a personal communication device; an antenna element mounted atop said support rod; a lead means for electrically connecting said antenna element to the personal communication device; and transmission power control means for reducing transmission power of the personal communication device when said antenna element is close to a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An antenna for a personal communication device for reducing RF emissions to a user, comprising:
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a support rod suitable for mounting to a personal communication device; an antenna element mounted to said telescoping support rod; a lead means for electrically connecting said antenna element to the personal communication device; means for determining proximity between said antenna element and the user; and transmission power control means, connected to said means for determining proximity, for reducing transmission power supplied to said antenna element when said antenna element is close to a user. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An antenna for a personal communication device for reducing RF radiation exposure to a user, comprising:
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an array of dipole antenna elements; means for electrically connecting said array of dipole antenna elements to a personal communication device; transmission power control means for selectively reducing RF transmission power to said array of dipole antenna elements; and means for determining proximity between ones of said array of dipole antenna elements and the user, said transmission power control means reducing RF transmission power to ones of said co-linear array of dipole antenna elements closest to the user. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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