Sleeve with electronic extensions for a cell phone

• US 9,832,295 B2
• Filed: 05/30/2015
• Issued: 11/28/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ditto Labs, Inc., MoJoose, Inc.
• Original Assignee: MoJoose, Inc.
• Inventors: Ash, Jr., Daniel R., Ash, Sr., Daniel R., Storniolo, Joseph, Monroe, Jeremy
• Primary Examiner(s): Trinh, Sonny
• Application Number:
  US14/726,509
• Publication Number:
  US 20150304464A1
• Time in Patent Office: 913 Days
• Field of Search: 4555751, 4555755, 4555757, 4555758, 455 111, 455 7, 4555561, 343702
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 13/86 Combinations of radar systems with non-radar systems, e.g. sonar, direction finder
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 7/02 of systems according to group G01S13/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/243 with built-in antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/244 extendable from a housing along a given path
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/38 formed by a conductive layer on an insulating support patch antennas H01Q9/0407; microstrip dipole antennas H01Q9/065; microstrip slot antennas H01Q13/106; transmission line microstrip antennas H01Q13/206; manufacturing reflecting surfaces using insulating material for supporting the reflecting surface H01Q15/142
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/50 Structural association of antennas with earthing switches, lead-in devices or lightning protectors
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/521 reducing the coupling between adjacent antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 21/28 Combinations of substantially independent non-interacting antenna units or systems multiple beam H01Q25/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 9/04 Resonant antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 9/30 with feed to end of elongated active element, e.g. unipole H01Q9/44 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/0346 Hand-held transmitters
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3888 Arrangements for carrying or protecting transceivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/15542 Selecting at relay station its transmit and receive resources selection of wireless resources by user or terminal H04W72/02; arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path by two-dimensional division of the resources H04L5/0003, or by allocating sub-channels H04L5/003
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/026 Details of the structure or mounting of specific components
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/04 Wireless resource allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/04 adapted for relaying to or from another terminal or user

Abstract

A passively re-radiating cell phone sleeve assembly capable of receiving a nested cell phone provides signal boosting capabilities. Signal boosting is enabled by use of an additional antenna, a pass-through repeater, dual antenna isolation capability and other features.

Claims

1. A cell phone assembly for engaging a cell phone in a nested relationship, the assembly comprising:

(A) an enclosure fitting around at least a portion of the engaged cell phone, said enclosure having a back panel and at least one frontal peripheral lip positioned for holding the engaged cell phone within the assembly;

(B) a planar radio frequency (RF) coupling probe positioned in said back panel for electromagnetic coupling with an internal antenna of the cell phone when the cell phone is in the assembly, said coupling probe having substantially the same size and shape as the internal antenna of the cell phone, and wherein the enclosure holds the cell phone such that the RF coupling probe is substantially adjacent to the internal antenna of the cell phone when the cell phone is in the assembly;

(C) an assembly antenna; and

(D) an embedded electrical circuit within the enclosure, the electrical circuit comprising a signal amplifying circuit connecting said assembly antenna and said coupling probe, said amplifier amplifying signals between the assembly antenna and the coupling probe,

wherein said electrical circuit is configured to conduct a captured electromagnetic signal from the coupling probe to the assembly antenna, wherein conducting the captured electromagnetic signal to the assembly antenna does not include actively amplifying the captured signal.

2. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the at least one lip partially covers the engaged cell phone within the assembly.

3. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the at least one lip extends peripherally over a portion of a face of the engaged cell phone within the assembly.

4. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the back panel is integral with a surrounding side wall and said at least one frontal peripheral lip.

5. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the enclosure fits tightly around at least a portion of the engaged cell phone.

6. The assembly of claim 1 wherein a material of which said enclosure is fabricated is at least partially elastic to be stretched slightly upon receiving a cell phone to be engaged.

7. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the back panel is integral with the at least one peripheral lip.

8. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the coupling probe has a multi-frequency band resonance.

9. The assembly of claim 8 wherein the coupling probe has a multi-frequency band resonance enabling plural frequency band selectivity including at least one of 700, 850, 900, 1800, 1900, and 2100 MHz.

10. The assembly of claim 1 wherein said electromagnetic coupling comprises near field coupling.

11. The assembly of claim 1 wherein said coupling probe has a multilayer planar construction.

12. An assembly for engaging an electronic communication device in a nested relationship, the assembly comprising:

(A) an enclosure fitting around at least a portion of the engaged electronic communication device when the electronic communication device is engaged in the assembly, said enclosure holding the engaged electronic communication device in the assembly;

(B) a planar radio frequency (RF) coupling probe positioned in said enclosure for electromagnetic coupling with an internal antenna of the electronic communication device when the electronic communication device is in the assembly, said coupling probe having substantially the same size and shape as the internal antenna of the electronic communication device, and wherein, when the electronic communication device is engaged in the assembly, the enclosure holds the cell phone such that the RF coupling probe is substantially adjacent to the internal antenna of the electronic communication device, wherein the coupling probe has a multi-frequency band resonance enabling plural frequency band selectivity;

(C) an assembly antenna; and

(D) a signal amplifying antenna circuit connecting said coupling probe to said assembly antenna and amplifying signals between the assembly antenna and the coupling probe,

wherein said antenna circuit is configured to conduct a captured electromagnetic signal from the coupling probe to the assembly antenna, wherein conducting the captured electromagnetic signal to the assembly antenna does not include actively amplifying the captured signal.

13. The assembly of claim 12 wherein the enclosure fits tightly around at least a portion of the electronic communication device when the electronic communication device is engaged in the assembly.

14. The assembly of claim 12 wherein a material of which enclosure is fabricated is at least partially elastic to be stretched slightly upon receiving an electronic communication device to be engaged.

15. The assembly of claim 12 wherein said electromagnetic coupling comprises near field coupling.

16. The assembly of claim 12 wherein the enclosure comprise at least one frontal peripheral lip-positioned for holding the engaged electronic communication device within the assembly.

17. The assembly of claim 12 wherein the coupling probe has a multi-frequency band resonance enabling plural frequency band selectivity including at least one of 700, 850, 900, 1800, 1900, and 2100 MHz.

18. The assembly of claim 12 wherein the coupling probe is positioned in a back panel of the enclosure.

19. The assembly of claim 12 wherein the electronic communication device comprises a cell phone.

20. An assembly for engaging an electronic communication device in a nested relationship, the assembly comprising:

(A) an enclosure fitting around at least a portion of the engaged electronic communication device when the electronic communication device is engaged in the assembly, said enclosure holding the engaged electronic communication device in the assembly, wherein the enclosure fits tightly around at least a portion of the engaged electronic communication device, wherein a material of which said enclosure is fabricated is at least partially elastic to be stretched slightly upon receiving an electronic communication device to be engaged;

(B) a planar radio frequency (RF) coupling probe positioned in said enclosure for electromagnetic coupling with an internal antenna of the electronic communication device when the electronic communication device is in the assembly, said coupling probe having substantially the same size and shape as the internal antenna of the electronic communication device, and wherein, when the electronic communication device is engaged in the assembly, the enclosure holds the cell phone such that the RF coupling probe is substantially adjacent to the internal antenna of the electronic communication device, wherein the coupling probe has a multi-frequency band resonance enabling plural frequency band selectivity;

(C) an assembly antenna; and

(D) circuitry connecting said assembly antenna to said coupling probe, said circuit amplifying signals from the assembly antenna and the coupling probe,

wherein said circuitry is configured to conduct a captured electromagnetic signal from the coupling device to the assembly antenna, wherein the conducting the captured electromagnetic signal to the assembly antenna does not include actively amplifying the captured signal.