Cellular telephone shield for the reduction of electromagnetic radiation exposure

• US 9,979,425 B2
• Filed: 08/03/2012
• Issued: 05/22/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/03/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Stephen Carmody
• Original Assignee: Stephen Carmody
• Inventors: Wolf, II, Erich W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ducheneaux, Frank D
• Application Number:
  US13/566,343
• Publication Number:
  US 20130035142A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,118 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 15/00 Layered products comprising a layer of metal
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2250/04 4 layers
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2307/212 Electromagnetic interference shielding
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 27/00 Layered products comprising a layer of synthetic resin fibrous or filamentary layer made of a synthetic resin B32B5/02; particulate layer made of a synthetic resin B32B5/16; foamed layer made of a synthetic resin B32B5/18
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 27/36 comprising polyesters
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 3/266 characterised by an apertured layer, the apertures going through the whole thickness of the layer, e.g. expanded metal, perforated layer, slit layer regular cells B32B3/12
• CPC Class Codes: C09J 183/04 Polysiloxanes
• CPC Class Codes: C09J 2465/006 in the substrate
• CPC Class Codes: C09J 2483/00 Presence of polysiloxane
• CPC Class Codes: C09J 7/29 Laminated material metallised plastics C09J7/22
• CPC Class Codes: C09J 7/38 Pressure-sensitive adhesives [PSA]
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/2848 Three or more layers

Abstract

A radiation shield comprises a substrate polymer layer, a conductive layer having an aperture providing access to a front face of a cellular telephone, adjacent the substrate polymer layer, and an adhesion surface adjacent the conductive layer and the front face. A radiation shield comprising a first substrate polymer layer, a conductive layer having an aperture providing access to a touch-sensitive screen of the front face, adjacent the first substrate polymer layer, a second substrate polymer layer adjacent the conductive layer, and an adhesion surface adjacent the conductive layer and the front face. At least one opening provides access to the front face.

Claims

1. A radiation shield for attachment to a cellular telephone, the cellular telephone having a front face and a touch-sensitive screen, comprising:

a first substrate polymer layer;

a conductive layer, adjacent the first substrate polymer layer;

a second substrate polymer layer, adjacent the conductive layer;

an adhesion surface, adjacent the second substrate polymer layer and the front face;

the conductive layer having an aperture that provides access to the touch-sensitive screen;

whereby the radiation shield attenuates electromagnetic radiation.

2. The radiation shield of claim 1, wherein the cellular telephone has a set of controls and the radiation shield has at least one opening providing access to the set of controls.

3. The radiation shield of claim 1, wherein the first substrate polymer layer has a thickness range of approximately 0.1 mm to approximately 0.7 mm.

4. The radiation shield of claim 1, wherein the first substrate polymer layer is a material selected from the group of polyester, polyethylene terephthalate, glass, and polycarbonate.

5. The radiation shield of claim 1, wherein the second substrate polymer layer has a thickness range of approximately 0.1 mm to approximately 0.7 mm.

6. The radiation shield of claim 1, wherein the second substrate polymer layer is a material selected from the group of polyester, polyethylene terephthalate, glass, and polycarbonate.

7. The radiation shield of claim 1, wherein the conductive layer has a sheet resistance range of about 10 ohms per square to about 15 ohms per square.

8. The radiation shield of claim 1, wherein the conductive layer has a thickness range of approximately 0.03 mm to approximately 0.06 mm.

9. The radiation shield of claim 1, wherein the conductive layer is made of a material selected from the group of indium tin oxide, silver, gold, graphene, carbon nanotubes, polyacetylene, polyphenylenen vinylene, polythophene, polyphylene sulfide, polyaniline nanofibers, and carbon nanofibers.

10. The radiation shield of claim 1, wherein the adhesion surface further comprises an adhesive layer.

11. The radiation shield of claim 1, wherein the adhesive layer has a thickness range of approximately 0.035 mm to approximately 0.065 mm.

12. The radiation shield of claim 1, wherein the aperture is a semi-transparent region having at least 84% transparency.

13. The radiation shield of claim 1, further comprising:

the conductive layer juxtaposed between the first substrate polymer layer and the second substrate polymer;

the second substrate polymer layer juxtaposed between the conductive layer and the adhesion surface;

the conductive layer formed as a metallic coating;

a first opening that is sized to approximately match a speaker of the cellular telephone;

a second opening that is sized to approximately match a camera of the cellular telephone;

a third opening that is sized to approximately match a button of the cellular telephone;

the aperture having a set of dimensions that are approximately equal to a set of dimensions of the touch-sensitive screen;

the aperture being an area of the radiation shield where the conductive layer is not present;

the electromagnetic radiation that is attenuated is in one of the 800 MHz band and the 1900 MHz band for cellular telephone operation;

wherein the first substrate polymer layer has a thickness range of approximately 0.6 mm to approximately 0.7 mm; and

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wherein the aperture is a semi-transparent region having transparency in a range from 84% to 89%.