WO2010016768A1

WO2010016768A1 - Means for protecting a user from emf emissions from devices such as mobile phones

Info

Publication number: WO2010016768A1
Application number: PCT/NO2009/000273
Authority: WO
Inventors: Thomas Aksnes; Johan Eia; Victor Vergun
Original assignee: Cellmate As
Priority date: 2008-08-04
Filing date: 2009-08-04
Publication date: 2010-02-11
Also published as: GB2476745A; GB201103733D0

Abstract

A method for reducing the harmful effect of radiation emitted by RF and EMF radiation emitting devices such as mobile phones on living organisms, characterised by altering the waveform shape of said radiation in such a way that the desired function of the device is not changed or affected and that harmonics in the region of 50Hz -75GHz which could cause the harmful effect are minimised. This is achieved by using a passive matrix assembly or an active system to modify the emitted waveform shape by: 1. minimising the presence of sharp peaks i.e. the waveform is softened; 2. increasing the wavelength, decreasing the frequency and decreasing the amplitude of any transients present. As a consequence of these changes harmonics generated by the waveform are minimised.

Description

Means for Protecting a User from EMF Emissions from Devices such as Mobile Phones

Technical Field

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for use with electromagnetic frequency emitting devices (e.g. mobile phones).

Background Art

Minimizing the harmful effects of electromagnetic radiation is a problem of increasing concern. It is generally accepted that radio wave emissions have an effect on the human body. Numerous studies have demonstrated a heating effect (similar to microwave heating), cell activity disruption, and other biological effects on humans. Concern about the effects of these waves has lead to legislation limiting human exposure to radio waves. Of particular concern are the emissions of mobile phones. To quantify and study human mobile phone exposure a measure was devised called the SAR (Specific Absorption Rate). As a result of this method of measuring and regulating human exposure most efforts have been aimed at reducing the SAR that a device produces.

One approach is to use shielding parts mounted on a radio apparatus. An example of this is shown in WO 02/017600. A shield is applied directly to the antenna which reduces emission in the direction of the users head. This reduces the intensity of the emitted wave but also the effectiveness of the device. Also such shielding materials often need to be matched to the device (i.e. the antenna shape) making mass production for different device types impossible. Shielding also adds weight.

Another more sophisticated concept is shown in EP 1227434. In this patent there is a kind of tuned shielding which suppresses unnecessary electromagnetic radiation without reducing the emitted power in desired frequency bands. Again the design must be adapted to a specific communication device and incorporated during manufacture. Also as can be seen from fig. 6b of EP 1227434 the frequency attenuation in the upper frequency ranges (above IGHz) is minimal. Also the problem being addressed in the above patent is not the same as it is not attempting to reduce potential harm caused by tfie^im@Gess-ary-ele(^romagneticτad3:atiein. A limitation of many patents is that the focus is on reducing SAR. While this may be beneficial it does not directly address the problem of damage done to human cell biology but merely limits how much electromagnetic radiation is absorbed, hi other words they are not based on an understanding of what actually causes the problem. Various studies have shown that even when mobile phone devices meet legislated SAR levels there is still damage being caused to cell functioning.

Other approaches involve using specialised materials which claim to reduce the harmful effects. One example uses a special mineral that is finely powdered and deposited in layers on a disc. It is not clear exactly how the minerals achieve their effect so reproducing it in other ways such as an active system is not possible. Other examples include materials which absorb parts of the radiation, create magnetic blocking fields or create fields that strengthen living cells. Although small and adaptable to many devices the best such materials are only partially successful at reducing harmful effects on cell biology.

Disclosure of the Invention

A major difficulty with the prior art is that other than the heating effect, it is not clear precisely what mechanism causes cell damage thereby hampering efforts at identifying an effective solution. The regulation of max 2w/cm² is enough to prevent heating effect with GSM frequencies, however phones with 10 times less radiation still create problems because of the mechanisms explained in the following paragraphs. Confusion has also been created by studies which have used very high power emissions in the frequency range of mobile phones but used frequency generators instead of phones to conduct the studies and shown no health risks. Other studies which did use mobile phones were done, but tested aspects of human health that are not affected by mobile phone use. So it was necessary to research precisely what aspects of health were being negatively affected and what aspects of mobile phone emissions were causing these health problems. It was discovered that the damage is caused not necessarily by the carrier frequencies themselves but by transients, waveform shape and harmonics which are present in the emissions of RF devices. A problem specific to data carrying devices which use Time Division Multiplexing such as mobile phones is the generation of continuous transients. Other RF and EMF emitting devices which do not carry data can also pose a problem due to the waveform shape. These problems are explained in detail in the description that follows. As these problem causing mechanisms are not widely recognised, no effort has been made in the manufacture or design of products to reduce or eliminate them. Indeed the field strength of these harmonics is so small that it is not obvious that they could pose a problem. Also the specific problem causing waveforms are so short in duration that little attention has been paid to them.

The invention relates to a method and apparatus and aims at solving the problems caused by the signals generated by RF emitting devices such as mobile phones. It further addresses the problems of the damage caused by the waveforms themselves (also a problem in other EMF emitting devices such as computer power supplies etc.). It also achieves this in a small and lightweight form adaptable to any style of user device while being inexpensive to manufacture. It also solves the problem of having no adverse effect on the functioning of the user device.

The invention consists in a method for reducing the harmful effect of radiation emitted by RF and EMF emitting devices on living organisms characterised by altering the waveform shape radiated by such RF devices in such a way that the desired function of the device is not changed or affected and that those aspects of the emitted waves which cause the harmful effect are not generated. The technical feature of this claim resides in the elimination of those aspects of the waveforms that have been discovered to cause problems in the functioning of living organisms. A further technical feature is that the generation of harmonics by said aspects is minimised. The advantage of this feature is that it has proven to be effective at mitigating harmful effects on cell biology.

A further aspect of the invention consists in a method to modify the waveform by minimising the presence of sharp peaks as well increasing the wavelength and reducing the frequency, amplitude and peaks of transients occurring at the beginning of every pulse burst α£a Jime-Div-ision-Multiplex-ed'eommunication signal while maintaining the overall power, field strength and frequency of the device signal. The technical feature of this claim is the method of modifying the waveform in a very minute way leaving the signal virtually unchanged but nevertheless changed enough that harmful effects are measurably and significantly reduced.

A further aspect of the invention consists in a method wherein the waveform aspects are eliminated by generating a sine wave shaped interference wave which interacts with the signal being emitted by the waveform emitting device. The technical feature here is the use of the sine wave shaped wave which when mixed with the user device source signal has the effect of rounding the sharp peaks causing the harmful aspects. This technical feature has the effect not only of rendering the peaks harmless to cell biology but also of minimising the generation of harmonics which can also be harmful in certain frequency ranges.

A further aspect of the invention consists in a method wherein the interference wave is generated by a passive matrix assembly which resonates with the signal emitted by said RF device thereby generating a sine wave shaped signal at the same frequency as emitted signal. The technical feature resides in the use of a standalone matrix assembly which is not connected to any circuitry of the RF device and requires no additional power nor does it require a specific spatial relationship to the RF device. Another technical feature is that the matrix assembly radiates a sine wave shaped signal after being stimulated into coherent resonance by the device signal.

A further aspect of the invention consists in a method wherein the interference signal is generated as a sine wave shaped signal within the RF device by software or circuitry and added to the emitted signal before the said signal is fed to the RF device antenna. The technical feature in this case is the use of circuitry and/or software already available within the device so that no (or very little) additional hardware is required and the cost addition to manufacturing the device is negligible. An advantage of this aspect is that being an active system it can be optimised to achieve even greater effectiveness than the passive matrix assembly at minimising the harmful effects. A further aspect of the invention consists in an apparatus wherein the passive matrix assembly is manufactured from metallic film deposited in layers according to a desired pattern in a holographic printing process resulting in a size less than 0.1mm in thickness and 500mm squared in area. The technical feature in this case is the small size which is achievable using metallic film in the printing process. This allows the matrix assembly to be mounted on or in small RF devices such as mobile phones. Furthermore the thinness and materials used (metal alloy film) allow the matrix assembly to be flexible and applied to curved surfaces. An advantage of this feature is the ease and lower cost of bulk manufacture afforded by the printing process. Also this aspect of the invention is designed to have an effect in the immediate vicinity of the device being used as it it placed close to the source signal from which protection is sought.

A further aspect of the invention is an apparatus characterised by a passive matrix assembly constructed of a highly conductive material such as high purity unheated anti- twin copper wire with multiple cords and connected to an iteratively designed antenna made of similar material. The matrix structure has a form arrived at by iterative design and is composed of multiple interdependent modules, where each module is constructed from the above material and suspended in a grounding base material such as carbon powder, and isolated from the device housing. The modules work together to offer protection from a wide range of emissions from geopathic stress to high frequency EM waves. The complete structure is housed in a material that is transparent to EM fields and does not reflect or create a field of its own. The technical feature here is the use of an extremely efficient antenna connected to the matrix assembly which allows the area of effect of the matrix assembly to be greatly expanded. In this way a whole building can be protected instead of a single room. This solves the problem of providing protection when the matrix assembly is not close to the source of RF/EMF emission. It also solves the problem of covering a large area with a single device. Prior art devices have only been effective in one room. It also solves the problem of protecting against a large range of frequencies in a single device. A further problem solved is the degree of protection which is much higher than prior art devices.

Another aspect of the invention consists in a matrix assembly functioning according to the methods of claims 1,2,4 and 5 and adapted for mounting on low frequency devices such as power adapters using a single matrix layer construction of materials reflective to low frequency emissions^ such as paper, plastics 'Or-metaL- The technical feature of this aspect is that it is mounted close to the source of EMF or electro smog emissions to provide protection to users close to these devices.

A final aspect of the invention consists in an apparatus according to previous claims and mounted on a device emitting RF and/or EMF waves such as mobile phones, computers, PDA's, power supplies and other such devices with the option of using an adhesive layer on the passive matrix assembly for mounting. The technical feature here is the use of the passive matrix assembly on a range of devices and the ease of mounting using an adhesive layer with the option of including an advertising logo on or adjacent to the matrix assembly.

Brief Description of the Drawings

Fig. 1 shows a typical signal without harmonizing Fig. 2 sine wave emitted by the matrix assembly

Fig. 3 shows the effect of the invention on signal in fig. 1

Fig. 4 shows an embodiment intended for portable communication devices

Fig. 5 shows a matrix assembly for use in a fixed environment

Fig. 6 shows an embodiment for use on low frequency devices Fig. 7 An embodiment using mobile phone circuitry

Fig. 8 A chart of the effect on a user of a mobile phone using the matrix assembly

Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

The invention solves the problem of damage to cell biology caused by radio frequencies and /or electromagnetic emissions from common devices producing these problems such as mobile phones. By precisely identifying what causes the problem to human cell health it has been possible to arrive at several embodiments of the invention that allow its application either as software added to a user device or as an apparatus used with a user device or indeed as a combination of software and apparatus. Its application is not restricted to portable communication devices as the method can be applied in a number of embodiments that offer protection to humans from other potential sources of harmful electromagnetic radiation such as mobile phone antenna towers and computer power supplies. The invention also solves the problems of being adaptable to any type of device and being inexpensive to manufacture. It can also be incorporated during manufacture of a device in the operating software thereby creating an active system to reduce the harmful effects of RF and EMF radiation at minimum cost. Additionally there is no reduction in the performance of portable devices emitting radio waves which cannot afford any loss in efficiency as their battery life is crucial to market acceptance. Further advantages will become apparent in the description below.

A detailed explanation of the problems being solved will be given with reference to mobile phones and the waveforms commonly encountered in their use. This detailed explanation of the problems makes it easier to describe the functioning of the invention. Some of these problems also exist in other devices and the invention solves the problem in the same way as will become clear in the description of further embodiments of the invention. The radio technology that is being used in a mobile telephone is a time multiplexed multi frequency system consisting of seven frequencies. Two are used for internal data control and five are for speech transmission. In order to serve more than five users at the same time the system is time multiplexed, meaning that each user gets a slot in the time domain. The speech is digitalized and each of the frequency bursts represents a zero or a one (see fig. 1). hi the figure are shown two frequency burst sequences spaced by a time ti. The time t_\ represents the time multiplexing where there is no communication with the phone. This happens so rapidly that it is perceived as continuous speech, much like a TV where still pictures put together rapidly are perceived as continuous movement. Each burst generates a high frequency transient in the beginning, and the initial burst after the gap ti has an even higher amplitude transient. This can be seen in the enlarged portion of fig. 1. These transients are frequent and stable in occurrence. The problem with mobile phones is not the signal strength, carrier frequency or the sound frequencies. There are several other factors creating the damaging effect of mobile telephones and these factors are:

1.

The transients as described above each have a wavelength in the millimeter range, which is creating distortion in the inter-cell communication. The cell membrane vibration creates millimeter- waves in this frequency range (i.e. the range of millimeter wavelengths), which function as carrier- waves for the cell-to-cell communication in a living organism. When the transients are in this range it disrupts the cell communication. The way a mobile phone is multiplexed, it is not possible to generate the pulses without creating such transients, so the transients must be dealt with using an added technology on the phone for this purpose.

2. A waveform with pointy peaks does more damage than a softer waveform. An analogy to explain this: When you make a concentration of the sun through a magnifying glass on a small point, it will have more effect than a softer (bigger) dot. If you make high, pointy peaks of a 2.4 GHz signal, you can have the effects of a microwave oven, while if you use a rounded waveform with moderate amplitude and intensity on the same frequency you can have WIFI (wireless internet network).

3.

The transients and the pointy peaks of the carrier- wave also give rise to harmonics in every second octave. This means there are lots of different frequencies in a large span, which are likely to correspond with factors in our body, thereby affecting these factors. As the body has been shown to be sensitive to certain frequencies it is important to avoid to bombarding the body with a wide spectrum of EM radiation

Studies have been made using a frequency generator with 10 times higher signal strength than mobile phones can generate, and they showed no adverse health effects. There are, however, a lot of studies made with real mobile phones which clearly show that mobile phones represent a health hazard. Even though some research showed that the main problem was the transients generated by the multiplexing, as there has not been a way to solve this problem, many more studies using frequency generators continued to be done instead. These studies then built up a large body of data intended to show that current mobile phones were safe. The invention is addressed at the problems revealed by studies that have shown that there are indeed health problems caused by the use of mobile phones as well as exposure to various other types of EM radiation known collectively as "electro smog".

The first embodiment for mobile devices is a passive resonance matrix assembly which resonates coherently with the signals from the mobile phone. It has a several layer holographic matrix made of a special metal alloy, and it is filtering the signal and softening the waves that are being resonated. There will then be two signals, the original from the mobile phone-to-tower communication and the one from the matrix assembly. Since these have the same base frequency they synchronize to only one field, thereby affecting the original and damaging field. The other embodiments do not have to deal with a transient problem, so only problems 2 and 3 are solved in those. The invention does not address issue of reducing SAR but of reducing harmful effects caused by low intensity high frequency signals. In other words it solves the problem of damage being caused by phones that meet or exceed regulatory SAR legislation but that nevertheless still disrupt biological cell functioning.

The principle of wave interference is used to remove the harmonic generating and damage causing characteristics of the peaks. A wave is generated which interacts with the waves of the devices in a way that slightly smoothes the peaks. A passive system in the form of reradiating matrix assembly can be used or an active system which generates the interference signal is possible.

In order to achieve the above described effect a matrix assembly is used which passively radiates a coherent signal which when combined with the source signal changes the shape of the sharp peaks and reduces the peak amplitude of transients. In other words the matrix assembly acts as a passive resonance matrix. Figure 1 shows a typical signal emitted by a mobile phone. For this example this will be known as the source signal. As described above there are many sharp peaks and transients present in the source signal. In the presence of the source signal the matrix assembly is stimulated to resonate at a similar frequency to the source signal. While resonating with the source signal there an emission of a coherent sine wave at a similar frequency. When exposed to the source signal the field resonating coherently from the matrix assembly is similar to that shown in fig. 2. The enlarged part of the signal shows the wave generated during two frequency bursts. The power of this resonance emission is extremely low. As the emitted resonant frequency is very similar to the frequency of the source signal it will cause synchronisation between the two signals. This synchronisation of signals is a known phenomenon of signal transmission physics. As the power of the signal from the matrix assembly is very low it will not cause much change but the sine wave form synchronising with the source signal causes enough change that the sharp peaks become more rounded and dramatically reduce the effect of the transients and the emission of harmonics by the source signal. This mixing or interference of the two waves is shown in fig. 3. Although the shape of the peaks is altered there is no measureable reduction in average peak amplitudes of the communication signals and hence the functioning of the mobile phone is not affected. Of particular importance in this embodiment is the handling of the initial transient. As can be seen in fig. 3 the wavelength of the transient is increased. This solves problem 1. mentioned above by reducing the frequency of the transient well below 47GHz. Problem 2. is also dealt with by making the transient have a soft peak. Also so₍ly_ed isjhe unwanted. generation pf harmonics (problem 3) as the waveform is "cleaner" due to the rounding effect of the coherent sine wave. Another way of explaining how the matrix assembly works is that it resonates with the transients and harmonics and phase inverts them. Note that the waveforms in figures 1-3 are not to scale and merely indicative of the process taking place.

5

An analogy which helps to explain the invention follows. If a high C note is emitted as sound this can cause a crystal glass to coherently resonate with this high C sound signal. The glass itself starts to emit a coherent high C sound wave but at a much lower volume. In this case the sound emitted by the glass is coherent with the sound generated io by the source. The coherent sound wave which the glass is stimulated to generate starts the structure of the glass physically vibrating, causing the glass to "sing back" the same tone and which if strong enough, can lead to the shattering of the glass. In this case the crystalline structure of the glass is acting as a passive resonant matrix much as the matrix assembly of the invention. The difference here is that the sine wave generated by

I₅ the matrix assembly is not exactly the same as the source signal so the two signals interact (constructive interference) to produce the slight change necessary that solves the mentioned problems. In other words a signal is formed which is the average of the two signals (the source signal and the matrix assembly signal). Although the change in the source signal is very small it is nevertheless sufficient to bring about a significant0 measurable reduction of the harmful effect (as can be seen in fig. 8 discussed later). What can be seen by looking at figs. 1, 2 and 3 together is that the high intensity carrier wave in fig. 3 is dominated by the average of the carrier wave in fig. 1, while the transients of fig. 1 becomes dominated by the matrix assembly wave of fig. 2 to result in the minimised transient of fig. 3. This is because the field strength coming from the 5 matrix assembly is much weaker than the carrier wave, but actually stronger than that of the transients.

The matrix assembly used in the invention can take several forms. The first o embodiment uses a matrix assembly manufactured to be very thin and small in area. This allows it to be placed on or inside of a mobile phone. An example is shown in fig. 4. The position of the matrix assembly on the user device is not critical. As long as the matrix assembly is within the vicinity of the user device antenna it will function correctly by creating the interference sine wave described above which when mixed₅ with the signal emitted by the user antenna results in the peaks being rounded as shown in fig. 3. Figure 3 shows a layered structure containing conductive films and a printed pattern forming •the-ma1rix-assemblywhi'Ch^*resOM|es with frequencies being emitted by the user device. The patterns printed include (but are not limited to) repeated circular shapes, waveform patterns resembling noise, waveforms following an algorithm generating random output. The frequencies being emitted can range from 800MHz to over 5GHz. The structure can be inexpensively produced using holographic printing methods. Such printing methods are used to print for example the familiar reflective identity patch on credit cards. The printed pattern and the layers are chosen to optimise performance in the frequency ranges from which the matrix assembly gives protection. This embodiment is aimed at higher frequencies (for example above 800MHz) and a wide range of frequencies. Due to the short wavelength of the frequencies the matrix assembly must be accurately manufactured at a very small scale. Its functioning on devices with antennas is improved if the matrix assembly is in contact with the chassis of the device. This is because of the construction of many mobile phones which does not isolate the antenna from the chassis so leakage from the antenna to the chassis becomes possible. Multiple layers in the matrix assembly extend the frequency range that can be covered (see enlarged portion of fig. 4). The material used is a metallic alloy film which is highly reflective to RF emissions. This embodiment is also effective when used on devices using a microprocessor operating at high frequencies such as but not limited to portable computers. It is not necessary for the devices to contain an antenna as EMF emissions radiate from the processor circuitry and these emissions work with the matrix assembly.

A second embodiment is specifically for use with devices operating at a lower frequency such as power supply units (PSU' s). An example is shown in fig. 6. It uses the same method of functioning as described above to soften the waveforms. As there are no transients (other than when the PSU is switched on there is no need to deal with that problem and the operating frequencies are much lower (for example 50-60Hz). A simpler matrix assembly can be used with only one matrix layer. Also the material used can be glossy paper, metallic or something else, as long as it is reflective to these lower frequencies. For both the first and second embodiment additional layers can be added such as an adhesive layer, a protective layer and/or a layer for printing instructions or a company logo. It is also possible to incorporate the matrix assembly directly into the manufacture of a device or into an identification label applied after manufacture. These options are in addition to the possibility of the user applying the matrix assembly to devices already in their possession. Both of these embodiments are intended to be used close to the source of RF/EMF emissions. A third embodiment of the invention is a stationary matrix assembly and is effective in protecting a larger area from harmful effects of RF/EMF emissions. It uses an antenna for greater efficiency at radiating a sine wave. The area covered can encompass a house or small office building. For this purpose an antenna shape arrived at by computer 5 iterative design was found to achieve the best results. As it is designed to be stationary the size is considerably larger than the matrix assemblies of the previous embodiments. A size of 20cm in height is sufficient for the average dwelling. An example of this embodiment is shown in fig. 5. The main feature distinguishing this from previous embodiments is that the effect of the matrix assembly modules is amplified by anQ antenna. As the function of the matrix assembly modules is the same as previously described no further explanation of that aspect is required. Various matrix assembly modules allow the frequency ranges covered to include geopathic stress, mains 50/60Hz, radiation from mobile towers and other common external sources, radiation from wireless systems, TV, PC, electro smog etc. An example is given using unheateds high conductivity pure copper wire although other high conductivity or superconducting materials can be used. The first matrix assembly module uses 4 corded copper wire, PN6 anti-twin, 2.5 twin/cm, flattened to 1.5x3.5mm with a 35mm horizontal extension from the 7 corded central wire followed by a 40mm vertical extension. The second module extends from the same seven corded central wire in a horizontal plane in aQ 30mm diameter circular shape with a 3mm gap towards the central wire and uses the remaining 3 cords of the central wire. Grounding of the modules is achieved by suspending the central wire in carbon powder (or a similar material). This also allows the modules to be insulated from the outer casing. A plastic container holds the powder in the base of the structure. The outer casing is made of a material which is transparent5 to EM fields and does not reflect or create a field of its own. The antenna is made of 2 corded copper wire, PN6 anti-twin, 226x2mm, 2.5 twin/cm. Along its length are six 3D bends forming seven connected stretches in various directions. The antenna is mounted in close proximity to (less than lmm), but not touching the matrix assembly modules. Isolating sleeves (of rubber for example) are used to prevent the antenna from makingQ electrical contact with the modules. The modules and antenna work in an interdependent fashion generating interactive fields to provide the protection according to the method of the invention. Suspending the modules in carbon powder solves the problem of requiring an external ground to maintain the efficient working of the stationary matrix assembly. Earlier prototypes were found to lose effectiveness after several weeks₅ because of a build up of charge which needed to be manually discharged by applying an external ground. Being relatively compact allows the antenna and matrix assembly structure to be mounted in a decorative item such as a carved wooden box or other suitably shaped container.

A forth embodiment allows the method of the invention to be carried out in software form i.e. an active system. Instead of generating the desired sine wave using a passive matrix assembly the sine wave can be generated by the existing circuitry in an RF device such as a mobile phone or with the addition of some simple circuits to such a device. The problem solved by using an active system to generate the basic carrier wave with a soft sine- wave this will soften the waveform potentially even more effectively than doing this with a passive matrix assembly. So using an active system a signal can be emitted which is counteracting the transients and harmonics. By making a Fourier spectrum analysis of the energy content in the emitted signal in the air, noise frequencies can be separated from the carrier waveform frequencies. By regenerating this part of the spectrum and phase shifting this signal by 180 degrees, all noise frequencies will be eliminated 100%, thereby preventing any health damage caused by GSM phones which are within the international SAR limit. This active system can be made with little or no added hardware but it is easier to achieve with an extra antenna and electronic hardware circuits. In figure 7 a typical mobile phone layout is shown with indications of the minor modifications required to achieve an active system.

A fifth embodiment allows the method of the invention to be adapted to low frequency devices such as power adapters. An example is shown in fig. 6. As the range of frequencies is less only one matrix assembly layer is used. There is also more flexibility in the materials used that are reflective to these frequencies such as paper, plastic and metal. As in the other matrix layers described above a pattern in deposited on the layer to create the matrix. This matrix can then be fixed to a power adapter protecting individuals in the vicinity. This solves the problem of harmful emissions from the devices.

Some tests with a medical diagnostic apparatus called an EIS (Electro Interstitial Scan) machine were done on individuals showing the effects of mobile phone usage with and without the presence of a mobile matrix assembly. The EIS is a diagnostic tool classified as a medical device in Europe and the USA. Its main functions are to read the different processes going on in the body as well as hyper/ hypo activity (under and over activity) in the organs. Measurements are made by sending harmless low voltage frequency signals to and from six electrodes connected to the body. The computer software-of*heMS-ealeulates-ever-yihiH.g-jDa&ed on the changes made to these signals on their path through the body. Most measurements are done based on the extracellular fluids, which is the environment of all cells. This is where the biochemistry is most important and where cellular activity can be measured by looking at what goes into and out of the cells. A summary of some of the tests that have been done can be seen in fig. 8. Each of the individuals was tested prior to using a mobile phone (Test 1). Here a baseline can be determined. Individuals 2, 4 and 6 showed a baseline of zero for the measured organs (see box below diagram) which indicates a normal (healthy) function. Test 2, done on the same individuals after using a mobile phone with the matrix assembly, showed no change in the function of those organs. The dramatic difference in the function of certain organs can be seen in Test 3 when the same individuals used the same mobile phones but without the matrix assembly. In these cases there was significant increase in the immune reaction of individual 4 and significant decrease in the renal filtration of individuals 2 and 6. Also of interest are tests 3 and 5. Here the frontal lobe activity was measured. With the use of the matrix assembly there is little or no difference in the measured activity between Tests 1 and 2. Test 3 again shows a significant shift in activity due to mobile phone use without the matrix assembly. Furthermore this shift in activity only occurs on the side of the brain where the mobile phone was used. Individual 3 used the phone on the right ear and individual 5 used the left ear. This demonstrates a general observation from doing the tests that the largest effect is measured in organs in the vicinity of where the phone is being used. So the use of a headphone while wearing the phone elsewhere on the body merely shifts the problem to another organ. Another general observation is that it is people's weakest organs that are most affected. A corollary to this is that people in very good health are less susceptible to mobile phone effects on their health. This difference in individuals is just one of many reasons why research has been difficult to conduct in this area.

Description of figure elements

In figure 1 the following numbered elements denotes: 1 : Frequency burst sequence. 2 : Section of frequency burst secquence

3 : Individual frequency burst

4 : Transient frequency up to 100 GHz with higher amplitude and shorter wavelength

5 : Sharp or pointed waveform

6 : Lower amplitude transient with frequency up to +/- 47 GHz

In figure 2 the following numbered elements denotes:

7 : Matrix assembly output (coherent sinewave) in response to frequency burst sequence

8 : Section of matrix assembly output

9 : Coherent sine wave

In figure 3 the following numbered elements denotes: 10: Frequency burst sequence 11: Section of Frequency burst sequence 12 : Lowered amplitude of transients 13 : Rounded or less sharp waveform

14 : Longer wave length

15 : Carrier wave

In figure 4 the following numbered elements denotes: 16: Battery Compartment

17 : Mobile telephone (example)

18 : Matrix with multiple layers 1 - 4 where layer 4 is an Adhersive back

19 : Battery cover

20 : Battery

hi figure 5 the following numbered elements denotes:

21 : Oak box top, 68x68x46 mm

22 : Air with very low humidity, sealed in the woodbox

23 : 2 corded copper wire, PN6 anti-twin, 226x2mm(2,5 twin per cm, 6 3D angles, 7 lengths, insulated where it is close to other modules) Antenna

24 : 4 corded copper wire, PN6 anti-twin, 2,5 twin per cm, flattened to 1,5x3, 5mm, split from-the-7-corded-vertical'wire'bϋlow, f 35τnfh hprisontal and 40mm vertical 25 : 3 corded copper wire, PN6 anti-twin, 3 twin per cm, flattened to Ix3,5mm, forming a circle 30mm diameter with a 3mm opening toward the vertical 7 corded wire (below) which these 3 cords are split from

26 : 7 corded copper wire, PN6 anti-twin, 42x4mm (1 twin per cm, insulated with rubber hosing)

27 : Innerbox lid screw cap 53mm diameter xl2mm

28 : Innerbox, sealed plastic box 60x60x57mni+threads

29 : Carbon powder (filling the whole innerbox)

30 : 7 corded copper wire, PN6 anti-twin, 64x4mm (2,5 twin per cm, then flattened to 2,5x4mm)

31 : Oak box 4 sideplates a 68xl70x4mm

32 : Oak box bottom plate, 76x76x12mm

In figure 6 the following numbered elements denotes: 33 : Layers 1-3 of the matrix compricing layer 1 : Protective film, layer 2: Matrix, layer

3 : Adehrsive back 34 : Power adapter (example of electrosmog radiation source)

In figure 7 the following numbered elements denotes: 35 : Antenna. The built-in antenna can be used, or a similar antenna can be added

36 : Circuit board and electronic components. Some built in components can be used to some degree, but some must be added

37 : Other components, SIM system, Battery system, etc. can be left unchanged

38 : Example of the inside of a mobile telephone

In figure 8 the following abbreviations elements denotes:

Table Heading: EIS (Electro Interstitial Scan) is a registered medical examination device approved in EU and USA

Test 1 : test taken when the client has not used any mobile phone for at least 1 hour. Test 2: test taken right after 10 min. use of mobile phone with matrix assembly.

Test 3: test taken right after 10 min. use of identical phone without matrix assembly.

Ind. 1 — Ind.7: individuals 1 - 7 with various organ/process Indications and 3 different phones. Different tests are performed for different individuals as defined: Ind! 1 : Trachea; Ind. 2: Renal filtration; hid. 3: Right frontal loab of brain; Ind. 4: Immune reaction; Ind. 5: Left tempora loab of brain; Ind. 6: Renal filtration; hid. 7: Same result for immune-reaction-and-digestive- and, endocrine imbalance

Claims

P a t e n t c l a i m s :

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A method for reducing the harmful effect of radiation emitted by RF and EMF devices 5 on living organisms characterised by altering the waveform shape of said radiation in such a way that the desired function of the device is not changed or affected and that harmonics in the region of 50Hz -75GHz which could cause the harmful effect are minimised. o

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A method according to claim 1 wherein said waveform shape is modified to minimise the presence of sharp peaks i.e. the waveform is softened.

3. s A method according to claims 1 or 2 wherein the waveform is modified to increase the wavelength of transients occurring at the beginning of each pulse burst of a Time Division Multiplexed communication signal while maintaining the overall power, field strength and frequency of the device signal. 0 4.

A method according to claims 1, 2, or 3 wherein the waveform is modified by generating a sine wave shaped interference wave which interacts with the signal being emitted by the RF or EMF emitting device. S 5.

A method according to claim 4 wherein the interference wave is generated by a passive matrix assembly which resonates with the signal emitted by said RF or EMF device thereby generating a sine wave shaped signal at the same frequency as the signal emitted by said RF or EMF device. 0

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A method according to claim 4 wherein the interference signal is generated as a sine wave shaped signal within an RF or EMF emitting device by software and/or circuitry and added to the signal to be emitted before the said signal is fed to the RF device₅ antenna.

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An apparatus for reducing the harmful effect of radiation emitted by RF and EMF devices on living organisms characterised by altering the waveform shape of saido radiation in such a way that the desired function of the device is not changed or affected and that harmonics in thejregion. of 5QHz.=75GHz,which could cause the harmful effect are minimised wherein said waveform shape is modified to minimise the presence of sharp peaks i.e. the waveform is softened and wherein the waveform is modified by generating a sine wave shaped interference wave which interacts with the signal being emitted by the RF or EMF emitting device and said interference wave is generated by a passive matrix assembly which resonates with the signal emitted by said RF or EMF device thereby generating a sine wave shaped signal at the same frequency as the signal emitted by said RF or EMF device.

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An apparatus according to claim 7 characterised by the modifying the waveform to increase the wavelength of transients occurring at the beginning of each pulse burst of a Time Division Multiplexed communication signal while maintaining the overall power, field strength and frequency of the device signal and the passive matrix assembly is manufactured from metallic alloy film which is highly reflective to RF emissions and said film is printed with a desired pattern in a holographic printing process and then assembled in layers so that said matrix assembly has a size less than 0.1mm in thickness and less than 500mm squared in area.

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An apparatus according to claim 8 characterised by printing a pattern consisting of any of the following: repeated circular shapes, waveform patterns resembling noise, waveforms following an algorithm generating random output.

10.

An apparatus according to claim 7 characterised by a passive matrix assembly constructed of a single layer of material reflective to low frequency EMF emissions printed with a pattern.

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An apparatus according to claim 7 characterised by a passive matrix assembly constructed of unheated high conductivity pure copper wire and split into multiple modules, said modules located in close proximity to an antenna where said antenna uses a form arrived at by computer iterative design and is constructed from two corded anti- twin unheated copper wire with a length of 200-250mm with six bends along its length in different directions to form a three dimensional shape and wherein the matrix assembly modules are suspended in a partially conductive powder such as carbon thereby isolating said modules from the walls of a box containing the module and antenna structure.

12. An apparatus according to claim 7 and mounted on a device generating RF or EMF emissions such mobile_phones_, computers, EDA-'s^-po^er supplies and other such devices with the option of using an adhesive layer on the passive matrix assembly for mounting.

13. An apparatus according to claim 12 wherein an advertising logo is printed adjacent to the matrix assembly on the same base layer.