US 20120112552A1

(19) United States

(12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2012/0112552 A1
Baarman et al.
(54)

(43) Pub. Date:

SELECTIVELY CONTROLLABLE

Publication Classi?cation

ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING

(75) Inventors:

(51)

David
(US); William
W. Baarman,
T. Stoner,
Fennville,
JR., Ada,
Ml
MI (US); Joshua K. Schwannecke,
Grand Rapids MI (Us); Kaitlyn J_

Turner, KentWood, Ml (U S);

Benjamin C. Moes, Wyoming, MI

(US)
(73) Assigneej

ACCESS BUSINESS GROUP

INTERNATIONAL LLC, Ada, MI
(US)

(21) App1_ NO;

13/241,521

(22) Filed:

sep_ 23, 2011

May 10, 2012

Int. Cl.

H05K 9/00
(52)

(200601)

U.S. Cl. ....................... .. 307/104; 361/818; 29/592.1

(57)
ABSTRACT
A selectively controllable electromagnetic shield having an
electromagnetic shielding material and a mechanism for
selectively generating an aperture in the shield. The mecha
nism for selectively generating an aperture may be a magnetic
?eld source that generates a magnetic ?eld of suf?cient
strength to substantially saturate all or a portion of the shield
ing material. For example, a permanent magnet or DC elec
tromagnet may be used to selectively saturate the shield. In its

un-saturated state, the magnetic shield has a high permeabil

ity and functions as a ?ux path for the magnetic ?eld. Once

saturated, the

Related U's' Apphcatlon Data

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Provisional application NO_ 61/444,926, ?led on Feb

21, 2011, provisional application No. 61/386,535,

?led on Sep. 26, 2010.

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of the shield is substantiall

reduced so thatrthe magneiilc ?eld lines are no longer draWii

into the shield to the same degree. As a result, once saturated,
a substantially greater amount of the electromagnetic ?eld
may ?oW through or around the shield in the saturated region.

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