CA2082139A1 - Deactivating device for deactivating eas dual status magnetic tags - Google Patents

Deactivating device for deactivating eas dual status magnetic tags

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CA2082139A1
CA2082139A1 CA2082139A CA2082139A CA2082139A1 CA 2082139 A1 CA2082139 A1 CA 2082139A1 CA 2082139 A CA2082139 A CA 2082139A CA 2082139 A CA2082139 A CA 2082139A CA 2082139 A1 CA2082139 A1 CA 2082139A1
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Christopher B. Plonsky
Brent F. Balch
David Fallin
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Sensormatic Electronics LLC
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08B—SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B13/00—Burglar, theft or intruder alarms
    • G08B13/22—Electrical actuation
    • G08B13/24—Electrical actuation by interference with electromagnetic field distribution
    • G08B13/2402—Electronic Article Surveillance [EAS], i.e. systems using tags for detecting removal of a tagged item from a secure area, e.g. tags for detecting shoplifting
    • G08B13/2405—Electronic Article Surveillance [EAS], i.e. systems using tags for detecting removal of a tagged item from a secure area, e.g. tags for detecting shoplifting characterised by the tag technology used
    • G08B13/2408—Electronic Article Surveillance [EAS], i.e. systems using tags for detecting removal of a tagged item from a secure area, e.g. tags for detecting shoplifting characterised by the tag technology used using ferromagnetic tags
    • G08B13/2411—Tag deactivation

Abstract

A deactivating device for deactivating a dual status EAS tag for use in an EAS system in which the device utilizes a detection field for detecting the presence of an active tag in a detection/deactivation zone and in which the device further utilizes a deactivation field which is matched to the detection field.
CA002082139A 1992-01-15 1992-11-04 Deactivating device for deactivating eas dual status magnetic tags Expired - Lifetime CA2082139C (en)

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US07/820,972 1992-01-15
US07/820,972 US5341125A (en) 1992-01-15 1992-01-15 Deactivating device for deactivating EAS dual status magnetic tags

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JP2908951B2 (en) 1999-06-23
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