Sensormatic Electronics Corporation

Jon D Buzzard

Howard M Schenkel

Hans P Witzky

Jeffrey J Ronan

Sergio M Perez

Thang Tat Nguyen

Edward Paul Ellers

Franklin H Valade, Jr

Edwin Thompson

Robert Paff

Mark D Krom

Wayne H Martin

David A Haney

Bradley P Kane

James M Keil

An apparatus for capturing data from indicia associated with an article and for deactivating an electronic article surveillance tag associated with the article comprising a housing defining a volume in which a bag can be placed for packaging the article, a scanner positioned adjacent the upper portion of the volume to capture data from the indicia associated with the article as the article is placed into the bag; and deactivation means positioned below the scanner to deactivate the electronic article surveillance tag when the article is in the bag.

Apparatus for capturing data and deactivating electronic article

An applicator for use in applying labels adhered to a release liner, the labels being in the form of a roll. The applicator comprises a body having a trigger and a roll holder for supporting the rolled release liner, an indexer for positioning label formats of varying pitch in the applicator and stripping labels from the release liner, an applicator assembly for applying the labels which were positioned by the indexer, and a friction drive responsive to the trigger for advancing the release liner through the applicator assembly. The friction drive includes a self-adjusting tensioner which includes a drive slip which allows the drive to slip when the label is correctly positioned by the indexer in the applicator. The drive slip includes a slip means for allowing the drive to slip when the label is correctly positioned, enabling the largest pitch label to be completely stripped from the release liner. A quick release allows tension from the friction drive to be released by removing the thrust roller from frictional contact with the friction drive roller is also provided. The indexer includes a slipping actuator to correctly position label formats of varying pitch by causing the friction drive to slip once the label is correctly positioned in the applicator. The applicator includes a label holder which holds the label after the label is completely stripped from the release liner, the label holder is positioned so the label protrudes from the body. The label holder includes two concave channels which hold the label.

Handheld applicator

A deactivator for use in an electronic article surveillance system has a housing having a first receptacle containing a deactivator for deactivating a theft-deterrent marker carried on an object such as a compact disk case, an audio cassette case or a video cassette case. The first receptacle is made up of a base, a first wall and a second wall, the walls being spaced apart such that an object carrying the theft-deterrent marker can be placed between the walls. The first wall is slidable relative to the second wall. The housing also has a second receptacle with a deactivator for deactivating a theft-deterrent marker carried on a generally rectangular object such as an audio cassette box having a top and a bottom, first and second sides and first and second ends, the marker being carried by one of the sides or one of the ends. The device comprises a housing having a receptacle comprising first, second and third walls arranged so as to form three sides of a box. A plurality of deactivators is provided, such that each of at least two of the first, second and third walls carries a deactivator. The walls are oriented and dimensioned such that the object can be placed in the receptacle with the marker lying adjacent the wall carrying the deactivator so that the deactivator deactivates the marker, and such that the top and the bottom of the object cannot be placed in the receptacle opposite the first, second or third walls. The second receptacle is provided with an entry restricting mechanism for preventing an article from being inserted into the receptacle if the article has a height less than a specified minimum height.

Deactivator for theft-deterrent markers

Security tag removal tool

A controller for use in generating signals for enabling control of a plurality of functions of a camera and lens assembly comprising a movable member having a first region adapted to be engaged by a user's first finger for moving the movable member in a plurality of directions to develop first and second signals for controlling first and second functions of the camera and lens assembly, and at least a plurality of further regions with each of the further regions being finger reachable by another finger of the user when the user's first finger is engaging the first region and being adapted to be finger actuatable to develop a signal for enabling control of a further function of the camera and lens assembly.

Controller for a surveillance assembly

Control unit for a surveillance system

Detaching unit for removing electronic anti-theft surveillance tags at

A keeper for a package containing an article in which a frame is provided with an opening for receiving the package and a slender, rod-like piercing means is supported on the frame to move between a first position wherein the piercing means is outside the frame volume and a second position wherein the piercing means is within the frame volume and able to pierce and engage the package when previously introduced in the frame.

Keeper for compact disc package or the like

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Margate, FL, United States of America

Jon D Buzzard