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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2018
Checkpoint Systems, Inc., Thorofare, NJ (US);
Benoit Perreau, Weddington, NC (US);
CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS, INC., Thorofare, NJ (US);
Abstract
Apparatuses and methods associated with a substance release benefit denial security device are provided. One example security device includes a locking assembly to releasably affix the security device to an article, and an electronic assembly. The electronic assembly may include a radio frequency receiver and processing circuitry. The security device may also include a benefit denial assembly, which includes a substance disposed in a vessel and a release mechanism configured to release the substance into or onto an article. The processing circuitry may be configured to receive a gate detected signal from the radio frequency receiver in response to the radio frequency receiver receiving a wireless signal, and in response to receiving the gate detected signal from the radio frequency receiver, transmit a release signal to the release mechanism to trigger the release mechanism to release the substance.