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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2018
Applicant:
Checkpoint Systems, Inc., Thorofare, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Thomas C. Weakley, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Morui Li, Cherry Hill, NJ (US);
Assignee:
CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS, INC., Thorofare, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 13/24 (2006.01); H01Q 1/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 13/2431 (2013.01); G08B 13/2417 (2013.01); G08B 13/2434 (2013.01); G08B 13/2462 (2013.01); G08B 13/2474 (2013.01); H01Q 1/2208 (2013.01);
Abstract
A dual hard tag assembly comprises radio frequency identification and electronic article surveillance. The dual hard tag is provides a single component able to both track retail merchandise generally and prevent theft by triggering an alarm. The RFID and EAS systems are not coplanar. The dual hard tag system is small and light weight, and may be reprogrammed and reused for the tracking and anti-theft of multiple items.