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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2021
Sensormatic Electronics, Llc, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Adam S. Bergman, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Patrick O'Leary, Lansdale, PA (US);
George H. West, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Ryan D. Zelaya, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Terry S. Will, Masrinette, WI (US);
Steve E. Trivelpiece, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Thomas P. Solaski, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Wing K. Ho, Boynton Beach, FL (US);
Sensormatic Electronics, LLC, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Abstract
An electronic article surveillance ('EAS') tag for an EAS system, comprising an antenna, a radio frequency identification ('RFID') chip configured to transmit and/or receive a wireless signal via the antenna; and a magnetically-actuatable switch configured to move between a first position and a second position. The switch is configured to electrically couple the RFID chip to the antenna in the first position. The switch is further configured to electrically decouple the RFID chip from the antenna in the second position.