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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 1985
Filed:
Jul. 05, 1983
Applicant:
Inventor:
Dean M Dowdle, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Assignee:
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B / ; H01Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
340572 ; 343842 ;
Abstract
A shielded, closely spaced transmit-receiver system for use in an electronic article surveillance system is disclosed wherein at least one of the antennas is provided with at least two twisted loops lying in a common plane each loop being twisted 180.degree. to be in phase opposition with the adjacent loop and wherein both antennas are substantially enclosed by a conductive shield having a discontinuity in an outer portion enclosing each of the twisted loops.