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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 1988
Filed:
Mar. 19, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas J Rice, Jr, Fredericksburg, VA (US);
John R Thomson, Dahlgren, VA (US);
Vaughn P McDowell, Fredericksburg, VA (US);
Gregory H Drescher, King George, VA (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B / ; G08B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
340543 ; 70434 ; 70DI / ; 109 38 ; 340540 ; 340545 ;
Abstract
This disclosure teaches a battery powered security indicating device which ttaches to the drawer of a safe. Sensors send drawer position and combination dial rotation signals to a microprocessor which in turn provides audio and or visual indication to the operator indicating when the drawer is open, when it is properly closed and when it is improperly locked.