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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. 01, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 06, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard F Langner, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Thomas P Smith, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Malcolm W Sherman, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Air Taser, Inc., Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
340426 ; 340571 ; 340691 ;
Abstract
A method and device for preventing the tampering of anti-theft devices is provided comprising a technique for electrifying the surface of the anti-theft device so as to visually and physically deter tampering of the anti-theft device. The invented method also provides a technique for marking an unauthorized person who attempts to tamper with the device.