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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:
Jul. 18, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 19, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Hiroyasu Oshima, Ishikawa, JP;
Assignee:
Wovenac Factory Inc., , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
3405721 ; 3405681 ; 340571 ; 3405728 ; 281 151 ;
Abstract
A shoplifting prevention device is provided which includes a marker that carries merchandise identifying information thereon, and a magnetic recording medium that is combined with the marker, and can be magnetized and demagnetized to permit recording and erasing of information by means of a magnetic field. The shoplifting prevention device is attached to an article of merchandise. In one preferred form of the invention, the marker consists of a cloth that carries merchandise identifying information, and the device including the cloth combined with the magnetic recording medium is attached to an article.