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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2004
Jim Allen, Wetumpka, AL (US);
David C. Allen, Sr., Wetumpka, AL (US);
William J. Ippolito, Hagerstown, MD (US);
Jim Allen, Wetumpka, AL (US);
David C. Allen, Sr., Wetumpka, AL (US);
William J. Ippolito, Hagerstown, MD (US);
Other;
Abstract
A ferromagnetic loop having a footprint characterized by a continuous wire shaped in a serpentine manner to form multiple contiguous polygons within the footprint for detection of moving vehicles. The footprint can be one of a triangle, a square, a rectangle, a rhombus, a parallelogram, an ellipse, or a circle. Similarly, each of the multiple contiguous polygons can be one of a triangle, a square, a rectangle, a rhombus, a parallelogram. Different design configurations for the ferromagnetic loop and methods for making and using the same are disclosed.