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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2004
Steven A. Barth, Martinsville, VA (US);
Lisa Y. Winckler, Collinsville, VA (US);
Timothy J. Hood, Martinsville, VA (US);
Deron Simpson, Finksburg, MD (US);
Steven A. Barth, Martinsville, VA (US);
Lisa Y. Winckler, Collinsville, VA (US);
Timothy J. Hood, Martinsville, VA (US);
Deron Simpson, Finksburg, MD (US);
CPFilms Inc., Martinsville, VA (US);
Abstract
A wireless communication device such as a cell phone is rendered temporarily inoperable by enclosing the device in a container such as a heat sealable bag () which has been metallized so that when the device () is sealed in the container () it is surrounded by a metal layer () which blocks signals to and from the device () to thereby render it inoperable. The device is sealed within the container () by a seal such as a heat seal which will reveal any attempt to remove the device from the container.