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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2012
Filed:
May. 21, 2009
Ming-ren Lian, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Richard Loyd Copeland, Lake Worth, FL (US);
Ming-Ren Lian, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Richard Loyd Copeland, Lake Worth, FL (US);
Sensormatic Electronics, LLC, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Abstract
A combination Electronic Article Surveillance/Radio Frequency Identification ('EAS/RFID') tag and method and system for deactivating said combination EAS/RFID tags without the need to physically contact the tag with a deactivation device. The EAS/RFID tag replaces the conventional diode with a non-linear device such as a capacitor with a given breakdown voltage threshold. Inducing a predetermined voltage across the capacitor results in destruction of the capacitor rendering the EAS/RFID tag undetectable in the interrogation systems.