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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2013
3d Fuse Sarl, Geneva, CH;
Gilbert D. Beinhocker, Belmont, MA (US);
3D Fuse Sarl, Geneva, CH;
Abstract
A sensor in the form of an elongated flexible tape has a plurality of signal paths made from electrical wire or optical fiber which extend between one end and another end of the tape. The electrical wires or optical fibers are disposed in spaced relation across the width and along the length of the tape, and are terminated in connectors at the endpoints of the tape. One connector includes a multiplexer to which an input signal is applied for propagation along the signal paths, The other connector includes an AND gate which provides an output signal which changes in the event of a break in any one or more of the signal paths, thereby indicating an alarm condition. The connectors may be integrated into a signal detector to interface with communication links. The tape is a material that is non-conductive and in which the wires or optical fibers may be woven, disposed or embedded in some manner.