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Article control system having coded magnetomechanical marker

US4647917A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 26, 1984
Grant dateMar 3, 1987
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Expiry dateMar 26, 2004

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08B13/2474
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An article control system has an encoded marker associated with an article appointed for passage through an interrogation zone. The marker resonates upon interrogation to provide a signal which is detected and compared against a code list containing at least one predefined code. A signal generated upon verification of parity between marker resonance and the predefined code triggers an alarm or actuates a gating mechanism adapted to redirect the article.

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