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Anti-theft tag

US6018298A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 10, 1998
Grant dateJan 25, 2000
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Expiry dateDec 10, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49155
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An anti-theft tag for attachment to a theft-monitored article including a resonance circuit which resonates radio waves of a predetermined frequency transmitted from an antenna, and a shielding coil having at least two terminals. The shielding coil is disposed between the resonance circuit and the article when the anti-theft tag is attached to the article, and the at least two terminals are short-circuited.

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