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Alarm system and enclosure

US9691242B1 · kind B1 · utility

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21Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 3, 2016
Grant dateJun 27, 2017
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 3, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08B13/19697
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An alarm system described herein can be used in commercial, public, or governmental buildings and can be activated by any individual when an intruder poses imminent threat; can contain a portable, removable, self-defense mechanism; can notify everyone within the building of the threat; records surveillance video; and can immediately notify police of an intruder posing serious threat to the public. There remains a vital need in public, commercial, residential and governmental buildings for a robust intruder alarm system that protects the public, warns other patrons, notifies the police, and records crime scene information. The embodiments disclosed herein attempt to provide a method and apparatus for protecting people in the presence of a threatening intruder.

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