Patents by Inventor Franklin H. Valade, Jr.

Franklin H. Valade, Jr. has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9121201
    Abstract: A security tag is provided that includes a housing, an electronic sensor held within the housing, an accessory pin provided with the housing and a lock assembly held within the housing. The accessory is pin provided with the tag housing and may be moveable with respect to the housing between locked and unlocked positions. When the accessory pin is in the locked position, the tag housing is secured to the accessory. When the accessory pin is in the unlocked position, the tag housing is disengaged from the accessory. The lock assembly may include a magnetically influenced (MI) member which is movable from a biased position to a relaxed position in the absence of the selected magnetic field to lock the accessory pins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Tyco Fire & Security GmbH
    Inventors: Franklin H. Valade, Jr., Qiuxia Hu, Charles T. Turgeon, Thang Tat Nguyen
  • Patent number: 8850857
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for a detacher for a security device are disclosed. The detacher (180c) includes a magnet (1820) that can be moved relative to a housing (1810) by a motor (1830). Magnet and motor are mounted inside the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Tyco Fire & Security GmbH
    Inventors: Franklin H. Valade, Jr., Thomas G. Riley, Firas H. Faham, Gilbert Fernandez
  • Publication number: 20130036780
    Abstract: A security tag is provided that includes a housing, an electronic sensor held within the housing, an accessory pin provided with the housing and a lock assembly held within the housing. The accessory is pin provided with the tag housing and may be moveable with respect to the housing between locked and unlocked positions. When the accessory pin is in the locked position, the tag housing is secured to the accessory. When the accessory pin is in the unlocked position, the tag housing is disengaged from the accessory. The lock assembly may include a magnetically influenced (MI) member which is movable from a biased position to a relaxed position in the absence of the selected magnetic field to lock the accessory pins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: SENSORMATIC ELECTRONICS, LLC
    Inventors: Franklin H. Valade, JR., Qiuxia Hu, Charles T. Turgeon, Thang Tat Nguyen
  • Patent number: 8134464
    Abstract: An EAS/expulsion detrimental substance tag (101) in which the tag is held to an article by an attaching assembly, a part of which may be releasably prevented from being withdrawn from the body of the tag. The tag body may be provided with one or more sensors, that are disposed in the body. The sensors are positioned adjacent the detrimental substance. The Benefit Denial (Ink portion) of this tag may feature an ink vial. When the tag and its ink vial are attacked, the tag will expel the detrimental substance out and onto the article being protected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: John L. Lynch, Franklin H. Valade, Jr., Krystyna E. Cwik, Craig R. Szklany
  • Patent number: 8089359
    Abstract: Systems and apparatus for a security device for an article having a constrained elongate member are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: Pedro Lopez, Dennis L. Hogan, Paul Griffiths, legal representative, Franklin H. Valade, Jr., Craig R. Szklany
  • Publication number: 20110308284
    Abstract: A security device having magnetically actuable locking mechanism for security an optical disc is disclosed. The device includes a detectable security tag secured in a housing having an optical disc receptacle formed as a basin. The housing includes one or more arcuate grooves adjacent to the circular basin. A top cover is sized to fit into the circular basin and is configured to be rotatably mateable with the housing. The top includes arcuate lips extending outwardly therefrom adapted for sliding rotatable engagement with the one or more the arcuate grooves in the housing. Locking the device prevents the top cover from being rotated to a position where the arcuate grooves are fully disengaged with the arcuate lips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: Sensormatic Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: Pedro Lopez, Dennis L. Hogan, Paul Griffiths, Franklin H. Valade, JR.
  • Patent number: 8031073
    Abstract: Systems and apparatuses for a security device for a bottle are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: Dennis L. Hogan, Paul Griffiths, legal representative, Gilbert Fernandez, Pedro Lopez, Dale W. Raymond, Franklin H. Valade, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8006524
    Abstract: Systems and apparatuses for a magnetically actuable locking mechanism and a security device having a magnetically actuable locking mechanism are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: Pedro Lopez, Dennis L. Hogan, Paul Griffiths, legal representative, Franklin H. Valade, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7724146
    Abstract: A system, apparatus and method are described for an electronic article surveillance security tag having a magnetically releasable tack retaining system, and a magnetic detaching device for use with the electronic article surveillance tag. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: Thang T. Nguyen, Franklin H. Valade, Jr., Dennis L. Hogan, Paul Griffiths, legal representative
  • Publication number: 20100005840
    Abstract: Systems and apparatuses for a security device for a bottle are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2005
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: Sensormatic Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Dennis L. Hogan, Paul Griffiths, Gilbert Fernandez, Pedro Lopez, Dale W. Raymond, Franklin H. Valade, JR.
  • Patent number: 7602299
    Abstract: Techniques for linear release for a security tag are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Franklin H. Valade, Jr., John R. B. Chamberlain, Dennis L. Hogan, Thang T. Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20090229327
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for a detacher for a security device are disclosed. The detacher (180c) includes a magnet (1820) that can be moved relative to a housing (1810) by a motor (1830). Magnet and motor are mounted inside the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2006
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Inventors: Franklin H. Valade, JR., Thomas G. Riley, Firas H. Faham, Gilbert Fernandez
  • Publication number: 20090151404
    Abstract: Systems and apparatuses for a magnetically actuable locking mechanism and a security device having a magnetically actuable locking mechanism are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2005
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: Sensormatic Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Pedro Lopez, Dennis L. Hogan, Paul Griffiths, Franklin H. Valade Jr.
  • Publication number: 20090128331
    Abstract: Systems and apparatus for a security device for an article having a constrained elongate member are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2005
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: Sensormatic Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Pedro Lopez, Dennis L. Hogan, Paul Griffiths, Franklin H. Valade Jr., Craig R. Szklany
  • Patent number: 7023348
    Abstract: Techniques to release a security tag are described. One embodiment may comprise a tag housing, a tack body, and a linear clamp disposed within the tag housing to retain the tack body. The linear clamp may move in a substantially linear direction in response to force to release the tack body from the linear clamp. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Dennis L. Hogan, John Chamberlain, Thang Nguyen, Franklin H. Valade, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6504513
    Abstract: An EAS antenna having uniform antenna thickness along the antenna height is provided. The antenna is contains at least two overlapping coils where the individual coil cross-sections are variable with respect to the circumference. If the individual coil thickness is halved at the overlap, the antenna will have uniform thickness along the antenna height. This is accomplished by reducing the number of wire turns per layer along one or more sections of the coil, and simultaneously increasing the number of wire layers on the same sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Tryer, Franklin H. Valade, Jr., Gilbert Fernandez, Pedro Lopez, Dale W. Raymond
  • Patent number: 6154135
    Abstract: An apparatus for capturing data from indicia associated with an article and for deactivating an electronic article surveillance tag associated with the article comprising a housing defining a volume in which a bag can be placed for packaging the article, a scanner positioned adjacent the upper portion of the volume to capture data from the indicia associated with the article as the article is placed into the bag; and deactivation means positioned below the scanner to deactivate the electronic article surveillance tag when the article is in the bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Bradley P. Kane, Wayne H. Martin, Mark D. Krom, Franklin H. Valade, Jr., Jon D. Buzzard