Patents Assigned to Checkpoint Systems Inc.
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Patent number: 7380711Abstract: A system and method for renting or purchasing products, preferably digital media. The system comprises a self-check station and unique locking apparatus for the media. The method includes a procedure to both rent and return the media without the aid of borrowing facility personnel.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2005Date of Patent: June 3, 2008Assignee: Checkpoint Systems, Inc.Inventors: Paul Simon, Paul A. Roberts
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Patent number: 7368033Abstract: A method of fabricating a tag includes the steps of applying a first patterned adhesive to the surface of the substrate and applying a first electrically conductive foil to the first patterned adhesive. A portion of the first electrically conductive foil not adhered to the first patterned adhesive is removed and a second patterned adhesive is applied to a portion of a surface area of the tag. A preformed second electrically conductive foil is applied to the second patterned adhesive to adhere the second electrically conductive foil to the surface of the substrate and portions of the first and second electrically conductive foils are electrically coupled to each other to form a tag circuit. A second patterned adhesive can be disposed between the first and second electrically conductive foils.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2006Date of Patent: May 6, 2008Assignee: Checkpoint Systems, Inc.Inventors: Eric Eckstein, Andre Cote
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Patent number: 7355516Abstract: A microwave-resistant and waterproof security tag for use with food products, especially meat products. The security tag includes a pair of single, open loop conductive traces in between which is disposed a similarly-shaped dielectric layer. This combination is encapsulated within plastic membranes or covers that are sealed at their common edges. The preferred embodiment includes rectangularly-shaped single, open loop conductive traces with rounded corners and with one end of each trace forming a capacitor plate. The width of each trace is at least 1/10 of the length of the security tag.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2005Date of Patent: April 8, 2008Assignee: Checkpoint Systems, Inc.Inventors: Lawrence Appalucci, Anthony Piccoli, Seth Strauser, George West
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Patent number: 7350381Abstract: A security device includes a locking member, a ratchet mechanism, and a plurality of cables. The cables extend through both a fastener and a base of the locking member and are wrapped around all six sides of a box-like structure. The fastener is releasably snap-fitted into the base of the locking member and secured therein by a magnetically attractable tine. The ratchet mechanism includes a housing containing a spool and a locking pawl. A bottom wall encloses a portion of the housing and includes a rotatable central portion having a key receiving recess for unlocking the spool from the pawl. The housing has a rotatable top wall portion which includes a flip-up handle for rotating the top wall portion and the internal ratchet to tighten the cable about an article. An alarm system is contained in the housing of the ratchet mechanism and actuates an audible alarm upon certain unauthorized actions occurring. An LED located within the housing provides a visual indication that the alarm system is activated.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2006Date of Patent: April 1, 2008Assignee: Checkpoint Systems, Inc.Inventors: Christopher J. Fawcett, Ronald M. Marsilio, Dennis D. Belden, Jr.
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Patent number: 7350653Abstract: A bottle security device includes an inner member, an intermediate member and an outer member that cooperate to lock the device on a bottle neck. The inner member includes a plurality of fingers adapted to fit under the bead on a bottle neck. The intermediate member slides over the inner member and forces the fingers against the bottle. The intermediate member includes a plurality of upwardly extending arms with inwardly projecting teeth that engage outwardly extending teeth on the inner member to lock the inner and intermediate members together. A key unlocks and rotates a rotatable member to separate the intermediate and inner members to unlock the device. Upon rotation of the cover cap, camming surfaces on the rotatable member engage the upwardly extending arms to move them radially outward to disengage them from the inner member.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2005Date of Patent: April 1, 2008Assignee: Checkpoint Systems, Inc.Inventor: Dennis D. Belden, Jr.
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Patent number: 7350652Abstract: A bottle security device includes an inner member, an intermediate member and an outer member that cooperate to lock the device on a bottle neck. The inner member includes a plurality of fingers adapted to fit under the bead on a bottle neck. The intermediate member slides over the inner member and forces the fingers against the bottle. The intermediate member includes a plurality of upwardly extending arms with inwardly projecting teeth that engage outwardly extending teeth on the inner member to lock the inner and intermediate members together. A key unlocks and rotates a rotatable member to separate the intermediate and inner members to unlock the device. Upon rotation of the cover cap, camming surfaces on the rotatable member engage the upwardly extending arms to move them radially outward to disengage them from the inner member.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2005Date of Patent: April 1, 2008Assignee: Checkpoint Systems, Inc.Inventor: Dennis D. Belden, Jr.
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Patent number: 7350654Abstract: A bottle security device includes an inner member, an intermediate member and an outer member that cooperate to lock the device on a bottle neck. The inner member includes a plurality of fingers adapted to fit under the bead on a bottle neck. The intermediate member slides over the inner member and forces the fingers against the bottle. The intermediate member includes a plurality of upwardly extending arms with inwardly projecting teeth that engage outwardly extending teeth on the inner member to lock the inner and intermediate members together. A key unlocks and rotates a rotatable member to separate the intermediate and inner members to unlock the device. Upon rotation of the cover cap, camming surfaces on the rotatable member engage the upwardly extending arms to move them radially outward to disengage them from the inner member.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2005Date of Patent: April 1, 2008Assignee: Checkpoint Systems, Inc.Inventor: Dennis D. Belden, Jr.
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Patent number: 7350655Abstract: A bottle security device includes an inner member, an intermediate member and an outer member that cooperate to lock the device on a bottle neck. The inner member includes a plurality of fingers adapted to fit under the bead on a bottle neck. The intermediate member slides over the inner member and forces the fingers against the bottle. The intermediate member includes a plurality of upwardly extending arms with inwardly projecting teeth that engage outwardly extending teeth on the inner member to lock the inner and intermediate members together. A key unlocks and rotates a rotatable member to separate the intermediate and inner members to unlock the device. Upon rotation of the cover cap, camming surfaces on the rotatable member engage the upwardly extending arms to move them radially outward to disengage them from the inner member.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2005Date of Patent: April 1, 2008Assignee: Checkpoint Systems, Inc.Inventor: Dennis D. Belden, Jr.
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Patent number: 7345587Abstract: A fixture for use in a retail store is provided including a loop formed from a conductive material and adapted to support hanging articles, the loop having a first and second end, the first and second ends each connected to an insulator member, the first end being electrically insulated from the second end by the insulator member, and an RFID reader connected to each of the first end and the second end of the loop. A circuit is formed by the loop and the RFID reader, wherein the loop provides an antenna function for the RFID reader. A method of retrofitting a fixture for use in a retail store is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2005Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: Checkpoint Systems, Inc.Inventor: Peter Bremer
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Publication number: 20070234553Abstract: A method of making UHF antennas for security tag and antennas thereby. A web of electrically conductive material having a thickness in the range of approximately 5 to approximately 50 microns is releasably secured to a carrier web using a releasably securable adhesive substantially coextensive with the conductive web. A series of antennas of a desired shape are die-cut into the conductive web, but not into the carrier web. The portion of the conductive web not making up the antennas is in the form of scrap and is removed, thereby leaving the series of antennas releasably secured to the carrier sheet. The antennas are arranged to be removed from the carrier sheet, whereupon the releasably securable adhesive is transferred to them, so that they may be subsequently secured to other components to form a security tag.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2006Publication date: October 11, 2007Applicant: Checkpoint Systems, Inc.Inventors: Andre Cote, Detlef Duschek
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Publication number: 20070238245Abstract: A method for efficiently producing a plurality of EAS or RFID tags or inlays that form a label ready for use. The process utilizes a first web of RFID chip straps or capacitor straps that are releasably secured to a liner using only a low tack adhesive and utilizes a second web of coils or antennas which are secured to a second liner. After indexing these two webs, selective heat and pressure are applied to the chips straps or to the capacitor straps to transfer them and electrically couple them to a corresponding coil or antenna. Where both chip straps and capacitor straps are applied to a common antenna, a third web of the additional strap is used in the process.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2006Publication date: October 11, 2007Applicant: Checkpoint Systems, Inc.Inventors: Andre Cote, Detlef Duschek
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Publication number: 20070164845Abstract: A system for monitoring security systems including at least one pedestal set; a reason code generator; a computer to compile data received from the at least one pedestal set, and a graphical display to display the compiled data received from the pedestal set in the form of a maps of locations. An IP camera configured to operate for a period of time during the alarm event may be included. A method for monitoring security systems is also provided which includes providing at least one pedestal set, passing a tag through the pedestal set to create an event, generating a reason for the event observed by the pedestal set, compiling batches of data received from the at least one pedestal set; and graphically displaying the compiled data received from the pedestal set in the form of a maps of locations.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2005Publication date: July 19, 2007Applicant: Checkpoint Systems, Inc.Inventors: David Ivins, Nathaniel Lacsamana, Michael Rapp, James Macchia
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Patent number: 7243476Abstract: A system for tracking items includes a turntable to receive a pallet containing articles having RFID devices, a wrap dispenser to wrap the articles with wrap as the turntable rotates and a transceiver disposed on the wrap dispenser to transmit and receive a signal from the RFID devices while the turntable is rotating and wrapping the articles. A method is provided including loading articles having RFID devices thereon on a pallet, loading the pallet on a turntable, attaching an end of a wrap to at least one of the articles, rotating the turntable to cause the wrap to encircle the articles until all of the articles are constrained in position by the wrap, transmitting a signal to the RFID devices to cause the each RFID device to emit a signal back to the transceiver, and reading the signals from the RFID devices to obtain information contained in the signals.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2005Date of Patent: July 17, 2007Assignee: Checkpoint Systems, Inc.Inventor: Michael Schneider
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Patent number: 7242304Abstract: A system and method for releasing a security tag from an article automatically at a point of sale without the need for store employee involvement, assuming a valid sale is occurring. A system and method for releasing a security tag from an article automatically at a point of sale that tracks the detacher operation and the time and date of such operation.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2005Date of Patent: July 10, 2007Assignee: Checkpoint Systems, Inc.Inventors: Terry Clancy, Peter Schneider, Peter Bremer
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Patent number: 7187289Abstract: A system is disclosed for detecting the presence of an article. The system includes a transmitter for radiating a first electromagnetic signal at a predetermined primary frequency and a resonant tag secured to the article. The resonant tag generates a second electromagnetic signal in response to receiving the first electromagnetic signal. The second electromagnetic signal has components at the primary frequency and at a predetermined secondary frequency different from the primary frequency. The system also includes a receiver for receiving the second electromagnetic signal and a computer connected to an output of the receiver. The computer processes the received second electromagnetic signal and generates an output signal when the secondary frequency is detected in the second electromagnetic signal.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2005Date of Patent: March 6, 2007Assignee: Checkpoint Systems, Inc.Inventors: Eric Eckstein, John D. Paranzino, Nimesh Shah
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Patent number: 7183917Abstract: A re-usable identification tag that includes a combination of RFID (radio frequency identification) elements and EAS (electronic article surveillance) elements, or multiple RFID elements without an EAS element, or multiple EAS elements without RFID elements. Systems and methods for tracking or detecting a re-usable identification tag having multiple elements therein to correspond with multiple detection zones such that as the re-usable tag moves from one detection zone to another, the tag can be tracked and/or activate an alarm and/or transmit data to a database.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2004Date of Patent: February 27, 2007Assignee: Checkpoint Systems, Inc.Inventors: Anthony F. Piccoli, Gary T. Mazoki
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Patent number: 7168150Abstract: A method of making a resonant frequency tag which resonates at a predetermined frequency. The method involves providing a first conductive pattern having an inductive element and a first land and a second conductive pattern having a second land and a third land which are joined together by a link. The second conductive pattern is overlaid the first conductive pattern such that the second land is positioned over the first land. The third land is in electrical communication with the inductive element of the first conductive pattern. The formed resonant frequency tag is energized to determine if the tag resonates at the predetermined frequency. If the tag resonates properly, the third land is electrically coupled to the inductive element. If it does not, the second conductive pattern is adjusted so that overlapping portions of the first and second lands are changed, altering the capacitance to adjust the resonant tag frequency.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2004Date of Patent: January 30, 2007Assignee: Checkpoint Systems, Inc.Inventors: Eric Eckstein, Gary Mazoki, Peter Lendering, Luis Francisco Soler Bonnin, Takeshi Matsumoto, Lawrence Appalucci
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Patent number: 7168668Abstract: A damage resistant mount for an object is provided which includes a mounting plate, a first post having a first end and a second end, the first end rigidly attached and extending from the mounting plate, and a two-way, swinging, spring-loaded, self closing hinge disposed on the post. The hinge has an outside hinge leaf and an inside hinge leaf and the post is rigidly attached to the inside hinge leaf. A second post having a first and a second end is included where the first end is rigidly attached to and extends from the outside hinge leaf. An object mounting device is disposed on the second end of the second post.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2004Date of Patent: January 30, 2007Assignee: Checkpoint Systems, Inc.Inventor: Kenneth J. P. Coyle
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Publication number: 20070018824Abstract: A method for installing an RFID tag on shipping articles includes applying a strip of conductive material to the surface of the article and providing an RFID chip having a body, a first bottom conductive point, a second bottom conductive point and a nonconductive fin between the first bottom conductive point and the second bottom conductive point. The fin is received in the shipping article. The RFID chip is attached to the shipping article by inserting the chip onto the strip of conductive material on the shipping article such that the fin severs the strip into a first strip and a second strip. The first bottom conductive point is electrically attached to the first strip and the second bottom conductive point is electrically attached to the second strip.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2006Publication date: January 25, 2007Applicant: Checkpoint Systems, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Clare, Andre Cote
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Patent number: 7148804Abstract: A system and method for the real-time concurrent detection of 13.56 MHz RFID and 8.2 MHz EAS identification tags using a single stimulus signal.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2005Date of Patent: December 12, 2006Assignee: Checkpoint Systems, Inc.Inventors: Ronald Salesky, John Paranzino, Nimesh Shah