Abstract: A deactivating element for a magnetic surveillance marker has the form of a wire with substantially-circular cross-section in which alternating body segments are of a magnetizable material having a magnetic remanence of at least 0.2 Tesla and a non-magnetizable material respectively; the non-magnetizable material has a magnetic saturation of not more than 0.05 Tesla.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 9, 2002
Date of Patent:
August 10, 2004
Assignee:
MXT Inc.
Inventors:
Stephan F. Brauer, Thomas Lebeau, John Strom-Olsen