Patents by Inventor Anthony Wulston Bovill

Anthony Wulston Bovill 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).

  • Method of and apparatus for surveying an area
    Patent number: 4053877
    Abstract: A security system for surveying an area such as a prison or airport, the security system comprising three coaxial cables which are placed in the ground parallel to and spaced apart from each other, the center cable being provided with a modulated signal which is received by the outer two cables, and the received signal being caused to vary and trigger an alarm if there is an unauthorized movement in the surveyed area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1975
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1977
    Assignee: Plessey Handel und Investments AG
    Inventors: Arthur Timothy Torlesse, Anthony Wulston Bovill, Robert Charles West