Patents by Inventor Garry L. Burton

Garry L. Burton 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).

  • Passive security device for detecting ferromagnetic objects
    Patent number: 6362739
    Abstract: A device for detecting the presence of a ferromagnetic object comprising at least one coil formed from a multiple winding of a wire and a controller comprising an alarm. The coil is constructed and arranged such that, upon the relative motion of the ferromagnetic object proximate the at least one coil, a voltage induced in the coil is transmitted to the controller, and controller is constructed and arranged to determine whether the induced voltage falls within a predetermine range and, if so, to trigger the alarm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Inventor: Garry L. Burton