Patents by Inventor Stephen A. Orbach

Stephen A. Orbach 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).

  • Cable lock closure with defeat prevention
    Patent number: 8228192
    Abstract: A security device for attachment to an article to deter theft of the article has a housing containing an alarm system including an audible alarm with a defeat mechanism having a two-part connector that attaches to both a cable and a locking mechanism. The connector includes a mechanical fuse (e.g., two-step ferrule holder) that provides defeat prevention of the alarm device. The locked device alarms if pulled too hard from twisting the cable without releasing the primary lock. The connector is preferably shaped as a generally elliptic cylindrical bayonet having an oval transverse cross-section and a truncated oblique cone-shaped distal end. This enables the plug to be inserted into a locking channel of the locking mechanism in either of two directions facilitating the locking of the attached cable about an article of merchandise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Checkpoint Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Lee Eckert, William J. Kozlowski, Jr., Matthew R. Shute, Timothy M. Gates, James G. Wyatt, Jr., Stephen A. Orbach, Michael J. Cornelison
  • CABLE LOCK CLOSURE WITH DEFEAT PREVENTION
    Publication number: 20090303046
    Abstract: A security device for attachment to an article to deter theft of the article has a housing containing an alarm system including an audible alarm with a defeat mechanism having a two-part connector that attaches to both a cable and a locking mechanism. The connector includes a mechanical fuse (e.g., two-step ferrule holder) that provides defeat prevention of the alarm device. The locked device alarms if pulled too hard from twisting the cable without releasing the primary lock. The connector is preferably shaped as a generally elliptic cylindrical bayonet having an oval transverse cross-section and a truncated oblique cone-shaped distal end. This enables the plug to be inserted into a locking channel of the locking mechanism in either of two directions facilitating the locking of the attached cable about an article of merchandise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Lee Eckert, William J. Kozlowski, JR., Matthew R. Shute, Timothy M. Gates, James G. Wyatt, JR., Stephen A. Orbach, Michael J. Cornelison