Patents by Inventor Steven Maitin

Steven Maitin 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).

  • Electronic article surveillance marker deactivator using an expanded detection zone
    Patent number: 7109866
    Abstract: A method and apparatus to deactivate an EAS security tag using an expanded detection zone are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Maitin, Douglas Allen Drew, Reuel A. Ely
  • Techniques to reduce false alarms, invalid security deactivation, and internal theft
    Publication number: 20060175402
    Abstract: A system, apparatus, method and article to eliminate false alarms, invalid security deactivation, and internal theft are described. The apparatus may include a first input to receive a first identification code associated with an item, a second input to receive a second identification code associated with the item, and an output to provide a control signal to control the operation of a security label deactivation and detection device based on the first and second identification codes. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2005
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Inventor: Steven Maitin
  • Electronic article surveillance marker deactivator using an expanded detection zone
    Publication number: 20050162275
    Abstract: A method and apparatus to deactivate an EAS security tag using an expanded detection zone are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2004
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Inventors: Steven Maitin, Douglas Drew, Reuel Ely