Patents by Inventor Terence Clancy

Terence Clancy 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 and device for the detection and deactivation of a deactivatable security element
    Patent number: 6592037
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and a device for the detection and deactivation of a deactivatable security element fitted in or affixed to an article for the purpose of electronic article surveillance. A code is allocated to each article, the code is read in or entered at an input device, an article information is allocated to the code, the article information containing an indication as to whether the article is protected agianst pilferage by an electronic security element, and that a deactivation unit is switched on when the presence of a corresponding indication is established.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: Meto International GmbH
    Inventor: Terence Clancy
  • Device for surveying electronically protected items in a monitored area
    Patent number: 6181247
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for electronically surveying items in a monitored area. The device is equipped with a transmitting and/or a receiving device. The aim of the surveying device is to provide an economical way for surveying electronically protected items. To this end, the surveying device is made up of individual layers of material, which taken individually are flexible and possessed of a low level of resistance, but when combined are characterized by a high level of rigidity and resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Assignee: Meto International GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Bremer, Terence Clancy, Peter Schneider, David Stocks, Anthony Douglas