Patents by Inventor Wayne H. Martin

Wayne H. Martin 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).

  • Apparatus for capturing data and deactivating electronic article surveillance tags
    Patent number: 6154135
    Abstract: An apparatus for capturing data from indicia associated with an article and for deactivating an electronic article surveillance tag associated with the article comprising a housing defining a volume in which a bag can be placed for packaging the article, a scanner positioned adjacent the upper portion of the volume to capture data from the indicia associated with the article as the article is placed into the bag; and deactivation means positioned below the scanner to deactivate the electronic article surveillance tag when the article is in the bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Bradley P. Kane, Wayne H. Martin, Mark D. Krom, Franklin H. Valade, Jr., Jon D. Buzzard
  • Apparatus for deactivation of electronic article surveillance tags
    Patent number: 6084514
    Abstract: An apparatus for deactivating a surveillance tag comprising a first coil located in a first plane, a second coil located in a second plane, and a third coil located in a third plane such that the third plane intersects the first and second planes at an angle that is greater than zero degrees and less than ninety degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2000
    Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Markus B. Kopp, Wayne H. Martin
  • Deactivation device with biplanar deactivation
    Patent number: 5917412
    Abstract: A deactivation device for use in deactivating electronic article surveillance ("EAS") tags includes a deactivating coil having first and second coil parts. The first coil part is positioned in angular adjacent relation to the second coil part so that the coil parts are adapted to transmit simultaneously a deactivating field. The deactivating field forms a deactivation zone having a configuration which permits for deactivation of an active EAS tag when the active EAS tag is situated within the deactivation zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1999
    Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Wayne H. Martin
  • Warning system for microwave landing system airborne receiver
    Patent number: 4647926
    Abstract: A system to provide warning whenever unreliable data is being received by an airborne receiver for a microwave landing system. The received data is tested against certain criteria to determine validity. The received data is also tested to determine whether it was received via a direct path or via a multipath reflection. A validity counter records the percentage of valid data received. A multipath counter records the length of time data is received via direct path relative to the length of time data is received via multipath. Both counters control warning flags to cause a warning to be generated whenever the counter contents are below threshold values. The validity counter is set to an upper limit when its count crosses the threshold in a positive direction and is set to a negative limit when its count crosses the threshold in a negative direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1984
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1987
    Assignee: Allied Corporation
    Inventors: Walter L. Devensky, Wayne H. Martin