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Method and apparatus for target reactivation

CA 1256487 A · Owner: Knogo Corporation · Inventors: Cooper, Michael N.; Pokalsky, Peter A.

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A target reactivator for reactivating elongated magnetic targets used in theft detection systems and which have been deactivated by a pattern of spaced apart alternate magnetic fields emanating from a deactivation element of magnetically hard low permeability material lying adjacent and extending continuously along the target and affixed with the target to an object being protected by the target. The reactivator comprises a magnet and a holder supporting the magnet, the holder being configured to be guided along the object in a direction along the length of the target with the poles of the magnet extending along the length of the target whereby the deactivation element becomes subjected to …

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  • Granted June 27, 1989. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended June 27, 2006.
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FiledJuly 24, 1984
GrantedJune 27, 1989
Term endedJune 27, 2006
Patent numberCA 1256487 A
Classification (IPC)G08B13/24

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19851988199119941997200020032006Application filedJuly 24, 1984Patent grantedJune 27, 1989Term endedJune 27, 2006

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