G08B 13/2402
Electronic article surveillance [eas], i.e. systems using tags for detecting removal of
Official title: {Electronic Article Surveillance [EAS], i.e. systems using tags for detecting removal of a tagged item from a secure area, e.g. tags for detecting shoplifting (mechanical aspects of the tags, e.g. related to locking E05B73/0017; RFID readers G06K7/00; RFID tags G06K19/00; access control systems G07C9/00; anti-theft control in point of sale systems G07G3/003; security seals G09F3/03)}
G08B13/2402 (Electronic article surveillance [eas], i.e. systems using tags for detecting removal of) appears on 3,426 US grants and 3,007 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G08B- Granted patents
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Granted patents
Recent patents
- Detecting falls using a mobile device29 Sep 2026US 12,749,386 B2Apple Inc.
- Proactive loss prevention system22 Sep 2026US 12,743,939 B2Inpixon
- Tracking system15 Sep 2026US 12,738,135 B2Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- High security device for monitoring a door, compartment or other covered opening1 Sep 2026US 12,725,499 B2Aerosens LLC
- Anti-theft system configured to reduce false positives25 Aug 2026US 12,718,672 B2Gatekeeper Systems, Inc.
- Anti-theft retail merchandise hook with radio transmission8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311580 A1Fasteners for Retail, Inc.
- Asset tracking system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311581 A1
- Notification device, notification system, notification method, and recording medium20 Aug 2026US 2026/0245442 A1NEC Corporation
- Alarm system, alarm method, and recording medium13 Aug 2026US 2026/0237277 A1NEC Corporation
- Integrated scale system for checkout terminal6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227230 A1Walmart Apollo, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Deactivateable security tag1,541US 5,574,431 ACheckpoint Systems, Inc. · 1996
- Transponder arrangement613US 5,053,774 ATexas Instruments Deutschland GmbH · 1991
- Bar code symbol reading system employing EAS-enabling faceplate bezel557US 8,381,979 B2Metrologic Instruments, Inc. · 2013
- Location position system for relay assisted tracking532US 6,512,478 B1Rockwell Technologies, LLC · 2003
- Decommissioning an electronic data tag532US 7,336,183 B2Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. · 2008