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US 10,373,751 B2Granted
Electromagnetic safety device
OwnerJames J. Bitettoinventor
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Abstract
A safety system includes an electromagnet positioned in an area. A power controller is coupled to the electromagnet to supply power to the electromagnet in accordance with an event. A trigger mechanism configured to trigger the event when the area is traversed by a person with a weapon such that upon activation of the electromagnet a magnetic force is generated capable of attracting the weapon to make continued use difficult or impossible within the area.
Claims20
A safety system, comprising;
- an electromagnet positioned in an area;
- and
- a trigger mechanism configured to be triggered when the area is traversed by a person with a weapon, such that, upon activation of the electromagnet, a magnetic force is generated capable of attracting materials with magnetic properties to make continued use of the weapon difficult or impossible within the area.
A method for disarming an individual, comprising:
- monitoring an area to detect an individual carrying a weapon;
- and
- generating magnetic force in an electromagnet to attract the weapon to make continued use of the weapon difficult or impossible within the area.
A safety system, comprising:
- a processor;
- memory coupled to the processor, the memory including:
- a person identifier application to determine whether a person is carrying a weapon and is authorized to do so in an area based on sensor data;
- and
- an evaluator application to determine or predict an event in the area using sensor data collected from the area and to accordingly generate an output;
- and
- a power controller activated in accordance with the output to activate at least one magnetic device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.