# US 2014/0150708 A1 · System and Method for Monitoring an Area

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- Number: US 2014/0150708 A1
- Document ID: US20140150708A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/705,193
- Filed: 2012-12-05
- Published: 2014-06-05
- Earliest claimed: 2012-12-05
- Inventors: Leslie Riekie
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140150708A1

## CPC

- G08B 15/02: with smoke, gas, or coloured or odorous powder or liquid
- G08B: SIGNALLING SYSTEMS, e.g. PERSONAL CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS

## Abstract

A system for monitoring an area is disclosed herein. Specifically, a chemical-based system is disclosed. The system can comprise a chemical, chemical compound or chemical mixture. The system can, in one embodiment, permanently crush and/or flatten upon contact with no ability to be repaired or concealed after contact with a disturbance by an intruding force. The disturbance to chemical leaves behind impressions, which can be used to determine characteristics about intruding forces.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method for monitoring an area comprising,
applying a chemical onto a surface, said chemical forming a monitored area on said surface, said monitored area capable of being disturbed by contact with an intruding force on said surface.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method in claim 1, wherein said chemical is capable of producing impressions upon contact from an intruding force.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The method described in claim 2, wherein said chemical flattens permanently upon contact with object, said chemical preserving the structure of said impression indefinitely.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method described in claim 1, wherein said chemical comprises an additive, said additive capable of staining intruding force.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The method described in claim 4, wherein said chemical is capable of staining an intruding force upon contact.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The method described in claim 4, wherein said additive is capable of preserving said disturbance.

### Claim 7 (depends on 4)

The method in claim 4, wherein additive comprises microdot technology, said microdot technology comprising a code, said code linkable to said intruding force upon contact.

### Claim 8 (depends on 4)

The method in claim 4, wherein said additive comprise herbicides, said herbicides preventing growth of vegetation on a terrain.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The method in claim 1, wherein said additive comprises dye, said dye enhancing visibility of said disturbances in said chemical.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The method in claim 1, wherein said additive comprises glossers, said glossers enhancing visibility of disturbances in chemical.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The method in claim 1, wherein said additive comprises foamers, said foamers adjusting thickness and durability of chemical applied to surface.

### Claim 12 (depends on 8)

The method in claim 8, wherein said additive comprises ultraviolet markers, said ultraviolet markers revealing visibility of disturbances in response to ultraviolet radiation.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The method described in claim 1, wherein stained intruding force is capable of being matched to said disturbance on said chemical.

### Claim 14 (depends on 1)

The method in claim 1, wherein multiple layers of said chemical can coat a surface.

### Claim 15 (depends on 1)

The method in claim 1, wherein said chemical comprises a covering layer.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The method in claim 15, wherein said covering layer is composed of one or more additional layers of said chemical.

### Claim 17 (depends on 15)

The method in claim 15, wherein said covering layer is composed of material similar to adjacent surface.

### Claim 18 (depends on 1)

The method in claim 1, wherein said chemical comprises a liquid polyvinyl acetate emulsion.

### Claim 19

A system comprising
a liquid polyvinyl acetate emulsion; and
a foaming agent.

### Claim 20 (depends on 19)

The system of claim 19 further comprising an additive for tracking.