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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7395766 | Valuables case for holding securities with a safety device A valuables case (1) for holding securities with a safety device having at least one holding chamber (5, 6) for an ink and having a measuring and triggering device for registering at least one parameter of the valuables case and for releasing the liqui... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7201312 | Device to invalidate banknotes in a unit equipped for the storage thereof A device is disclosed to invalidate banknotes in a unit equipped for the storage thereof, comprising an ignition unit (15) placed in the equipped unit (3) in a position adjacent to the banknotes (4) and suitable to generate a flame producing on ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7104178 | Active armor including medial layer for producing an electrical or magnetic field An active armor system, which includes a first armor layer and a second armor layer. An interior space is interposed between the first and second armor layer. A third layer is also positioned preferably adjacent to and on the inner side of the first layer. This thir... | 09/12/2006 |
| 6892653 | Securing an enclosed area A security apparatus (10) is provided in an enclosed area to be secured against an external threat, e.g. a load volume of a vehicle transporting valuables is secured against unauthorized entry. Two chemical components are contained separately. When a danger s... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6701854 | Detonator to be installed in a chamber and safety container comprising it A detonator is intended to be installed in a chamber equipped with a blockable access opening. The detonator includes a member for initiating a pyrotechnic chain and a casing for confining the initiation member. The casing includes, facing the initiation ... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6553922 | Safe for valuable documents A safe for valuable documents having a shell protection around the safe for impeding attempts to force an entry thereinto and processor unit actuated in response to damage to the shell protection to initiate a safe protection function. The safe contains a... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6536348 | Device for altering the appearance of valuable articles and container comprising same The invention concerns a device for altering the appearance of valuable articles comprising at least a reservoir (22) filled with a fluid adapted to soil said articles and a pyrotechnic charge (24) associated with said reservoir (22) for opening the latte... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6497186 | Safe for valuable documents such as banknotes, cheques etc. A safe for accomodating valuable documents includes one or more units (1-17), each of which is intended to accomodate several valuable documents and is equipped with destructive devices (112-172) for local destruction of valuable documents in respective u... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6474213 | Reactive stiffening armor system A reactive armor structure having an outer layer and a reactive element adjacent to and integral with the outer layer is provided. The reactive element provides an amount of support to the outer layer effective to restrain movement of the outer layer and ... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6247415 | Device for protecting securities The invention concerns a protective device for valuable documents, including a volume capable of being closed and divided into two compartments, one of the compartments being used to receive the documents to be protected while in the second compartment ca... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6178897 | Protective device for valuable documents The invention concerns a protective device for valuable documents, including a volume capable of being closed and divided into two compartments, one of the compartments being used to receive the documents to be protected while in the second compartment ca... | 01/30/2001 |
| 5811712 | Protecting device against projectiles, particularly hollow charge projectiles A projective device especially useful against hollow charge projectiles is formed of a plurality of spaced apart layers inclined obliquely to the main firing direction of the projectiles. A centrally located combination layer consists of two disrupter lay... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5732638 | Device for bank note containers A device for use in a bank note container such as a preloaded cassette used in cash dispensers having the purpose of rendering unusable the bank notes in the container in the case there is detected (preferably by electronic means) a violation, attempted t... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5637824 | Reactive armour effective against normal and skew attack An add-on reactive armor element effective against normal and skew attack. The element is a multilayer composite body in which each layer tightly bears against each contiguous layer, which multilayer composite body includes an outer cover, at least one ex... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5598793 | ATM anti-theft device An anti-theft device for Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) provides for the blurring or defacing of banknotes which are stored within ATM banknote cassettes/containers within the ATM upon a breach of security of the ATM, the breach of security being either... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5537938 | ATM anti-theft device An anti-theft device for Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) provides for the blurring or defacing of banknotes which are stored within ATM banknote cassettes/containers within the ATM upon a breach of security of the ATM, the breach of security being either... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5206451 | Armor-protection for a wall, for example a bombshelter or an armored vehicle A wall of, for example, a bombshelter or armored vehicle, is provided with an inner and outer armor spaced from each other. This armor protection is designed to provide a deflection, respectively destruction of an impacting projectile as soon as the proje... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5070764 | Combined reactive and passive armor Reactive armor elements each holding at least one reactive assembly of the kind in which an explosive layer is sandwiched between two metal plates, which is paired with a passive assembly comprising a layer of swellable material sandwiched between two met... | 12/10/1991 |
| 4981067 | Reactived armor improvement An apparatus for protecting a surface from a projectile having a series of eactive armor plates disposed substantially adjacent to one another and substantially covering the surface to be protected. The reactive armor plates each have an upper inert plate ... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4875948 | Combustible delay barriers A combustible delay barrier for providing a delay to intrusion into an object. The delay barrier comprises a combustible layer containing a source of fuel such as a metal and/or a polymer and a source of oxygen such as an oxidizer. The combustible layer o... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4867077 | Reactive armor constructions and explosive packages suitable therefor An explosive package for use in reactive armor comprises an explosive material embedded between layers of a resilient material which are contained between upper and lower rigid plates in a sandwich structure. A construction for the application of reactive... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4824495 | Combustible coatings as protective delay barriers A combustible coating for providing a delay barrier to intrusion into an object. The coating contains a source of fuel as a metal and/or a polymer and a source of oxygen such as an oxidizer. The coating is ignitable at a temperature in excess of about 300... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4741244 | Elements for an add-on reactive armour for land vehicles Protection of land vehicles such as tanks, armoured cars or the like against shaped charge projectiles. Protection is achieved by a cover member having suspended therefrom on the side that faces the substrate at least one explosive insert comprising an ex... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4712393 | Method and device for permanently locking a movable member in a framework Method and device for permanently locking a movable member in a framework, such as locking a door of a safe in case of an attack, in which an explosive member sensitive to an outer action is detonated and deforms the movable member such as a door of the s... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4604607 | Security device simulating currency pack or the like A security device simulating a currency pack or the like to foil robbery includes a receiver unit for receiving a local carrier signal generated locally at the exits of the bank. The carrier signal includes information in a predetermined binary code and t... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4368660 | Protective arrangement against projectiles, particularly hollow explosive charge projectiles A protective arrangement against projectiles is a wall structure formed f a wall layer of explosive material, and at least one additional wall layer covering at least one face of the wall layer of explosive material. The additional wall layer is made of ... | 01/18/1983 |
| 4236463 | Tamper proof case for the protection of sensitive papers A carrying case, having a hinged lid, is provided with a handle and locks. Within the interior of the case and hingedly connected to the case is a liner, within which are stored sensitive papers. A thermite charge is within a removable boat in the liner a... | 12/02/1980 |
| 4104974 | Tranquilizer ejector for disabling robbers A system for disabling robbers has an ejector arranged for projecting needle-like discrete articles across a passageway which a robber must traverse during flight, and toward a receptor disposed opposite of and spaced from the ejector across the passagewa... | 08/08/1978 |
| 4025369 | Deflagrative epoxy foam material A destructible packaging epoxy foam composition used for electrical and tmal insulation in electronic equipment, and containing a pyrotechnic component such that when ignited the foam will sustain combustion for destroying the electronic components adjac... | 05/24/1977 |
