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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7331617 | Cabinet door lock A lock for a cabinet of the type wherein a door of the cabinet is movable through a frame of the cabinet is provided. An exemplary lock of the present invention includes a first and second restraining member connected by a rod and rotatable around an axis of rotatio... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7239724 | Security identification system and method An identification system (10) of the present invention is used at airport terminals, bus stations, government buildings, and the like. The identification system (10) includes a controller (26), a pair of spaced stations or checkpoints (12, 14... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7119682 | Facility and method for crowd screening and protection A method and a facility for the protection of a crowd from terrorists by screening each individual in search of concealed prohibited articles possibly carried by one of the individuals in the crowd. Each individual is monitored by sensors controlled by a monitoring ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7096625 | Method of displaying advertising on a turnstile A method of advertising includes providing a transparent, tubular sleeve within which a sheet carrying advertising is placed and removably attaching the tubular sleeve to one of the arms of a turnstile. ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7021002 | Sliding revolving door A revolving door comprising an at least partly cylindrical shell wall, which has an entrance and an exit, and two rotating door leaves, which during normal operation are in place extended in the opposite direction of each other inside the shell wall. Between the she... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7007585 | Multi-hit transparent armor system A multi-hit transparent armor system is described and claimed herein for improving the resistance of transparent armor to incoming projectiles. Typically, the transparent armor is framed within a window opening of a security structure. An exemplary, contemplated str... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6959949 | Device for securing a door leaf against unintentional deflection A driven part can be pivotably mounted to the door frame so that, in a starting position, it engages a driving part fixed to the leaf frame in order to fix the position of the door leaf with respect to the door frame. An electromagnetic brake generates a moment to r... | 11/01/2005 |
| 5878529 | Entrance device An entrance device for placement in a facade of a building includes at least two revolving doors. Each of the revolving doors has an input section and an output section. A sliding door provides closure of the input and output sections of the two revolving... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5542211 | Revolving security door for banks and the like A revolving security door for the controlled passage of persons from a non-protected environment to a protected environment, for example a bank, which permits the normal transit of persons even in the event of the interception of an unwelcome person, incl... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5201906 | Anti-piggybacking: sensor system for security door to detect two individuals in one compartment A control system for a revolving door includes an ultrasonic sensor having multiple sensor heads. The door has a housing and multiple movable compartments formed by door wings. The sensors emit energy waves into the housing in bursts, then receive echoes ... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5195448 | Security system An anti-armed robbery system is provided wherein persons enter and exit an establishment through a plurality of floor to ceiling extending walls and lockable doors made of bullet resistant materials forming a completely enclosed bullet resistant vestibule... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5097454 | Security door with improved sensor for detecting unauthorized passage A control system for a revolving door includes an ultrasonic sensor having multiple sensor heads. The door has a housing, and multiple moveable compartments formed by door wings attached to and radially extending from a rotatable axis. The sensors emit en... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5012455 | Security door with improved sensor for detecting unauthorized passage A control system for a revolving door includes an ultrasonic sensor having multiple sensor heads. The door has a housing, and multiple moveable compartments formed by door wings attached to and radially extending from a rotatable axis. The sensors emit en... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4947765 | Security apparatus and method of using same The security method and apparatus relates to an electronically controlled latching mechanism which is adapted for use with a closure disposed on a vestibule. The closure is used to seal or close off a passageway or entrance between the vestibule and a pro... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4796542 | Security lock for revolving door A lock for a revolving door includes an electrically-controlled, solenoid-extensible trip rod engageable by a panel of the door. Movement of the rod by the door panel rotates a key from a lock holder to release a spring-biased locking element which is for... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4586441 | Security system for selectively allowing passage from a non-secure region to a secure region A security system for allowing selective access to a secured area generally comprises first and second three wing center shaft ganged revolving door structures, each partially surrounded by upright facing curved side walls disposed in spaced apart relatio... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4573416 | After hour depository An improved after hour depository is disclosed which essentially comprises a door casing turnable about a shaft extending across both the side walls of a framework on a bank building, a movable wall in operative association with the door casing so as to a... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4557073 | Revolving doors The present invention concerns a revolving door device having arcuate screens arranged on diametrically opposite sides of the passage space constituting part of the revolving door closely adapted to the fixed outer walls of the device. Said screens being ... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4534131 | Revolving door security system A revolving door system has a central axis defining a center shaft and three wing hangers rigidly joined and extending in a equidistant spaced apart relationship about the center shaft's upper portion. A pair of facing substantially semicircular walls, spaced ... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4530183 | Revolving door system A controller driven revolving door system has facing spaced apart curved panels partially enclosing three equiangularly spaced center shaft coupled wings and defining entry and exit openings. The controller automatically selectively directs traffic flow t... | 07/23/1985 |
| 4475308 | Revolving door system A controller driven revolving door system has facing spaced apart curved panels partially enclosing three equiangularly spaced center shaft coupled wings and defining entry and exit openings. The controller automatically selectively directs traffic flow t... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4385469 | Lock structure for entry and exit passages of sensitive installation A lock structure is disposed in entry and exit passages of sensitive installations, especially nuclear installations, wherein a housing with a revolving gate is arranged in a wall through which said passages extend. Radiation and metal detectors are assoc... | 05/31/1983 |
| 4341165 | Security system including a revolving door A security system for controlling access to a room or part of a building through an opening comprises a revolving door turnable only in a single predetermined direction of rotation about a vertical axis situated at the center of a passage defined by a pai... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4295297 | Revolving security door Security door including a revolving door with a one way bearing continuously preventing rotation of the door in a reverse direction so that persons can only travel from an entry to an exit side of the door by passing around the door axis in a forward dire... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4122783 | Apparatus for protecting a room against penetration thereinto of armed persons Access to the room is provided only by a movable compartment which must be entered by a person, at an entry opening, and moved along an access path, to an access opening, in order for the person to enter the room. A magnetic detector is provided either wh... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4063519 | Anti-robbery and anti-hostage equipment provided with a one-way rotating door for banks and the like The premises to be protected have at least one laterally confined passage communicating therewith, such as an entrance passage, an exit passage, or both. Each passage has mounted therein at least one rotating door, of the type including a vertically orien... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4060039 | Security system The invention covers a protective device in the outer area of a room, for instance a banking hall of a financial institution, with a bullet-proof door, which can be locked, leading into a room, the locking mechanism being operated in conjunction with a re... | 11/29/1977 |
