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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7309044 | Device and method for improving security during the operation of air traffic The invention relates to a device for improving security in an aircraft during the operation of air traffic. The invention is characterized in that a security zone (2′), which can be sealed off by controllable access doors (25, 26) and monitored by s... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7249909 | Vehicle restraining system The specification and drawing figures describe and show a vehicle restraining system that includes a truss assembly. A rotateable drum is repositionable on the truss assembly. A gravitationally deployable vehicle restraining device is removably attachable to the dru... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7207279 | Buckling up phalanges joints type button input device A buckling up phalanges joints type button input device and method use features that the phalanges joints can bend. A curved surface button input panel is installed inside sheathing. A curved surface mobile panel is installed corresponding to a curved surface of the... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7188569 | Criminal arresting assembly A criminal arresting method includes preparing a frame assembly, activating a first weight releasing device to allow a first weight to fall inside the frame assembly, activating reducing of size of a first loop inside the frame assembly, activating a second weight r... | 03/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7043881 | Insulated glass assembly with an internal lighting system An insulated glass (IG) assembly for windows which includes an internal lighting system is disclosed. The IG assembly includes two or more panes of glass, a spacer and a strip of light emitting diodes (LEDs). The spacer separates glass panes and provides the hermeti... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7023339 | Transportable security portal for screening potential terrorists The security portal (10) is dimensioned to be readily mounted and transported on a trailer (54) alone as a single security portal (10) or with a plurality of security portals to provide screening for a short term, high security event. The portal... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7000439 | Appendage restraint system A restraint system for an appendage includes a clamp assembly and an electromagnet capable of being selectively activated for restraint. The clamp assembly includes a base portion and a restraint structure opposing the base portion. The restraint structure defines a... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6978644 | Locking mechanism for handcuffs A solenoid operated mechanical mechanism for controlling the rotation of a gear comprising the use of a first linear element which moves in response to an electrical current to cause the rotation of a cam which, in turn, causes the movement of a second linear elemen... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6915985 | Anti-hijacking system A hijacking prevention system which employs a gas which can render everyone in the passenger compartment temporarily unconscious in the event a hijacking occurs. A single switch, hidden in the cockpit and easily accessible to the pilot while flying the plane, would ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6915986 | Cockpit access protection system The cockpit access protection system relies on a method whereby the locked cockpit doors of a plurality of aircraft may be unlocked only by authorized personnel within the cockpit (e.g., the pilot and copilot). In the event of a security breach in any one aircraft, ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6739551 | Entrance deterrent for airplane flight crew compartment An expandable/collapsible enclosure positioned about the existing door of a flight crew compartment of an airliner, which is expanded either manually or automatically by the motion of the aircraft to form an airlock type enclosure about the door to the flight crew c... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6366203 | Walk-through security device having personal effects view port and methods of operating and manufacturing the same A walk-through security device having a personal effects view port and methods of operating and manufacturing the device. In one embodiment, the device includes: (1) a shell having an opaque sidewall with at least one material detector located therein and... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6348866 | Trap for robbers A trap system for use inside establishments such as banks and other commercial establishments to deter and catch robbers. The system makes use of an anti-bullet, armored cabin or cage having therein an actuation button on the floor for a guard situated th... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6298603 | Access control vestibule An access control chamber security system with a security chamber having an aluminum frame and an entrance door and an exit door, a metal detector located within the access control chamber to detect a weapon being carried within the chamber, locks on the ... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6219959 | Net trapping system for capturing a robber immediately A net trapping system for capturing a robber immediately is used in a place of business such as a bank. The device looks like a storing box and is installed above the entrance of the business. When a robbery takes place and the system is activated, an inf... | 04/24/2001 |
| 5692446 | Method and arrangement of equipment for the protection of buildings and people from acts of violence The invention relates to a method, and the equipment necessary for implementation thereof, for the unnoticeable detection of armed persons in the region giving access to objects that require protection and for the detention of such persons by surprise. De... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5552766 | Anti-crime security system An anti-crime security system which provides an entrance and an exit to an establishment, wherein the entrance and exit define an enclosed area, provides sensors to monitor ingress and egress through the enclosed area, and monitors activity in the enclose... | 09/03/1996 |
| 4972784 | Intellectronic safe deposit box An intellectronic safe deposit box which is generally comprised of a housing and an electronic security control portion and characterized in that any wrong numerical code input made by burglar will be immediately detected by means of electronic control an... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4947764 | Protection and security apparatus and method To enhance or ensure personal security against an attack, threatened attack or believed attack, a flexible drop net, preferably made of ball chain elements (26, 30), connected at nodal points (28) is retained against and/or partly within a dropped or doub... | 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 |
| 4606281 | Thief-trapping apparatus A thief-trapping apparatus for a room having a closure permitting room ingress and egress and an object therein to be safeguarded utilizes a locking mechanism for the room closure and a cord having a frangible link. The locking mechanism includes a bolt a... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4481887 | Security doors A security door and system for installation as the entrance and exit to a building or office to automatically control the passage of persons therethrough and to trap certain persons therein comprising a vestibule having side walls and oppositely disposed ... | 11/13/1984 |
| 4461221 | System for detaining robbers on premises A system of detaining a robber on the premises robbed after the robbery has taken place. The premises is provided with lobby entrances having inner and outer doors through which persons entering and leaving the premises must pass. Once a robbery commences... | 07/24/1984 |
| 4382255 | Secured automated banking facilities An automated banking system comprises a room with controlled access by the public and having an area which is monitored by at least one surveillance camera. The area includes equipment defining an automated bank counter and an assembly of strongboxes disp... | 05/03/1983 |
| 4308803 | Protective door systems A protective door system is provided by a fixed wall and a mobile wall which has the shape of a sector of a cylinder with its axis arranged vertically. The mobile wall is rotatable about said axis between first and second operational positions. In the fir... | 01/05/1982 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 3965827 | Criminal trap A trap for a criminal intended for use in a bank and including a bullet-proof transparent cage suspended in front of a teller's position and which drops over a criminal holding up the teller upon activation of an alarm device to totally entrap and enclose... | 06/29/1976 |