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User-operated amusement apparatus for kicking the user's buttocks
An apparatus including a user-operated and controlled apparatus for self-infliction of repetitive blows to the user's buttocks by a plurality of elongated arms bearing flexible extensions that rotate under the user's control.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8164449 | Clip alarm The clip alarm (100) is a retaining clip attachable to personal items in order to function as a loss prevention device capable of emitting an audible and/or visual alarm in response to the clip and attached item being dislodged from a user's person. Upon disl... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8164450 | Initiative warning system An initiative warning system comprises a protective area for accommodating objects and defining an area network, a plurality of sensors respectively installed on the objects, a detecting mainframe connected with the area network, and a terminal communicated with the... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8159345 | RFID monitoring and tracking of tools A system for identifying, monitoring, and tracking a plurality of tools includes: a pad for placing the tools, wherein the pad includes a plurality of appropriately-sized cutouts for nesting each of the tools; a sensor in each cutout that detects placement and remov... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8149119 | Utility meter tamper monitoring system and method A method includes activating a tamper monitoring circuit of a security seal configured to securely lock a utility meter. The method also includes wirelessly transmitting an identification data and/or an integrity information associated with the security seal and/or ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8130100 | Air conditioner anti-theft The present invention discloses an easy to use and cost effective air conditioner anti-theft device which easily attaches to the external portion of an air conditioner and detects a condition of attempted theft and/or vandalism of the unit and then alerts someone to... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8125338 | Acousto-magnetic anti-theft alarming unit with magnetic detacher An acousto-magnetic (AM) anti-theft alarming unit is designed for specific use in a hard tag anti-theft clamp which uses a magnetic detacher. The alarming unit includes a resonator housing defining a cavity in which is placed at least one resonator and a bias piece ... | 02/28/2012 |
| RE43178 | Electronic vehicle product and personnel monitoring A system providing vehicle, pallet, and personnel tracking within buildings, vehicles such as trucks/trailers, buses, trains and aircraft at a site or in a global network system. RFID transponder Gate readers are used in building doorways, in vehicles such as tracks... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8115628 | Dot-tag visibility network architecture The system employs full transceivers, each having peer-to-peer, client/server, and IP networking capabilities, and covering open-area ranges of up to 100 feet. The system uses Low Frequency for data communications so it can achieve both low cost (less costly than ma... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8106772 | Tether cord and sensor alarms Methods, systems and other embodiments associated with protecting merchandise items are presented. A method of protecting merchandise items includes displaying merchandise items at a consumer display so that the merchandise items can be handled by a consumer. A dete... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8106771 | Traceability method for an electronic payment terminal in the event of a theft thereof, and corresponding computer program A traceability method is provided for an electronic payment terminal, in the event of a theft thereof. The method includes the following steps: detection of a lack of contact with a base and/or another terminal associated with the terminal, for a predetermined time ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8102262 | Charging merchandise items Methods, systems and other embodiments associated with charging merchandise items are presented. A method of charging merchandise items includes displaying merchandise items at a consumer display so that the merchandise items can be handled by a consumer. The mercha... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8089357 | System and method for securing and displaying items for merchandising A system and method for automatically advertising items put on display, as well as protecting those items against theft. The system and method include an event sensor associated with the item and connected to a monitoring and alarm transmitter for initiating an adve... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8054183 | Process and overall system for the secure transportation of valuable objects Method and system for safely transporting valuable articles to a client. A known amount of articles for transport are packed in a transport package comprising a security circuit and a security system for the valuable articles. In the armed state the valuable article... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8035516 | Method for inertial asset protection on vehicles and for false alarm prevention in unstable locations A system and method for false alarm prevention in unstable locations is presented. In one embodiment, the method comprises activating an asset sensor and a reference sensor, detecting motion in the asset sensor, determining if the reference sensor detects motion, an... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8026812 | Method and devices for protecting commercial goods against theft The invention relates to methods and devices for protecting an article against theft. Once a protection element is in the on-position, a selection signal is transmitted from an emitter to a receiver provided in the protection element, in order to associate the prote... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8013740 | System and method for securing and displaying items for merchandising A system and method for automatically advertising items put on display, as well as protecting those items against theft. The system and method include an event sensor associated with the item and connected to a monitoring and alarm transmitter for initiating an adve... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8004406 | Pliable material tag using a lanyard or a portion of a garment A security tag that can be attached to an item or items that provides a zero or low impact to the item or items such as elegant or soft goods. The security tag includes a security element that is enclosed within a pliable material that is coupled to the item or item... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7999672 | Anti-theft box and method of making same An anti-theft box that is molded to support an electronic article surveillance tag within a cavity is provided. Disposed within either the base or the top of the box is a cavity for supporting an EAS sensor. The cavity is sized to receive the EAS sensor and may incl... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7994914 | System and method for securing and displaying items for merchandising A system and method for automatically advertising items put on display, as well as protecting those items against theft. The system and method include an event sensor associated with the item and connected to a monitoring and alarm transmitter for initiating an adve... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7994913 | Systems and methods for preventing accessory loss A system includes several functional modules to alert a user that an accessory has not been placed back into a bay of an electronic device after a predetermined time period. A sensor is configured for determining if the accessory has been received in the bay after t... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7973660 | Electronic article surveillance deactivator with multiple label detection and method thereof A method and system for preventing simultaneous deactivation of multiple electronic article surveillance (“EAS”) tags. An RF pulse is transmitted within an EAS interrogation zone to induce a response from at least one EAS tag placed within the interrogation zone... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7969304 | Secured bag locking and tracking device A secure container for controlling and monitoring access to at least one secured bag locking device is disclosed. The secure container is lockable to prevent access by unauthorized parties, and may include any feature of prior art secure containers, such as shock de... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7961096 | System and method for detection of EAS marker shielding A system for detecting electronic article surveillance marker shielding includes electronic article surveillance (“EAS”), metal detection and video analysis subsystems communicatively coupled to a system controller. The EAS subsystem detects EAS markers within a... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7916020 | Audible anti-theft tag An audible anti-theft tag that has a multiple ways to activate an audible alarm under predetermined conditions. When the pin assembly is forcibly detached from an EAS tag, a high decibel alarm is automatically activated. The audible alarm in the anti-theft tag uses ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7889077 | Portable device for the detection of concealed objects The object of the present invention is a device for the detection of concealed objects which exploits a transceiving system of the microwave type. ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7889078 | Motion activation device There is an increase in the number of autonomous battery driven devices in the world today and also a growing need for rapid information of unwanted incidents. By combining the GMS- and GPS-technology with the invention and any sensor with the ability to generate a ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7889079 | Anti security system for manhole covers There is disclosed an antitheft security alarm system and method for manhole covers, rainwater drains, and the like, to prevent burglary of the cover by transmitting a wireless alarm signal to a remote station when the cap is removed to notify a dispatch center or o... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7872578 | Tracking, identification, and security system for a portable device A system for providing security for an electronic device comprising an embeddable security device and a remote portable device. In operation, when the embeddable security device and the remote portable device are proximate to each other, the embeddable security comp... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7864048 | Device location transition awareness in a wireless modem A method is provided in a communication system for determining a relative position change of a wireless modem. The first location of the wireless modem is determined, and then the wireless modem reports the first location to a service node. A dead reckoning device w... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7859407 | Wide exit/entrance electronic article surveillance antenna system An electronic article surveillance antenna system with wide interrogation zones has a number of core transceiver antennas with each connectable to a transmitter. The core transceiver antennas are adapted to be installed adjacent a ceiling of the wide interrogation z... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7852214 | Reader board assembly circuit, system, and method for identifying a digital device among multiple digital devices The present invention provides an electronic circuit for detecting, identifying, and/or activating a digital device, including a touch-and-hold connector configured to hold an object of interest, the digital device coupled to the touch-and-hold connector, for exampl... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7847692 | Anti-thief device A personal article anti-theft system includes a base retained on a surface and a hook connected to the base so that it can hang downward. A detection circuit is located within the base and is connected to the hook so as to detect the presence of an item on the hook.... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7830255 | Electronic article surveillance activator/deactivator and method therefor An electric motor, system and method for activating and deactivating an EAS article is disclosed. The electric motor has a stationary electromagnet having a center. The electric motor further has a platform located parallel to the electromagnet, wherein the platform... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7817035 | System and method for effectively determining a physical location of a remote control device A system and method for effectively determining a current physical location of a remote control device includes a television device that is configured to receive television control information over an RC-TV communications link. The remote control device transmits th... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7812724 | Countermeasure system triggered by movement of a display of a computing device An anti-theft system for portable computing devices, and more particularly, to a countermeasure system and method triggered by movement of a computing screen to prevent the theft of a computing device. The device comprises a base portion, a display portion hingedly ... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7796035 | Method for setting a programmable allowed movement time on an asset protection device A method and apparatus for generating an alarm signal upon detecting movement of an object over a time that is greater than a field settable allowed movement time. The method includes the steps of locating a housing with respect to the object, setting the allowed mo... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7786861 | Detecting theft and disabling stolen equipment Some implementations of the present invention provide methods and devices for detecting the theft of, and disabling, electronic devices such as computers and network devices. The devices may be disabled when a signal is not detected, e.g., for a predetermined period... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7782201 | Techniques for preventing damage to a portable device A technique for preventing damage to a portable device includes detecting movement of a portable device and determining whether a port of the portable device is attached to an external device. When the external device is attached to the port, a notification is provi... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7768398 | Container security system A security system for shipping containers transported onboard a mobile platform detects intrusions into the containers and transmits a security message to a land-based security monitoring station that identifies the container and the current geographic location of t... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7768399 | Holder for at least one object The invention relates to a fixture (1) for at least one object, especially merchandise or packagings for merchandise. According to the invention, a means (21) for automatically determining the frequency with which said at least one object is removed fr... | 08/03/2010 |
