Wireless tamper detection sensor and sensing system
First Claim
1. A wireless tamper detection sensor, comprising:
- at least one electrical conductor having first and second ends and shaped to form a geometric pattern between said first and second ends;
each said conductor in said geometric pattern defining an open-circuit that can store and transfer electrical and magnetic energy;
each said conductor further having perforations formed therethrough wherein electrical conductivity is maintained between said first and second ends thereof;
each said conductor resonating in the presence of a time-varying magnetic field to generate a harmonic response, wherein said harmonic response changes when said conductor experiences a change in said geometric pattern due to severing of said conductor along at least a portion of said perforations.
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Abstract
A wireless tamper detection sensor is defined by a perforated electrical conductor. The conductor is shaped to form a geometric pattern between first and second ends thereof such that the conductor defines an open-circuit that can store and transfer electrical and magnetic energy. The conductor resonates in the presence of a time-varying magnetic field to generate a harmonic response. The harmonic response changes when the conductor experiences a change in its geometric pattern due to severing of the conductor along at least a portion of the perforations. A magnetic field response recorder is used to wirelessly transmit the time-varying magnetic field and wirelessly detecting the conductor'"'"'s harmonic response.
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25 Claims
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1. A wireless tamper detection sensor, comprising:
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at least one electrical conductor having first and second ends and shaped to form a geometric pattern between said first and second ends; each said conductor in said geometric pattern defining an open-circuit that can store and transfer electrical and magnetic energy; each said conductor further having perforations formed therethrough wherein electrical conductivity is maintained between said first and second ends thereof; each said conductor resonating in the presence of a time-varying magnetic field to generate a harmonic response, wherein said harmonic response changes when said conductor experiences a change in said geometric pattern due to severing of said conductor along at least a portion of said perforations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A wireless tamper detection sensor, comprising:
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an electrical conductor having first and second ends and shaped to form a geometric pattern between said first and second ends, said conductor in said geometric pattern defining an open-circuit that can store and transfer electrical and magnetic energy; and a pattern of perforations formed through said conductor wherein electrical conductivity is maintained between said first and second ends thereof; said conductor resonating in the presence of a time-varying magnetic field to generate (i) a first harmonic response when said pattern of perforations remains intact wherein said first harmonic response has a first frequency, amplitude and bandwidth associated therewith, and (ii) a second harmonic response when said conductor has been severed along a portion of said pattern of perforations wherein said second harmonic response has a second frequency, amplitude and bandwidth associated therewith that is different than said first frequency, amplitude and bandwidth, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A wireless tamper detection sensing system, comprising:
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at least one electrical conductor having first and second ends and shaped to form a geometric pattern between said first and second ends; each said conductor in said geometric pattern defining an open-circuit that can store and transfer electrical and magnetic energy; each said conductor further having perforations formed therethrough wherein electrical conductivity is maintained between said first and second ends thereof; each said conductor resonating in the presence of a time-varying magnetic field to generate a harmonic response, wherein said harmonic response changes when said conductor experiences a change in said geometric pattern due to severing of said conductor along at least a portion of said perforations; and a magnetic field response recorder for wirelessly transmitting said time-varying magnetic field and for wirelessly detecting each said harmonic response.
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21. Sensing tape, comprising:
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at least one electrical conductor having first and second ends and shaped to form a geometric pattern between said first and second ends; each said conductor in said geometric pattern defining an open-circuit that can store and transfer electrical and magnetic energy; each said conductor further having perforations formed therethrough wherein electrical conductivity is maintained between said first and second ends thereof; each said conductor resonating in the presence of a time-varying magnetic field to generate a harmonic response, wherein said harmonic response changes when said conductor experiences a change in said geometric pattern due to severing of said conductor along at least a portion of said perforations; a substrate material, comprising a first surface and a second surface, wherein each said conductor with said perforations is coupled to said first surface and an adhesive is coupled to said second surface. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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