Breach detection system for containers
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1. A breach detection system for a container comprising:
- at least two panels having a first electrical circuit mounted thereto and configured for attachment to a container;
wherein the first electrical circuit is configured to detect an intrusion through any portion of the panel and generate an intrusion signal when the intrusion occurs; and
a connector having a connector body with adjacent laminated panels and a second electrical circuit at least partially embedded in the adjacent laminated panels of the connector body electrically connecting the first electrical circuits of two panels of the container,wherein the adjacent laminated panels are composed of a composite material comprising a resin, wherein the second electrical circuit is formed from a foil, wire mesh, or screen composed of a porous or perforated, electrical conductor comprising an electrically conductive metal or alloy thereof and wherein the resin of the composite material of the adjacent laminated panels is infused into pores or perforations of the porous or perforated, electrical conductor.
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Abstract
A breach detection system for a container includes at least two panels having a first electrical circuit mounted thereto. The panels are configured for attachment to a container. The first electrical circuit is configured to detect an intrusion through any portion of the panel and generate an intrusion signal when the intrusion occurs. A connector electrically connects the first electrical circuits of two panels of the container.
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32 Claims
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1. A breach detection system for a container comprising:
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at least two panels having a first electrical circuit mounted thereto and configured for attachment to a container; wherein the first electrical circuit is configured to detect an intrusion through any portion of the panel and generate an intrusion signal when the intrusion occurs; and a connector having a connector body with adjacent laminated panels and a second electrical circuit at least partially embedded in the adjacent laminated panels of the connector body electrically connecting the first electrical circuits of two panels of the container, wherein the adjacent laminated panels are composed of a composite material comprising a resin, wherein the second electrical circuit is formed from a foil, wire mesh, or screen composed of a porous or perforated, electrical conductor comprising an electrically conductive metal or alloy thereof and wherein the resin of the composite material of the adjacent laminated panels is infused into pores or perforations of the porous or perforated, electrical conductor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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18. A connector for connecting component panels of a breach detection system for a container comprising:
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a connector body; and a pattern of electrical conductors embedded in the connector body and defining an electrical circuit, the electrical circuit being formed from a foil, wire mesh, or screen consisting essentially of a porous or perforated, electrically conductive metal or alloy thereof; wherein the connector electrically connects electrical circuits of two panels of a breach detection system of a container; and wherein the electrical circuits are configured to detect an intrusion through any portion of the panel and generate an intrusion signal when the intrusion occurs. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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19. A breach detection system for a container comprising:
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at least two panels configured for attachment to a container; a first electrical circuit embedded in each panel, the first electrical circuit configured to detect an intrusion through any portion of the panel and generate an intrusion signal when the intrusion occurs, the first electrical circuit having a ribbon-like configuration, being formed from a foil, wire mesh, or screen composed of a porous or perforated, electrically conductive metal or alloy thereof in the absence of any other conductive or semi-conductive material, and arranged in a pattern such that adjacent longitudinal edges of the ribbon-like first electrical circuit are spaced apart, and that panel material extends through the pores or perforations of the porous or perforated, electrically conductive metal or alloy thereof; and a connector electrically connecting the first electrical circuits of two panels of the container. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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