IP Library Granted Patent US 9,371,669
Granted Patent B2
US 9,371,669 · App. 12/785,422 · Granted Jun 21, 2016

Remote-activation lock system and method

Inventors: John S. Berg (Franklin, MA); Christopher H. Reynolds (Wayland, MA); Jibing Lin (Pleasanton, CA); David A. Vogel (Westwood, MA); Paul A. Keenan (Harrisville, RI); John R. Howard (Ashland, MA)
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Patent No.
US 9,371,669
App. No.
12/785,422
Granted
Jun 21, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

Remote-activation locks designed to permit unlocking and/or locking of the lock without physical manipulation of the lock are articulated to a product/good in a manner so as to deny one or more benefits associated with the product/good.

Claims (23)

1. An energy-releasable structure comprising:

an adhesive mixture comprising, an adhesive base;

at least one polar polymer substantially uniformly dispersed throughout said adhesive base;

at least one non-polar polymer substantially uniformly dispersed throughout said adhesive base and wherein said non-polar polymer is selected from the one or more of the group consisting of: silicone polyols, fluorinated polyols, polybutadiene polyols, carboxy terminated polybutadienes, isocyanate-terminated polybutadienes, and melainized polybutadienes; and

at least one energy converter comprising electrically conductive material substantially uniformly dispersed throughout said adhesive base;

wherein said adhesive mixture can transition from a first physiochemical state to a second physiochemical state upon application of a transmitted specific profile of energy, said transmitted energy is one or more selected from the group consisting of magnetic, electrical, electromagnetic, acoustic, light, and heat.

2. The energy-releasable structure of claim 1 , wherein the electrically conductive material is selected from the one or more of the group consisting of: conductive salts, metal particles, metal wires, nanowires, and carbon nanotubes.

3. The energy-releasable structure of claim 1 , wherein said first physiochemical state is a first adhesion state and the second physiochemical state is a distinctly different second adhesion state.

4. The energy-releasable structure of claim 1 , wherein said first physiochemical state is a first density state and the second physiochemical state is a distinctly different second density state.

5. The energy-releasable structure of claim 1 , wherein the polar polymer is selected from one or more of the group consisting of: polyether polyols, polyester polyols, polycarbonate polyols, and amine terminated polyols.

6. A laminate comprising:

a magnetostrictive layer having a top longitudinal surface and a bottom longitudinal surface;

as electrostrictive layer having a top longitudinal surface and a bottom longitudinal surface, said top longitudinal surface of said electrostrictive layer being coupled to said bottom longitudinal surface of said magnetostrictive layer;

an adhesive mixture layer having a top longitudinal surface and a bottom longitudinal surface, said adhesive mixture layer top longitudinal surface coupled to said bottom longitudinal surface of said electrostrictive layer; said adhesive mixture layer comprising:

an adhesive base;

at least one polar polymer substantially uniformly dispersed throughout said adhesive base;

at least one non-polar polymer substantially uniformly dispersed throughout said adhesive base and wherein said non-polar polymer is selected from the one or more of the group consisting of: silicone polyols, fluorinated polyols, polybutadiene polyols, carboxy terminated polybutadienes, isocyanate-terminated polybutadienes, and melainized polybutadienes; and

at least one energy converter comprising electrically conductive material substantially uniformly dispersed throughout said adhesive base;

wherein said adhesive mixture can transition from a first physiochemical state to a second physiochemical state upon application of a transmitted specific profile of energy, said transmitted energy is one or more selected from the group consisting of magnetic, electrical, electromagnetic, acoustic, light, and heat.

7. The laminate in accordance with claim 6 , wherein the electrically conductive material of said adhesive mixture is selected from the one or more of the group consisting of conductive salts, metal particles, metal wires, nanowires, and carbon nanotubes.

8. The laminate in accordance with claim 6 , said first physiochemical state is a first density state and the second physiochemical state is a distinctly different second density state.

9. The laminate in accordance with claim 6 , wherein the first physicochemical state is a first adhesion state and the second physicochemical state is a second adhesion state.

10. The laminate in accordance with claim 6 , wherein the polar polymers of said adhesive mixture is selected from the one or more of the group consisting of: polyether polyols, polyester polyols, polycarbonate polyols, and amine terminated polyols.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 30, 2010
From: BERG, JOHN S.; REYNOLDS, CHRISTOPHER H.; LIN, JIBING; VOGEL, DAVID A.; KEENAN, PAUL A.; HOWARD, JOHN R.
To: PROTEQT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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Continuity (13)
Provisional Application 61180714 · May 22, 2009
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Provisional Application 61261619 · Nov 16, 2009
Provisional Application 61285285 · Dec 10, 2009
Provisional Application 61292606 · Jan 6, 2010
Provisional Application 61300257 · Feb 1, 2010
Provisional Application 61311471 · Mar 8, 2010
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