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Granted Patent B1
US 10,192,418 · App. 16/005,638 · Granted Jan 29, 2019

System and method for perimeter security

Inventor: Geoffrey M. Kern (Richmond, VA)
Assignee: Geoffrey M. Kern
G08B15/02G05D1/0022G05D1/0278G08B7/06G08B13/19695
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,192,418
App. No.
16/005,638
Filed
Jun 11, 2018
Granted
Jan 29, 2019
Kind
B1
Examiner
TUN, NAY L
Art Unit
2688
USPC
340/550
Abstract

A perimeter security system for maintaining an object relative to a predefined boundary includes a plurality of water displacement devices configured to output fluid and to control a pressure of the outputted fluid when the object is within a first predetermined distance from the boundary. The system further includes a plurality of light sources configured to emit light toward the object when the object is within a second predetermined distance from the boundary. The system additionally includes an auditory system configured to emit an audible output when the object is within a third predetermined distance from the boundary, and a visual sensor configured to obtain images or video of at least a portion of the predetermined boundary and to transmit the images or video to a location other than the predefined boundary.

Claims (14)

1. A perimeter security system for maintaining an object relative to a predefined boundary, comprising:

a plurality of water displacement devices configured to output fluid and to control a pressure of the outputted fluid when the object is within a first distance from the boundary;

a plurality of light sources configured to emit light toward the object when the object is within a second distance from the boundary;

an auditory system configured to emit an audible output when the object is within a third distance from the boundary;

a visual sensor configured to obtain images or video of at least a portion of the predefined boundary and to transmit the images or video to a location other than the predefined boundary; and

a controller configured to determine when the object ceases movement toward the boundary and to adjust the first, second, and third distances in response to the determination.

2. The perimeter security system of claim 1 , comprising:

a portable housing configured to store at least one of the plurality of water displacement devices, at least one of the plurality of light sources, the auditory system, the visual sensor, and a gas emitter configured to eject gas in a direction toward the object when the object is within a predetermined distance from the portable housing.

3. The perimeter security system of claim 2 , further comprising:

a plurality of portable housings distributed at intervals along the boundary.

4. The perimeter security system of claim 2 , wherein the portable housing comprises a cylindrical enclosure, the cylindrical enclosure having a first height in an extended position and a second height in a retracted position relative to a base.

5. The perimeter security system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a power source configured to supply power to at least one of the plurality of water displacement devices, at least one of the plurality of light sources, and the auditory system.

6. The perimeter security system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to adjust pressures of fluid outputted by the plurality of water displacement devices.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 18, 2018
From: V7X PATENTS LLC
To: KERN, GEOFFREY M.
Reel/Frame 047952/0045 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 21, 2018
From: KERN, GEOFFREY M.
To: V7X PATENTS LLC
Reel/Frame 047559/0561 →
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