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Title:
COMMUNICATIONS-BASED APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A BREACH IN THE INTEGRITY OF A CONTAINER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2006091192
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A breach (14) in the integrity of a container (10), such as a cargo container or a security vault, is detected using a system (12) formed of at least one transmitter (18) and at least one receiver (20) oppositely positioned either inside or outside of the container (10). Each transmitter (18) transmits a signal, while each receiver (20) attempts to detect the signal. The receiver (20) evaluates a power of the signal to determine whether a breach (14) in the integrity of the container (10) has occurred.

Inventors:
CONCHA JULIO I (US)
OH JAE-HYUK (US)
THOMPSON ADRIAN M (US)
VAHALIA KETKI P (US)
ZACCHIO JOSEPH (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2005/005474
Publication Date:
November 09, 2006
Filing Date:
February 22, 2005
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Assignee:
CHUBB INTERNAT HOLDINGS LTD (GB)
CONCHA JULIO I (US)
OH JAE-HYUK (US)
THOMPSON ADRIAN M (US)
VAHALIA KETKI P (US)
ZACCHIO JOSEPH (US)
International Classes:
G08B1/00; G01B13/14
Foreign References:
US20060055552A12006-03-16
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