US 11,941,958 B2
Electronic sensor with flexible sensing device
Brandon Gruber, San Marcos, CA (US)
Assigned to Ecolink Intelligent Technology, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US)
Filed by Ecolink Intelligent Technology, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 30, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/161,558.
Application 18/161,558 is a division of application No. 16/892,417, filed on Jun. 4, 2020, granted, now 11,574,530.
Prior Publication US 2023/0177933 A1, Jun. 8, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G08B 13/08 (2006.01); G01D 5/16 (2006.01); G01D 5/20 (2006.01); G01D 5/24 (2006.01); G08B 21/18 (2006.01)
CPC G08B 13/08 (2013.01) [G01D 5/16 (2013.01); G01D 5/20 (2013.01); G01D 5/24 (2013.01); G08B 21/182 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic sensor, comprising:
a flexible sensing device protruding externally from a housing of the electronic sensor for detecting when a barrier monitored by the electronic sensor has been opened, the flexible sensing device comprising a first end coupled to a circuit board inside the housing and a second end hanging in air;
a transmitter for transmitting an alarm signal to a receiver;
a memory having processor-executable instructions stored thereon; and
a processor, coupled to the flexible sensing device, the transmitter, and the memory for executing the processor-executable instructions that cause the electronic sensor to:
monitor, by the processor, an attribute of the flexible sensing device;
generate, by the processor, the alarm signal when the processor determines that a value of the attribute of the flexible sensing device has changed more than a predetermined amount; and
transmit, by the processor via the transmitter, the alarm signal.