US 11,990,013 B2
Anti-theft retail merchandise hook with radio transmission
Brent O. Ewing, Roscoe, IL (US); and Chan Chor Man, Tai Po N.T. (HK)
Assigned to Fasteners for Retails, Inc., Twinsburg, OH (US)
Filed by Fasteners for Retail, Inc., Twinsburg, OH (US)
Filed on Apr. 12, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/299,334.
Application 18/299,334 is a continuation of application No. 17/675,757, filed on Feb. 18, 2022, granted, now 11,663,893.
Application 17/675,757 is a continuation of application No. 17/221,476, filed on Apr. 2, 2021, granted, now 11,295,591, issued on Apr. 5, 2022.
Application 17/221,476 is a continuation of application No. 16/899,345, filed on Jun. 11, 2020, granted, now 10,997,839, issued on May 4, 2021.
Application 16/899,345 is a continuation of application No. 16/113,796, filed on Aug. 27, 2018, granted, now 10,720,035, issued on Jul. 21, 2020.
Application 16/113,796 is a continuation of application No. 15/627,033, filed on Jun. 19, 2017, granted, now 10,121,341, issued on Nov. 6, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/449,465, filed on Jan. 23, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0245540 A1, Aug. 3, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 5/44 (2011.01); G08B 13/14 (2006.01); G08B 13/24 (2006.01); G08B 25/00 (2006.01); G08B 25/10 (2006.01)
CPC G08B 13/2434 (2013.01) [G08B 13/1436 (2013.01); G08B 13/1472 (2013.01); G08B 13/1481 (2013.01); G08B 13/149 (2013.01); G08B 25/009 (2013.01); G08B 25/10 (2013.01); G08B 25/007 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A retail theft deterrent system comprising:
a signal-emitting retail display device comprising:
a wire having a top portion and a bottom portion, the top portion configured to support a label holder; and
an electronic unit that includes an emitter, the emitter being configured to emit a warning signal, and configured to transmit a wireless signal to an alarm box, the wireless signal indicative of the warning signal;
wherein the wire is electrically coupled to the electronic unit such that the wire functions as an antenna for the transmission of the wireless signal to the alarm box; and
the alarm box comprising:
a receiver configured to receive the wireless signal from the signal-emitting retail display device;
an alarm box emitter configured to emit a signal in response to the wireless signal received from the signal-emitting retail display device.