Inventors:
Ryusuke Hasegawa - Morristown NJ, US
John Paul Webb - Myrtle Beach SC, US
Auburn Anthony Chestnut - Conway SC, US
Larry Hill - Myrtle Beach SC, US
Ronald Joseph Martis - East Hanover NJ, US
Assignee:
Metglas, Inc. - Conway SC
International Classification:
G08B 13/14
Abstract:
A magnetomechanical resonance element or marker strip with facilitated performance based on an amorphous magnetostrictive alloy ribbon is utilized in an electronic article surveillance marker. A curvature along the element's length direction is introduced during ribbon fabrication with a different radius of curvature, which increases the resonance performance with minimal loss in the magneto-mechanical circuit, and more particularly, in a marker utilizing a plurality of resonating elements or marker strips. A marker is fabricated utilizing the resonance element or elements and is utilized in an electronic article surveillance system.