(19)
(11) EP 1 357 635 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
15.10.2008 Bulletin 2008/42

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
11.06.2008 Bulletin 2008/24

(21) Application number: 03252495.1

(22) Date of filing: 17.04.2003
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H01Q 7/00(2006.01)
G08B 13/24(2006.01)
 H01Q 7/08(2006.01)

(54)

Arrangement of antennae in an electronic article surveillance (EAS) system and method thereof

Anordnung von Antennen in einem elektronischen Detektionssystem und dazugehöriges Verfahren

Arrangement d'antennes dans un système de surveillance électronique d'articles et méthode correspondante

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 22.04.2002 US 374920 P
26.04.2002 US 376236 P
04.09.2002 US 235225

(43) Date of publication of application:
29.10.2003 Bulletin 2003/44

(73) Proprietors:
  • Yang, Xiao Hui
    Los Altos, CA 94024 (US)
  • Fuss, Arthur
    Studio City, CA 91604 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Yang, Xiao Hui
    Los Altos, CA 94024 (US)
  • Fuss, Arthur
    Studio City, CA 91604 (US)

(74) Representative: Madgwick, Paul Roland et al
RUSCHKE HARTMANN MADGWICK & SEIDE Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Postfach 86 06 29
81633 München
81633 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
US-A- 3 683 389
US-A- 6 020 856
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  • JOHN D. KRAUS: "Antennas" 1988 , MC-GRAW-HILL , ISBN: 0-07-035422-7 XP002249366 * page 259 - page 261 *
  • SASADA I ET AL: "A NEW MAGNETIC BAR CODE SYSTEM BASED ON A MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY DETECTION (ABSTRACT)" JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS. NEW YORK, US, vol. 79, no. 8, PART 2B, 15 April 1996 (1996-04-15), page 6077 XP000695019 ISSN: 0021-8979
   
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