A solenoid for a solenoid-actuated valve includes a coil, a flux tube, a pole piece disposed axially from the flux tube and encircled by the coil, a movable armature disposed in the flux tube and the pole piece, and a latch disposed between the flux tube and the pole piece to selectively latch the armature into at least one position.

A latching solenoid (100, 200, 300) includes a coil (114) and an armature (120). The armature (120) moves between latch position and a rest position in response to momentary energization of the coil (114) without moving in response to de-energization of the coil (114). A solenoid controller (140) is operable to receive messages from a vehicle bus (108, 410) and output control signals that cause energization of the coil (114).

Apparatus and methods for polymeric security seal parts having anti-microbial properties and for the production of such seal parts, are provided. The seal parts may be produced by molding a formulation that includes a polymeric base resin and also a quantity of microbicidal metal ion. The molding may be injection molding. The formulation may contain sufficient metal ion for molded seals to have microbicidal exterior surfaces, without compromising moldability of the formulation. The formulation may contain sufficient metal ion for molded seals to have microbicidal properties throughout the interior of their structures, without compromising the moldability of the formulation. The anti-microbial polymeric security seal parts may be marked with function-descriptive and/or identifying surface markings. The identifying surface markings may be unique to individual seal parts. The anti-microbial polymeric security seal parts may facilitate secure tamper-evident anti-microbial sealing of enclosures.

A locking device includes a lock body, a hasp and a seal. The lock body includes a hasp locking latch pivotally disposed therein and a seal locking latch pivotally disposed therein. The hasp is disposed at the lock body and movable between an open state, where a free end of the hasp is external the lock body, and a closed state, where the free end of the hasp is within the lock body. The seal, when inserted into the lock body when the hasp is in its closed state, engages the hasp locking latch to pivot the hasp locking latch to engage and lock the hasp in its closed state, and the seal, when inserted into the lock body, engages the seal locking latch to lock the seal within the lock body. The seal includes a frangible portion that is configured to break the seal into first and second portions.

A security sticker in which a plurality of layers including a printed layer are stacked includes an anti-slip elastomer layer provided above or below the printed layer. The elastomer layer is formed on an entire surface of the printed layer and has a sheet shape having a predetermined thickness and a lateral surface length. Even when an external force pushes or pulls an upper surface of the security sticker in any direction, a bottom surface of the security sticker is provided to be deformed or elongated in a direction in which the external force is applied while the security sticker is attached to an original attachment position and to return to an original shape due to a restoring force when the external force is removed. The elastomer layer is formed of a material having an elongation of 150% or more compared to the lateral surface length or the thickness.

The present invention relates to a peel detection label that is a laminate including a backing, a pattern layer formed in a part of the surface of the backing, and a pressure sensitive adhesive laminate having at least a pressure sensitive adhesive layer (X) and a substrate layer (Y) laminated in this order thereon, and satisfying the following requirement (1), wherein an elastic modulus of the substrate layer (Y) is 10 MPa or more and 800 MPa or less:

Requirement (1): On attaching the peel detection label onto an adherend and then peeling it from the adherend, interfacial peeling occurs between the backing and the pattern layer, whereby the presence or absence of peeling of the peel detection label from the adherend becomes visually detectable.

A latching solenoid (100, 200, 300) includes a coil (114) and an armature (120). The armature (120) moves between latch position and a rest position in response to momentary energization of the coil (114) without moving in response to de-energization of the coil (114). A solenoid controller (140) is operable to receive messages from a vehicle bus (108, 410) and output control signals that cause energization of the coil (114).

A tamper-evident, single use, ring assembly, is assembled from first and second interengaging broken rings (1, 2). The first broken ring (1) is of a first material and the second broken ring (2) is of a second material. A break in the ring of the first material is offset circumferentially from a break in the ring of the second material. The assembly of the rings forms a closed ring assembly which can be cut through in the region of the break in the ring of the first material to open the ring assembly. At least one of the rings (1, 2) of the ring assembly is resiliently stressed in its assembled state such that, upon cutting through of the ring assembly, the confronting ends of the assembly move apart.

Provided is a label assembly having a top film and base film with first edges and opposite second edges. Graphics may be placed on the top film. The base film may be adhered to the top film such that the top and base films include an offset portion and an opposite underhang portion. The offset portion and the underhang portion may engage to create an offset butt seam along the length of the films and form a generally tubular shaped label assembly configured to be slid or wrapped around a cylindrical shaped object. The offset butt seam may be contiguous about the perimeter of the label assembly. Alternatively, the base film with a first edge and an opposite second edge may be abutted against one another and held together with a seaming ribbon placed along an inner surface of the film adjacent to the first edge and second edge.

A solenoid for a solenoid-actuated valve includes a coil, a flux tube, a pole piece disposed axially from the flux tube and encircled by the coil, a movable armature disposed in the flux tube and the pole piece, and a latch disposed between the flux tube and the pole piece to selectively latch the armature into at least one position.