17 New LANL Seals!
(This material has been granted its own LAUR number.)

1. Magnetic Vector Field Tag & Seal ("MagTag")
   • tag and/or seal
   • reusable
   • low cost
   • medium to high security
   • works on containers, doors, drawers, cabinets, safes, vaults, trucks, or transportainers
   • the tag/seal is internal to the container; there need be no tag/seal hardware on the outside to warn about tamper detection
   • can be repeatedly checked w/o opening the container or door
   • read with a battery-powered reader
   • the reader can be taken away between measurements
   • read time is 0.2 to 5 minutes, depending on the desired level of security
   • no batteries or electrical power for the tag/seal itself
   • status: several versions demonstrated; patent application submitted
   
   
2. TB Seal
   • passive
   • reusable
   • high security
   • requires postmortem exam
   • status: patent application submitted
   
   
3. GP Seal
   • passive mechanical seal
   • low cost
   • easy to install
   • chemically inert, environmentally durable
   • 3 levels of visual inspection for low to medium security
   • 3 additional levels of postmortem inspection for medium to high security
   • particularly useful for transportainers
   • status: mockup; patent application submitted
   
   
4. Haspless Seal & Lock
   • seal and/or lock
   • requires no hasp
   • passive
   • reusable
   • low cost
   • 4 different designs
   • most useful for large containers
   • low to medium security
   • status: LANL invention disclosure; prototypes built & demonstrated at Pantex
   
   
5. E-Cup Insert
   • creates better security for the e-cup; eliminates certain attacks
   • low cost
   • easy to use
   • requires no modifications to the manufactured e-cup
   • status: prototype
   
   
6. BB Seal
   • volumetric tamper detection for small or medium size containers
   • passive
   • low cost
   • reusable
   • medium to high security
   • useful for cargo security or for containers stored in a vault
   • status: LANL invention disclosure; serveral versions demonstrated
   
   
7. TD Seal
   • passive
   • low cost
   • reusable
   • medium security
   • visually inspected from 1-100 meters away
   • status: rudimentary theoretical analysis
   
   
8. ITID Seal
   • remote, real-time seal monitored via continuous wireless video
   • status: demonstrated at Pantex, NTS, and AMTL
   
   
9. OP Seal
   • active seal requiring battery
   • reusable
   • high cost
   • high security
   • inspected remotely out to 100 meters via line of sight
   • no rf
   • can be inspected manually or automatically (including via video)
   • dozens of seals in the same area can be inspected simultaneously
   • status: concept only
   
   
10. X07 and X08 Seals
    • determines if the Mas-Hamilton X07/X08 lock dial has been rotated 1° or more
    • no permanent hardware left outside the safe
    • read with a battery-powered reader
    • no batteries or electrical power for the seal itself
    • status: demonstrated
    
    
11. TM Tag
    • high security tag
    • may also be useful for seals
    • passive
    • low cost tag
    • expensive reader
    • non-contact inspection from 5 cm to 10 m away
    • status: demonstrated in laboratory
    
    
12. VTR Tag/Seal/Intrusion Detector
    • active tag, seal, or intrusion detector
    • high security
    • non-contact
    • expensive
    • hundreds of objects or containers within a volume can be monitored simultaneously
    • status: LANL invention desclosure; concept only
    
    
13. MLW Seal
    • passive seal
    • visually inspected
    • low to moderate security
    • low to moderate cost
    • replaces conventional wire-loop seals
    • status: LANL invention disclosure; concept only
    
    
14. MS Seal
    • reusable passive seal!
    • low cost
    • used on a hasp
    • moderate security
    • potential for high security
    • based on a fundamentally new concept for how to do tamper detection correctly
    • status: LANL invention disclosure and prototype
    
    
15. SB Seal
    • active reusable seal
    • volumetric protection
    • moderate security
    • status: concept
    
    
16. RJ Lock & Seal
    • passive
    • low cost
    • low to moderate security
    • status: prototype
    
    
17. TC Seal and Intrusion Detector
    • electronic
    • very high security
    • volumetric monitoring
    • ideal for moving cargo
    • relatively inexpensive
    • easy to use
    • based on a fundamentally new concept for how to do tamper and intrusion detection correctly
    • status: tested prototype
    
    For more information on some of these new seals, see:
    
    R.G. Johnston, “MagTag: Magnetic Vector Field Tag and Seal”, Los Alamos National Laboratory Report LAUR-02-6848.
    
    R.G. Johnston and A.R.E. Garcia, “Tamper-Indicating Device Having a Glass Body”, U.S. Patent 6,553,930, April 29, 2003.
    
    R.G. Johnston and A.R.E. Garcia, “Triboluminescent Tamper-Indicating Device”, U.S. Patent 6,394,022, April 28, 2002.
    
    R.G. Johnston, “Magic Slate Seal”, Los Alamos National Laboratory Report LAUR-02-6848.