112 patents
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Utility
Systems and methods for improving penetration of radiographic scanners
26 Jul 22
Systems and methods are used to increase the penetration and reduce the exclusion zone of radiographic systems.
Joseph Bendahan, James Ollier
Filed: 17 Jul 20
Utility
Scanning Systems
21 Jul 22
The present application is directed toward cargo scanning systems having scanners, each arranged to scan a respective object and generate a set of scan data, processors arranged to process each set of scan data to determine whether it meets a predetermined threat condition, workstations, and data management system arranged to direct data that meets the threat condition to one of the workstations for analysis.
Edward James Morton
Filed: 3 Feb 22
Utility
Optical Rotary Sensor
9 Jun 22
Embodiments of the present specification provide an apparatus for detecting an angle of rotation of a rotating member.
Jean-Pierre Maufras, Michael John Frick, Michel Chiasson, Teodor Petrea
Filed: 7 Dec 20
Utility
Wireless Transmission Detector Panel for an X-ray Scanner
26 May 22
The present specification describes a system for synchronizing a transmission detector and a backscatter detector integrated with a portable X-ray scanner.
Aaron Judy Couture, Riley Phelps, Jeffrey M. Denker
Filed: 23 Nov 20
Utility
Wireless transmission detector panel for an X-ray scanner
24 May 22
The present specification describes a system for synchronizing a transmission detector and a backscatter detector integrated with a portable X-ray scanner.
Aaron Judy Couture, Riley Phelps, Jeffrey M. Denker
Filed: 23 Nov 20
Utility
Covert surveillance using multi-modality sensing
19 Apr 22
The present specification discloses a covert mobile inspection vehicle with a backscatter X-ray scanning system that has an X-ray source and detectors for obtaining a radiographic image of an object outside the vehicle.
Edward James Morton
Filed: 1 Jun 20
Utility
Systems and methods for detecting threats and contraband in cargo
29 Mar 22
The present specification discloses systems and methods for identifying and reporting contents of a tanker, container or vehicle.
Songyang Yu, Rupa Chittineni, Mark J. McCarthy
Filed: 10 Jul 20
Utility
Radar-based baggage and parcel inspection systems
22 Mar 22
The present specification provides a baggage scanning system including: an aperture defining a scanning tunnel; a conveyor moving through the scanning tunnel, a baggage being scanned moving on the conveyor; a UWB radar array surrounding the aperture for providing radar scan data corresponding to the baggage; a LCMD array positioned at a location around the baggage allowing obtaining of LCMD scan data corresponding to the baggage; and at least a processor for correlating the radar scan data and the LCMD scan data for providing one or more suspicious regions highlighted over a video image of the baggage being scanned.
Edward James Morton
Filed: 24 Jul 19
Utility
Neural network based detection of items of interest and intelligent generation of visualizations thereof
15 Mar 22
In example embodiments, a computing system is capable of (a) receiving image data that represents a scene that was scanned by a detection device of a security screening system, (b) based at least on the image data, at least one neural network, and a confidence threshold defined for the security screening system, determining that the image data includes an identified item that has been deemed to be of interest, (c) based at least on determining that the image data includes the identified item that has been deemed to be of interest and one or more security parameters for the security screening system, determining that the identified item is deemed to be a security interest for the security screening system, and (d) based at least on determining that the identified item is deemed to be a security interest for the security screening system, presenting a visualization corresponding to the identified item.
Ian Cinnamon, Bruno Brasil Ferrari Faviero, Simanta Gautam
Filed: 24 Feb 20
Utility
Scanning systems
15 Mar 22
The present application is directed toward cargo scanning systems having scanners, each arranged to scan a respective object and generate a set of scan data, processors arranged to process each set of scan data to determine whether it meets a predetermined threat condition, workstations, and data management system arranged to direct data that meets the threat condition to one of the workstations for analysis.
Edward James Morton
Filed: 31 Jan 20
Utility
Multi-perspective detection of objects
1 Mar 22
Technology disclosed herein may involve a computing system that (i) generates (a) a first feature map based on a first visual input from a first perspective of a scene utilizing at least one first neural network and (b) a second feature map based on a second visual input from a second, different perspective of the scene utilizing at least one second neural network, where the first perspective and the second perspective share a common dimension, (ii) based on the first feature map and a portion of the second feature map corresponding to the common dimension, generates cross-referenced data for the first visual input, (iii) based on the second feature map and a portion of the first feature map corresponding to the common dimension, generates cross-referenced data for the second visual input, and (iv) based on the cross-referenced data, performs object detection on the scene.
Simanta Gautam, Brian Shimanuki, Bruno Brasil Ferrari Faviero, Brian Xie
Filed: 20 May 20
Utility
Method and system for timing the injections of electron beams in a multi-energy x-ray cargo inspection system
1 Mar 22
Embodiments of the disclosed system and method provide for generating a multiple-energy X-ray pulse.
Aleksandr Saverskiy
Filed: 28 Aug 19
Utility
Systems and methods for substance detection using thermally stable collection devices
1 Feb 22
The present disclosure is directed to methods and systems for detecting a substance of interest.
Matthew Meketa, Hanh Lai, Tracy Lynn Paxon, Bing Li
Filed: 10 Aug 18
Utility
Sensitivity Traps for Electronic Trace Detection
13 Jan 22
Embodiments of the present specification provide methods and systems for sensitivity traps that contain a polymer matrix made from an inert polymer material for encapsulation of trace amounts of explosives and narcotics and a suitable plasticizer material, the types and ratios of which may be selected based on type of analyte that is to be used with the sensitivity trap.
Udo H. Verkerk, Vladimir Romanov, Hartwig Schmidt, Stefan Lukow, Robert MacRae, Zachary Andersen
Filed: 12 May 21
Utility
Systems and Methods for Shutterless Afterglow Measurement
13 Jan 22
The present specification discloses a system that employs a shutter-less method of measuring afterglow, in which the start and termination of the stimulating radiation from the radiation source is controlled electronically.
Mitch Agamohamadi
Filed: 13 Jul 20
Utility
Four-Sided Imaging System and Method for Detection of Contraband
13 Jan 22
The present invention provides a four-sided scanning system for vehicles that uses a combination of backscatter and transmission based X-ray imaging to achieve material discrimination.
Edward James Morton, Andreas F. Kotowski
Filed: 1 Sep 21
Utility
Devices and Methods for Dissipating Heat from an Anode of an X-Ray Tube Assembly
30 Dec 21
An X-ray tube with an anode assembly and specially designed heat transfer element is described.
Martin Rommel
Filed: 23 Jun 21
Utility
Distributed Analysis X-Ray Inspection Methods and Systems
30 Dec 21
The present specification discloses systems and methods for integrating manifest data for cargo and light vehicles with their X-ray images generated during scanning.
Shehul Sailesh Parikh, Balamurugan Sankaranarayanan, Jeffrey Bryan Abel, Siva Kumar, Joseph Bendahan
Filed: 5 Aug 21
Utility
Multiplexed drive systems and methods for a multi-emitter X-ray source
28 Dec 21
An improved X-ray source is disclosed.
Paul De Antonis, Edward James Morton, Russell David Luggar
Filed: 25 Feb 20
Utility
Systems and methods for controlling image contrast in an X-ray system
7 Dec 21
An X-ray inspection system for scanning objects and providing corresponding contrast controlled scan images is provided.
Jeffrey R. Schubert
Filed: 1 Jun 20