Vehicular radiation inspection system
US-9448188-B2 · Sep 20, 2016 · US
Drive-through scanning systems
US8971485B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8971485-B2 |
| Application number | US-91948209-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Feb 26, 2009 |
| Priority date | Feb 28, 2008 |
| Publication date | Mar 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2015 |
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A drive-through scanning system comprises a radiation generating system arranged to generate radiation at two different energy levels and direct the radiation towards a scanning volume, detectors arranged to detect the radiation after it has passed through the scanning volume, and a controller arranged to identify a part of a vehicle within the scanning volume, to allocate the part of the vehicle to one of several categories, and to control the radiation generating system and to select one or more of the energy levels depending on the category to which the part of the vehicle is allocated.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A drive-through scanning system comprising a radiation generating means arranged to generate radiation at two different energy levels, wherein the radiation generating means comprises a first radiation source adapted to operate at a first energy level and a second radiation source adapted to operate at a second energy level, and wherein the radiation generating means is arranged to direct the radiation towards a scanning volume, detection means arranged…
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Physics · mapped topic
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- What does patent US8971485B2 cover?
- A drive-through scanning system comprises a radiation generating system arranged to generate radiation at two different energy levels and direct the radiation towards a scanning volume, detectors arranged to detect the radiation after it has passed through the scanning volume, and a controller arranged to identify a part of a vehicle within the scanning volume, to allocate the part of the vehic…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Morton Edward James, Rapiscan Systems Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G01V5/0066. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Mar 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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