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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2021
Applicant:
Rapiscan Systems, Inc., Torrance, CA (US);
Inventors:
Edward James Morton, Guildford, GB;
Andreas F. Kotowski, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Assignee:
Rapiscan Systems, Inc., Torrance, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 23/04 (2018.01); G01V 5/00 (2006.01); G01N 23/203 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 5/0066 (2013.01); G01N 23/04 (2013.01); G01N 23/203 (2013.01); G01V 5/0016 (2013.01); G01V 5/0025 (2013.01); G01V 5/0041 (2013.01);
Abstract
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. In one embodiment, the system is designed as a mobile, drive-through system, which can be folded and stowed in a truck and can be conveniently deployed at any place when required.