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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2021

Filed:

Apr. 20, 2020
Applicant:

Decision Sciences International Corporation, Poway, CA (US);

Inventors:

Robert D. Penny, San Diego, CA (US);

Michael James Sossong, Ramona, CA (US);

Matthew Steiger, El Cajon, CA (US);

Young K. Lee, San Diego, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 37/244 (2006.01); H01J 37/20 (2006.01); H01J 37/147 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 37/244 (2013.01); H01J 37/1475 (2013.01); H01J 37/20 (2013.01); H01J 2237/2443 (2013.01); H01J 2237/2445 (2013.01); H01J 2237/2446 (2013.01); H01J 2237/24495 (2013.01); H01J 2237/24578 (2013.01);
Abstract

A volume interrogation system can use an accelerated beam of charged particles to interrogate objects using charged-particle attenuation and scattering tomography to screen items such as electronic devices, packages, baggage, industrial products, or food products for the presence of materials of interest inside. The apparatus, systems, and methods in this patent document can be employed in checkpoint applications to scan items. Such checkpoint applications can include border crossings, mass transit terminals (subways, buses, railways, ferries, etc.), and government and private-sector facilities.


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