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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2002
Applicants:
William S. Terry, Barton, NY (US);
John Thaddeus Beckert, Endicott, NY (US);
David L. Ii, Owego, NY (US);
Inventors:
William S. Terry, Barton, NY (US);
John Thaddeus Beckert, Endicott, NY (US);
David L. Ii, Owego, NY (US);
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method that enables early detection of hazardous materials, such as explosives and biological materials, in the early phases of mail handling or processing, is disclosed. The early detection of such hazardous material utilizing the system and method of this invention can be performed while the mail is being processed. The system includes at least two primary elements: an activation sub-system and a sense and analyze sub-system.