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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2008
Filed:
May. 26, 2005
Applicants:
David A. Zimdars, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Greg Stuk, Saline, MI (US);
Steven L. Williamson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
David A. Zimdars, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Greg Stuk, Saline, MI (US);
Steven L. Williamson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Picometrix, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 5/02 (2006.01); G01F 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system to detect an article includes one or more terahertz modules. Each module either generates or receives, or both generates and receives, terahertz radiation. Some of the terahertz radiation is reflected from the article and the remainder of the terahertz radiation is transmitted through the article. A processor analyzes the reflected and transmitted terahertz radiation to characterize the article.