The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Aug. 18, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2007
Peter Victor Czipott, San Diego, CA (US);
David Oliver Walsh, Mukilteo, WA (US);
Alexander Robert Perry, San Diego, CA (US);
Peter Victor Czipott, San Diego, CA (US);
David Oliver Walsh, Mukilteo, WA (US);
Alexander Robert Perry, San Diego, CA (US);
GE Homeland Protection, Inc., Newark, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for determining a location and characterization of an object using a magnetic gradient tensor measurement of the object is provided. The method includes determining an object magnetic field candidate predicted from one of an object measured magnetic field gradient and an assumed object magnetic moment magnitude, and determining an object vector location and an object vector magnetic moment by combining the object magnetic field candidate with an object measured magnetic field.