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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2007
Kenneth James Ewing, Crofton, MD (US);
Fred Whiton, Jr., Towson, MD (US);
Paul George Kahl, Jr., Perry Hall, MD (US);
John Paul Santori, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Kenneth James Ewing, Crofton, MD (US);
Fred Whiton, Jr., Towson, MD (US);
Paul George Kahl, Jr., Perry Hall, MD (US);
John Paul Santori, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
A container screening system that uses multiple orthogonal sensors for detecting hazardous materials, such as liquid explosives and precursors of liquid explosives, in sealed containers. The container screening system comprises a first sensor that detects materials inside the container using a first detection technology, a second sensor that detects materials insider the container using a second detection technology, and a data processing unit that processes data from the first and second sensors and generates a screen result. The system reduces false positives and increases probability of detection by matching the relative strengths and weaknesses of each technology.