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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2011
Filed:
May. 09, 2008
Charles J. Call, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Carl Chipman, Stillwater, OK (US);
Greg Frye-mason, Cedar Crest, NM (US);
Riney Bennett, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Charles J. Call, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Carl Chipman, Stillwater, OK (US);
Greg Frye-Mason, Cedar Crest, NM (US);
Riney Bennett, Los Alamos, NM (US);
ICX Technologies, Inc., Arlington, VA (US);
Abstract
Various screening systems are disclosed, including a system including a radiation detection component, a toxic chemical detection component, a toxic chemical agent sampling component, a bio-threat detection component, a puffer-based bio-threat sampling component, an explosive detection component, and an X-ray based imager, such that it automatically screens mail for the presence of multiple threat agents, such as chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive threats. An automated sample arm collects a sample when a sampling substrate contacts a portion of the item of mail while there is relative motion between the automated sample arm and the item of mail. The sample is conveyed to a detector and the sampling substrate is regenerated by heating it.