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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2010
Applicants:
Paul A. Zank, Brookline, NH (US);
John T. Apostolos, Lyndeborough, NH (US);
Judy Feng, Nashua, NH (US);
Inventors:
Paul A. Zank, Brookline, NH (US);
John T. Apostolos, Lyndeborough, NH (US);
Judy Feng, Nashua, NH (US);
Assignee:
BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc., Nashua, NH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 3/00 (2006.01); G01R 33/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
For container-carried explosives or contraband in which the container is made of conductive material and can therefore constitute a Faraday cage, stimulated emissions due to nuclear quadrupole resonance are detected utilizing a terminated balanced transmission line and a directional coupler for the detection of explosives, contraband, narcotics and the like that exist in metal containers.