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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:
May. 05, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2010
Applicant:
Gregory Piefer, Middleton, WI (US);
Inventor:
Gregory Piefer, Middleton, WI (US);
Assignee:
Phoenix Nuclear Labs LLC, Middleton, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 23/05 (2006.01); H05H 3/06 (2006.01); G01V 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05H 3/06 (2013.01); G01V 5/0091 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for inspecting the contents of a cargo container includes a neutron source having an ion source configured to provide deuterium or tritium ions and an accelerator configured to accelerate the ions toward a target having at least one of deuterium or tritium. The apparatus further includes a radiation detector where the neutron source is configured to deliver a neutron flux into the container and the radiation detector is configured to detect radiation exiting the container subsequent to the delivery of the neutron flux into the container.