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Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015

Filed:

May. 24, 2010
Applicants:

David Edward Joyce, Bearpark, GB;

Gary Gibson, Winning Durham, GB;

Ian Radley, Bishop Auckland Durham, GB;

Martin Senior, Wetherby, GB;

Inventors:

David Edward Joyce, Bearpark, GB;

Gary Gibson, Winning Durham, GB;

Ian Radley, Bishop Auckland Durham, GB;

Martin Senior, Wetherby, GB;

Assignee:

Kromek Limited, Sedgefield, Durham, GB;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 23/10 (2006.01); G01N 23/087 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 23/087 (2013.01); G01N 23/10 (2013.01);
Abstract

Method for the identification of a homogeneous material (e.g. a liquid) in a container (e.g. a bottle) by measuring its X-ray or gamma spectrum and deriving its specific attenuation function. The method comprises building a database of the attenuation functions of empty containers, of containers filled with various fluid materials and of the contained fluid materials itself (by subtracting or devoluting the empty-container-attenuation-function from the filled-container-attenuation-function), recording the spectrum of an unknown material in a container and comparing this spectrum to the spectra in the database.


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