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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2012
Applicants:
James A. Wurzbach, San Diego, CA (US);
Courtney Konopka, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Manuel T. Silvia, Ojai, CA (US);
Inventors:
James A. Wurzbach, San Diego, CA (US);
Courtney Konopka, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Manuel T. Silvia, Ojai, CA (US);
Assignee:
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); F42D 1/05 (2006.01); B60N 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F42D 1/05 (2013.01); G06K 9/00362 (2013.01); B60N 2/002 (2013.01); G06K 9/00832 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for an acoustic source for directing acoustic energy to ensonify a container, a first sensor to detect acoustic energy from the acoustic source affected by an object in the container without contacting the container, a second sensor to confirm presence of the object, and a processing module to process the detected acoustic energy from the first and second sensors to identify the object in the container.