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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8094783 | Method and system for performing materials analysis with reflected inelastic scatter A method for performing materials analysis of an object using an X-ray system includes generating an X-ray beam using an X-ray source having an anode and acquiring a scatter spectrum from Compton scatter produced when the X-ray beam interacts with the object. The sc... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8041007 | Methods and systems for determining the average atomic number and mass of materials Disclosed herein are methods and systems of scanning a target for potential threats using the energy spectra of photons scattered from the target to determine the spatial distributions of average atomic number and/or mass in the target. An exemplary method comprises... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8000444 | Vertical/horizontal small angle X-ray scattering apparatus and method for measuring small angle X-ray scattering A vertical/horizontal small angle X-ray scattering apparatus, for enabling plural numbers of X-ray diffraction measurements, such as, transmission small angle X-ray diffraction, reflection small angle scattered X-ray diffraction, and in-plane X-ray diffraction, etc.... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7949097 | Methods and apparatus for the identification of materials using photons scattered from the nuclear “PYGMY resonance” The scattered intensity of photons from the nuclear Pygmy Resonance taken in conjunction with the scattered intensity at lower energies provides a signal that is sensitive to the nature of the nuclear species doing the scattering. Highly enriched uranium and deplete... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7924979 | Scatter attenuation tomography A system and methods for characterizing an inspected object on the basis of attenuation determined from pair-wise illuminated voxels. A beam of penetrating radiation characterized by a propagation direction and an energy distribution is scanned relative to an object... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7764764 | Method, a processor, and a system for identifying a substance A method, a processor, and a system for identifying a substance are described. The method includes identifying a substance based on a plurality of integrated intensities of a plurality of X-ray diffraction profiles. ... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7693262 | Use of nearly monochromatic and tunable photon sources with nuclear resonance fluorescence in non-intrusive inspection of containers for material detection and imaging Methods and systems for detecting potential items of interest in target samples, using nuclear resonance fluorescence, utilize incident photon spectra that are narrower than traditional bremsstrahlung spectra but overlap nuclear resonances in elements of interest fo... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7693261 | Method and apparatus for inspection of materials A method and apparatus for obtaining radiation transmission data including providing a radiation source, e.g., x-ray or gamma-ray source, and a radiation detector system, e.g., x-ray or gamma-ray detection system, spaced therefrom to define a scanning zone therebetw... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7634058 | Methods and systems for determining the average atomic number and mass of materials Disclosed herein are methods and systems of scanning a target for potential threats using the energy spectra of photons scattered from the target to determine the spatial distributions of average atomic number and/or mass in the target. An exemplary method comprises... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7587026 | Systems and methods for determining a packing fraction of a substance A method for determining a type of a substance is described. The method includes determining a packing fraction of the substance from a molecular interference function. ... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7551718 | Scatter attenuation tomography Methods for characterizing an inspected object on the basis of attenuation determined from pair-wise illuminated voxels. A beam of penetrating radiation characterized by a propagation direction and an energy distribution is scanned across an object, while scatter de... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7418073 | Computed tomography device and method with three-dimensional backprojection The invention relates to a computed tomography method in which an examination zone is irradiated along a circular trajectory by a fan-shaped radiation beam. Radiation coherently scattered in the examination zone is measured by a detector unit, the variation in space... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7409042 | Use of nearly monochromatic and tunable photon sources with nuclear resonance fluorescence in non-intrusive inspection of containers for material detection and imaging Methods and systems for detecting potential items of interest in target samples, using nuclear resonance fluorescence, utilize incident photon spectra that are narrower than traditional bremsstrahlung spectra but overlap nuclear resonances in elements of interest fo... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7400705 | Method of evaluating ion-exchange film, method of evaluating organic sample and X-ray measuring apparatus Disclosed herein is a method of evaluating the performance of an ion-exchange film. In the method, small-angle scattering curves for the ion-exchange film at different humidities are obtained by an X-ray measuring apparatus that can detect X-rays scattered at small ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7400701 | Backscatter inspection portal A system and method for inspecting an object with multiple sources of penetrating radiation. Irradiation of the inspected object by the sources is temporally sequenced such that the source of detected scattered radiation is unambiguous. Thus, multiple views of the i... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7366282 | Methods and systems for rapid detection of concealed objects using fluorescence This invention is directed towards finding, locating, and confirming threat items and substances. The inspection system is designed to detect objects that are made from, but not limited to, special nuclear materials (“SNM”) and/or high atomic number materials. T... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7359042 | Inspection system for limited access spaces A limited access space inspection system comprising: an imaging device for imaging a region in the limited access space, a mounting for mounting the imaging device to scan about the limited access space and a scanning control unit, associated with the imaging device... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356115 | Radiation scanning units including a movable platform A scanning unit for inspecting objects comprises in one embodiment a radiation source to emit a beam of radiation, a rotatable platform to support an object for inspection by the beam of radiation and a detector positioned to receive radiation after interaction of t... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7337686 | Multi-threat detection system A method and system for efficiently screening for dangerous threatening items are presented. The system includes an object unit designed to hold the object and a test unit including equipment for subjecting the object to a combination of two or more tests. There are... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7336759 | Scattering compensating method and scattering measuring method A method for compensating scattering includes acquiring the projective length of non-subject entities and acquiring the projective length of an object of radiography wherein the object of radiography is radiographed with a beam thickness set to the same value as a d... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7333589 | System and method for CT scanning of baggage The threat determination process for CT scan of baggage eliminates the need for complete reconstruction the bag. The CT scan data is analyzed during scanning to locate potential threats. The analysis is based upon a lineogram representing objects in the bag. The mas... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7327447 | Inspection system for limited access spaces A limited access space inspection system comprising: a sensing device for carrying out sensing over a region in the limited access space, a mounting for mounting the sensing device to scan about the limited access space and a scanning control unit, associated with t... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7319233 | System, device, and method for detecting and characterizing explosive devices and weapons at safe standoff distances Apparatus that invention detects and characterizes hard or metallic materials or objects, worn or carried by persons or concealed on their persons or in bags or luggage, using directed or propagated energy such as ultrasound or microwave, that is reflected or scatte... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7315321 | System of and method for warning about unauthorized objects attached to vehicle bottoms and/or adjoining areas A method of and a system for warning about an unauthorized object attached to a bottom part of the vehicle includes storing images of vehicles or the data corresponding to the images in server means, examining a bottom of a vehicle by image producing means, transmit... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7304306 | Direct conversion system for security standoff detection A security detection system includes a radiation source configured to generate and direct terahertz radiation onto an object. Further, the system also includes a detector module configured to detect and process radiation from the object, the detector module comprisi... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7295650 | Method for operating a primary beam stop A method for operating an X-ray or neutron-optical system and beam stop comprising an X-ray or neutron source (1) from which corresponding radiation is guided as a primary beam (2) to a sample (4) under investigation, with an X-ray or neutron de... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7286638 | Methods and systems for determining the average atomic number and mass of materials Disclosed herein are methods and systems of scanning a target for potential threats using the energy spectra of photons scattered from the target to determine the spatial distributions of average atomic number and/or mass in the target. An exemplary method comprises... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7274768 | X-ray diffraction-based scanning system An x-ray diffraction-based scanning method and system are described. The method includes screening for a particular substance in a container at a transportation center using a flat panel detector having a photoconductor x-ray conversion layer to detect x-rays diffra... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7248672 | Multiple-position x-ray tube for diffractometer An x-ray source provides both a line focus output and a point focus output, and is mounted on a rotatable support to allow easy changing between the two. A housing has ports at different angular positions relative to an anode, and each port has an associated optic a... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7247855 | Portable nuclear detector A portable nuclear material detector generally includes a scintillating fiber radiation sensor, a light detector, a conditioning circuit, a frequency shift keying (FSK) circuit, a fast Fourier transform (FFT) circuit, an electronic controller, an amplitude spectral ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7242747 | Method for determining a gsm substance and/or a chemical composition of a conveyed material sample, and a device for this purpose A method for determining a weight per unit area and/or a chemical composition of a conveyed material sample. From the analysis of a portion of an incident ionizing radiation, in particular an X-radiation, scattered from a material sample, a detector signal correspon... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7239245 | Method and device for monitoring position of radioactive materials in vehicles A method and device for monitoring the position of radioactive materials in vehicles relates to a technical field of monitoring of radioactive materials. The method comprises following steps: powering on a monitoring device, after initializing, the device automatica... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7224772 | Radiography by selective detection of scatter field velocity components A reconfigurable collimated radiation detector, system and related method includes at least one collimated radiation detector. The detector has an adjustable collimator assembly including at least one feature, such as a fin, optically coupled thereto. Adjustments to... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7221732 | Method and apparatus for producing laminography images using a fixed x-ray source An imaging system and method for taking an image of an object. The imaging system comprises a mechanism that propels the object linearly in a direction of motion through an imaging region that has a top, bottom, front, and rear; an x-ray source located below the bot... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7218704 | X-ray backscatter mobile inspection van An inspection system based upon an enclosed conveyance such as a van, capable of road travel, for inspecting persons or objects. The conveyance is characterized by an enclosing body, or skin. A source of penetrating radiation and a spatial modulator for forming the ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7218706 | Energy discrimination radiography systems and methods for inspecting industrial components An energy discrimination radiography system includes at least one radiation source configured to alternately irradiate a component with radiation characterized by at least two energy spectra, where the component has a number of constituents. At least one radiation d... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7203271 | Ionizing radiation imaging system and method with decreased radiation dose A system and method for imaging a volume having a detector including a first atomic species with an absorption edge at a first wavelength. The system also includes a source having a second atomic species for emitting an ionizing energy. The second atomic species has... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7199581 | Magnetic resonance measuring system determining the mass of samples in a production line with monitored drift compensation Magnetic resonance measurement methods for determining the mass of samples are provided in which magnetic field homogeneity is determined, compensation is provided for potential drifts in the measuring system, and the presence of metal in samples is determined. The ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7200200 | X-ray fluorescence measuring system and methods for trace elements An X-ray fluorescence measuring system and related measuring methods are disclosed, the system using X-ray energy at a level of less than 80 KeV may be directed toward a material, such as coal. The energy fluoresced may be detected (10) and used to measure th... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7190762 | Scanning line detector for two-dimensional x-ray diffractometer A scanning line detector according to the present invention uses a detector with a linear arrangement of detection elements that is moved along a range of diffracted x-ray directions to collect data across a multidimensional detection area. The scanning line detecto... | 03/13/2007 |
