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Method of detecting unknown object and apparatus therefor

Patent 5081456 Issued on January 14, 1992. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject January 14, 2009. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

Patent References

3500395

3599211

3713156

3911435

Electromagnetic wave communication systems Patent #: 4064458
Issued on: 12/20/1977
Inventor: De Loach, Jr.

Inventors

Assignee

Application

No. 180964 filed on 04/13/1988

US Classes:

342/22, TRANSMISSION THROUGH MEDIA OTHER THAN AIR OR FREE SPACE342/55, With television342/181, Color342/351Including a radiometer

Examiners

Primary: Barron, Gilberto Jr.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Classes

G01S 013/89
G01S 013/86
G01S 007/06

Foreign Application Priority Data

1987-04-13 JP

Abstract

In visualizing an unknown object possessed by a person to be checked, a narrow pulsating radio wave beam is scanned over the whole surface of the person to observe the intensity of a reflected radio wave at each scan point. The frequency of the radio wave beam is set at a frequency easy to be transmitted by the human body to suppress the reflection from the human body and emphasize the unknown object to thereby discriminate between them. An image of the person to be checked is displayed and the portion having a strong reflection is color-displayed on the image to allow the check of the unknown object possessed by the person without contacting the person.

Other References

  • Reber et al., "Evaluation of Active and Passive Near-Millimeter-Wave Radiometric Imaging Techniques for Detection of Concealed Objects", Mar. '81, The Aerospace Report No. ATR-80(7843)-2, prepared for Sandia Laboratories, Alburquerque, N. Mex
  • G. F. Abbott, "Personal Surviellance System", IBM Tech. Disclosure Bulletin, vol. 12, #7, Dec. 1969, pp. 1119-112
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