Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
250358100 | With means to inspect passive solid objects | 52 |
20090065698 | CONTROL UNIT AND CONTROL METHOD FOR RADIATION SOURCE AND RADIATION INSPECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A radiation inspection system is disclosed. The radiation inspection system comprises: an inspection passage through which a moving object under inspection can pass, a radiation source disposed on a side of the inspection passage for emitting radiation, an array of detectors disposed on the other side of the inspection passage opposite to the radiation source for receiving the radiation emitted from the radiation source, a detector for detecting the moving object, and a controller for receiving a signal from the detector and controlling the radiation source to emit radiation when the detector detects the moving object for radiation imaging and inspection of the moving object. According to the radiation inspection system, the controller can control the radiation source to automatically emit radiation beam based on the detection signal from the detector for inspecting the moving object. As a result, inspection efficiency is improved, safety is increased, and misoperation of the radiation source is eliminated. | 03-12-2009 |
20090101824 | Muon detector - An economical position-sensing muon detector for muon radiography is constructed using a pair of glass plates spaced apart by crossed parallel barriers. Smaller detector wires are interspersed between the barriers and an ionizing gas is used to fill the space between the plates. A muon striking near where detector wires cross causes a local momentary current flow. The current flow in two of the detector wires is sensed to determine the coordinates of the muon impact. Such muon detectors can be assembled in modular surface arrays and such arrays can be positioned on spatial surfaces for differential inspection and detection of muons transiting through and emanating from objects placed within the inspection space. Such a detector constitutes a novel and useful invention in providing an inspection device and means for cargo or cargo vehicles that detects muons transiting through and emanating from hazardous materials intended to cause malicious harm. | 04-23-2009 |
20090101825 | INTEGRATIVE AND REAL-TIME RADIATION MEASUREMENT METHODS AND SYSTEMS - A method of determining the radiation type and energy distribution of a radiation source that outputs radiation. The method including providing a plurality of detector materials and exposing the plurality of detector materials to the radiation. Each of the plurality of detector materials stores a signal in response to being exposed to the radiation. The signals are representative of the radiation. The plurality of detector materials is stimulated to output the signals as measured signals. These measured signals are used to determine the radiation type and energy distribution of the radiation. | 04-23-2009 |
20090179152 | METHOD FOR DETECTING LOCALIZED DEFECTS PRESENT IN A MINERAL FIBER MAT - The invention concerns a method for detecting localized defects, such as hot spots or wet spots, present in a mat of mineral fibers bonded by a binder, including using a microwave radiation of frequency ranging between 1 and 50 GHz, preferably between 5 and 10 GHz, the total power of the emitted electromagnetic wave ranging between 0.1 and 5 watts, preferably of the order of 1 watt. The invention also concerns a device for implementing said method as well as an installation for continuously making mineral fiber mats containing said device. | 07-16-2009 |
20090266989 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE OPTICAL ASSESSMENT OF WELDING QUALITY DURING WELDING - In laser welding, the welding area is depicted coaxially in relation to the laser beam ( | 10-29-2009 |
20090321649 | Method of Detection of Radioactive Material - A method is disclosed to determine an inspection protocol for radioactive material in shipping containers using an inspection technique threshold characteristic. The method includes weighing a container prior to shipment and determining a relative position of the container weight to at least one of a number of predetermined inspection technique threshold lines in an inspection threshold characteristic. Each of the of the predetermined inspection technique threshold lines corresponds to at least one of a number of inspection techniques. The container is classified as either a heavy container or a light container relative to at least one of the inspection techniques according to the relative position of the container weight to at least one of the predetermined inspection technique threshold lines. An inspection protocol for radioactive material in the container is selected according to the classification of the container. | 12-31-2009 |
20100065745 | DETECTION OF HIGH Z MATERIALS USING REFERENCE DATABASE - A method and system for high Z substance revealing using muon detection technique is presented. Natural muon coordinate and incidence angle are measured above and below the interrogated volume. The muon deviations after passing through the interrogated volume are compared with the reference deviations obtained for the same volume in absence of high Z material. A correlation between the actual data and reference data is calculated using Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, though other approaches may apply. The correlation is used for the decision making on the presence of a nuclear substance inside the volume. | 03-18-2010 |
20100078565 | Radiation detecting apparatus and radiation image capturing system - A radiation detecting apparatus includes a radiation conversion panel for detecting radiation that has passed through a subject and converting the detected radiation into radiation image information, and a casing for storing the radiation conversion panel as a roll when the subject is not being irradiated with radiation. When the subject is irradiated with radiation, the radiation conversion panel stored as a roll in the casing is unrolled and pulled out of the casing, and the radiation conversion panel is extended flatwise against the subject. | 04-01-2010 |
20100140481 | APPARATUS FOR DETECTING INFORMATION ON OBJECT - An apparatus for detecting information on an object includes an irradiating unit, a detecting unit, and an information-obtaining unit. The irradiating unit irradiates the object with electromagnetic waves as a rectangular shaped beam. The electromagnetic waves include a frequency component in (or range of) at least part of a frequency region of 30 GHz to 30 THz, and have variations in magnitude at intervals of 10 | 06-10-2010 |
20100264316 | Compressive Millimeter Wave Imaging - An apparatus comprising a mirror array having a plurality of mirrors and a control system. The plurality of mirrors is capable of receiving a signal for an image. The control system is capable of controlling a first portion of the plurality of mirrors in the mirror array to direct a first portion of the signal to a detector. The control system is also capable of controlling a second portion of the plurality of mirrors in the mirror array to direct a second portion of the signal away from the detector. | 10-21-2010 |
20100288932 | METHOD OF ANALYSIS OF AN OBJECT BY NEUTRON INTERROGATION, BY THE ASSOCIATED PARTICLE TECHNIQUE, AND DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD | 11-18-2010 |
20110101226 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DUV TRANSMISSION MAPPING - Apparatus and method for transmittance mapping of an object which is at least partially transparent to deep ultraviolet radiation. The method comprises directing a wide-band deep ultraviolet radiation so as to illuminate different areas of an array of successive areas of the object; using an optical detector positioned on an opposite side of the object with respect to the radiation source detecting the wide-band deep ultraviolet radiation that emerges from the object; and processing signals from the optical detector to determine the transmittance of the radiation through the different areas of the array of successive areas of the object. | 05-05-2011 |
20110147593 | PASSIVE RADIOMETRIC IMAGING DEVICE AND CORRESPONDING METHOD - The present invention relates to a passive radiometric imaging device and a corresponding method for scanning a scene. The proposed device comprises a radiometer that detects radiation emitted in a predetermined spectral range from a spot of said scene and for generating a radiation signal from said detected radiation, a spot movement means that effects a movement of the spot, from which the radiation is detected, to various positions, a controller that controls said spot movement means to effect the movement of the spot from one position to another position after a random time interval, and a processor that processes the radiation signals detected from the spot at said various positions and for reconstructing an image of said scene by applying compressive sensing. With this device an increase of the temperature resolution of the reconstructed image can be obtained. | 06-23-2011 |
20110220801 | ARM FOLDING MECHANISM FOR USE IN A VEHICLE-MOUNTED RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM - An arm-folding mechanism for use in a vehicle-mounted radiation imaging system. The vehicle includes a vehicle body behind a driving cab. The vehicle body includes a generator cabin and a control cabin. The arm-folding mechanism includes a vertical detection arm, a main arm frame, and a hinged mechanism hingedly connecting the vertical detection arm with the main arm frame. The hinged mechanism includes: a first connection arrangement having a free end and a fixed end fixedly connected with or integral with the main arm frame; a second connection arrangement fixedly connected with the vertical detection arm; and an intermediate arrangement connecting the first connection arrangement with the second connection arrangement so that the vertical detection arm can rotate relative to the main arm frame. The bottom of the first connection arrangement is at the same level as or above the bottom of the main arm frame. | 09-15-2011 |
20110233410 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF TESTING FILLED CONTAINERS FOR FOREIGN BODIES - An apparatus for the inspection of filled containers may include a first radiation device which directs radiation onto the liquid to be tested and present in the container, and an image-recording device which records at least part of the radiation directed from the first radiation device onto the liquid and reflected or scattered by the container. The image-recording device may be designed for recording a spatially resolved image, wherein the apparatus has at least one further radiation device or one further image-recording device. The radiation devices and the image-recording device are arranged in such a way that an observation of the liquid is carried out on at least two image-recording paths which are different from each other. | 09-29-2011 |
20110240863 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR MEASURING PHASE ROUGHNESS IN AN EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET MASK - Example embodiments are directed to a method and an apparatus for measuring phase roughness in an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) mask. In example embodiments, a speckle generated by the phase roughness in the EUV mask is detected by irradiating an EUV beam on the EUV mask. The phase roughness in the EUV mask is calculated and measured using the speckle. | 10-06-2011 |
20110253897 | TERAHERTZ AND MILLIMETER-WAVE WHISPERING GALLERY MODE RESONATOR SYSTEMS, APPARATUS AND METHODS - A sensor system includes a source of input radiation having a frequency range between about 30 GHz and 3 THz, a whispering gallery mode resonator module coupled to the source for receiving the input radiation, and a detector coupled to the whispering gallery mode resonator module. The whispering gallery mode resonator module is configured to support at least one whispering gallery mode for the input radiation, and output a transmission response having a resonance characteristic related to the at least one whispering gallery mode. The detector detects the transmission response. | 10-20-2011 |
20110260064 | ON AXIS SAMPLE VISUALIZATION ALONG A SYNCHRONTRON PHOTO BEAM - The present invention provides a method for on-axis visualization of a target placed in a photon beam, the method comprising: placing the target in the path of the photon beam; selecting a mirror with an external reflecting surface; placing the mirror on a mirror support so that the surface faces the target; placing a reflective microscope so as to collect photons emanating from the target that have been reflected by said surface; counting and analyzing photons collected by the microscope with a CCD camera; and storing and analyzing data collected by the camera. | 10-27-2011 |
20110315883 | THIN FILM MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUE - A thin film measurement technique is disclosed. The thin film measurement technique comprises radioisotopes, radiation detectors, mechanical hardware, electronics and/or circuitry, wires, cables, connectors, measurement software, and a computer. One aspect of the thin film measurement technique pertains to measurement sensors, which measure radiation emerging from material surfaces. Another aspect of the disclosure pertains to mechanical hardware that enables the thin film measurement to be made. Another aspect of the disclosure pertains to filter housings. Another aspect of the disclosure pertains to measurement software, for quantifying the measurement from the sensor, and/or controlling and optimizing processes based on said measurements. Another aspect of the disclosure pertains to hardware and equipment utilizing the thin film measurement technique. All aspects can be utilized alone or in combination with one another. | 12-29-2011 |
20120132810 | RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD - A radiation imaging apparatus connected to a radiation generation apparatus which generates radiation and a sensor which accumulates a charge corresponding to an irradiating dose on a detection surface acquires a radiation image by driving the sensor upon generation of radiation by the radiation generation apparatus and acquires a dark image by driving the sensor without generation of radiation by the radiation generation apparatus. The radiation imaging apparatus adjusts a driving timing of the sensor so as to set a time difference between two starts of reading charge from the sensor to acquire the radiation image and reading charge from the sensor to obtain the dark image to an integer multiple of a predetermined time. | 05-31-2012 |
20120199746 | NON-DESTRUCTIVE INSPECTION METHOD AND DEVICE - A method of non-destructive inspection of a subject body including an element is comprised of irradiating the subject body with a neutron ray through a first measurement point and a second measurement point; measuring an elapsed time after a first time point when a resonant neutron specific to the element passes through the first measurement point and before a second time point when a prompt gamma ray made emitted by the resonant neutron from the subject body is detected at the second measurement point; and determining a location of the element in the subject body by the first measurement point, the second measurement point, a relative position toward a surface of the subject body, and the elapsed time. | 08-09-2012 |
20120286164 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING ACTIVE NEUTRON INTERROGATION OF CONTAINTERS - 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. | 11-15-2012 |
20120318987 | RADIOACTIVE RAY GENERATING APPARATUS AND RADIOACTIVE RAY IMAGING SYSTEM - A radioactive ray generating apparatus includes a second shielding member, a target, and a first shielding member, which are sequentially disposed from an electron emission source side. A shortest distance from a maximum radiation intensity portion of the target to the first shielding member is shorter than a shortest distance from the maximum radiation intensity portion of the target to the second shielding member. | 12-20-2012 |
20130062524 | METHOD OF MEASURING CHARACTERISTICS OF SPECIMEN, AND APERTURE ARRAY STRUCTURE AND MEASURING DEVICE USED IN SAME - A method of measuring characteristics of a specimen by holding the specimen on an aperture array structure, which is formed of a flat plate and which includes at least two apertures penetrating therethrough in a direction perpendicular to a principal surface thereof; applying a linearly-polarized electromagnetic wave to the aperture array structure on which the specimen is held; and detecting a frequency characteristic of the electromagnetic wave having transmitted through the aperture array structure. The aperture array structure has a lattice structure in which the apertures are periodically arrayed at least in one direction in the principal surface of the aperture array structure, and a ratio (s/A) of a lattice spacing (s) of the aperture array structure to a thickness (A) of the specimen is 100 or less. | 03-14-2013 |
20130168554 | MONITORING INSTRUMENT - The invention comprises an apparatus comprising a water-proof housing assembly comprising a housing ( | 07-04-2013 |
20130264481 | Back-Illuminated Sensor With Boron Layer - An image sensor for short-wavelength light and charged particles includes a semiconductor membrane, circuit elements formed on one surface of the semiconductor membrane, and a pure boron layer on the other surface of the semiconductor membrane. This image sensor has high efficiency and good stability even under continuous use at high flux for multiple years. The image sensor may be fabricated using CCD (charge coupled device) or CMOS (complementary metal oxide semiconductor) technology. The image sensor may be a two-dimensional area sensor, or a one-dimensional array sensor. The image sensor can be included in an electron-bombarded image sensor and/or in an inspection system. | 10-10-2013 |
20140054465 | Gauge For Dose Measurement In Radiation Therapy And Methods For Verifying A Radiation Therapy Device - The invention relates to a measuring device for measuring the radiation dose, and a method for checking a radiotherapy device. The measuring device comprises a water phantom ( | 02-27-2014 |
20140175289 | Conveyer Belt with Optically Visible and Machine-Detectable Indicators - A system for transporting objects includes an endless belt to transport objects. Optically visible indicia may be associated with a position on the endless belt. Machine-detectable indicia correlated with the optically visible indicia may be associated with a substantially similar position on the endless belt as the optically visible indicia. | 06-26-2014 |
20140306115 | Debris Protection System For Reflective Optic Utilizing Gas Flow - The present disclosure is directed to a system for protecting a reflective optic and/or any other surface in a plasma-based illumination system from debris by actively flowing gas against the debris flow direction. According to various embodiments, a vacuum chamber is configured to contain a target material, wherein a laser or discharge produced plasma is generated in response to an excitation of the target material. One or more outlets within the chamber are configured to receive gas flowing from a fluidically coupled gas source and further configured to actively flow the gas towards a source of debris and away from the reflective optic or any other protected surface at a controlled flow rate. | 10-16-2014 |
20140312235 | METHOD OF DETECTING NUCLEAR RADIATION OR RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL IN A CONTAINER - A method of analysis for detecting and reporting the presence of low levels of ionizing radiation in spaces such as cargo shipping containers. Radiation detectors are placed inside the containers and the method is invokable while the containers are in transit. The difference between radiation emanating from inside the container and radiation emanating from outside the container is determined to detect and identify low levels of radiation. The detected and identified radiation is comparable with the container manifest to determine whether the radiation is from sources identified in the manifest or is likely to be contraband. | 10-23-2014 |
20140339430 | SECURITY SCANNING DEVICE - A security scanner includes a scanner configured to transmit a scanning beam toward a target and detect a returned beam. The security scanner also includes a processing circuit configured to receive a characteristic of the target to be scanned, determine an allowable dosage based on the characteristic, adjust a parameter of the scanning beam based on the allowable dosage, and cause the parameter to be used in the scanning of the target. | 11-20-2014 |
20150346120 | SCANNING ILLUMINATING DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE COMPRISING SAME AND METHOD OF IMPLEMENTATION - A scanning illuminating device includes an emission centre from which radiation is emitted in an illuminating sector. A cylindrical ring is centred on the source and is rotatably movable about a first axis. The ring includes a plurality of slits regularly distributed about its axis of rotation and having the same angular amplitude α. A cylinder portion is centred on the source and is rotatably movable about a second axis crossing the first axis at the centre and forming a nonzero angle therewith. The cylinder portion includes a slit having an angular amplitude β. A first device control of the rotation of the ring, defining an elementary angular step αα such that an integer N1 other than 1 meets the condition α=N1.αα. A second device controls the rotation of the ring portion defining an angular step ββ such that an integer N2 other than 1 meets the condition β=N2.ββ. | 12-03-2015 |
20160041297 | MATERIAL DISCRIMINATION USING SCATTERING AND STOPPING OF MUONS AND ELECTRONS - In one aspect, a process for characterizing a range of materials based on the scattering and stopping of incident cosmic ray charged particles passing through each material includes: determining a scattering metric and a stopping metric for each material within the range of materials exposed to cosmic ray charged particles; computing a ratio of the scattering metric to the stopping metric to obtain a scattering-to-stopping ratio for each material within the range of materials for the material; and establishing a scattering-stopping relationship for the range of materials based on the determined pairs of the scattering-to-stopping ratio and the associated scattering metric for the range of materials. | 02-11-2016 |
20160071691 | A METHOD FOR MONITORING ION IMPLANTATION - A method for monitoring ion implantation, comprising: a), providing a control piece and forming a mask layer; b), performing ion implantation process to implant a predetermined dose of impurity ions into the control piece, an area on the control piece uncovered by the mask layer being an impurity implantation area and an area on the control piece covered by the mask layer being an impurity non-implantation area; c), peeling off the mask layer from the control piece; d), performing oxidation treatment on the control piece; and e), respectively measuring thicknesses of the oxide layers on the impurity implantation area and the impurity non-implantation area of the control piece, and monitoring the impurity dose of the ion implantation on the basis of a ratio of the thickness of the oxide layer in the impurity implantation area to the thickness of the oxide layer in the impurity non-implantation area. By this method, it is possible to accurately monitor whether or not the dose of the implanted ions meets the predetermined requirement, and it is possible to effectively avoid the defects of incorrect monitor result caused by the variation of the intrinsic resistance of the semiconductor, improve the accuracy of the monitoring, and thus improve the performance and yield rate of the device. | 03-10-2016 |
20160141064 | RADIATION SOURCE CONTAINER - A source container for a radiation source includes a vessel having an external wall defining a space within which is located a shield formed from a radiation absorbing material and defining a cavity for receiving a radiation source, the shield including a window extending from the cavity through the radiation absorbing material, and at least two shutters, each shutter being movable between a closed position in which the shutter covers the window and an open position in which the shutter does not cover the window. The provision of two or more shutters provides a way to emit radiation of different intensities from the same source and container. | 05-19-2016 |
20160169814 | PLASMA LIGHT SOURCE AND INSPECTION APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME | 06-16-2016 |
250359100 | Rectilinearly moving object | 3 |
20100163734 | BULK MATERIAL ANALYZER ASSEMBLY INCLUDING STRUCTURAL BEAMS CONTAINING RADIATION SHIELDING MATERIAL - A bulk material analyzer (FIG. | 07-01-2010 |
20130193328 | ON-BELT ANALYSER SYSTEM - An analyser system including an on-belt analyser having a housing adapted to be positioned across a path of a conveyor belt which carries material to be analysed, wherein the housing defines a tunnel dimensioned to allow the belt to travel therethrough in suspended relation in order to allow analysis of the material without the belt contacting the analyser. | 08-01-2013 |
20150323375 | Automatic z-Correction for Basis Weight Sensors - Nuclear-based basis weight sensors are passline-sensitive. Error in measurement is induced when the sheet moves up and down in the gap between the radiation source and detector. A passline-insensitive basis weight sensor includes a triangulation sensor to measure the position of the sheet within the gap. The sensor and gap is characterized in the laboratory for its passline behavior over a range of basis weights. The curves are either parameterized or a lookup table is created for each weight and passline position and the data added to the sensor's processor. The basis weight measured can be automatically corrected to account for deviations from the passline or nominal path through the sensor. | 11-12-2015 |
250360100 | With relative movement means | 13 |
20090101826 | MULTI-STAGE SYSTEM FOR VERIFICATION OF CONTAINER CONTENTS - A multi-stage process utilizing one or more radiation sensors on a distributed network for the detection and identification of radiation, explosives, and special materials within a shipping container. The sensors are configured as nodes on the network. The system supports extended time options at each node and the ability to combine data from multiple nodes for the data acquisition and analysis of shipping containers. The system collects radiation data from one or more nodes and compares the collected data to one or more stored spectral images representing one or more isotopes to identify one or more isotopes present. The identified one or more isotopes present are corresponded to possible materials or goods that they represent. The possible materials or goods are compared with the manifest relating to the container to confirm the identity of materials or goods contained in the container or to detect and/or identify unauthorized materials or goods in the container. The containers are monitored and tracked as they are moved between the nodes. A central monitoring station monitors the radiological sensors, the information from the nodes and the tracking of the shipping containers. For shielded materials, explosives and other types of material detection, a neutron pulse device could be incorporated into the spreader bar position, the secondary position or both. | 04-23-2009 |
20090101827 | ON-BELT ANALYSER SYSTEM - An analyser system ( | 04-23-2009 |
20100252740 | RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS AND RADIATION IMAGING METHOD - Placement of a marker is performed efficiently, when performing a plurality of radiation imaging operations of a subject with different imaging angles. An operator inputs a region of interest within a subject on a bed, via an operating section. The region of interest and a peripheral region thereof are set as an irradiation range, and the marker is placed in the peripheral region. A radiation source control section causes a radiation source to emit radiation toward the subject within the set irradiation range. Radiation which passes through the subject is obtained by a radiation image detector as a radiation image. | 10-07-2010 |
20100264317 | ARTICLE CARRYING-OUT MONITOR - A monitor part performs monitoring by detecting contamination on a lower surface of an article to be inspected based on a lower surface detection signal, detecting contamination on an upper surface of the article based on an upper surface detection signal, detecting contamination on a front surface of the article based on a front, lower surface detection signal and a front, upper surface detection signal, detecting contamination on a rear surface of the article based on a rear, lower surface detection signal and a rear, upper surface detection signal, detecting contamination on a left surface of the article based on a left, lower surface detection signal and a left, upper surface detection signal, and detecting contamination on a right surface of the article based on a right, lower surface detection signal and a right, upper surface detection signal. | 10-21-2010 |
20110001048 | ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE MEASURING APPARATUS, MEASURING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - According to the present invention, an electromagnetic wave measurement device includes an electromagnetic wave output device, an electromagnetic wave detector, a relative position changing unit, a delay period recording unit, a phase deriving unit, a delay-corrected phase deriving unit, a sinogram deriving unit, and an image deriving unit. The electromagnetic wave output device outputs an electromagnetic wave having a frequency equal to or more than 0.01 [THz] and equal to or less than 100 [THz] toward a device under test and a container storing at least a part of the device under test. The electromagnetic wave detector detects the electromagnetic wave which has transmitted through the device under test. The relative position changing unit changes a relative position of an intersection at which an optical path of the electromagnetic wave transmitting through the device under test and the device under test intersect with respect to the device under test. The delay period recording unit records a delay period of the electromagnetic wave caused by a transmission of the electromagnetic wave through the container. The phase deriving unit that derives, based on a detected result by the electromagnetic wave detector, a phase in the frequency domain of the electromagnetic wave which has transmitted through the device under test. The delay-corrected phase deriving unit that derives a delay-corrected phase obtained by subtracting an integral of the delay period with respect to the frequency from the phase. The sinogram deriving unit that derives a sinogram based on a derived result by the delay-corrected phase deriving unit. The image deriving unit derives, based on the sinogram, an image of a cross section of the device under test including the intersection. | 01-06-2011 |
20110168900 | PIPELINE INSPECTION - The present application provides techniques and/or systems for inspecting a pipe, or rather measuring one or more characteristics of a pipe, using radiation. A carriage, mounted to the pipe, may provide a mechanism for propelling a radiation source and a detector along the pipe. The detector is configured such that it can receive radiation that has traversed both a wall of the pipe and an obstacle, such as a pipe support. In this way, portions of a pipe that are traditionally difficult to inspect may be inspected easily with minimal human intervention. | 07-14-2011 |
20110186739 | MOBILE TOMOGRAPHIC CARGO INSPECTION SYSTEM - Apparatus for scanning large cargo to detect concealed contents include a mobile platform configured to carry and position at least one X-ray or gamma-ray source and at least one detector array at a plurality of positions with respect to a stationary cargo. The detector array may be mounted on a boom moveably affixed to the mobile platform. Multiple measurements of radiation passing through the cargo for various source-detector orientations can be used to compute volumetric images of concealed content within the cargo. | 08-04-2011 |
20110266447 | ON-BOARD RELOCATABLE VEHICLE INSPECTION SYSTEM HAVING RAMP-PLATFORM DEVICE - Disclosed is a relocatable vehicle inspection system. The relocatable vehicle inspection system includes a radiation source for radiating radials; a detection array for receiving the radials from the radiation source, so that an image of the cargo on the vehicle to be inspected may be obtained; a moving device on which the radiation source and the detection array are disposed; and a ramp-platform device. The ramp-platform device includes first and second intermediate parts ( | 11-03-2011 |
20120025083 | Space-based CT scan system toward an astronomical object - A CT scan system toward an astronomical object, including: a first satellite means for equipping a first satellite with an emitting means, said emitting means being for emitting super penetrating elementary particles; a second satellite means for equipping a second satellite with a detection means, said detection means being for detecting said super penetrating elementary particles; a super penetrating elementary particle measurement means for measuring the super penetrating elementary particles that are emitted from said emitting means, transmitted through said astronomical object, and detected by said detection means on said second satellite, said second satellite being, at the time of a measurement, opposite to said first satellite with respect to said astronomical object in between; and a CT reconstructing means for reconstructing a CT scan image regarding internal structure of said astronomical object based on the data obtained from said super penetrating elementary particle measurement means iterated. | 02-02-2012 |
20120032084 | DRIVE WITH CURVED LINEAR INDUCTION MOTOR - A curved linear induction motor direct drive is provided. The rotor of the motor drive is mechanically attached to a rotating frame which in turn holds other components. The rotor may comprise two layers, an aluminum ring to provide the principal magnetic interaction with the stator, and a steel ring to provide mechanical strength. Such a rotor ring may be manufactured with a compression fit. | 02-09-2012 |
20120153162 | HIGH PERFORMANCE STRADDLE CARRIER CBRNE RADIATION VERIFICATION SYSTEM - A hazardous materials detection and identification system includes a set of distributed sensors across one or more sides of a self propelled frame structure such as a straddle carrier or similar cargo equipment device. The system non-invasively analyzes vehicles, one or more containers in a stack, a container during lift and movement, a package, cargo, or other objects, that are located in an analysis position relative to the self propelled frame structure for detection and identification of hazardous materials such as chemicals, biological materials, radiological materials, fissile materials, and explosives (CBRNE). The system includes one or more detector arrays that can be configured for various applications such as: shipping container inspection, seaport security, cargo terminal security, airport vehicle inspection, airport cargo inspection, airport baggage inspection, vehicle inspection, truck stop cargo inspection, border protection inspecting vehicles, cargo, persons, railway inspections, railcar inspection, and subway security. | 06-21-2012 |
20120273684 | Multiple Pass Cargo Inspection System - The present invention is a cargo inspection system, employing a radiation source, capable of scanning vehicles and/or cargo in a wide range of sizes, including conventional imaging areas as well as taller and bulkier enclosures at sufficiently optimal efficacy and overall throughput. In one embodiment, the present invention is a multiple pass inspection method for inspecting vehicles and their cargo, comprising a first pass scan, wherein said first pass scan includes moving a radiation source at a suitable scanning distance, rotating a radiation source at a suitable scanning angle, and moving said radiation source along an object under inspection. | 11-01-2012 |
20180024078 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR DETECTING RADIOACTIVE SOURCES | 01-25-2018 |