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7401498 Multiple trace portal detection systems  
A detector system that can analyze multiple samples with a single detector. The detector may contain a portal with a first opening and a second opening. A first sample is obtained from the first...
7361206 Apparatus and method for water vapor removal in an ion mobility spectrometer  
The present invention is directed to an apparatus and a method for continuously removing water vapor from a closed loop, re-circulated gas flow in an ion mobility spectrometer using a water...
7357044 Sample collection device and method of using said device  
A sample collection device for use with a chemical analyzer, the device comprising a sample collecting assembly having at least one sampling medium and a sample desorbing assembly arranged to...
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...
7308077 Method and apparatus for target transmitting information about a target object between a prescanner and a CT scanner  
A method or apparatus for analyzing an object includes an X-ray prescanner that performs a prescan of the object to determine prescan information about the object. Then, a CT scanner performs a CT...
7279132 Chemical vapor sensor having an active and a passive measurement mode  
A chemical vapor sensor is provided that measures a chemical species of interest with high sensitivity and chemical specificity. In an aspect, an ethanol vapor sensor is provided, sized for being...
7205926 Multi-source surveillance system  
A surveillance system can include a first sensor apparatus configured to interrogate a subject, including a person and objects carried by the person, with millimeter-wave electromagnetic radiation...
7180441 Multi-sensor surveillance portal  
A surveillance system can include a first sensor apparatus configured to interrogate a subject, including a person and objects carried by the person, with millimeter-wave electromagnetic radiation...
7139406 Remote baggage screening system, software and method  
A method of advance baggage screening includes steps of transmitting a threat file corresponding to an item under inspection to a processing center, analyzing the threat file according to a...
7078680 Ion mobility spectrometer using ion beam modulation and wavelet decomposition  
The present invention is directed to a system and a method for analyzing and identifying an unknown sample using ion mobility spectrometry. The method pulses an ion gate using a temporally spaced...
7023957 Method and apparatus for transmitting information about a target object between a prescanner and a CT scanner  
A method or apparatus for analyzing an object includes an X-ray prescanner that performs a prescan of the object to determine prescan information about the object. Then, a CT scanner performs a CT...
RE38797 Particle preconcentrator  
An apparatus and method for preconcentrating particles and vapors. The preconcentrator apparatus permits detection of highly diluted amounts of particles in a main gas stream, such as a stream of...
6944264 Method and apparatus for transmitting information about a target object between a prescanner and a CT scanner  
A method or apparatus for analyzing an object includes an X-ray prescanner that performs a prescan of the object to determine prescan information about the object. Then, a CT scanner performs a CT...
6940067 Hazardous material detection system  
A hazardous material detection system that can suppress occurrence of contamination due to ionization. When a sensor detects that a test sample has entered an inspection region of an X-ray...
6900432 Fire detection method  
A method for detecting gases or vapors emitted from materials, such as electrical components, under conditions at which there is a risk of the onset of fire, said method comprising sampling gas...
6816571 Method and apparatus for transmitting information about a target object between a prescanner and a CT scanner  
A method or apparatus for analyzing an object includes an X-ray prescanner that performs a prescan of the object to determine prescan information about the object. Then, a CT scanner performs a CT...
6811587 Biological hazard mitigation apparatus for mail/package handling personnel safety and operating methods therefor  
A biological hazard mitigation apparatus permitting a material handling operation in the vicinity of a work area includes a plenum pneumatically coupled and proximate to one side of the work area,...
6806450 Hazardous material detection system  
A hazardous material detection system that can suppress occurrence of contamination due to ionization. When a sensor detects that a test sample has entered an inspection region of an X-ray...
6788761 Method and apparatus for transmitting information about a target object between a prescanner and a CT scanner  
A method or apparatus for analyzing an object includes an X-ray prescanner that performs a prescan of the object to determine prescan information about the object. Then, a CT scanner performs a CT...
6721391 Remote baggage screening system, software and method  
A computer readable medium encoded with a plurality of instructions for execution on at least one processor, the plurality of instructions performing a method of remote screening of items of...
6707879 Remote baggage screening system, software and method  
A system for remote inspection of items including at least one inspection machine constructed to examine an item under inspection to obtain information about the item, a database coupled to the at...
6679098 High flow rate sample flow path assembly for electronic gas leak detectors  
A gas detector, as useful for conducting refrigerant fluid leak detection, having a housing, a probe and a sample flow path assembly capable of providing a sample air flow rate to a sensing device...
EP1376095A1 Hazardous material detection system  
A hazardous material detection system that can suppress occurrence of contamination due to ionization. When a sensor (18a) detects that a test sample (10) has entered an inspection region of an...
6656738 Internal heater for preconcentrator  
An apparatus for collecting and detecting chemicals contained in a fluid includes a sorbent element, at least one chemical sensor, a first pump for pumping fluid through the sorbent element and a...
EP1365226A2 Gas introduction apparatus and gas analyser  
Prior to initiation of gas analysis, a first vacuum valve (22) and a second vacuum valve (24) are closed while a third vacuum valve (30) is opened, then an introduction pipe (14) and a branch pipe...
EP1145206B1 FIRE DETECTION METHOD  
Abstract not available for EP1145206 Abstract of corresponding document: WO0045354 A method for detecting gases or vapours emitted from materials, such as electrical components, under conditions...
6627878 (Chemical agent) point detection system (IPDS) employing dual ion mobility spectrometers  
A system for sampling the ambient air of a selected environment for the presence of unwanted chemical vapors, such as nerve or blister gases includes an external air sampling unit and a detector...
6619143 Combined particle vapor sampler  
An method of, and an apparatus for, collecting a sample of a substance of interest, utilizes an apparatus having a device for collecting a vapor sample and a device for retaining a substrate. A...
6538516 System and method for synchronizing multiple phase-lock loops or other synchronizable oscillators without using a master clock signal  
A system and method for synchronizing a plurality of synchronizable oscillators are disclosed. The method includes monitoring a respective output signal of each synchronizable oscillator, each...
EP0774663B1 Ion mobility spectrometer  
6470760 Method and apparatus for automatically analyzing trace substance  
An apparatus for automatically analyzing a trace substance capable of automatic analysis of a trace substance in a short time with high accuracy is provided. This apparatus comprises (a) samplers...
6446514 Combined particle/vapor sampler  
An method of, and an apparatus for, collecting a sample of a substance of interest, utilizes an apparatus having a device for collecting a vapor sample and a device for retaining a substrate. A...
6378385 Pulsed air sampler  
A device samples chemicals adsorbed to a surface by applying a pulse of fluid to desorb the particles adhered to the surface. After the pulse of fluid, the region above the surface is enriched with...
6354160 Method and apparatus for identifying and analyzing vapor elements  
A method and apparatus for identifying and analyzing vapor elements, using a preconcentrator collector. The preconcentrator collector collects and preconcentrates chemical vapors to be detected and...
6324927 Method and apparatus for sampling contaminants  
A method for collectively sampling a plurality of cargo items for contaminants such as chemical residues. The items are placed in a generally airtight chamber and agitated physically to release...
6269703 Pulsed air sampler  
A device samples chemicals adsorbed to a surface by applying a pulse of fluid to desorb the particles adhered to the surface. After the pulse of fluid, the region above the surface is enriched with...
6218943 Contraband detection and article reclaim system  
A contraband detection and article reclaim system includes at least one article inspection system configured to derive inspection data from an article and compare the inspection data to target...
6085601 Particle preconcentrator  
An apparatus and method for preconcentrating particles and vapors. The preconcentrator apparatus permits detection of highly diluted amounts of particles in a main gas stream, such as a stream of...
6074608 Closed container inspection and treatment apparatus  
An apparatus for injecting a controlled amount of gas into a sealed container to allow efficient analysis of the contents of the container. The apparatus includes an inlet opening that allows for a...
5983732 Integrated collection and vaporization particle chemistry monitoring  
An integrated collection and vaporization cell apparatus has a collector and vaporizer cell for collecting airborne particles from sample gas on a collector strip in the cell and a power source...
5970803 Method and apparatus for identifying and analyzing vapor elements  
A method and apparatus for identifying and analyzing vapor elements, using a preconcentrator collector. The preconcentrator collector collects and preconcentrates chemical vapors to be detected and...
5942699 Method and apparatus for sampling contaminants  
A method for collectively sampling a plurality of cargo items for contaminants such as chemical residues. The items are placed in a generally airtight chamber and agitated physically to release...
5915268 Vertical flow chemical detection portal  
A portal apparatus for screening objects or persons for the presence of trace amounts of chemical substances such as illicit drugs or explosives. The apparatus has a test space, in which a person...
EP0910788A1 Title is not available  
5854431 Particle preconcentrator  
An apparatus and method for preconcentrating particles and vapors. The preconcentrator apparatus permits detection of highly diluted amounts of particles in a main gas stream, such as a stream of...
5795544 Closed container inspection and treatment apparatus  
An apparatus for injecting a controlled amount of gas into a sealed container to allow efficient analysis of the contents of the container. The apparatus includes an inlet opening that allows for a...
5684300 Corona discharge ionization source  
A corona discharge ionization source, for use for example with an ion mobility spectrometer, comprises an adjustable corona point electrode (20) which is held transversely within a cylindrical...
5683741 Method for the quality-controlled finishing of a surface with a radiation-cured surface finish  
Method for the quality-controlled treatment of surfaces with a radiation-cured surface treatment, in which a finishing formulation is applied to the surface and is polymerically crosslinked under...
EP0774663A1 Ion mobility spectrometer  
The spectrometer has a measurement cell consisting of a measurement system and a case (8) which is gas tight up to the gas intake. Relative to the volume of the measurement cell the intake system...
5585575 Explosive detection screening system  
An explosive detection screening system used for the detection of explosives and other controlled substances such as drugs or narcotics. The screening system detects the vapor and/or particulate...
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