公开(公告)号：EP2673622B1

公开(公告)日：2020-04-08

申请号：EP12741739.2

申请日：2012-02-07

Applicant: Rapiscan Systems, Inc.

Inventor： MORTON, Edward, James

IPC: G01N23/087

公开(公告)号：EP2673660B1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-30

申请号：EP12744504.7

申请日：2012-02-07

Applicant: Rapiscan Systems, Inc.

Inventor： MORTON, Edward, James

IPC: G01T1/29 ,  G01V5/00

CPC classification number: G01V5/0033 ,  G01V5/0025 ,  G01V5/0041

Abstract: The present specification discloses a covert mobile inspection vehicle with a backscatter X-ray scanning system that has an X-ray source and detectors for obtaining a radiographic image of an object outside the vehicle. The systems preferably include at least one sensor for determining a distance from at least one of the detectors to points on the surface of the object being scanned, a processor for processing the obtained radiographic image by using the determined distance of the object to obtain an atomic number of each material contained in the object, and one or more sensors to obtain surveillance data from a predefined area surrounding the vehicle.

公开(公告)号：EP2812679A1

公开(公告)日：2014-12-17

申请号：EP13746677.7

申请日：2013-01-29

Applicant: Rapiscan Systems, Inc.

Inventor： MORTON, Edward, James

IPC: G01N23/02

CPC classification number: G01V5/0066 ,  G01N23/04 ,  G01V5/0008 ,  G01V5/0041 ,  G01V5/005

Abstract: The present specification discloses a high speed scanning system for scanning cargo carried by rail. The system uses a two-dimensional X-ray sensor array with, in one embodiment, a cone-beam X-ray geometry. The pulse rate of X-ray source is modulated based on the speed of the moving cargo to allow a distance travelled by the cargo between X-ray pulses to be equal to the width of the detector, for a single energy source, and to half the width of the detector for a dual energy source. This ensures precise timing between the X-ray exposure and the speed of the passing object, and thus accurate scanning of cargo even at high speeds.

公开(公告)号：EP2517050A2

公开(公告)日：2012-10-31

申请号：EP10843590.0

申请日：2010-12-22

Applicant: Rapiscan Systems, Inc.

Inventor： BENDAHAN, Joseph ,  MORTON, Edward, James

IPC: G01T1/203 ,  G01T1/20

Abstract: The present invention provides a gamma-neutron detector based on mixtures of thermal neutron absorbers that produce heavy-particle emission following thermal capture. The detector consists of one or more thin screens embedded in transparent hydrogenous light guides, which also serve as a neutron moderator. The emitted particles interact with the scintillator screen and produce a high light output, which is collected by the light guides into a photomultiplier tube and produces a signal from which the neutrons are counted. Simultaneous gamma-ray detection is provided by replacing the light guide material with a plastic scintillator. The plastic scintillator serves as the gamma-ray detector, moderator and light guide. The neutrons and gamma -ray events are separated employing Pulse-Shape Discrimination (PSD). The detector can be used in several scanning configurations including portal, drive -through, drive -by, handheld and backpack, etc.

公开(公告)号：EP2436034A1

公开(公告)日：2012-04-04

申请号：EP10781127.5

申请日：2010-05-26

Applicant: Rapiscan Systems, Inc.

Inventor： MORTON, Edward, James

IPC: H01L27/146

CPC classification number: A61B6/032 ,  A61B6/4028

Abstract: The present invention is an X-ray system having a source-detector module, which includes X-ray sources and detectors, for scanning an object being inspected, a scan engine coupled to the source-detector module for collecting scan data from the source detector module, an image reconstruction engine coupled to the scan engine for converting the collected scan data into one or more X-ray images, and a scan controller coupled with at least one of the source detector module, the scan engine, and the image reconstruction engine optimize operations of the X-ray system.

公开(公告)号：EP2812679B1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-14

申请号：EP13746677.7

申请日：2013-01-29

Applicant: Rapiscan Systems, Inc.

Inventor： MORTON, Edward, James

IPC: G01N23/02 ,  G01V5/00

公开(公告)号：EP2188652B1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-16

申请号：EP08788456.5

申请日：2008-08-29

Applicant: Rapiscan Systems, Inc.

Inventor： MORTON, Edward, James

IPC: G01V5/00

CPC classification number: G01V5/0016 ,  G01V5/0041 ,  G01V5/0066 ,  H05G1/30

Abstract: A scanning system (10) comprises a radiation source (12) arranged to direct radiation towards an object (14), a detection means (16) arranged to detect the radiation, and control means (18) arranged to control the source so that it produces pulses of radiation, to define a check condition, to process signals from the detection means to determine whether they meet the check condition, and to vary the frequency, the duration and the energy profile of the pulses dependent on whether the signals meet the check condition.

公开(公告)号：EP3265851A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-10

申请号：EP16759402.7

申请日：2016-03-02

Applicant: Rapiscan Systems, Inc.

Inventor： MORTON, Edward, James

IPC: G01T1/208

Abstract: The present specification describes an improved multi-energy radiation detector. In one embodiment, the signal generated by the detection medium is converted to digital form directly at the point of signal collection. This avoids the need for power intensive high bandwidth amplifiers and analog-to-digital converters, as it integrates the sensing device and signal processing onto the same silicon substrate to reduce the number of components in the system. In one embodiment, a single photon avalanche diode (SPAD) is coupled directly to a threshold detector to achieve an intrinsically low power and low noise detector.

公开(公告)号：EP3114464A1

公开(公告)日：2017-01-11

申请号：EP15759272.6

申请日：2015-03-05

Applicant: Rapiscan Systems, Inc.

Inventor： MORTON, Edward, James ,  PEYTON, Anthony, J.

IPC: G01N22/00

CPC classification number: G01S13/887 ,  G01S13/0209 ,  G01S13/87 ,  G01V8/005

Abstract: An ultra-wide band microwave based personnel/passenger screening system, and in particular, a system for material specific detection, uses non-ionizing radiation in which focused beams of low intensity microwave radiation are projected in rapid succession at an individual as they walk through a portal.

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公开(公告)号：EP2255226B1

公开(公告)日：2016-04-13

申请号：EP09714910.8

申请日：2009-02-27

Applicant: Rapiscan Systems, Inc.

Inventor： MORTON, Edward, James

IPC: G01V5/00

CPC classification number: G01V5/0083 ,  G01N2223/639 ,  G01V5/0066