Materials and apparatus for the detection of contraband
    1.
    发明授权
    Materials and apparatus for the detection of contraband 有权
    用于检测违禁品的材料和仪器

    公开(公告)号:US06815670B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-11-09

    申请号:US10657223

    申请日:2003-09-08

    IPC分类号: G01N0000

    摘要: A detector requires a stream of dry air for transporting particles to the detector. The detector then operates to determine whether the dry air has transported any particles of interest. Continuous operation of the detector is permitted by providing first and second dryers that can be operated alternately for drying air that is to be directed to the detector. The dryer that is not being operated is recharged. Air is directed alternately between the first and second dryer to ensure that neither dryer is operated after reaching saturation.

    摘要翻译: 检测器需要干燥空气流以将颗粒传送到检测器。 然后检测器操作以确定干燥空气是否运送了任何感兴趣的颗粒。 允许检测器的连续操作是通过提供第一和第二干燥器,其可以交替地操作来干燥要被引导到检测器的空气。 未运行的烘干机被充电。 空气交替地导向在第一和第二干燥器之间,以确保在达到饱和之后两个干燥器都不被操作。

    Portal trace detection systems for detection of imbedded particles
    2.
    发明授权
    Portal trace detection systems for detection of imbedded particles 有权
    用于检测嵌入颗粒的门式跟踪检测系统

    公开(公告)号:US06708572B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-03-23

    申请号:US10033874

    申请日:2001-12-20

    IPC分类号: G01N122

    摘要: A portal trace detection apparatus is provided for detecting minute particles of interest, such as traces of narcotics, explosives and other contraband. The apparatus includes a portal through which a human suspect will pass. A detection apparatus is disposed at least partly in the ceiling of the portal, and hence above the human subject in the portal. Particles of interest will be entrained in the human thermal plume that exists in the boundary layer of air adjacent the suspect, and will flow upwardly from the suspect to the detection apparatus in the ceiling of the portal. The portal includes a plurality of vertically aligned arrays of air jets. The air jets are fired sequentially from bottom to top to produce short bursts of air sufficient to disturb the clothing of the suspect and to dislodge particles of interest from the clothing. The dislodged particles of interest are entrained in the air in the human thermal plume and are transported upwardly to the detector.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于检测感兴趣的微小颗粒的痕量检测装置,例如麻醉剂,爆炸物和其他违禁品。 该装置包括人类怀疑者通过的门户。 检测装置至少部分地设置在门户的天花板中,并且因此设置在门户中的人类对象之上。 感兴趣的颗粒将被夹带在存在于与嫌疑人相邻的空气边界层中的人类热羽毛中,并且将从嫌疑人向上流动到入口天花板中的检测装置。 该门户包括多个垂直排列的空气喷射阵列。 空气喷气机从底部到顶部顺序地发射,产生足够的空气,以便打扰嫌疑人的衣服,并从服装上移除感兴趣的颗粒。 感兴趣的移动颗粒被夹带在人类热羽流中的空气中,并被向上传送到检测器。

    Portal trace detection systems for detection of imbedded particles
    3.
    发明授权
    Portal trace detection systems for detection of imbedded particles 有权
    用于检测嵌入颗粒的门式跟踪检测系统

    公开(公告)号:US06840122B1

    公开(公告)日:2005-01-11

    申请号:US10774004

    申请日:2004-02-06

    摘要: A portal trace detection apparatus is provided for detecting minute particles of interest, such as traces of narcotics, explosives and other contraband. The apparatus includes a portal through which a human suspect will pass. A detection apparatus is disposed at least partly in the ceiling of the portal, and hence above the human subject in the portal. Particles of interest will be entrained in the human thermal plume that exists in the boundary layer of air adjacent the suspect, and will flow upwardly from the suspect to the detection apparatus in the ceiling of the portal. The portal includes a plurality of vertically aligned arrays of air jets. The air jets are fired sequentially from bottom to top to produce short bursts of air sufficient to disturb the clothing of the suspect and to dislodge particles of interest from the clothing. The dislodged particles of interest are entrained in the air in the human thermal plume and are transported upwardly to the detector.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于检测感兴趣的微小颗粒的痕量检测装置,例如麻醉剂,爆炸物和其他违禁品。 该装置包括人类怀疑者通过的门户。 检测装置至少部分地设置在门户的天花板中,并且因此设置在门户中的人类对象之上。 感兴趣的颗粒将被夹带在存在于与嫌疑人相邻的空气边界层中的人类热羽毛中,并且将从嫌疑人向上流动到入口天花板中的检测装置。 该门户包括多个垂直排列的空气喷射阵列。 空气喷气机从底部到顶部顺序地发射,产生足够的空气,以便打扰嫌疑人的衣服,并从服装上移除感兴趣的颗粒。 感兴趣的移动颗粒被夹带在人类热羽流中的空气中,并被向上传送到检测器。

    Trapping materials for trace detection systems
    4.
    发明授权
    Trapping materials for trace detection systems 有权
    用于跟踪检测系统的捕获材料

    公开(公告)号:US07338638B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-03-04

    申请号:US10640551

    申请日:2003-08-13

    IPC分类号: G01N30/00

    摘要: The invention is directed to a trap material use in a chemical trace detection portal for detecting trace amounts of contraband, and more particularly for detecting vapors and particles emitted from drugs and explosive devices. The trap material is made of a metallic foam material, such as aluminum foam metal, copper foam metal, stainless steel foam metal, or a silica-carbon foam metal, which have high thermoconductivity and reduced density, as compared to conventional trap materials, thereby ensuring that the internal temperature of the subject trap rapidly achieves the temperature required during desorbing of the trace materials.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及用于检测痕量违禁品的化学踪迹检测门户中的捕获材料,更特别地,用于检测从药物和爆炸装置排出的蒸汽和颗粒。 捕集材料与传统的捕集材料相比,由诸如铝泡沫金属,铜泡沫金属,不锈钢泡沫金属或二氧化硅 - 碳泡沫金属的金属泡沫材料制成,其具有高的导热性和降低的密度,由此 确保受试者陷阱的内部温度快速达到解吸痕量物质所需的温度。

    APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING A TRACE DETECTION PORTAL
    5.
    发明申请
    APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING A TRACE DETECTION PORTAL 有权
    用于校准跟踪检测门户的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20080098794A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-05-01

    申请号:US11554160

    申请日:2006-10-30

    IPC分类号: G01N33/00

    摘要: Embodiments of the invention provide novel, industrially applicable, and non-obvious apparatus and methods for automatically, routinely, and accurately calibrating a trace detection portal. Embodiments of the apparatus include a calibrant container; a substance (or substances) uniquely identifiable by a trace detection portal as a calibrant; unique placement of the calibrant container's outlet relative to a substance collection port of a sample collection chamber; and/or computer executable instructions that, when executed by a computer processor, cause a consistent release of a measured amount of calibrant into the sample collection chamber upon command and/or at pre-determined time intervals.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的实施例提供了用于自动地,常规地和精确地校准迹线检测门户的新颖的,工业上可应用的和非显而易见的装置和方法。 该装置的实施例包括校准容器; 通过痕量检测门户唯一可识别的物质(或物质)作为校准物; 校准容器的出口相对于样品收集室的物质收集口的独特放置; 和/或计算机可执行指令,当由计算机处理器执行时,根据命令和/或以预定的时间间隔将测量量的校准物一致地释放到样品收集室中。

    Apparatus and method for calibrating a trace detection portal
    6.
    发明授权
    Apparatus and method for calibrating a trace detection portal 有权
    用于校准踪迹检测门户的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07594422B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-09-29

    申请号:US11554160

    申请日:2006-10-30

    IPC分类号: G01N21/93 G01N29/30

    摘要: Embodiments of the invention provide novel, industrially applicable, and non-obvious apparatus and methods for automatically, routinely, and accurately calibrating a trace detection portal. Embodiments of the apparatus include a calibrant container; a substance (or substances) uniquely identifiable by a trace detection portal as a calibrant; unique placement of the calibrant container's outlet relative to a substance collection port of a sample collection chamber; and/or computer executable instructions that, when executed by a computer processor, cause a consistent release of a measured amount of calibrant into the sample collection chamber upon command and/or at pre-determined time intervals.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的实施例提供了用于自动地,常规地和精确地校准迹线检测门户的新颖的,工业上可应用的和非显而易见的装置和方法。 该装置的实施例包括校准容器; 通过痕量检测门户唯一可识别的物质(或物质)作为校准物; 校准容器的出口相对于样品收集室的物质收集口的独特放置; 和/或计算机可执行指令,当由计算机处理器执行时,根据命令和/或以预定的时间间隔将测量量的校准物一致地释放到样品收集室中。