Goods & Services

Scanners, namely, three dimensional (3D) scanners, three dimensional (3D) microwave scanners, and magnetometers for inspection of people and luggage and detection of explosives, weapons and other hazardous materials. Passenger, luggage, parcel, and package security screening services; baggage screening services for security purposes; transportation security screening services, namely, screening of passengers and baggage for airports, trains, metro services, and buses; consultation services concerning personal safety and technical consulting services in the field of security screening of passengers, luggage, parcels and packages; security screening of people and luggage for detection of explosives and other hazardous materials using 3D microwave scanners.

Goods & Services

Scanners, namely, three dimensional (3D) scanners, three dimensional (3D) microwave scanners, and magnetometers for inspection of people and luggage and detection of explosives, weapons and other hazardous materials Passenger, luggage, parcel, and package security screening services; baggage screening services for security purposes; transportation security screening services, namely, screening of passengers and baggage for airports, trains, metro services, and buses; consultation services in the field of security threat analysis for protecting personal safety and personal and facility security issues and passenger, luggage, parcel, and package security screening; people and luggage security screening of people and luggage for detection of explosives and other hazardous materials using 3D microwave scanners

IPC Classes  ?

• G01S 13/86 - Combinations of radar systems with non-radar systems, e.g. sonar, direction finder
• G01S 13/88 - Radar or analogous systems, specially adapted for specific applications
• G01S 13/89 - Radar or analogous systems, specially adapted for specific applications for mapping or imaging
• G06V 10/20 - Image preprocessing

Abstract

The disclosed invention comprises a security screening system and device for detecting and classifying items concealed on the body of a moving or stationary person, as well as in carried or wheeled luggage, in real time. The invention combines radio wave technology, magnetometer technology, and optical sensors to detect dielectric and/or metal objects on targets moving through the portal formed by the invention. The sensed data is then sent to a calculation processor of the system which forms 2-D images to determine the type of object, the location of the object, and other additional information relating to the target and/or object.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01S 13/88 - Radar or analogous systems, specially adapted for specific applications
• G01S 7/02 - Details of systems according to groups , , of systems according to group
• G01S 7/41 - Details of systems according to groups , , of systems according to group using analysis of echo signal for target characterisationTarget signatureTarget cross-section
• G01S 13/86 - Combinations of radar systems with non-radar systems, e.g. sonar, direction finder
• G01S 13/89 - Radar or analogous systems, specially adapted for specific applications for mapping or imaging
• G01S 13/90 - Radar or analogous systems, specially adapted for specific applications for mapping or imaging using synthetic aperture techniques

Goods & Services

Scanners, three dimensional (3D) scanners, three dimensional (3D) microwave scanners, and magnetometers for inspection of people and luggage and detection of explosives, weapons and other hazardous materials. Passenger, luggage, parcel, and package security screening services; baggage screening services for security purposes; transportation security screening services, including airports, trains, metro, bus; consultation services concerning personal safety and security issues and passenger, luggage, parcel, and package security screening; people and luggage security screening services for detection of explosives and other hazardous materials using 3D microwave scanners.

Goods & Services

Scanners, namely, three dimensional (3D) scanners, three dimensional (3D) microwave scanners, and magnetometers for inspection of people and luggage and detection of explosives, weapons and other hazardous materials Passenger, luggage, parcel, and package security screening services; baggage screening services for security purposes; transportation security screening services, namely, screening of passengers and baggage for airports, trains, metro services, and buses; consultation services concerning personal safety and personal and facility security issues and passenger, luggage, parcel, and package security screening; people and luggage security screening of people and luggage for detection of explosives and other hazardous materials using 3D microwave scanners

Abstract

Methods and systems for detection of threats in secure areas are disclosed. Microwaves are transmitted into high traffic areas and are reflected off or transmitted through targets within that area. The resulting signals are detected at receiving antennas which are designed to have a high cross-polarization discrimination (XPD) such that co- and cross-polarizations of the resulting signals are separable for further processing. The receiving antennas of the present invention comprise elliptical antennas with a double-ridged waveguide on the interior and a conically-shaped exterior. This particular design for the receiving antennas allows to technologically obtain an XPD of about 30 dB or more for solid angles measured from a receiving antenna's boresight (the main lobe axis), and formed by rotating the corresponding 30-degree planar angle around the main lobe axis, the solid angles measuring approximately 0.84 sr, in a frequency range between 9.5 and 20 GHz.

IPC Classes  ?

• G08B 13/196 - Actuation by interference with heat, light, or radiation of shorter wavelengthActuation by intruding sources of heat, light, or radiation of shorter wavelength using passive radiation detection systems using image scanning and comparing systems using television cameras
• G01S 13/88 - Radar or analogous systems, specially adapted for specific applications
• G01S 7/02 - Details of systems according to groups , , of systems according to group
• G01S 7/03 - Details of HF subsystems specially adapted therefor, e.g. common to transmitter and receiver
• H01Q 13/06 - Waveguide mouths
• G01S 13/89 - Radar or analogous systems, specially adapted for specific applications for mapping or imaging
• H01Q 13/02 - Waveguide horns

Abstract

Methods and systems for detection of threats in secure areas are disclosed. Microwaves are transmitted into high traffic areas and are reflected off or transmitted through targets within that area. The resulting signals are detected at receiving antennas which are designed to have a high cross-polarization discrimination (XPD) such that co- and cross-polarizations of the resulting signals are separable for further processing. The receiving antennas of the present invention comprise elliptical antennas with a double-ridged waveguide on the interior and a conically-shaped exterior. This particular design for the receiving antennas allows to technologically obtain an XPD of about 30 dB or more for solid angles measured from a receiving antenna's boresight (the main lobe axis), and formed by rotating the corresponding 30-degree planar angle around the main lobe axis, the solid angles measuring approximately 0.84 sr, in a frequency range between 9.5 and 20 GHz.

IPC Classes  ?

• G08B 13/196 - Actuation by interference with heat, light, or radiation of shorter wavelengthActuation by intruding sources of heat, light, or radiation of shorter wavelength using passive radiation detection systems using image scanning and comparing systems using television cameras
• G01V 3/12 - Electric or magnetic prospecting or detectingMeasuring magnetic field characteristics of the earth, e.g. declination or deviation operating with electromagnetic waves
• G01R 27/26 - Measuring inductance or capacitanceMeasuring quality factor, e.g. by using the resonance methodMeasuring loss factorMeasuring dielectric constants
• G01S 13/04 - Systems determining presence of a target
• G01V 8/00 - Prospecting or detecting by optical means

Abstract

The present invention comprises a multi-modal security checkpoint. The security checkpoint can simultaneously scan for and simultaneously identify hidden metallics (e.g., weapons, shrapnel) and non-metallics (e.g., explosives, dielectrics). The security checkpoint performs scanning and identifying at a rate of 15 or more frames per second for all targets within the inspection area. The security checkpoint comprises blocks for sending and receiving radiation signals, the blocks comprising transmitters and/or receivers, the blocks being configured to share information to compare cross- and co-polarizations of signals emitted. The security checkpoint combines many threat detection technologies into one checkpoint that allows it to be robust and detect a large variety of threats in mass transit hubs requiring high throughput processing capabilities.

IPC Classes  ?

• G08B 13/196 - Actuation by interference with heat, light, or radiation of shorter wavelengthActuation by intruding sources of heat, light, or radiation of shorter wavelength using passive radiation detection systems using image scanning and comparing systems using television cameras
• G01V 3/12 - Electric or magnetic prospecting or detectingMeasuring magnetic field characteristics of the earth, e.g. declination or deviation operating with electromagnetic waves
• G08B 21/02 - Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons
• H04N 7/18 - Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast
• H04N 13/02 - Picture signal generators
• G01V 8/00 - Prospecting or detecting by optical means
• G01V 8/10 - Detecting, e.g. by using light barriers

Goods & Services

Sensors and detectors; Scanners; 3D scanners; Electronic scanners; Metal detectors; Microwave sensing apparatus; Microwave components; Microwave detectors [radar]; Microwave scanners; Magnetic sensors; Magnetometers; Magnetometry scanners; Magnetic detectors; Object detecting sensors; Magnetic flux sensors. Security services; Security monitoring services; Security services for the protection of property and individuals; Consulting services in the field of national security; Electronic monitoring services for security purposes; Passport control services [security]; Airport security services; Airport baggage security inspection services; Airline passenger security screening; Airline passenger safety services; Airline passenger security screening services; Baggage security inspections for airlines; Security control of persons and luggage in airports; Security screening of baggage; Baggage inspection for security purposes; Rental of security surveillance apparatus; Rental of security surveillance equipment.

Abstract

The present invention is a multi-threat detection method and system for high-traffic areas, such as airports, other mass-transit hubs, malls, symposiums, and the like. The detection methodology comprises a set of detection blocks, each performing different functions, and taking the information resulting from each block and entering it into one or more detection algorithms. The blocks comprise microwave detectors, co-polarization versus cross-polarization processors, magnetometers, and cameras (optional). The values calculated by the blocks are entered into machine learning algorithms which detect a threat if a threshold value is met. The detection occurs at a distance and the alarm may be silent, such that authorities are able to address threats without the target being aware. The alarm is also able to differentiate among varying threats based on the values calculated. No shadowing problems exist, and thus several targets may be monitored simultaneously without slowing down the speed of processing.

IPC Classes  ?

• G08B 13/196 - Actuation by interference with heat, light, or radiation of shorter wavelengthActuation by intruding sources of heat, light, or radiation of shorter wavelength using passive radiation detection systems using image scanning and comparing systems using television cameras
• G06K 9/00 - Methods or arrangements for reading or recognising printed or written characters or for recognising patterns, e.g. fingerprints
• G08B 21/02 - Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons
• H04N 13/02 - Picture signal generators
• H04N 5/32 - Transforming X-rays
• G01V 3/12 - Electric or magnetic prospecting or detectingMeasuring magnetic field characteristics of the earth, e.g. declination or deviation operating with electromagnetic waves
• G01V 5/00 - Prospecting or detecting by the use of ionising radiation, e.g. of natural or induced radioactivity

Abstract

A method for standoff detection and analysis of objects comprises sending a signal through an inspection area, from a transmitter to a receiver, wherein the signal travels through objects in its path. If the signal encounters an object, through which it must travel, the speed of signal distribution decreases and its amplitude drops. A processor then determines the amplitude of the signal and whether the amplitude is above a given threshold, and if the threshold is met, further determining the shift in length of the signal's optical path, determining the thickness of the object, calculating the dielectric permittivity constant, and comparing this constant to known values of different materials to determine a preselected group of materials, to which the object in the inspection area belongs, and whether the inspected object belongs to a preselected group of dangerous objects. A system for detecting and analyzing such materials is also disclosed.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01S 13/88 - Radar or analogous systems, specially adapted for specific applications
• G01V 3/12 - Electric or magnetic prospecting or detectingMeasuring magnetic field characteristics of the earth, e.g. declination or deviation operating with electromagnetic waves
• G01N 22/00 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of microwaves or radio waves, i.e. electromagnetic waves with a wavelength of one millimetre or more

Goods & Services

Scanners, three dimensional (3D) scanners, three dimensional (3D) microwave scanners, and magnetometers for inspection of people and luggage and detection of explosives, weapons and other hazardous materials. Passenger, luggage, parcel, and package security screening services; baggage screening services for security purposes; transportation security screening services, including airports, trains, metro, bus; consultation services concerning personal safety and security issues and passenger, luggage, parcel, and package security screening; people and luggage security screening services for detection of explosives and other hazardous materials using 3D microwave scanners.

Goods & Services

Sensors and detectors; Scanners; 3D scanners; Electronic scanners; Metal detectors; Microwave sensing apparatus; Microwave components; Microwave detectors [radar]; Microwave scanners; Magnetic sensors; Magnetometers; Magnetometry scanners; Magnetic detectors; Object detecting sensors; Magnetic flux sensors. Security services; Security monitoring services; Security services for the protection of property and individuals; Consulting services in the field of national security; Electronic monitoring services for security purposes; Passport control services [security]; Airport security services; Airport baggage security inspection services; Airline passenger security screening; Airline passenger safety services; Airline passenger security screening services; Baggage security inspections for airlines; Security control of persons and luggage in airports; Security screening of baggage; Baggage inspection for security purposes; Rental of security surveillance apparatus; Rental of security surveillance equipment.

Goods & Services

Scanners, three dimensional (3D) scanners, three dimensional (3D) microwave scanners, and magnetometers for inspection of people and luggage and detection of explosives, weapons and other hazardous materials Passenger, luggage, parcel, and package security screening services; baggage screening services for security purposes; transportation security screening services, including airports, trains, metro, bus; consultation services concerning personal safety and security issues and passenger, luggage, parcel, and package security screening; people and luggage security screening services for detection of explosives and other hazardous materials using 3D microwave scanners

Abstract

The present invention is a multi-modal security checkpoint. The security checkpoint can simultaneously scan for and identify hidden metallic (weapon and shrapnel), non-metallic (explosives and IED), and radioactive/nuclear threats. The security checkpoint can also perform long range facial recognition and detect suspected terrorists. The security checkpoint combines many threat detection technologies into one checkpoint that allows it to be robust and detect a large variety of threats including hidden weapons, explosives, dirty bombs, and other threats.

IPC Classes  ?

• G08B 13/196 - Actuation by interference with heat, light, or radiation of shorter wavelengthActuation by intruding sources of heat, light, or radiation of shorter wavelength using passive radiation detection systems using image scanning and comparing systems using television cameras
• G08B 21/02 - Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons
• G06K 9/00 - Methods or arrangements for reading or recognising printed or written characters or for recognising patterns, e.g. fingerprints
• H04N 5/30 - Transforming light or analogous information into electric information
• H04N 13/02 - Picture signal generators
• H04N 5/32 - Transforming X-rays

Abstract

A method for standoff detection and analysis of objects comprises sending a signal through an inspection area, from a transmitter to a receiver, wherein the signal travels through objects in its path. If the signal encounters an object, through which it must travel, the speed of signal distribution decreases and its amplitude drops. A processor then determines the amplitude of the signal and whether the amplitude is above a given threshold, and if the threshold is met, further determining the shift in length of the signal's optical path, determining the thickness of the object, calculating the dielectric permittivity constant, and comparing this constant to known values of different materials to determine a preselected group of materials, to which the object in the inspection area belongs, and whether the inspected object belongs to a preselected group of dangerous objects. A system for detecting and analyzing such materials is also disclosed.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 22/00 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of microwaves or radio waves, i.e. electromagnetic waves with a wavelength of one millimetre or more
• G01N 33/22 - FuelsExplosives

Abstract

A barrier and system for the protection of a crowd from terrorists, by evaluating each individual for any concealed prohibited items. Each individual is exposed to one or more screening mechanisms, controlled by a monitoring unit, while passing in an organized fashion through an enclosed walkway containing the screening mechanism, and exiting on the other side. When a prohibited object is detected, response is provided and the smart door device is locked to detain and isolate the suspected individual in the device structure's interior. The structure of the invention is also configured to deflect the blast created by a potential explosion and prevent harm to other individuals and structures nearby.

IPC Classes  ?

• G08B 13/22 - Electrical actuation
• G07C 9/00 - Individual registration on entry or exit
• G08B 13/196 - Actuation by interference with heat, light, or radiation of shorter wavelengthActuation by intruding sources of heat, light, or radiation of shorter wavelength using passive radiation detection systems using image scanning and comparing systems using television cameras
• G08B 15/00 - Identifying, scaring or incapacitating burglars, thieves or intruders, e.g. by explosives
• E06B 3/90 - Revolving doorsCages or housings therefor
• E05G 5/00 - Bank protection devices

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a method and system for detecting potentially hazardous and/or explosive material concealed under clothing or in luggage. Through the emission, reflection, and reception of microwave radiation, a 3D image of a targeted area can be constructed. The image will show the outline of a moving person as well as any dielectric objects potentially hidden on their body. By measuring phases and amplitudes of microwaves reflected off a dielectric object, the optical path of the microwave through a hidden object can be determined, thus allowing for the creation of a 3D microwave image of a targeted area. Several emitters and receivers can be utilized at once, and video imaging can also be superimposed over the microwave image for improved detection accuracy. The invention has security and safety applications across the nation, particularly in areas of mass transit and large public events.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04N 5/30 - Transforming light or analogous information into electric information
• H04N 13/02 - Picture signal generators
• G06K 9/46 - Extraction of features or characteristics of the image

Goods & Services

Scanners, three dimensional (3D) scanners, three dimensional (3D) microwave scanners for inspection of people and luggage and detection of explosives and other hazardous materials Airline passenger security screening services, airport baggage security inspection services, baggage inspection services for security purposes, baggage security inspections for airlines, consultation services concerning homeland safety and security issues, people and luggage security screening services for detection of explosives and other hazardous materials using 3D microwave scanners

Abstract

The invention relates to the remote measurement of the dielectric permittivity of dielectrics. A 3D microwave and a 3D optical range images of an interrogated scene are recorded at the same time moment. The images are digitized and overlapped. A space between the microwave and optical image is measured, and a dielectric permittivity of the space between these images is determined. If the dielectric permittivity is about 3, then hidden explosive materials or components of thereof are suspected. The invention makes it possible to remotely determine the dielectric permittivity of a moving, irregularly-shaped dielectric objects.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01S 7/41 - Details of systems according to groups , , of systems according to group using analysis of echo signal for target characterisationTarget signatureTarget cross-section
• G01V 8/00 - Prospecting or detecting by optical means
• G01S 13/89 - Radar or analogous systems, specially adapted for specific applications for mapping or imaging
• G01S 13/86 - Combinations of radar systems with non-radar systems, e.g. sonar, direction finder
• G01S 13/88 - Radar or analogous systems, specially adapted for specific applications

Abstract

o a concealed dielectric object at the target is ascertained: where ∈ is dielectric permeability of the sought dielectric object.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04N 15/00 - Stereoscopic colour television systems; Details thereof
• H04N 13/00 - Stereoscopic video systemsMulti-view video systemsDetails thereof

Abstract

The invention belongs to the field of electro technique, particularly to the remote determination of dielectric permeability of dielectric objects. The dielectric object at the background of a reflector is radiated by coherent microwave radiation at N-frequencies to produce a three-dimensional (3D) microwave image of the object and reflector. By utilizing multiple cameras a 3D video image is produced, which then is converted into digital format. The 3D video and 3D microwave images are synchronized and then transferred into a general system of coordinates. The dielectric permeability of the object is determined as follows: 3 is between the microwave source and the video image of the dielectric object. This formula allows determining remotely the dielectric permeability of a moving dielectric object of irregular shape.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04N 13/02 - Picture signal generators

Abstract

o a concealed dielectric object at the target is ascertained: where ∈ is dielectric permeability of the sought dielectric object.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04N 13/00 - Stereoscopic video systemsMulti-view video systemsDetails thereof
• H04N 15/00 - Stereoscopic colour television systems; Details thereof
• H04N 7/18 - Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast
• H05G 1/64 - Circuit arrangements for X-ray apparatus incorporating electronic image converters, e.g. image intensifiers