MORPHO DETECTION, INC. Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150268147 | HAND-HELD TRACE PARTICLE SAMPLING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A particle impact device for a hand-held trace particle detection system includes an intake manifold that includes a first conduit defining an intake port. The intake port defines a first transport area. The intake manifold also includes a second conduit coupled to the first conduit. The second conduit defines a discharge port that defines a second transport area. The first transport area is greater than the second transport area. The particle impact device also includes a combined deposition and deflection apparatus positioned downstream of the discharge port. The combined deposition and deflection apparatus defines a deposition and deflection surface positioned a predetermined distance from the discharge port. The deposition and deflection surface is configured to deflect a fluid stream and collect at least a portion of particles entrained in the fluid stream. | 09-24-2015 |
20150177214 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING ADDITIVES WITH ISOTOPIC PATTERNS TO ENHANCE THE SPECIFICITY OF A SPECTROMETER - A method for detecting a chemical substance includes collecting a sample of a substance of interest and mixing the sample and at least one additive within a reaction chamber. The at least one additive includes a plurality of isotopes. The method also includes producing a plurality of adduct ions of the sample. The plurality of adduct ions has a plurality of isotopes. The method further includes performing a spectrometric analysis of the plurality of adduct ions and performing sample identification using comparative spectrometric data of the isotopes of the plurality of adduct ions. | 06-25-2015 |
20150163857 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FLASH HEATING - A flash heater element includes a first surface having a central region and an electrical flow path disposed on the first surface. The electrical flow path includes a central portion disposed at least partially within the central region and a peripheral portion disposed peripherally outwardly from the central region. A width of the electrical flow path is greater within at least a portion of the central portion than within the peripheral portion. | 06-11-2015 |
20150085983 | ANGLE-DEPENDENT X-RAY DIFFRACTION IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - An x-ray diffraction imaging (XDI) system having a system axis includes at least one x-ray source configured to generate x-rays directed toward an object that includes at least one substance. The at least one x-ray source is further configured to irradiate at least one voxel defined within the object with x-rays arriving from a plurality of directions, each direction defined by an angle of incidence with respect to the system axis. The system also includes at least one detector configured to detect scattered x-rays after the x-rays have passed through the object. The system further includes at least one processor coupled to the at least one detector. The processor is programmed to generate a plurality of XDI profiles of the object voxel. Each XDI profile is a function of an associated angle of incidence. | 03-26-2015 |
20140280141 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GROUPING AND CLASSIFYING OBJECTS IN COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY DATA - A method for classifying objects in volumetric computed tomography (CT) data is described. The method is implemented by a computing device having a processor and a memory coupled to the processor. The method includes receiving, by the computing device, one or more volumetric CT data sets, identifying, by the computing device, a first object in the one or more volumetric CT data sets, identifying, by the computing device, a second object in the one or more volumetric CT data sets, determining, by the computing device, a first similarity amount between the first object and the second object, identifying, by the computing device, a first group comprising at least the first object and the second object, based at least in part on the first similarity amount, and designating, by the computing device, all of the objects in the first group as non-contraband. | 09-18-2014 |
20140270066 | Systems and Methods for Detecting Contraband Using Quadrupole Resonance and X-Ray Detection - A contraband detection system is provided. The contraband detection system includes an X-ray system including a front X-ray transmitter/detector and a rear X-ray transmitter/detector. The contraband detection system further includes a quadrupole resonance (QR) system comprising a first QR coil, and a second QR coil, wherein the first and second QR coils are located between the front and rear X-ray transmitter/detectors, and wherein the first and second QR coils are constructed from a material having a low mass attenuation coefficient and a high conductivity such that the first and second QR coils do not substantially interfere with transmitting X-rays and detecting emitted photons using the X-ray system. The contraband detection system further comprise a computing device coupled to the X-ray system and the QR system, the computing device configured to detect contraband based on signals received from the X-ray system and the QR system. | 09-18-2014 |
20140169520 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DUAL ENERGY IMAGING - A method for processing projection data is provided. The method includes acquiring projection data of an object including a high-energy projection value and a low-energy projection value for each of a plurality of measurements, adjusting, for each measurement pair, the high- and low-energy projection values until a projection value difference between the high- and low-energy projection values is within a predetermined range of acceptable projection value differences, and generating an image of the object based on the adjusted high- and low-energy projection values. | 06-19-2014 |
20140070810 | NUCLEAR QUADRUPOLE RESONANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - A nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR) sensor assembly includes an active sensor coil configured to transmit radiofrequency (RF) signals to an object of interest and receive return RF signals from the object of interest to generate sensor signals substantially representative of the return signals. The at least one reference coil is configured to receive environmental RF signals to generate reference signals at least partially representative of the environmental RF signals. The at least one reference coil is co-located with the active sensor coil. The active sensor coil and the at least one reference coil are in communication with a correction unit configured to remove interference components from the sensor signals using the reference signals. | 03-13-2014 |
20130297254 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING A MIXTURE - A spectrometer for identifying a mixture is provided. The spectrometer includes a detector configured to generate a signal based on an interaction of light with a sample of the mixture, and a memory device having a library and a correlation matrix stored therein, wherein the library includes a plurality of spectra, each spectrum associated with a respective compound, and wherein the correlation matrix includes a correlation between each possible pair of spectra in the library. The spectrometer further includes a processor coupled to the memory device and configured to determine a spectrum of the mixture based on the signal generated by the detector, calculate a correlation vector that includes a correlation between the mixture spectrum and each spectrum in the library, and identify the mixture based on the correlation matrix and the correlation vector. | 11-07-2013 |
20130239704 | HAND-HELD TRACE VAPOR/PARTICLE SAMPLING SYSTEM - A sampling system that contains filter components for collecting and concentrating vapor and particles in high-volume flows. The sample is then vaporized and delivered to a detector at a low-volume flow. The invention also has a sampling probe that contains an air-jet to help dislodge particles from surfaces and a heating lamp to help vaporize compounds on surfaces or objects. The sampling system is especially useful for screening for explosives and other illicit chemicals and toxins on people, baggage, cargo, and other objects. | 09-19-2013 |
20120269385 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OBJECT IMAGING - A method for imaging an object is provided. The method includes acquiring tomographic image data of the object at a plurality of frequencies, generating a composite image of the object at each of the plurality of frequencies using the acquired tomographic image data, determining a scaling factor for a first material at each of the plurality of frequencies, determining a scaling factor for a second material at each of the plurality of frequencies, and decomposing the composite images into a first discrete image and a second discrete image using the determined scaling factors, wherein the first discrete image contains any region of the object composed of the first material and the second discrete image contains any region of the object composed of the second material. | 10-25-2012 |
20120268272 | Systems and Methods for Detecting Contraband - A method for detecting contraband is provided. The method includes acquiring tomographic image data of a subject at a plurality of frequencies using low frequency electromagnetic tomography, generating a composite image of the subject at each of the plurality of frequencies using the acquired tomographic image data, determining a differentiation parameter for a tissue material at each of the plurality of frequencies, determining a differentiation parameter for a non-tissue material at each of the plurality of frequencies, decomposing the composite images into a tissue image and a non-tissue image using the determined differentiation parameters, wherein the tissue image contains any region of the subject composed of the tissue material and the non-tissue image contains any region of the subject composed of the non-tissue material, and determining whether the non-tissue image contains any non-tissue material. | 10-25-2012 |
20110193558 | PASSENGER SCANNING SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING CONTRABAND - A passenger scanning system includes a passenger screening area configured for a person to enter and a shield surrounding at least a portion of the passenger screening area. The shield is configured to reduce a radio frequency interference within the passenger screening area. The passenger scanning system also includes one or more sensors positioned in the passenger screening area at a height configured to be proximate one or more of an abdominal region, a groin region, and a pelvic region of the entered person. The sensors are configured to generate a signal in response to a target substance located in the one or more of the abdominal region, the groin region, and the pelvic region. | 08-11-2011 |