Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080230689 | CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION OF PEROXIDE-BASED EXPLOSIVES - A method of detecting the presence of an analyte in an ion mobility spectrometer using an amide ionization reagent is provided. This method is particularly useful for the detection of peroxide-based explosives. | 09-25-2008 |
20080264186 | ARTICLE SCANNER - A CTD and method of using a CTD for automatic sampling and analysis of target analytes, such as explosive materials, chemical warfare agents, and narcotics present on documents or other articles is provided. The CTD comprises an article processing mechanism, a swabbing medium, a thermal desorber, and a spectrometer. | 10-30-2008 |
20100060234 | Charging/Powering Device for an Electronic Device and Electronic Device Incorporating Same - A charging/powering device comprises at least one manually rotatable element, a power generating mechanism coupled to the at least one rotatable element, the power generating mechanism converting rotational movement of said at least one rotatable element into electrical energy and an energy harvesting module collecting and storing the electrical energy generated by the power generating mechanism, the energy harvesting module further being operable to output stored electrical energy. | 03-11-2010 |
20120103061 | TRANSPORTABLE PORTAL FOR DETECTION OF ILLICIT SUBSTANCES - The present invention is a transportable portal for screening a target, which may be a person, standing or placed inside the portal. It employs two walls with air ducts in the walls, usually two ducts per wall running from the bottom to the top of each wall, and having a number of air intakes spaced along the height of the wall. A blower module blows air downward on the target to dislodge particles and vapor, which are drawn in the air ducts and analyzed by a detection module. Each detection module may have a pre-concentrator with a nano-platinum surface for collecting and pyrolyzing samples, and chemical, optical and radiation detectors for detecting illicit materials. The portal may be disassembled or reassembled by two people using hand tools in less than one hour and then placed in a space of less than one cubic metre for transport. | 05-03-2012 |
20130019654 | NON-INVASIVE METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING THE PRESENCE OF ILLICIT SUBSTANCES - The present invention is directed to a system for screening the content of the air proximate to a target for the presence of one or more illicit substances by using a chemical detector, a metal detector and a radiation detector all houses within a portable detection unit that may be carried by hand to detect threat substances on a target. The system also comprises a support module that is coupled either wirelessly or though a conduit to the portable detection unit to support the operations of the portable detection unit by proving processing and analysis of the detected results and power. The system also comprises a vacuum source for drawing air proximate to the target into the portable detection unit for vaporization and analysis. The vacuum source may be within the support module and drawing air through a hose in the conduit, or may be within the portable detection unit itself. The system may be used by passing the portable detection unit over or near to a target in a manner similar to airport metal detectors. | 01-24-2013 |
20130109598 | Method of Oil Extraction | 05-02-2013 |
20130137183 | AIRCRAFT SCREENING DEVICE AND METHOD - A method of screening aircraft passengers and/or cargo comprising loading an aircraft with passengers, cargo or both, circulating air within the aircraft so that the air is in contact with the passengers and/or cargo, expelling some of the circulated air from the aircraft, diverting a portion of the air being expelled from the aircraft through a chemical filter configured to retained evidence of a target substance, and analyzing the chemical filter to detect the presence of a target substance within the aircraft. | 05-30-2013 |