Patents by Inventor Peter Ryge
Peter Ryge has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 9291741Abstract: The present specification discloses an inspection system for detecting objects being carried by a person who is moving along a pathway. The inspection system has two detection systems configured to detect radiation scattered from the person as the person moves along the pathway and an X-ray source positioned between the detection systems. The X-ray source is configured to generate a vertical beam spot pattern and does not generate beams that move horizontally.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2014Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: Rapiscan Systems, Inc.Inventors: Stephen Gray, Ronald Hughes, Peter Ryge, Andreas F. Kotowski
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Publication number: 20150110250Abstract: The present specification discloses an inspection system for detecting objects being carried by a person who is moving along a pathway. The inspection system has two detection systems configured to detect radiation scattered from the person as the person moves along the pathway and an X-ray source positioned between the detection systems. The X-ray source is configured to generate a vertical beam spot pattern and does not generate beams that move horizontally.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2014Publication date: April 23, 2015Inventors: Stephen Gray, Ronald Hughes, Peter Ryge, Andreas F. Kotowski
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Patent number: 8995619Abstract: The present specification discloses an inspection system for detecting objects being carried by a person who is moving along a pathway. The inspection system has two detection systems configured to detect radiation scattered from the person as the person moves along the pathway and an X-ray source positioned between the detection systems. The X-ray source is configured to generate a vertical beam spot pattern and does not generate beams that move horizontally.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2011Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Rapiscan Systems, Inc.Inventors: Stephen Gray, Ronald Hughes, Peter Ryge, Andreas F. Kotowski
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Patent number: 8401147Abstract: The present specification discloses an improved detection system employing multiple screens for greater detection efficiency. More particularly, a first enclosure has two adjacent walls, each with interior surfaces, a first end and a second end. The first ends of the two adjacent walls are connected at an angle to form an interior and the second ends of the two adjacent walls are connected to a semi-circular housing. At least one substrate, positioned on each of the interior surfaces of the adjacent walls, has an active area for receiving and converting electromagnetic radiation into light. A photodetector, positioned in the interior portion of the semi-circular housing, has an active area responsive to the light.Type: GrantFiled: February 29, 2012Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: Rapiscan Systems, Inc.Inventors: Peter Ryge, Ronald Hughes, Andreas F. Kotowski
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Publication number: 20120217408Abstract: The present specification discloses an improved detection system employing multiple screens for greater detection efficiency. More particularly, a first enclosure has two adjacent walls, each with interior surfaces, a first end and a second end. The first ends of the two adjacent walls are connected at an angle to form an interior and the second ends of the two adjacent walls are connected to a semi-circular housing. At least one substrate, positioned on each of the interior surfaces of the adjacent walls, has an active area for receiving and converting electromagnetic radiation into light. A photodetector, positioned in the interior portion of the semi-circular housing, has an active area responsive to the light.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 29, 2012Publication date: August 30, 2012Inventors: Peter Ryge, Ronald Hughes, Andreas F. Kotowski
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Patent number: 8148693Abstract: The present specification discloses an improved detection system employing multiple screens for greater detection efficiency. More particularly, a first enclosure has two adjacent walls, each with interior surfaces, a first end and a second end. The first ends of the two adjacent walls are connected at an angle to form an interior and the second ends of the two adjacent walls are connected to a semi-circular housing. At least one substrate, positioned on each of the interior surfaces of the adjacent walls, has an active area for receiving and converting electromagnetic radiation into light. A photodetector, positioned in the interior portion of the semi-circular housing, has an active area responsive to the light.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2011Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: Rapiscan Systems, Inc.Inventors: Peter Ryge, Ronald Hughes, Andreas F. Kotowski
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Publication number: 20110274249Abstract: The present specification discloses an inspection system for detecting objects being carried by a person who is moving along a pathway. The inspection system has two detection systems configured to detect radiation scattered from the person as the person moves along the pathway and an X-ray source positioned between the detection systems. The X-ray source is configured to generate a vertical beam spot pattern and does not generate beams that move horizontally.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2011Publication date: November 10, 2011Inventors: Stephen Gray, Ronald Hughes, Peter Ryge, Andreas F. Kotowski
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Publication number: 20110253898Abstract: The present specification discloses an improved detection system employing multiple screens for greater detection efficiency. More particularly, a first enclosure has two adjacent walls, each with interior surfaces, a first end and a second end. The first ends of the two adjacent walls are connected at an angle to form an interior and the second ends of the two adjacent walls are connected to a semi-circular housing. At least one substrate, positioned on each of the interior surfaces of the adjacent walls, has an active area for receiving and converting electromagnetic radiation into light. A photodetector, positioned in the interior portion of the semi-circular housing, has an active area responsive to the light.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2011Publication date: October 20, 2011Inventors: Peter Ryge, Ronald Hughes, Andreas F. Kotowski
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Patent number: 8003949Abstract: The present invention is a detection system and method for using the detection system in radiant energy imaging systems. In particular, the present invention is an improved detection system employing multiple screens for greater detection efficiency. And more particularly, the present invention is a detection system for detecting electromagnetic radiation having an enclosure having four adjacent walls, connected to each other at an angle and forming a rectangle and interior portion of the enclosure, a front side area and a back side area formed from the four adjacent walls and located at each end of the enclosure, at least two screens, that further include an active area for receiving and converting electromagnetic radiation into light, and a photodetector, positioned in the interior portion of the enclosure, having an active area responsive to the light.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2008Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: Rapiscan Systems, Inc.Inventors: Peter Ryge, Ronald J. Hughes, Steven J. Gray
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Publication number: 20090141860Abstract: The present invention is a detection system and method for using the detection system in radiant energy imaging systems. In particular, the present invention is an improved detection system employing multiple screens for greater detection efficiency. And more particularly, the present invention is a detection system for detecting electromagnetic radiation having an enclosure having four adjacent walls, connected to each other at an angle and forming a rectangle and interior portion of the enclosure, a front side area and a back side area formed from the four adjacent walls and located at each end of the enclosure, at least two screens, that further include an active area for receiving and converting electromagnetic radiation into light, and a photodetector, positioned in the interior portion of the enclosure, having an active area responsive to the light.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2008Publication date: June 4, 2009Inventors: Peter Ryge, Ronald J. Hughes, Steven J. Gray
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Patent number: 5076993Abstract: A system and method for detecting contraband generates a highly collimated beam of pulsed fast neutrons, having a pulse width on the order of a nanosecond, and an energy of 5 to 9 MeV. An object under investigation is scanned with the collimated pulsed beam. The neutrons in the beam cause (n, .gamma.) reactions in a limited object volume or voxel, defined by the intersection of the collimated beam and the scanned object. The highly penetrating fast neutrons produce nuclear reactions with the atomic elements present within the object, causing gamma rays to be emitted. By measuring the approximate time of flight of the neutron pulse, a determination is made as to the particular voxel from which the gamma ray originated. The energy of the detected gamma rays identifies the particular elements from which the gamma rays originated. Thus, e.g., the carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and chlorine content, which elements are commonly found in contraband, of a particular voxel can be determined directly and precisely.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 1990Date of Patent: December 31, 1991Assignee: Science Applications International CorporationInventors: Z. Peter Sawa, Tsahi Gozani, Peter Ryge