Patents by Inventor Rex Richardson

Rex Richardson 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).

  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY SCANNING AND IMAGING THE CONTENTS OF A MOVING TARGET
    Publication number: 20070071165
    Abstract: The system and method described herein facilitate back-to-back automatic scanning of moving vehicles without have the vehicles stop in the scanning zone. The system includes a scanning zone that comprises a radiation source and a radiation source detector. The system further includes a first sensor component for automatically sensing when a first portion of the moving target has passed through the scanning zone and a second portion of the moving target is about to enter the scanning zone, wherein the first sensor component sends a signal to the automated target inspection system to initiate a scan of the second portion upon sensing that the second portion of the target is about to enter the scanning zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2006
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventors: Ernest Muenchau, Rex Richardson
  • Method and system for automatically scanning and imaging the contents of a moving target
    Publication number: 20050169421
    Abstract: The system and method described herein facilitate back-to-back automatic scanning of moving vehicles without have the vehicles stop in the scanning zone. The system includes a scanning zone that comprises a radiation source and a radiation source detector. The system further includes a first sensor component for automatically sensing when a first portion of the moving target has passed through the scanning zone and a second portion of the moving target is about to enter the scanning zone, wherein the first sensor component sends a signal to the automated target inspection system to initiate a scan of the second portion upon sensing that the second portion of the target is about to enter the scanning zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2004
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Inventors: Ernest Muenchau, Rex Richardson