Patents by Inventor Richard Keith Ostrom

Richard Keith Ostrom 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).

  • PASSENGER SCREENING SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20090153346
    Abstract: A method and scanner configured to determine whether a person's feet are positioned at a predetermined location of a predetermined scanning area and configured to scan the feet to detect a presence of a metal, an explosive, or other type of target substance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventors: Christopher W. Crowley, Richard Shelby, Oscar Mitchell, Richard Keith Ostrom
  • Passenger screening system and method
    Patent number: 7511514
    Abstract: A method of operating a passenger screening kiosk system to perform at least one verify a passenger's identity, detect the presence of an explosive material, and detect the presence of a metallic material includes initiating a prompt to be issued by the passenger screening kiosk system to prompt the passenger to enter the passenger screening kiosk system, prompting the passenger to enter the passenger screening kiosk system, and determining whether the passenger is within the passenger screening kiosk system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: GE Security, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher W. Crowley, Richard Shelby, Oscar Mitchell, Richard Keith Ostrom
  • PASSENGER SCREENING SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20080012699
    Abstract: A method of operating a passenger screening kiosk system to perform at least one verify a passenger's identity, detect the presence of an explosive material, and detect the presence of a metallic material includes initiating a prompt to be issued by the passenger screening kiosk system to prompt the passenger to enter the passenger screening kiosk system, prompting the passenger to enter the passenger screening kiosk system, and determining whether the passenger is within the passenger screening kiosk system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2006
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Inventors: Christopher W. Crowley, Richard Shelby, Oscar Mitchell, Richard Keith Ostrom