Patents by Inventor Ronald S. McNabb

Ronald S. McNabb 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).

  • MOBILE TOMOGRAPHIC CARGO INSPECTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110186739
    Abstract: Apparatus for scanning large cargo to detect concealed contents include a mobile platform configured to carry and position at least one X-ray or gamma-ray source and at least one detector array at a plurality of positions with respect to a stationary cargo. The detector array may be mounted on a boom moveably affixed to the mobile platform. Multiple measurements of radiation passing through the cargo for various source-detector orientations can be used to compute volumetric images of concealed content within the cargo.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: L-3 Communications Security and Detection Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew D. Foland, Richard Franklin Eilbert, Michael R. Gambini, Nicholas Danvers Penrose Gillett, Ronald S. McNabb, Boris Oreper, David Perticone, Vitaliy Ziskin