Patents Assigned to Morpho Detection, LLC
  • Patent number: 10444400
    Abstract: An imaging system includes a conveyor duct including a first wall and an opposing second wall, a gantry coupled to one end of the conveyor duct, an imaging assembly associated with the gantry, and a conveyor assembly coupled to the conveyor duct. The conveyor assembly includes a first rail coupled to the first wall of the conveyor duct and a second rail coupled to the second wall of the conveyor duct, the first rail and the second rail defining a channel therebetween. The imaging system also includes a tray including a base, wherein the conveyor assembly is configured to transport the tray into the gantry, and wherein the base of the tray extends between and below the first rail and the second rail when the conveyor assembly is transporting the tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Morpho Detection, LLC
    Inventor: Pedro Andres Garzon
  • Publication number: 20180283993
    Abstract: A trap for an analysis device. The trap includes a body configured to be at least partially inserted into an inlet of a desorber assembly of the analysis device. The desorber is configured to selectively operate in a plurality of analysis modes. The body includes a first surface and a feature. The first surface is configured to receive, on a first region thereof, a sample of a substance of interest for analysis by the analysis device. The feature is located in a second region of the first surface and detectable by the desorber upon insertion into the inlet thereof. The feature is associated with one of the plurality of analysis modes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: Morpho Detection, LLC
    Inventors: Bradley Douglas Shaw, Dung Lu, Khai Bui
  • Patent number: 10010296
    Abstract: A gantry assembly for use with an imaging system is provided. The gantry assembly includes an x-ray source and a modular detector assembly that includes a plurality of selectively removable detector modules. A first detector module of the plurality of detector modules is mounted at a first distance from the x-ray source and a second detector module of the plurality of detector modules is mounted at a second distance from the x-ray source. The first distance is different from the second distance. The gantry assembly is configured to image objects using both a first field of view and a second field of view that is larger than the first field of view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Morpho Detection, LLC
    Inventor: Samit Kumar Basu
  • Patent number: 9984154
    Abstract: A method for analyzing time series data to identify an event of interest is provided. The method includes receiving, at a computing device, time series data that includes the event of interest, identifying, using the computing device, a start time of the event of interest and an end time of the event of interest by modeling at least one transitional pattern in the time series data, and categorizing, using the computing device, the event of interest based on the at least one transitional pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Morpho Detection, LLC
    Inventors: Jixu Chen, Peter Henry Tu, Ming-Ching Chang, Yelin Kim, Siwei Lyu
  • Patent number: 9912113
    Abstract: A system for implementing an electrical rotary joint in a large-diameter system using relatively small-diameter capsule slip rings is described herein. The system includes a system rotor that rotates about a system axis of rotation, and a system stator that is stationary with respect to the system rotor. The system also includes at least one conductive contact channel disposed on one of the system rotor and the system stator. The system further includes at least one capsule slip ring (CSR) coupled to the other of the system rotor and the system stator. The at least one CSR has a conductive annular element coupled thereto, the conductive annular element in mechanical contact with the at least one conductive contact channel such that the at least one CSR forms an electrical rotary joint between the system rotor and the system stator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Morpho Detection, LLC
    Inventors: Jared William Moore, Steven Leslie Hills
  • Patent number: 9804290
    Abstract: A radiation detector is provided. The radiation detector includes an outer casing, at least one first detector disposed within said outer casing, the at least one first detector configured to primarily detect gamma ray radiation, at least one second detector disposed within the outer casing, the at least one second detector configured to primarily detect neutron radiation, and a computing device disposed within the outer casing and communicatively coupled to the at least one first detector and the at least one second detector. The computing device is configured to receive first data from the at least one first detector, receive second data from the at least one second detector, determine a number of neutrons and gamma rays detected based on the first and second data, and determine a detected energy spectrum based on the first and second data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Morpho Detection, LLC
    Inventors: Brian Lee Bures, Samit Kumar Basu
  • Patent number: 9789434
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to methods and systems for detecting a substance in a sample gas. The methods and systems include separating the substance of interest in the sample gas, and introducing the separated sample gas into a detector. The systems and methods further include performing an analysis of the substance of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Morpho Detection, LLC
    Inventors: Hanh T. Lai, Vibha Mishra, Wilhelm P. Platow
  • Patent number: 9766218
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to methods and systems for creating a gas curtain inlet for a detector of a substance of interest. The methods and systems include introducing a carrier gas into an inlet to block out atmospheric air without having to make the inlet a sealed system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Morpho Detection, LLC
    Inventors: Hanh Lai, Bradley Douglas Shaw, Hartwig Schmidt, Stephen Davila, Robert Michalczyk
  • Publication number: 20160370493
    Abstract: A radiation detector is provided. The radiation detector includes an outer casing, at least one first detector disposed within said outer casing, the at least one first detector configured to primarily detect gamma ray radiation, at least one second detector disposed within the outer casing, the at least one second detector configured to primarily detect neutron radiation, and a computing device disposed within the outer casing and communicatively coupled to the at least one first detector and the at least one second detector. The computing device is configured to receive first data from the at least one first detector, receive second data from the at least one second detector, determine a number of neutrons and gamma rays detected based on the first and second data, and determine a detected energy spectrum based on the first and second data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Applicant: Morpho Detection, LLC
    Inventors: Brian Lee Bures, Samit Kumar Basu
  • Publication number: 20160282321
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to methods and systems for detecting a chemical substance. The methods and systems include mixing a sample of a substance of interest with an additive and then producing an adduct using an ionization source. The systems and methods further include performing a spectrometric analysis of the adduct and identifying the sample using comparative spectrometric data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: Morpho Detection, LLC
    Inventors: Jack A. Syage, Andrey N. Vilkov, Sheng-Suan Cai
  • Publication number: 20150276628
    Abstract: An x-ray diffraction imaging (XDI) system includes a plurality of x-ray sources configured to generate x-rays directed toward an object. The XDI system also includes a primary collimator positioned a distance from the plurality of x-ray sources. A plurality of nodes are defined within the primary collimator at a plurality of node distances from the plurality of x-ray sources. Each node of the plurality of nodes defines an x-ray intersection region. The XDI system further includes a supermirror assembly including a plurality of mounting rails positioned adjacent the plurality of nodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: Morpho Detection, LLC
    Inventor: Geoffrey Harding
  • Patent number: 9134258
    Abstract: A method for imaging an object is provided. The method includes acquiring image data of the object, wherein the image data includes a plurality of original voxels, and identifying, using a processing device, a first subset of voxels from the acquired image data. The method also includes performing a principal component analysis (PCA) on the first subset of voxels and determining whether sheet-like material is present in the object based on the results of the performed PCA on the first subset of voxels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Morpho Detection, LLC
    Inventors: Samit Basu, Todd Jason Gable
  • Patent number: 8953902
    Abstract: A method for imaging an object is provided. The method includes acquiring image data of the object, wherein the image data includes a plurality of original voxels each having an original CT number, identifying, using a processing device, a subset of the original voxels based on at least one of an original CT number and a location of each original voxel, applying, using the processing device, an anisotropic smoothing filter to the identified original voxels in the subset to generate a set of smoothed voxels each having a smoothed CT number, generating, using the processing device, smoothed image data by combining the original voxels and the smoothed voxels, and analyzing the smoothed image data to determine whether the object contains contraband.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Morpho Detection, LLC
    Inventors: Samit Kumar Basu, Todd Jason Gable
  • Patent number: 8952327
    Abstract: A detection system assembly is provided. The detection system assembly includes a detector system including a housing having a sample port configured to receive a sample of an unknown substance, a detector assembly in flow communication with the sample port, and a pump in flow communication with the detector assembly. The detection system assembly further includes a dryer cartridge removably coupled to an outer surface of the housing of the detector system. The dryer cartridge is in flow communication with the pump and the detector assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Morpho Detection, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Edgar Patterson, Matthew Edward Knapp
  • Patent number: 8934603
    Abstract: A contraband detection system is provided. The contraband detection system includes an X-ray system including a front X-ray transmitter/detector and a rear X-ray transmitter/detector. The contraband detection system further includes a quadrupole resonance (QR) system comprising a first QR coil, and a second QR coil, wherein the first and second QR coils are located between the front and rear X-ray transmitter/detectors, and wherein the first and second QR coils are constructed from a material having a low mass attenuation coefficient and a high conductivity such that the first and second QR coils do not substantially interfere with transmitting X-rays and detecting emitted photons using the X-ray system. The contraband detection system further comprise a computing device coupled to the X-ray system and the QR system, the computing device configured to detect contraband based on signals received from the X-ray system and the QR system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Morpho Detection, LLC
    Inventors: Erik Edmund Magnuson, Christopher W. Crowley, Alejandro Pedro Bussandri
  • Publication number: 20150007447
    Abstract: A detection system assembly is provided. The detection system assembly includes a detector system including a housing having a sample port configured to receive a sample of an unknown substance, a detector assembly in flow communication with the sample port, and a pump in flow communication with the detector assembly. The detection system assembly further includes a dryer cartridge removably coupled to an outer surface of the housing of the detector system. The dryer cartridge is in flow communication with the pump and the detector assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Applicant: Morpho Detection, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Edgar Patterson, Matthew Edward Knapp
  • Patent number: 8866073
    Abstract: An apparatus for detecting constituents in a sample includes a casing and an ionization chamber defined by the casing. The apparatus also includes an ion collector positioned downstream of the ionization chamber. The apparatus further includes a spectral analysis device coupled to the ion collector. The spectral analysis device is configured to generate a detection spectrum representative of ions collected at the ion collector. The detection spectrum includes an analyte peak portion and a peak tailing portion. The apparatus also includes a control system that is configured to generate a first pulse having a first polarity to initiate a discharge of stored ions from the ionization chamber. The control system is also configured to generate a second pulse substantially immediately after the first pulse. The second pulse has a second polarity opposite the first polarity and is configured to reduce the peak tailing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Morpho Detection, LLC
    Inventor: Lyndon Karl Goedecke
  • Patent number: 8857278
    Abstract: A sampling system that contains filter components for collecting and concentrating vapor and particles in high-volume flows. The sample is then vaporized and delivered to a detector at a low-volume flow. The invention also has a sampling probe that contains an air-jet to help dislodge particles from surfaces and a heating lamp to help vaporize compounds on surfaces or objects. The sampling system is especially useful for screening for explosives and other illicit chemicals and toxins on people, baggage, cargo, and other objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Morpho Detection, LLC
    Inventor: Jack A. Syage
  • Publication number: 20140264002
    Abstract: An apparatus for detecting constituents in a sample includes a casing and an ionization chamber defined by the casing. The apparatus also includes an ion collector positioned downstream of the ionization chamber. The apparatus further includes a spectral analysis device coupled to the ion collector. The spectral analysis device is configured to generate a detection spectrum representative of ions collected at the ion collector. The detection spectrum includes an analyte peak portion and a peak tailing portion. The apparatus also includes a control system that is configured to generate a first pulse having a first polarity to initiate a discharge of stored ions from the ionization chamber. The control system is also configured to generate a second pulse substantially immediately after the first pulse. The second pulse has a second polarity opposite the first polarity and is configured to reduce the peak tailing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Morpho Detection, LLC
    Inventor: Lyndon Karl Goedecke
  • Patent number: 8768032
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for correcting artifacts in measured image data due to differential scatter rejection in a computed tomography system is provided. A system for correcting artifacts in measured image data due to differential scatter rejection in a computed tomography system is also provided. Additionally, a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions thereon for correcting artifacts in measured image data due to differential scatter rejection in a computed tomography system is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Morpho Detection, LLC
    Inventor: Samit Kumar Basu