Patents by Inventor Colin D. Corrigan

Colin D. Corrigan 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).

  • Explosive detection screening system
    Patent number: 5109691
    Abstract: An explosive detection screening system used for the detection of explosives and other controlled substances such as drugs or narcotics. The screening system detects the vapor and/or particulate emissions from the aforementioned substances and reports that they are present on an individual or object and the concentration of each substance detected. The screening system comprises a sampling chamber for the collection of the vapor and/or particulate emissions, a concentration and analyzing system for the purification of the collected vapor and/or particulate emissions and subsequent detailed chemical analysis of the emissions, and a control and data processing system for the control of the overall system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1992
    Assignee: Research Corporation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Colin D. Corrigan, Lawrence V. Haley
  • Exposive detection screening system
    Patent number: 4987767
    Abstract: An explosive detection screening system used for the detection of explosives and other controlled substances such as drugs or narcotics. The screening system detects the vapor and/or particulate emissions from the aforementioned substances and reports that they are present on an individual or object and the concentration of each substance detected. The screening system comprises a sampling chamber for the collection of the vapor and/or particulate emissions, a concentration and analyzing system for the purification of the collected vapor and/or particulate emissions and subsequent detailed chemical analysis of the emissions, and a control and data processing system for the control of the overall system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 29, 1991
    Assignee: Research Corporation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Colin D. Corrigan, Lawrence V. Haley, Douglas P. Menagh