Patents by Inventor James Henry Remer

James Henry Remer 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).

  • Macro-threat detection using sensor arrays and conveyors
    Patent number: 12019205
    Abstract: Examples are directed toward systems and methods relating to security screening. For example, a screening system includes a sensor array to sense a gravitational field caused by an item, and a conveyor to convey the item through sensing positions for scanning by the sensor array. A controller acquires weight measurement information from sensor elements, and gravitational measurement information from the sensor array. The conveyor incrementally advances the item through additional sensing positions to acquire weight measurement information and gravitational measurement information. The controller performs tomographic reconstruction to generate a tomographic image of the item, using a generated weight map as a static weight input vector and using a generated mass map as a static mass input vector for the tomographic reconstruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security
    Inventor: James Henry Remer
  • MACRO-THREAT DETECTION USING SENSOR ARRAYS AND CONVEYORS
    Publication number: 20240085585
    Abstract: Examples are directed toward systems and methods relating to security screening. For example, a screening system includes a sensor array to sense a gravitational field caused by an item, and a conveyor to convey the item through sensing positions for scanning by the sensor array. A controller acquires weight measurement information from sensor elements, and gravitational measurement information from the sensor array. The conveyor incrementally advances the item through additional sensing positions to acquire weight measurement information and gravitational measurement information. The controller performs tomographic reconstruction to generate a tomographic image of the item, using a generated weight map as a static weight input vector and using a generated mass map as a static mass input vector for the tomographic reconstruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security
    Inventor: James Henry Remer
  • Macro-threat detection using inertial sensors and gravitational sensors
    Patent number: 11860333
    Abstract: Examples are directed toward systems and methods relating to security screening. For example, a screening system includes a sensor array to sense a gravitational field caused by an item, and a conveyor to convey the item through sensing positions for scanning by the sensor array. A controller acquires weight measurement information from sensor elements, and gravitational measurement information from the sensor array. The conveyor incrementally advances the item through additional sensing positions to acquire weight measurement information and gravitational measurement information. The controller performs tomographic reconstruction to generate a tomographic image of the item, using a generated weight map as a static weight input vector and using a generated mass map as a static mass input vector for the tomographic reconstruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security
    Inventor: James Henry Remer
  • Macro-Threat Detection Using Inertial Sensors and Gravitational Sensors
    Publication number: 20230358915
    Abstract: Examples are directed toward systems and methods relating to security screening. For example, a screening system includes a sensor array to sense a gravitational field caused by an item, and a conveyor to convey the item through sensing positions for scanning by the sensor array. A controller acquires weight measurement information from sensor elements, and gravitational measurement information from the sensor array. The conveyor incrementally advances the item through additional sensing positions to acquire weight measurement information and gravitational measurement information. The controller performs tomographic reconstruction to generate a tomographic image of the item, using a generated weight map as a static weight input vector and using a generated mass map as a static mass input vector for the tomographic reconstruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security
    Inventor: James Henry Remer