Patents by Inventor Matt Szarek

Matt Szarek 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).

  • Device and method for detecting hazardous material in mail
    Patent number: 7543478
    Abstract: A mail screening device for hazardous materials is disclosed. The mail screening device comprises a sample collection unit that uses air jets or air knives to dislodge residues of hazardous materials from a mail, and a detection unit that detects the hazardous materials in the exhaust air flow. Comparing to traditional mail screening systems that use belts and rollers to physically pinch a mail for sample collection, the device of the present invention is less complex and easier to operate, thereby reducing installation, maintenance and replacement costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Gregory Burroughs, Kenneth Scott Damer, Matt Szarek
  • Mail screening device
    Publication number: 20080250845
    Abstract: A mail screening device for hazardous materials is disclosed. The mail screening device comprises a sample collection unit that uses air jets or air knives to dislodge residues of hazardous materials from a mail, and a detection unit that detects the hazardous materials in the exhaust air flow. Comparing to traditional mail screening systems that use belts and rollers to physically pinch a mail for sample collection, the device of the present invention is less complex and easier to operate, thereby reducing installation, maintenance and replacement costs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2007
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Inventors: Eric Gregory Burroughs, Kenneth Scott Damer, Matt Szarek