Patents by Inventor Neeraj Agrawal
Neeraj Agrawal 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).
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Patent number: 9025731Abstract: The present application is directed to a portable inspection system for generating an image representation of target objects using a radiation source. A detector array having a first configuration and a second configuration is connected to a housing and at least one source of radiation. The radiation source is capable of being transported to a site by a vehicle and of being positioned separate from the housing. The radiation source is housed in a radiation source box and movable within the radiation source box using an actuator. The actuator is operably connected to the radiation source and provides a translational energy that moves the radiation source between an operational position and a stowed position.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2013Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Rapiscan Systems, Inc.Inventors: Andreas Kotowski, Neeraj Agrawal
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Publication number: 20140341343Abstract: The present application is a self-contained mobile inspection system and method and, more specifically, improved methods and systems for detecting materials concealed within a wide variety of receptacles and/or cargo containers. In particular, the present application is an improved method and system for inspecting receptacles and/or cargo containers using a single boom placed on a turntable with pivot points to allow for folding and unfolding of the boom, such that the inspection system is relatively compact in a stowed configuration and has a low center of gravity lending to greater stability.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2014Publication date: November 20, 2014Applicant: Rapiscan Systems, Inc.Inventors: Andreas Kotowski, Neeraj Agrawal
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Patent number: 8687765Abstract: The present application is a self-contained mobile inspection system and method and, more specifically, improved methods and systems for detecting materials concealed within a wide variety of receptacles and/or cargo containers. In particular, the present application is an improved method and system for inspecting receptacles and/or cargo containers using a single boom placed on a turntable with pivot points to allow for folding and unfolding of the boom, such that the inspection system is relatively compact in a stowed configuration and has a low center of gravity lending to greater stability.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2012Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: Rapiscan Systems, Inc.Inventors: Andreas Kotowski, Neeraj Agrawal
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Publication number: 20140016756Abstract: The present application is directed to a portable inspection system for generating an image representation of target objects using a radiation source. A detector array having a first configuration and a second configuration is connected to a housing and at least one source of radiation. The radiation source is capable of being transported to a site by a vehicle and of being positioned separate from the housing. The radiation source is housed in a radiation source box and movable within the radiation source box using an actuator. The actuator is operably connected to the radiation source and provides a translational energy that moves the radiation source between an operational position and a stowed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2013Publication date: January 16, 2014Inventors: Andreas Kotowski, Neeraj Agrawal
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Publication number: 20130251105Abstract: The present application is a self-contained mobile inspection system and method and, more specifically, improved methods and systems for detecting materials concealed within a wide variety of receptacles and/or cargo containers. In particular, the present application is an improved method and system for inspecting receptacles and/or cargo containers using a single boom placed on a turntable with pivot points to allow for folding and unfolding of the boom, such that the inspection system is relatively compact in a stowed configuration and has a low center of gravity lending to greater stability.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2012Publication date: September 26, 2013Inventors: Andreas Kotowski, Neeraj Agrawal
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Patent number: 8491189Abstract: The present application is directed to a portable inspection system for generating an image representation of target objects using a radiation source. A detector array having a first configuration and a second configuration is connected to a housing and at least one source of radiation. The radiation source is capable of being transported to a site by a vehicle and of being positioned separate from the housing. The radiation source is housed in a radiation source box and movable within the radiation source box using an actuator. The actuator is operably connected to the radiation source and provides a translational energy that moves the radiation source between an operational position and a stowed position.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2011Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: Rapiscan Systems, Inc.Inventors: Andreas Kotowski, Neeraj Agrawal
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Patent number: 8356937Abstract: The present application is a self-contained mobile inspection system and method and, more specifically, improved methods and systems for detecting materials concealed within a wide variety of receptacles and/or cargo containers. In particular, the present application is an improved method and system for inspecting receptacles and/or cargo containers using a single boom placed on a turntable with pivot points to allow for folding and unfolding of the boom, such that the inspection system is relatively compact in a stowed configuration and has a low center of gravity lending to greater stability.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2011Date of Patent: January 22, 2013Assignee: Rapiscan Systems, Inc.Inventors: Andreas Kotowski, Neeraj Agrawal
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Patent number: 8230325Abstract: A new service, or new version of an existing service, can be tested using actual production requests and services. A request received by a production service, along with the response generated by the production service, is forwarded to a shadow service. The shadow service forwards the request to the new service, which generates a test response and sends the test response back to the shadow service. The shadow service utilizes a comparison engine operable to compare the responses for significant differences. Any significant differences can be logged, reported on, or added to statistics for the new service being tested.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2008Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Vanessa Y. Sun, Neeraj Agrawal
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Publication number: 20120121072Abstract: The present application is a self-contained mobile inspection system and method and, more specifically, improved methods and systems for detecting materials concealed within a wide variety of receptacles and/or cargo containers. In particular, the present application is an improved method and system for inspecting receptacles and/or cargo containers using a single boom placed on a turntable with pivot points to allow for folding and unfolding of the boom, such that the inspection system is relatively compact in a stowed configuration and has a low center of gravity lending to greater stability.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2011Publication date: May 17, 2012Inventors: Andreas Kotowski, Neeraj Agrawal
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Publication number: 20120099710Abstract: The present application is directed to a portable inspection system for generating an image representation of target objects using a radiation source. A detector array having a first configuration and a second configuration is connected to a housing and at least one source of radiation. The radiation source is capable of being transported to a site by a vehicle and of being positioned separate from the housing. The radiation source is housed in a radiation source box and movable within the radiation source box using an actuator. The actuator is operably connected to the radiation source and provides a translational energy that moves the radiation source between an operational position and a stowed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2011Publication date: April 26, 2012Inventors: Andreas Kotowski, Neeraj Agrawal
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Patent number: 8085898Abstract: The present invention relates to a dual energy X-ray apparatus and method for osteoporosis assessment and monitoring. The present invention takes a bone densitometry reading of a patient's wrist to assess osteoporosis and monitor bone loss condition by repeat measurements along with therapy. The bone densitometry system has an X-ray source, dual energy detectors, an arm-rest to place the patient's arm, a motion system to move the source-detector gantry along the patient's forearm, and a computer with a database to archive the wrist image, calculate the bone mineral density, maintain a history of patient information, and generate patient history reports.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2009Date of Patent: December 27, 2011Assignee: Osteometer Meditech, Inc.Inventors: Neeraj Agrawal, Manoocher Mansouri Aliabadi, Christian Wulff, Kahn-Tze Andrew Lim
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Patent number: 8059781Abstract: The present invention is directed to a portable inspection system for generating an image representation of target objects using a radiation source. A detector array having a first configuration and a second configuration is connected to a housing and at least one source of radiation. The radiation source is capable of being transported to a site by a vehicle and of being positioned separate from the housing. The radiation source is housed in a radiation source box and movable within the radiation source box using an actuator. The actuator is operably connected to the radiation source and provides a translational energy that moves the radiation source between an operational position and a stowed position.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2010Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: Rapiscan Systems, Inc.Inventors: Neeraj Agrawal, Andreas Kotowski
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Patent number: 8001422Abstract: A new service, or new version of an existing service, can be tested using actual production requests and services. A request received by a production service, along with the response generated by the production service, is forwarded to a shadow service. The shadow service forwards the request to the new service, which generates a test response and sends the test response back to the shadow service. The shadow service utilizes a comparison engine operable to compare the responses for significant differences. Any significant differences can be logged, reported on, or added to statistics for the new service being tested.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2008Date of Patent: August 16, 2011Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Vanessa Y. Sun, Neeraj Agrawal
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Patent number: 7963695Abstract: The present invention is a self-contained mobile inspection system and method and, more specifically, improved methods and systems for detecting materials concealed within a wide variety of receptacles and/or cargo containers. In particular, the present invention is an improved method and system for inspecting receptacles and/or cargo containers using a single boom placed on a turntable with pivot points to allow for folding and unfolding of the boom, such that the inspection system is relatively compact in a stowed configuration and has a low center of gravity lending to greater stability.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2008Date of Patent: June 21, 2011Assignee: Rapiscan Systems, Inc.Inventors: Andreas Kotowski, Neeraj Agrawal
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Publication number: 20110116597Abstract: The present invention is directed to a portable inspection system for generating an image representation of target objects using a radiation source. A detector array having a first configuration and a second configuration is connected to a housing and at least one source of radiation. The radiation source is capable of being transported to a site by a vehicle and of being positioned separate from the housing. The radiation source is housed in a radiation source box and movable within the radiation source box using an actuator. The actuator is operably connected to the radiation source and provides a translational energy that moves the radiation source between an operational position and a stowed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2010Publication date: May 19, 2011Inventors: Neeraj Agrawal, Andreas Kotowski
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Patent number: 7882099Abstract: A method (100) of crawling the Web (620) is disclosed. The method (100) crawls (120) Web pages on the Web starting from a given (110) set of seed Universal Resource Locators (URLs). Crawled Web pages are partitioned (140) into sets of relevant and irrelevant pages. A set of exclusion and/or inclusion patterns are discovered (150) from the sets of relevant and irrelevant pages, and subsequent crawling of the Web is restricted through the set of exclusion and/or inclusion patterns.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2008Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Neeraj Agrawal, Sreeram Viswanath Balakrishnan, Sachindra Joshi
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Patent number: 7876880Abstract: The inspection methods and systems of the present invention are mobile, rapidly deployable, and capable of scanning a wide variety of receptacles cost-effectively and accurately on uneven surfaces. The present invention is directed toward a portable inspection system for generating an image representation of target objects using a radiation source, comprising a mobile vehicle, a detector array physically attached to a movable boom having a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end is physically attached to the vehicle. The invention also comprises at least one source of radiation. The radiation source is fixedly attached to the distal end of the boom, wherein the image is generated by introducing the target objects in between the radiation source and the detector array, exposing the objects to radiation, and detecting radiation.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2009Date of Patent: January 25, 2011Assignee: Rapiscan Systems, Inc.Inventors: Andreas Kotowski, Neeraj Agrawal, Andreas Pfander
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Publication number: 20100284515Abstract: The present invention relates to a dual energy X-ray apparatus and method for osteoporosis assessment and monitoring. The present invention takes a bone densitometry reading of a patient's wrist to assess osteoporosis and monitor bone loss condition by repeat measurements along with therapy. The bone densitometry system has an X-ray source, dual energy detectors, an arm-rest to place the patient's arm, a motion system to move the source-detector gantry along the patient's forearm, and a computer with a database to archive the wrist image, calculate the bone mineral density, maintain a history of patient information, and generate patient history reports.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2009Publication date: November 11, 2010Inventors: Neeraj Agrawal, Manoocher Mansouri Aliabadi, Christian Wulff, Kahn-Tze Andrew Lim
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Patent number: 7817776Abstract: The inspection methods and systems of the present invention are mobile, rapidly deployable, and capable of scanning a wide variety of receptacles cost-effectively and accurately on uneven surfaces. The present invention is directed toward a portable inspection system for generating an image representation of target objects using a radiation source, comprising a mobile vehicle, a detector array physically attached to a movable boom having a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end is physically attached to the vehicle. The invention also comprises at least one source of radiation. The radiation source is fixedly attached to the distal end of the boom, wherein the image is generated by introducing the target objects in between the radiation source and the detector array, exposing the objects to radiation, and detecting radiation.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2009Date of Patent: October 19, 2010Assignee: Rapiscan Systems, Inc.Inventors: Neeraj Agrawal, Andreas F. Kotowski
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Patent number: 7783004Abstract: The present invention is directed to a portable inspection system for generating an image representation of target objects using a radiation source. A detector array having a first configuration and a second configuration is connected to a housing and at least one source of radiation. The radiation source is capable of being transported to a site by a vehicle and of being positioned separate from the housing. The radiation source is housed in a radiation source box and movable within the radiation source box using an actuator. The actuator is operably connected to the radiation source and provides a translational energy that moves the radiation source between an operational position and a stowed position.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2008Date of Patent: August 24, 2010Assignee: Rapiscan Systems, Inc.Inventors: Andreas Kotowski, Neeraj Agrawal