Patents by Inventor Peter Kant

Peter Kant 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).

  • Patent number: 8731137
    Abstract: The present specification discloses a portable system for inspecting objects. The system includes a housing adapted to be carried by a vehicle, which houses a metal detector and an X-ray scanner and further includes a deployable boom positioned on a top surface of the housing. Operationally, the system is transported to a location, persons or objects are inspected by the metal detector or X-ray scanner and the boom is deployed to inspect external cargo. The integrated portable checkpoint system provides security screening and inspection equipment with increased operational capabilities in one fully integrated package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Rapiscan Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Luis E. Arroyo, Jr., Andreas F. Kotowski, Siva Kumar, Peter Kant
  • Publication number: 20120148020
    Abstract: The present specification discloses a portable system for inspecting objects. The system includes a housing adapted to be carried by a vehicle, which houses a metal detector and an X-ray scanner and further includes a deployable boom positioned on a top surface of the housing. Operationally, the system is transported to a location, persons or objects are inspected by the metal detector or X-ray scanner and the boom is deployed to inspect external cargo. The integrated portable checkpoint system provides security screening and inspection equipment with increased operational capabilities in one fully integrated package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Inventors: Luis E. Arroyo, JR., Andreas F. Kotowski, Siva Kumar, Peter Kant