Patent №
US 8,094,781
Granted
2012-01-10
Filed 2009
Owner
THE BOEING COMPANY
Lab
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AI components
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Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
12540239
Methods and systems for inspecting objects are disclosed. A portable X-ray backscatter imaging system includes a microfocus X-ray tube to emit X-rays at an object under inspection. A track system rasters the microfocus X-ray tube to inspect the object. A portable hood may enclose the microfocus X-ray tube and the track system against the object A rotation mechanism rotates the microfocus X-ray tube to angle the emitted X-rays at the object. A plurality of solid state detectors receive scattered X-rays to generate an image of the object.
AI classification
Ownership
THE BOEING COMPANY
assignment · 230920929
Assignors
SAFAI, MORTEZA, EDWARDS, WILLIAM TALION, GEORGESON, GARY E.
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