US20050058242A1 - Methods and systems for the rapid detection of concealed objects - Google Patents

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US20050058242A1
US20050058242A1 US10/662,778 US66277803A US2005058242A1 US 20050058242 A1 US20050058242 A1 US 20050058242A1 US 66277803 A US66277803 A US 66277803A US 2005058242 A1 US2005058242 A1 US 2005058242A1
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Priority to US10/910,250 priority patent/US20050117700A1/en
Priority to EP04255584A priority patent/EP1526392A3/fr
Priority to US10/952,665 priority patent/US7417440B2/en
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Priority to US11/251,601 priority patent/US7366282B2/en
Priority to US12/047,472 priority patent/US7856081B2/en
Priority to US12/175,599 priority patent/US7579845B2/en
Priority to US12/505,659 priority patent/US8138770B2/en
Priority to US12/946,513 priority patent/US8428217B2/en
Priority to US13/368,020 priority patent/US8674706B2/en
Priority to US13/858,479 priority patent/US9042511B2/en
Priority to US14/165,177 priority patent/US9268058B2/en
Priority to US14/508,464 priority patent/US9158030B2/en
Priority to US14/684,089 priority patent/US9915752B2/en
Priority to US14/848,176 priority patent/US9606259B2/en
Priority to US15/437,033 priority patent/US20180038988A1/en
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US10/662,778 US20050058242A1 (en) 2003-09-15 2003-09-15 Methods and systems for the rapid detection of concealed objects
US10/910,250 US20050117700A1 (en) 2003-08-08 2004-08-03 Methods and systems for the rapid detection of concealed objects
EP04255584A EP1526392A3 (fr) 2003-09-15 2004-09-15 Dispositif et procédé pour la détection rapide d'objets cachés
US10/952,665 US7417440B2 (en) 2003-09-15 2004-09-29 Methods and systems for the rapid detection of concealed objects
US11/251,601 US7366282B2 (en) 2003-09-15 2005-10-15 Methods and systems for rapid detection of concealed objects using fluorescence
US12/047,472 US7856081B2 (en) 2003-09-15 2008-03-13 Methods and systems for rapid detection of concealed objects using fluorescence
US12/175,599 US7579845B2 (en) 2003-09-15 2008-07-18 Methods and systems for the rapid detection of concealed objects
US12/505,659 US8138770B2 (en) 2003-09-15 2009-07-20 Methods and systems for the rapid detection of concealed objects
US12/946,513 US8428217B2 (en) 2003-09-15 2010-11-15 Methods and systems for rapid detection of concealed objects
US13/368,020 US8674706B2 (en) 2003-09-15 2012-02-07 Methods and systems for the rapid detection of concealed objects
US13/858,479 US9042511B2 (en) 2003-08-08 2013-04-08 Methods and systems for the rapid detection of concealed objects
US14/165,177 US9268058B2 (en) 2003-09-15 2014-01-27 Methods and systems for the rapid detection of concealed objects
US14/508,464 US9158030B2 (en) 2003-04-25 2014-10-07 X-ray tomographic inspection system for the identification of specific target items
US14/684,089 US9915752B2 (en) 2003-08-08 2015-04-10 Inspection systems with two X-ray scanners in a first stage inspection system
US14/848,176 US9606259B2 (en) 2003-04-25 2015-09-08 X-ray tomographic inspection system for the identification of specific target items
US15/437,033 US20180038988A1 (en) 2003-04-25 2017-02-20 X-ray Tomographic Inspection System for the Identification of Specific Target Items

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US12/175,599 Expired - Fee Related US7579845B2 (en) 2003-04-25 2008-07-18 Methods and systems for the rapid detection of concealed objects
US12/505,659 Expired - Fee Related US8138770B2 (en) 2003-04-25 2009-07-20 Methods and systems for the rapid detection of concealed objects
US13/368,020 Expired - Fee Related US8674706B2 (en) 2003-09-15 2012-02-07 Methods and systems for the rapid detection of concealed objects
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US12/505,659 Expired - Fee Related US8138770B2 (en) 2003-04-25 2009-07-20 Methods and systems for the rapid detection of concealed objects
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