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American Science and Engineering, Inc.

152Patents
71Active
152Granted
53Portfolio score

Filing activity: Mar 14, 1975 → Nov 21, 2022 · 21 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5764683A Mobile X-ray inspection system for large objects Physics 267 Expired
US5022062A Automatic threat detection based on illumination by penetrating radiant energy using histogram processing Physics 257 Expired
US6151381A Gated transmission and scatter detection for x-ray imaging Physics 247 Expired
US6459761B1 Spectrally shaped x-ray inspection system Physics 238 Expired
US6292533A Mobile X-ray inspection system for large objects Physics 238 Expired
US5313511A X-ray imaging particularly adapted for low Z materials Physics 236 Expired
US6249567A X-ray back scatter imaging system for undercarriage inspection Physics 225 Expired
US5910973A Rapid X-ray inspection system Physics 223 Expired
US5642394A Sidescatter X-ray detection system Physics 221 Expired
US5179581A Automatic threat detection based on illumination by penetrating radiant energy Physics 218 Expired
US6459764B1 Drive-through vehicle inspection system Physics 216 Expired
US6546072B1 Transmission enhanced scatter imaging Physics 215 Expired
US6192104A Fan and pencil beams from a common source for x-ray inspection Physics 211 Expired
US6442233B1 Coherent x-ray scatter inspection system with sidescatter and energy-resolved detection Physics 211 Expired
US6081580A Tomographic inspection system Physics 207 Expired
US5930326A Side scatter tomography system Physics 202 Expired
US5940468A Coded aperture X-ray imaging system Physics 202 Expired
US4825454A Tomographic imaging with concentric conical collimator Physics 196 Expired
US5224144A Reduced mass flying spot scanner having arcuate scanning lines Physics 190 Expired
US6252929A Mobile x-ray inspection system for large objects Physics 188 Expired
US5903623A Mobile X-ray inspection system for large objects Physics 187 Expired
US6542574B2 System for inspecting the contents of a container Electricity 180 Expired
US5253283A Inspection method and apparatus with single color pixel imaging Physics 178 Expired
US6282260A Unilateral hand-held x-ray inspection apparatus Physics 177 Expired
US6424695B1 Separate lateral processing of backscatter signals Physics 170 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.