Fully-automated self-divesting screening system and method

US11574515B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security · US

Inventors

• William Hastings · Alexandria, US
• James Gilkeson · Alexandria, US
• Douglas MacIvor · Arlington, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 3, 2020
• Grant date: Feb 7, 2023
• Expiry date: Apr 23, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G08B21/182
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Various embodiments of the present invention are directed toward systems and methods relating to security screening. For example, a screening system includes a chamber configured to accommodate a user to be screened, and a chamber scanner. The chamber scanner is configured to scan the user to identify whether the user is carrying an undivested item that needs to be divested. The chamber is configured to release the user to proceed from the chamber to a secure area, upon confirmation that no undivested items are to be divested.