System and method for large scale detection of hazardous materials in the mail or in other objects
US7105135B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 15, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 4, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T436/11
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method that enables early detection of hazardous materials, such as explosives and biological materials, in the early phases of mail handling or processing, is disclosed. The early detection of such hazardous material utilizing the system and method of this invention can be performed while the mail is being processed. The system includes at least two primary elements: an activation sub-system and a sense and analyze sub-system.
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