Method for nonintrusive scanning of cargo containers in a buffer operation
US7267239B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 12, 2003 |
| Grant date | Sep 11, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 8, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2223/419
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for nonintrusive scanning of cargo containers quay side while the containers are being transferred between ship and land transportation utilizing a mobile cargo container handling buffer crane having a bridge crane mounted thereon for transferring cargo containers between a ship and land transportation with an intermediate transfer position whereby a suspended container can be noninvasively inspected by a longitudinally reciprocating container traversing radiation emitter apparatus.
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