Method of simultaneously screening a plurality of people
US8614582B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 10, 2008 |
| Grant date | Dec 24, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 29, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V9/00
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A detector system with a portal including a plurality of output ports that direct a plurality of output airstreams in an essentially horizontal direction, and a plurality of intake ports that pull in air. The system also includes at least one concentrator coupled to at least one of the intake ports, and a detector coupled to the concentrator. The horizontally oriented output airstreams and multiple intake ports provide a system that can rapidly screen multiple people for explosives and other substances.
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