Matter detector, sensor and locator device and methods of operation
US9784877B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 29, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 10, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 29, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V3/17
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A detector/sensor/locator device for objects and materials of interest comprises a Faraday cage for containing or suspending a sample object or material of interest. The object or material of interest under principles of quantum theory emits electromagnetic radiation having a unique electromagnetic signature. The Faraday cage may have a cone-shape for channeling emitted electromagnetic waves upward to a barrel having mounted therein an L-shaped antenna element which may be free to rotate horizontally about the barrel or fixed in parallel with a second antenna element of similar length extending from a side of the barrel. The first and second antennae elements cooperate to detect, sense the presence of and locate a target object, the free-to-rotate antenna element capable of pointing in the direction of the target object or material. A magnetometer may be attached to an antenna element and monitored for electromagnetic field strength and/or an oscilloscope may be utilized to display signals taken from antennae coils associated with the barrel. Two magnets may be attached to the antenna elements to enhance the magnetic field. A very low frequency wave may be used to enhance (modulate…
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