System and method for detecting, monitoring, tracking and identifying explosive materials using ID marks

• US 20070188330A1
• Filed: 05/17/2006
• Published: 08/16/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/24/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ExploTrack, Inc.
• Original Assignee: ExploTrack, Inc.
• Inventors: Morhard, Robert, Zukovich, Thomas, Gelormino, Thomas
• Application Number:
  US11/435,909
• Publication Number:
  US 20070188330A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/572.800
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/06037 multi-dimensional coding
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/06046 Constructional details

Abstract

This invention relates to a system and method for monitoring, detecting, tracking and identifying explosive materials. The system and method involves placing nano-marks within or on explosive materials.

Claims

1. A tracking system, comprising:

a first identifier adapted for use with an explosive material, wherein said first identifier is a nano-mark; and

a first database comprising data correlating said nano-mark to information related to said explosive material.

2. The tracking system of claim 1, wherein said nano-mark is selected from the group consisting of alphanumeric characters and graphical images.

3. The tracking system of claim 2, wherein said nano-mark is treated with a dye, wherein said dye enhances detection of said nano-mark.

4. The tracking system of claim 2, wherein said nano-mark is between 20 microns in height and 75 microns in length to 100 microns in height and 250 microns in length.

5. The tracking system of claim 1, wherein said data further corresponds to information provided by RFID tags.

6. An apparatus for tracking explosive material comprising:

an explosive material; and

a nano-mark placed on said explosive material.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein said nano-mark is placed on a detonator.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein said nano-mark is between 20 microns in height and 75 microns in length to 100 microns in height and 250 microns in length.

9. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein said nano-mark corresponds to data placed within a database.

10. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein said nano-mark is treated with a dye, wherein said dye enhances detection of said nano-mark.

11. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein said nano-mark is selected from the group consisting of alphanumeric characters and graphical images.

12. A method for tracking an explosive material using a nano-mark comprising:

placing a nano-mark on an explosive material; and

using said nano-mark to identify data about said explosive material in a database.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein said data about said explosive material is chain of custody data.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein said nano-mark is selected from the group consisting of alphanumeric characters and graphical images.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein said nano-mark is between 20 microns in height and 75 microns in length to 100 microns in height and 250 microns in length.

16. The method of claim 12, said nano-mark is treated with a dye, wherein said dye enhances detection of said nano-mark.

17. The method of claim 12, further comprising finding said nano-mark post detonation of said explosive material.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein said data about said explosive material is chain of custody data.