Transportation security scanner

• US 20070290844A1
• Filed: 06/15/2006
• Published: 12/20/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Gerald Colbert, Sherline E. Colbert
• Original Assignee: Gerald Colbert, Sherline E. Colbert
• Inventors: Colbert, Sherline E., Colbert, Gerald
• Application Number:
  US11/453,615
• Publication Number:
  US 20070290844A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/552
• CPC Class Codes: G01T 1/167 Measuring radioactive content of objects, e.g. contamination whole body counters G01T1/163
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/12 responsive to undesired emission of substances, e.g. pollution alarms

Abstract

A security system designed to be mounted adjacent a passenger entrance area of a bus or train. The security device scanning system includes a controller disposed within the bus or train, the two scanners configured in substantially a vertical manner proximate the passenger entrance area. The scanners further include a plurality of transmitters and receivers that detect materials using a plurality of detection methods including but not limited to x-ray, pulse induction and chemical sniffing. The security scanning system further includes a distress signaling system.

Claims

1. A security detection system for a vehicle, comprising:

at least one scanner configured to be mounted proximate an opening of a vehicle, said at least one scanner operable to scan for and detect predetermined materials being transported onto a vehicle; and

a controller in communication with said at least one scanner, said controller at least for communication to a user information corresponding to said at least one scanner scanning materials.

2. The security detection system as recited in claim 1, and further including a display for displaying information corresponding to said at least one scanner scanning materials.

3. The security detection system as recited in claim 2, wherein said at least one scanner includes a plurality of transmitters and receivers, said plurality of transmitters and receivers being operable in a plurality of detection modes.

4. The security detection system as recited in claim 3, wherein said plurality of transmitters and receivers perform detection of materials using at least one of an x-ray detection mode, a metal detection mode and chemical detection mode.

5. The security detection system as recited in claim 4, wherein said metal detection mode is a pulse induction detection mode utilizing a range of pulses from twenty five pulses per second to one-thousand pulses per second.

6. The security detection system as recited in claim 1, wherein said controller further for communicating a distress signal.

7. A material detection device designed for a passenger vehicle, comprising:

a controller, said controller being disposed in the interior of the passenger vehicle, said controller further including a display screen and a plurality of controller buttons;

at least two scanners, said scanners configured to detect desired materials being carried on a person entering the vehicle, said at least two scanners being mounted proximate an entrance to the passenger vehicle;

a first of said at least two scanners including a plurality of transmitters, said plurality of transmitters configured in a substantially vertical manner; and

a second of said at least two scanners including a plurality of receivers, said plurality of receivers configured in substantially vertical manner.

8. The material detection device as recited in claim 7, wherein said controller including a distress signaling system, said distress signaling system configured to generate a distress signal upon detection of a desired material by said at least two scanners.

9. The material detection device as recited in claim 8, wherein said distress signaling system is an emergency position indicating radio beacon configured.

10. The material detection device as recited in claim 9, wherein said at least two scanners are operable in at least one of a metal detection mode, x-ray detection mode and chemical detection mode.

11. The material detection device as recited in claim 10, wherein said x-ray detection mode operates in the range of 140 to 160 kilovolt peak.

12. The material detection device as recited in claim 11, wherein said x-ray detection system mode is configured to detect at least one of organic material, inorganic material, and metallic material.

13. The material detection device as recited in claim 10, wherein said metal detection mode is a pulse induction system configured to operate at a range of 25 to 1,000 pulses per second.

14. The material detection device as recited in claim 12, wherein said display device is operable to display data corresponding to detected organic material, wherein at least some of said data corresponding to detected organic material is displayed in the color orange on said display.

15. A security detection system for land base vehicles, such as busses and trains, the security system being designed to detect materials commonly for weapons disposed on passengers boarding the vehicles, comprising:

a controller, said controller being disposed in the interior the vehicle, said controller being positioned proximate to the operator of the vehicle, said controller further including a display screen and a plurality of controller buttons;

a first and a second scanners, said first and second scanners configured to detect desired materials being carried on a person adjacent thereto, said scanners being mounted proximate the entrance to the vehicle, said scanners being configured in a substantially vertical manner;

said first scanner including four transmitters, said four transmitters configured in a substantially vertical manner; and

said second scanner including four receivers, said four receivers configured in substantially vertical manner.

16. The security detection system as recited in claim 15, wherein said controller and said first and second scanners being connected via a cable, said cable operable to communicate signals between said first and second scanners and said controller.

17. The security detection system as recited in claim 16, and further including a distress signaling system, said distress signaling system being disposed within said controller, said distress signaling system configured to generate a distress signal upon detection of a desired material by said material detection device.

18. The security detection system as recited in claim 17, wherein said transmitters and said receivers operate to perform detection of materials in at least one of a metal detection mode, an x-ray detection mode and chemical detection mode.

19. The security detection system as recited in claim 18, wherein said x-ray detection mode is configured to detect material of at least one of organic material, inorganic material, and metallic material.

20. The security detection system as recited in claim 19, wherein said x-ray detection mode operates in the range of 140 to 160 kilovolt peak.