Explosive detection screening system
First Claim
1. A portable explosive detection screening system for the detection of concealed explosives, chemical agents and other controlled substances such as drugs or narcotics by detecting their vapor or particulate emissions, said system comprising:
- (a) a portable sampling means for gathering a sample volume of air from a specific area on a person or object to collect any vapor or particulate emissions therefrom;
(b) a sample collection means to collect vapor or particulate emissions in said sample volume of air, said sample collection means including a particulate collection means for collecting and vaporizing particulate emissions collected by said portable sampling means;
(c) means for concentrating said vapor or vapor subsequently emitted by said particulate emissions, said means for concentrating having a first means for adsorption and a second means for desorption of said concentrated vapor;
(d) a detecting means including a first detector responsive to said vapor desorbed from said second means for desorption to generate a first signal and an alarm.
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Abstract
An explosive detection screening system used for the detection of explosives and other controlled substances such as drugs or narcotics. The screening system detects the vapor and/or particulate emissions from the aforementioned substances and reports that they are present on an individual or object and the concentration of each substance detected. The screening system comprises a sampling chamber for the collection of the vapor and/or particulate emissions, a concentration and analyzing system for the purification of the collected vapor and/or particulate emissions and subsequent detailed chemical analysis of the emissions, and a control and data processing system for the control of the overall system.
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54 Claims
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1. A portable explosive detection screening system for the detection of concealed explosives, chemical agents and other controlled substances such as drugs or narcotics by detecting their vapor or particulate emissions, said system comprising:
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(a) a portable sampling means for gathering a sample volume of air from a specific area on a person or object to collect any vapor or particulate emissions therefrom; (b) a sample collection means to collect vapor or particulate emissions in said sample volume of air, said sample collection means including a particulate collection means for collecting and vaporizing particulate emissions collected by said portable sampling means; (c) means for concentrating said vapor or vapor subsequently emitted by said particulate emissions, said means for concentrating having a first means for adsorption and a second means for desorption of said concentrated vapor; (d) a detecting means including a first detector responsive to said vapor desorbed from said second means for desorption to generate a first signal and an alarm. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. The portable explosive detection screening system for the detection of concealed explosives, chemical agents and other controlled substances such as drugs or narcotics by detecting their vapor or particular emissions, said system comprising:
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(a) a portable sampling means for gathering a sample volume of air from a specific area on a person or object to collect any vapor or particulate emissions therefrom, said sampling means connected to said system by means of a flexible conduit, with said sample volume of air drawn by a suction fan; (b) a primary preconcentratory means to selectively absorb vapor or particulate emissions in said sample volume of air, said primary preconcentrator including first, second and third filtering means with each filter means sequentially movable between an adsorption position, a desorption position, and a thermal cleaning position, said second filter means being in said desorption position when said first filter means is in said adsorption position and when said third filter means is in said thermal cleaning position, said desorption position having means to heat said filter to desorb said vapor and to vaporize said collected particulate emissions; (c) a detecting means having at least a first detector responsive to vapor desorbed from said secondary preconcentrator to generate a first signal and an alarm. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A method for the detection of concealed explosive chemical agents and other controlled substances such as drugs or narcotics by detecting their vapor or particulate emissions, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) gathering a sample volume of air from a specific area on a person or object, to collect any vapor or particulate emissions from said person or object; (b) collecting vapor and the particulates in said sample volume of air with a sample collection means, said sample collection means including a particulate collector for collecting and vaporizing said particulates; (c) concentrating said vapor or vapor subsequently emitted by said collected particulates by first adsorbing and secondly desorpting said concentrated vapor or vapors which emanated from said particulate; and (d) detecting said vapor desorbed from said second means for desorption. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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