| US 7,561,664 B2 | ||
| Increased throughput inspection station | ||
| Arkady Mikhail Teslyar, Newton, Mass. (US); Joseph Parisi, Armonk, N.Y. (US); and John J. Reilly, Waltham, Mass. (US) | ||
| Assigned to L-3 Communications Security and Detection Systems, Inc., Woburn, Mass. (US) | ||
| Filed on Oct. 10, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/545,166. | ||
| Application 11/545166 is a continuation in part of application No. PCT/US2005/027831, filed on Aug. 05, 2005. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/598934, filed on Aug. 05, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0217571 A1, Sep. 20, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. G01N 23/04 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 378—57 [378/208] | 34 Claims |
| 1. A method of inspecting an item, the method comprising acts of:
A) moving the item on a tray from a first region to a second region through an inspection region, the tray having a bottom
and a side, the tray resting on its bottom;
B) inspecting the item to detect contraband; and
C) following the act of inspecting, mechanically conveying the tray in a different orientation than an orientation in which
the tray is moved in the act A from the second region to the first region, the tray being conveyed on its side through a conduit
having a floor flanked by lateral members, the lateral members separated by a distance less than a width of the bottom of
the tray.
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