Richard Dean Sinclair

US Patent:

20120199753, Aug 9, 2012

Filed:

Jul 21, 2010

Appl. No.:

13/384262

Inventors:

Tsuey Fen Chuang - Irvine CA, US
Richard Calvin Sinclair - Oceanside CA, US
Bryan Lee Slack - Yucca Valley CA, US
Roger W.A. Spillmann - Riverside CA, US
Vladimir Stanich - Poway CA, US

Assignee:

CLEAR PATH TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - Corona CA

International Classification:

G01N 23/02

US Classification:

25039004

Abstract:

A portable detection apparatus for scanning a target object comprises, in an exemplary embodiment, a tower unit, sensor unit and electronics unit, each configured for removable engagement with one another for relatively quick disassembly during transport and storage and reassembly during use. Additionally, each unit is sized and configured for ease of transport and for being able to operate in relatively confined spaces. The sensor unit is configured for selective engagement with a vertically oriented tower column of the tower unit, and is capable of not only traversing the length of the tower column but also rotating both horizontally and vertically thereabout, allowing the sensor unit to articulate and be selectively positionable adjacent the target object regardless of the target object's location. The electronics unit is selectively engagable with the tower unit and provides a portable computing device configured for remotely operating the sensor unit a safe distance away.