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Security procedure for detecting the possible carriage of explosives and other contraband

Assignee: SCIEX
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Filing: 1991-05-03
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2011-05-03
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Abstract

Abstract Security system for airport or the like where an item such as a ticket or boarding card is checked to see if it holds traces of explosive or the like picked up from the passenger's hands.

Inventors

  • 👤 Alan K. British Aerospace P.L.C. Akery
  • 👤 Phillip British Aerospace P.L.C. Hobbs
  • 👤 William D. Dr. Davidson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 00:15
CPC Classifications
B; B64; B64F; B64F1/00; B64F1/36; B64F1/368

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 94 words
A security procedure for airports and the like, wherein a boarding card, landing card, identity card or like item is handed to a person for said person subsequently to gain passage past a check point, said card or like item being such as to absorb traces of explosives and other contraband material from said person should such traces be present upon said person, and wherein after said card or like item has been handled by said person it or at least part of it is tested for the presence of any of said traces.

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