US 11,927,715 B2
Compact body scanner
Steven Winn Smith, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to TEK84 INC., Poway, CA (US)
Filed by TEK84 INC., Poway, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 15, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/110,297.
Application 18/110,297 is a continuation of application No. 16/911,735, filed on Jun. 25, 2020.
Application 16/911,735 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/573,714, filed on Sep. 17, 2019, granted, now 10,705,245, issued on Jul. 7, 2020.
Application 16/573,714 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/573,681, filed on Sep. 17, 2019, granted, now 10,705,244, issued on Jul. 7, 2020.
Application 16/573,714 is a continuation of application No. 16/246,405, filed on Jan. 11, 2019, granted, now 10,481,295, issued on Nov. 19, 2019.
Application 16/573,681 is a continuation of application No. 16/246,405, filed on Jan. 11, 2019, granted, now 10,481,295, issued on Nov. 19, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/709,213, filed on Jan. 11, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0194747 A1, Jun. 22, 2023
Int. Cl. G01V 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01)
CPC G01V 5/0066 (2013.01) [A61B 6/4452 (2013.01); G01V 5/0016 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for security screening comprising:
receiving an initiation signal for a scanning cycle to search a subject standing stationary in an examination area;
aligning an X-ray source of an imaging assembly with an X-ray detector of the imaging assembly, the X-ray source emitting an X-ray fan beam, and the X-ray detector receiving the X-ray fan beam from the X-ray source;
positioning the imaging assembly at a first angle such that an X-ray path defined by a connecting member joining the X-ray source and the X-ray detector from the X-ray source to the X-ray detector intersects a first side of the examination area;
moving the imaging assembly across the examination area to scan the subject by a detector translation and a source translation, wherein the detector translation is greater than the source translation, wherein translation of the X-ray source occurs independently of translation of the X-ray detector;
positioning the imaging assembly at a second angle such that the X-ray path intersects a second side of the examination area; and
receiving image data comprising a transmission X-ray linescan image of the subject.