US 11,693,143 B2
Scanner for detecting objects behind an opaque surface
Chien-Hsu Chen, Millbrae, CA (US)
Assigned to Zircon Corporation, Campbell, CA (US)
Filed by Zircon Corporation, Campbell, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 24, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/484,613.
Application 17/484,613 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/587,523, filed on Sep. 30, 2019, granted, now 11,131,786.
Prior Publication US 2022/0011458 A1, Jan. 13, 2022
Int. Cl. G01V 3/08 (2006.01); G01V 3/165 (2006.01)
CPC G01V 3/088 (2013.01) [G01V 3/165 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device for detecting objects behind an opaque surface, comprising:
a housing configured to hold a plurality of components of the device;
a plurality of sensors, coupled to the housing, configured to collect sensor data of an object behind the opaque surface, wherein the plurality of sensors include a plurality of capacitive sensors attached to an exterior surface of the housing;
a controller, residing inside the housing and electrically coupled to the plurality of sensors, configured to process the sensor data collected by the plurality of sensors;
an at least one printed circuit board, residing inside the housing, configured to hold the controller and the plurality of components of the device, wherein the plurality of sensors are separated from the printed circuit board; and
a display configured to convey information about a detected object to a user.