US 12,111,271 B1
X-ray scanning system and method for inspecting an object
Omar Al-Kofahi, Chelmsford, MA (US)
Assigned to Seethru AI, Inc., Chelmsford, MA (US)
Filed by Seethru AI Inc., Chelmsford, MA (US)
Filed on Nov. 8, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/504,493.
Int. Cl. G01N 23/00 (2006.01); G01N 23/20008 (2018.01)
CPC G01N 23/20008 (2013.01) [G01N 2223/33 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An x-ray scanning system for inspecting an object, the system comprising:
a first mobile x-ray scanner configured and disposed for scatter imaging comprising at least one x-ray beam source and at least one x-ray detector, the first mobile x-ray scanner is configured and disposed to scan a first side of the object while at least one of the first mobile x-ray scanner and the object is moving relative to the other and to generate a first compilation of scan data;
a second x-ray scanner comprising at least one x-ray beam source and at least one x-ray detector, the second x-ray scanner is configured and disposed to scan a second side of the object while at least one of the second x-ray scanner and the object is moving relative to the other and to generate a second compilation of scan data;
wherein, the second side of the object is different than the first side of the object;
a movement device configured and disposed to move at least one of the first mobile x-ray scanner, the second x-ray scanner, and the object being scanned, during the scanning of the object;
a data integrator configured and disposed to receive and integrate the first compilation of scan data and the second compilation of scan data and to output the integrated compilations of scan data;
a controller configured and disposed to control the first mobile x-ray scanner and the second x-ray scanner; and
at least one of a) and b), wherein a) and b) are:
a) at least one distance measuring device or sensor configured to obtain and report at least one of a first distance between the first mobile x-ray scanner and the first side of the object being scanned and a second distance between the second x-ray scanner and the second side of the object being scanned;
wherein, the data integrator is configured to receive the at least one reported distance; and
wherein, the data integrator is configured to mitigate vertical scaling artifacts with the at least one reported distance; and
b) the x-ray scanning system being configured to resample at least one of a vertical dimension of the object being scanned and a horizontal dimension of the object being scanned, with at least one of the first mobile x-ray scanner and the second x-ray scanner, the data integrator is configured to mitigate at least one of a vertical scaling artifact and a horizontal scaling artifact, with the at least one resample.