# US 12,111,442 B2 · System and method for object screening and handling > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,111,442 B2 - Document ID: US12111442B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/167,698 - Filed: 2023-02-10 - Published: 2023-06-22 - Granted: 2024-10-08 - Earliest claimed: 2017-08-22 - Assignees: International Consolidated Airlines Group, S.A. - Applicants: International Consolidated Airlines Group, S.A. - Inventors: Daniel Jobling; Glenn Morgan; Harvey Tate - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12111442B2 ## CPC - G01V 5/20: Detecting prohibited goods, e.g. weapons, explosives, hazardous substances, contraband or smuggled objects - B60P 3/00: Vehicles adapted to transport, to carry or to comprise special loads or objects (ambulances or other vehicles with special provisions for transporting patients or disabled persons, or their personal conveyances A61G3/00; hearses A61G21/00; fire-fighting land vehicles A62C27/00; refuse-collecting vehicles B65F3/00, B65F7/00; snow-removing vehicles E01H; armoured or armed vehicles F41H7/00; self-propelled mine-clearing vehicles F41H11/16) - G06Q 10/08: Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management - G01V: GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS (means for indicating the location of accidentally buried, e.g. snow-buried, persons A63B29/02) - B60P: VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS (vehicles with special provisions for transporting patients or disabled persons, or their personal conveyances A61G3/00) - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract Systems and methods for automated security inspection and routing of in-transit objects are described. In one embodiment, a plurality of security screening devices are provided, each operable to output screening data of an in-transit object, including a first screening device located in a sealed environment of a vehicle for transporting the object towards a conveying system, including one or more measuring devices operable to measure screening parameters of the object when located in the sealed environment, and a second screening device in combination with conveying and routing components of the conveying system used to transport said objects from an ingress point through a conveyor junction to reach the second screening device. A control unit is assigned to the conveyor junction, wherein the control unit is configured to receive security data assigned on the basis of the screening data from the first screening device to the object upstream of the conveyor junction, and in response, to determine and set a routing direction on the basis of the assigned security data, whereby the object is directed downstream to a screening route for further screening by the second screening device, or to a loading route for objects cleared for loading. Other embodiments are also described and claimed. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A vehicle comprising: an internal compartment for transporting an object; a sealing element configured to hermetically seal the internal compartment; a screening device located within the internal compartment of the vehicle, including one or more measuring devices operable to measure screening parameters of an object placed within the internal compartment; and a transmitter for transmitting screening data from the screening device to a server remote from the vehicle; wherein the one or more measuring devices comprise one or more of: a pressure sensor, a camera, a microphone, a body scanner, CT/CAT/MRI/NMRI scanner, EDS, ETD, X-ray device, metal detector, particulate and/or substance detector, and infrared scanner; and wherein at least one measuring device is configured for detecting air pressure, temperature, light level and/or sound within the internal compartment, and wherein the screening device is configured to determine and/or verify that the internal compartment is not or has not been tampered with. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the object is a baggage item or a passenger. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1, further comprising a screening controller configured to generate and transmit an in-transit notification including said screening data. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the vehicle is an autonomous trolley or drone. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the internal compartment comprises a container adapted to be lifted and transported with the object contained therein. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the internal compartment is a hold, boot, or trunk of the vehicle, comprising the sealing element to hermetically seal the internal compartment when a lid is closed. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1, wherein at least one measuring device is located on a ceiling surface of the internal compartment. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1, wherein a plurality of measuring devices are positioned at respective locations within the internal compartment to provide substantially full coverage of the internal area of the internal compartment. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The vehicle of claim 8, wherein each measuring device has a respective effective scanning direction and range. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1, wherein at least one measuring device is configured for suction of air in the internal compartment, to measure for the presence of particulates in the air. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1, wherein at least one measuring device comprises a sensor for measuring one or more of visible or invisible characteristics, temperature, light, sound, pressure, and presence of dangerous and/or illegal substances. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1, further comprising a control device for controlling access to the internal compartment based on verification of identity data. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the internal compartment comprises an opening for receiving a baggage item, and a cover for sealing and locking said opening, said cover being configured to lock and unlock based on a control device that verifies the identity of a passenger associated with the baggage item.