Security protection device and method
AssigneePartTec, Ltd.
InventorsHerschel Ellis Workman, Cai Lin Wang, Dorina Magdalena Chipara, Craig R. Kline
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Abstract
A method, device and retrofitting kit is disclosed that will protect materials that are housed within a storage device from one or more forms of radiographic imaging. A target subject is at least partially covered with a first and second layer of radiographic cloaking material. The first layer of radiographic cloaking material is configured to defeat a first type of radiographic beam, such as a photon beam. The second layer of radiographic cloaking material is configured to defeat a second type of radiographic beam, such as a particle beam.
Claims33
A storage device, comprising:
- a housing defining an interior storage compartment;
- a lock installed on said housing for preventing unauthorized access to said interior storage compartment;
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- a radiographic cloaking barrier having at least two layers of cloaking material covering at least a portion of a front surface and a back surface of a locking mechanism of said lock.
A method of protecting a storage device from radiographic imaging, comprising:
- covering a portion of a front surface and a back surface of a locking mechanism with a first layer of radiographic cloaking material configured to defeat a first type of radiographic beam;
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- covering said portion of said front and back surfaces of said locking mechanism with a second layer of radiographic cloaking material configured to defeat a second type of radiographic beam.
A kit for retrofitting a storage device having a lock, comprising:
- a first radiographic cloaking barrier configured to be attached to a front surface of a locking mechanism of said lock such that said locking mechanism is at least partially cloaked from radiographic imaging;
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- a second radiographic cloaking barrier configured to be attached to a back surface of said locking mechanism of said lock such that said locking mechanism is at least partially cloaked from radiographic imaging.
A storage device, comprising:
- a housing defining an interior storage compartment;
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- a radiographic cloaking barrier having at least two layers of cloaking material covering at least a portion of the interior storage compartment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.