DETECTION OF EXPLOSIVE AND NARCOTICS BY LOW POWER LARGE SAMPLE VOLUME NUCLEAR QUADRUPOLE RESONANCE (NQR) - Patent 0746774

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EP 0 746 774 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	11.12.1996 Bulletin 1996/50

(21)	Application number: 92916035.0

(22)	Date of filing: 24.04.1992

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G01N 24/ 00^{( . )}

G01R 33/ 44^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1992/003117

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1993/002365 (04.02.1993 Gazette 1993/04)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT DE FR GB IT

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Priority:

16.07.1991 US 19910730722

(71)	Applicant: THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, as represented by THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
	Washington, DC 20375-5325 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	BUESS, Michael, L. 4337 Taney Avenue Alexandria, VA 22304 (US) GARROWAY, Allen, N. Fort Washington, MD 20744 (US) MILLER, Joel, B. Cheverly, MA 20785 (US)

(74)	Representative: Ritscher, Thomas, Dr., et al
	RITSCHER & SEIFERT Patentanwälte VSP Kreuzstrasse 82 8032 Zürich 8032 Zürich (CH)

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