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VeriTainer Receives Its 4th Patent from U.S. Patent Office
FREMONT, Calif., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
U.S. Patent No. 7,612,338 Covers Container Identification Method In Radiation Scanning
Silicon Valley based VeriTainer Corporation, the world leader in crane- mounted maritime container radiation
scanning, has received its fourth patent on its crane-mounted scanning product, the VeriSpreader(R) System. The
'338 patent utilizes the twist lock signal from the real-time container monitoring system of the crane to distinguish
which container is being scanned at what time and associate radiation data to a particular container.
VeriTainer is the only company in the world that has run comprehensive tests in the field, with over 15 months of
testing in two highly successful trials at the Port of Oakland.
"The '338 patent is a very significant piece of intellectual property for VeriTainer," said John I. Alioto, CEO of
VeriTainer Corporation. "In addition to demonstrating unparalleled robustness, our engineers implemented key
operational techniques for real time data monitoring in the Oakland trials. The '338 patent is the first in a series of
patents that will come out of the 2005 and 2007 Oakland trials."
The '338 patent is the fourth to issue in the United States covering VeriTainer's innovative crane-mounted
scanning system. These patents have been filed in most jurisdictions around the world and cover the world's top 50
container ports. These patents give VeriTainer the fundamental crane-mounted scanning methods and
apparatuses in key international jurisdictions.
"It would be very challenging to come up with a real-time method for effectively separating the scans and
matching them to a container without utilizing the twist lock signal," said Matthew Alioto, VP of Engineering and co-
inventor of the '338 patent. "The technical team at VeriTainer continues to innovate at a brisk pace while patenting
after our engineers. I'm very pleased with both the issuance of the '338 and what we have in the pipeline on the
Intellectual Property side."
About VeriTainer
VeriTainer Corporation is a venture-backed leader in crane-based radiation detection technology for scanning
shipping containers to ensure that the world's ports are free from nuclear terrorism. VeriTainer's patented
technology enables scanning of 100 percent of shipping containers, addressing a principal vulnerability of the
world's population centers and allowing for rapid scanning of containers entering and exiting ports without
disrupting the flow of commerce.
SOURCE: VeriTainer Corporation
CONTACT: Seth Jacobson, +1-310-310-2616, seth@jcipr.com, or Lawrence Alioto, +1-415-339-2102,
lawrencealioto@veritainer.com, both of VeriTainer Corporation
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