VeriTainer Receives Important Crane-Mounted Scanning Patent for Israel
A full 9 years after the September 11th attacks, less than 1% of global freight is scanned ahead of arriving in port cities
FREMONT, Calif., Sept. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Silicon Valley based VeriTainer Corporation, the world leader in crane-mounted maritime security solutions, has been issued a critical crane-mounted scanning (CMS) patent for Israel. This patent comes on the heels of four other international patents over the past two years, moving VeriTainer another important step forward in securing vulnerable port cities worldwide.
"We are extremely pleased to have the fundamental CMS patent in a jurisdiction as important as Israel," said John Alioto, CEO of VeriTainer. "VeriTainer Corporation's International Intellectual Property portfolio continues to expand and we fully expect to see our CMS patents continue to issue at a robust pace throughout 2010 and beyond," Alioto continued.
The threat of nuclear smuggling in a seaborne shipping container to the United States and Israel is very real, as evidenced by recent statements from the Israeli Defense Minister:
"The primary danger is that a nuclear weapon will reach a terrorist group which will not hesitate to use it immediately. They will send it in a container with a GPS to a leading port in the U.S., Europe, or Israel," Israel Defense Minister Ehud Barak.
"Unfortunately, very limited progress has been made in scanning containers traveling through the international maritime supply chain. The net result is that we are wide open to a maritime attack that would inflict unthinkable physical damage while simultaneously collapsing the global supply chain," said Lawrence Alioto, Executive Vice-President at VeriTainer. "The positive news is that VeriTainer has developed its CMS solution which is seamless to commerce, scalable globally, robust and inexpensive to both purchase and install. We look forward to working closely with the U.S. and other governments, in conjunction with the shipping industry, to cover this glaring security gap."
In 2010, VeriTainer has seen huge strides in the development and implementation of its CMS technology. In addition to the most recent patents, VeriTainer and the Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) to further refine VeriTainer's CMS technology and leverage this unique platform to enhance global security. This partnership, along with the international patents, has put VeriTainer in the position to continue to move forward with the implementation of its technology, securing our borders and keeping our citizens safe.
About VeriTainer
VeriTainer Corporation is a venture-backed leader in crane-based radiation detection technology for scanning of 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.
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