John JD Lock

Startup research lab; specialty sensor/detection • Lead partner of a team of West Point graduates looking to introduce a Terahertz technology solution to detect and identify explosives in support of military, homeland defense and other security related sectors. • In support of this initiative, ALVA Labs has secured US Patent Office (USPO) Number 8,686,366, issued 1 April 2014 – “Stimulated Emission and Enhanced Detection (SEED) of Chemical Compounds.” • One of SEED’s USPO’s accepted claims is “A method to detect target materials, comprising the steps of: emitting electromagnetic radiation in the Terahertz range; modulating the electromagnetic radiation to excite molecules in the target materials; and detecting signature emissions of excited molecules in the target materials; wherein the target materials do not require sample preparation, and the steps of emitting, modulating and detecting are performed at a distance of at least 10 meters from the target materials.”