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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7350447 | Counter-mining using laser induced pressure wave Buried land mines, which are triggered by pressure, particularly anti-personnel mines which are triggered by the pressure of a person's foot, are destroyed by impinging laser beam pulses on the surface of the soil. With appropriately chosen beam parameters, a laser ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7331268 | Explosive neutralization method and device A method for neutralizing explosive ordnance is provided. According to an aspect of the method, an energetic charge is activated to produce a shockwave, which is imparted at an effective velocity and temperature on a gas to ionize the gas for creating plasma and to ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7299734 | Synchronously/synergeticly timed fuse procedure or process A synchronous or synergeticly timed fuse is installed into ordnance (bombs, artillery shells, depth charges etc.), the ordnance is delivered to a target area and a simultaneous (synchronous), or a synergetic (not neccessarily synchronous yet the energies add togethe... | 11/27/2007 |
| 6952990 | Land mine overpass tread design A land mine pressure fuse avoidance system has a base. A tread on the base contacts the ground around a land mine and independently distributes pressures around the ground. The tread has plural independent closed cell foam rubber elements. Each element is separated ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6907326 | Autonomous surf zone line charge deployment system A system and method autonomously clears obstacles and mines from an approach lane. A ship is distantly located from an approach lane spanning a surf zone and beach portion, and the ship has operator control station software in an onboard computer. At least one syste... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6883414 | Mine excavation method and apparatus This invention relates to the filed of land mines and in particular to devices and techniques for neutralising and/or retrieving land mines. Existing mine retrieval/neutralisation techniques includes mechanical excavation or shaped charge attack and such techniques ... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6843158 | Method and apparatus for detecting target objects The present invention relates generally to a method and devices for the detection of target objects, such as landmines, using the odor characteristics which may be associated with the target objects as a way of detecting their presence. The invention includes device... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6681679 | Wall protecting device The invention relates to a wall (2)-protection device (1), notably for a vehicle wall, against attack by a projectile. This device comprises at least one explosive charge (3) able to project at least one metallic block (7) in the direction of the projectile. T... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6647854 | Device and method for neutralization of underwater mines A method and device to neutralize influence mines has a control module to generate signals representative of acoustic and magnetic signatures of a ship. These representative signals will either detonate the threat mines or ensure that transiting ships wil... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6612244 | Method and device for destroying drifting sea mines A method and a device for destroying drifting sea mines (5). According to the invention, a capture-and-destroy device (11) is brought into the vicinity of the drifting sea mine (5) with the aid of a buoyant body (12, 22) having a coupled-on drive system (... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6606932 | Method and apparatus for neutralization of mines and obstacles The invention provides a method and apparatus for neutralizing mines and obstacles that can quickly and efficiently clear a specified surf zone without human intervention. In a preferred embodiment, the invention utilizes firing tubes including a combusti... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6532875 | Accessory and method for destroying a mine A self-destruct accessory fits on a mine whose case has a cap that can be depressed to detonate the mine. The accessory has a cover that is sized to fit on the cap. The cover has a plurality of lines for securing the cover to the mine. An explosive charge... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6415717 | Line charge assembly and system for use in shallow-water clearing operations A line charge assembly and system are provided for use in a shallow-water obstruction clearing operation. Each assembly has a propulsion unit capable of flight through the air, a line charge array, an air-safed water-armed fuze, a first interrupter dispos... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6415716 | Line charge assembly and system for use in shallow-water clearing operations A line charge assembly and system are provided for use in a shallow-water obstruction clearing operation. Each assembly has a propulsion unit capable of flight through the air, a line charge array, an air-safed water-armed fuze, and at least one explosive... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6405627 | Simple kit and method for humanitarian demining operations and explosive ordinance disposal A kit for humanitarian demining operations and explosive ordnance disposal comprising a first sealed container holding a pre-measured amount of flammable nitroparaffin, and a second sealed container which can be opened and resealed, and which contains a p... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6324956 | Method and apparatus for neutralization of mines and obstacles The invention provides a method and apparatus for neutralizing mines and obstacles that can quickly and efficiently clear a specified surf zone without human intervention. In a preferred embodiment, the invention utilizes firing tubes including a combusti... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6321630 | Thermoset/thermoplastic line charge with contoured fabric fastening and detonating cord management system and assembly process A line charge for deploying explosive charges across obstacles and mines to clear a safe lane has explosive charges spaced apart on a common detonating cord, and axial passageways in the explosive charges are sized to permit free longitudinal travel of th... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6308607 | Neutralizing munition A munition is provided for deploying a molten payload within a target. A plurality of holes are formed in the munition's projectile body about the circumference thereof. A seal closes off each hole. A firing mechanism is mounted in the munition's nose con... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6227095 | Insensitive munition booster seal Migration of Di-Octyl Adipate (DOA) from PBXN-9 main charge into an adjacent PBXN-5 booster charge is the leading cause for unreliable and inefficient detonations when these two insensitive munition explosives are in close proximity. A hermetic seal of me... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6213021 | Electromagnetic sea mine detonation system A vehicle is towed underwater by an air traveling helicopter through a towing cable to induce powered rotation of impellers on the vehicle during its underwater travel at a preselected seawater depth. An electrical generator driven by such impeller suppli... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6205903 | Reliable and effective line charge system A line charge has a series of spaced-apart warheads coupled to strength members and a detonating cord freely extends through bores in the warheads. A rocket motor at one end of the strength members pulls the line charge across an obstacle laden area. An a... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6182553 | Boat deployed explosive net assembly A boat deployed explosive net assembly includes a boat, an elongated tray, a pair of pontoons, an explosive net and one or more drogue devices. The boat is floatable on and movable along a surface of a body of water, such as a surf zone. The tray includes... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6155155 | System for launched munition neutralization of buried land mines, subsystems and components thereof The land mine neutralizing system has a launcher that launches a disk munon, and a means for determining the location of a mine threat. The disk munition is launched in stabilized flight on a predetermined azimuth. A fuze in the disk munition is armed re... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6152010 | Wide-area slurry mine clearance A wide-area mine clearance device having a flexible hose that is extended rough a suspected area of mines. An explosive composition slurry is pumped into and through the extended hose. A detonator is attached to the hose, after which the explosive composi... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6058847 | Submersible mine neutralisation vehicle A mine neutralisation vehicle comprises a first portion to which propulsion units are attached by which propulsion units the vehicle is positioned. Pivotally connected to the first section is a second section containing a shaped charge warhead. By means o... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5979290 | Mine clearing device A device for clearing land mines. In a first embodiment, a buoyant air frame (11)supports a rigid plate (13) therebelow, the plate having a side wall adapted to cover a suspected area. The plate includes a pressure catalyst in the form of a shaped charge ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5959233 | Line charge fastener and detonating cord guide An elongate fabric sleeve functions as the load bearing strength member for rocket deployed line charge of explosive charges. The fabric sleeve is contoured by seams sewn to form pockets that separate and snugly cradle the explosive charges and to form pa... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5936184 | Devices and methods for clearance of mines or ordnance Disclosed are devices and methods for the destruction of an explosive device, such as mines and other unexploded ordnance, without the detonation of the explosive device. The devices comprise an explosive charge that penetrates and opens the casing of an ... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5932835 | Line charge insensitive munition warhead A warhead has a pair of shells, each having an annular rim at one end and opening at the other end. The rims abut one another and are fastened together to define a chamber filled with explosive having a bore aligned with the openings. The explosive has s... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5792978 | Barge strike explosive clearance system A barge strike system for clearing an obstacle-filled region of water inces a floating barge having at least one hollow region defined therein. The barge is equipped to move under its own power to the obstacle-filled region at various speeds, including s... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5714709 | Apparatus for detonating a plurality of objects Objects are detonated by placing charges adjacent respective ones of the objects and connecting the charges to a time fuse by means of respective explosive cords for detonating all of the charges simultaneously when the time fuse fires. The time fuse can ... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5686686 | Hand emplaced underwater mine penetration system A hand emplaced underwater mine penetration system includes a launching ambly and a munition assembly. The launching assembly includes a firing device which receives a magnetic or acoustic signal from a standoff signal generator, and a launch tube having... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5675104 | Aerial deployment of an explosive array The present invention pertains to the aerial deployment of generally planar structures. Typically, these structures are explosive arrays. Such explosive arrays are typically used in standoff minefield clearing and breaching on the ground, at river crossin... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5524524 | Integrated spacing and orientation control system An integrated spacing and orientation control system is provided for carrying an array of objects and maintaining a predetermined orientation of the objects and a predetermined spacing between objects. In a presently preferred application, the spacing and... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5448936 | Destruction of underwater objects An apparatus for destroying a target underwater object includes a targeting system and a gun system. The targeting system has a laser which produces a laser beam, a laser ranging sensor sensitive to reflections of the laser beam from an underwater object,... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5437230 | Standoff mine neutralization system and method An unpowered air vehicle, i.e. a glider, which is air-launched from appreciable range, is densely packed with a large area, explosive net. At a pre-determined location, the net is extracted from the glider by a parachute and expanded completely before lan... | 08/01/1995 |
| 4970957 | Minehunting apparatus for removing moored mines A minehunting apparatus is carried by an underwater transporting drone to the mooring cable of a mine. The minehunting apparatus includes a housing and clamping levers pivotably mounted on the housing to close around the mooring cable. Inside the housing ... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4823672 | Apparatus and method for neutralizing mine fields An apparatus for neutralizing mines includes several strands of explosive charge which are adapted to be rolled up into a cable. The cable containing the strands of explosive charge can be launched across a mine field by a rocket. The cable is opened and ... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4297949 | Cloud detonator in surface-launched fuel-air explosive minefield clearance round A detonation system for explosive rounds, such as a fuel air explosive, is made by providing a sealed launch tube detonator assembly arrangement. The cloud detonator provides for a booster charge which is attached to a pyro delay detonator. The pyro delay... | 11/03/1981 |
| 4273048 | Surface-launched fuel-air explosive minefield clearance round A fuel-air explosive weapon launched from a remote distance is used for clearing minefields. A set timing pattern in the operation of the minefield clearance round permits varied range through retarding the length of time that a programed sequence of even... | 06/16/1981 |
