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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7036420 | Pack for carrying explosives and initiators The invention, as embodied herein, comprises a back worn pack that allows a user to transport both energetic materials, such as primary explosives, and energetic initiators, such as blasting caps, within the pack without the threat of premature initiation of the ene... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6779460 | Support vessel for self-burying mines The disclosure relates to a supply vessel for transporting a plurality of payload carrying containers having powered self-burying mechanism to enable the containers to bury themselves in the seabed when released from the vessel. Each container is connected to the ve... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6766745 | Low cost rapid mine clearance system A method and apparatus to clear mines uses tag particles dropped into ambient water across a wide area by an aircraft to sink and stick to submerged mines. The tag particles each contain a gas volume dimensioned to resonate with impinging acoustic energy and reflect... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6539872 | Fuze sterilization using sacrificial anodic component A method of fuze sterilization is provided for a fuze that includes a first component and a second component with a prescribed relationship being defined therebetween. The prescribed relationship is one that is required for proper detonation operation of ... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6202559 | Air-safed mechanical water actuator A mechanical device for generating actuating movement has a housing defining a first bore and a second bore contiguous therewith. The housing also defines radial ports that allow an environment about the housing to communicate with the first bore. A first... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6131518 | System for enhancing target damage by water jet impact Different compositions of layers forming a non-homogeneous explosive charge are selected so as to produce in response to underwater detonation of s explosive charge a gas bubble having a corresponding internal density distribution of explosion products ... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6112668 | Magneto-inductively controlled limpet A limpet and method for control thereof have a receiver section responsive o magneto-inductive signals in the ELF to VLF range that arm and fire a main charge. A swimmer places the limpet and enables it for control by remotely transmitted magneto-inductive... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6082266 | Air-cushion and accurate mine laying and mapping system An apparatus for and method of laying a minefield in open water uses a high speed air-cushion vehicle that transports substantial quantities of mines to a target area. It then deploys the mines while it is rapidly moving, d marks and records the locatio... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5821447 | Safety and arming device A safety and arming device interconnecting a bomb with a target detector ures safe mine laying deployment thereof through a detonation explosive train that is armed in delayed response to payout of a lanyard under enablement control exercised by a hydrod... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5646364 | Explosive device for use in underwater demolition operations and method therefor An explosive device for attachment to a user engaged in underwater demolition operations is disclosed comprising, in combination, an explosive charge, a buoyant carrier for carrying the explosive charge, and a detonator for detonating the explosive charge... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5450794 | Method for improving the performance of underwater explosive warheads A solid explosive charge is provided with plural detonators on its outer surface at locations from which divergent shock waves simultaneously emerge for movement inwardly of the explosive body. Such shock waves form an uninterrupted wave front enclosing a... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5146045 | Underwater mine The invention relates to an underwater mine or decoy which should lie on the ocean bottom or which has buoyancy characteristics. The mine or decoy is made up of at least an expandable material and a foldable, preferably webbed shell which determines the e... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5033354 | Deep operating monitor and destruct device An interdiction system to be placed upon the floor of the ocean includes a arget detection and classification system which is cooperatively connected to a hollow enclosure containing a predetermined volume at one atmosphere or less pressure. Upon target aq... | 07/23/1991 |
| 5016535 | Arrangement for mine construction A mine assembly comprises at least one charge module having a cylindrical shape, and an upper and lower circular surface end. An activating module for detonating the at least one charge module is operatively connected thereto. The activating module has at... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4953465 | Flexible mine case A mine has a flexible casing which can be fabricated in much the same way at a tubeless tire of modern construction is made. The mine case when uninflated is flexible and capable of being folded into a considerably smaller space than that occupied by a ri... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4938136 | Resonant acousticmagnetic minisweeper A system for sweeping acoustic and magnetic mines or a combination of both s disclosed as comprising a pair of spatially disposed magnetic pipes that are held in their respective spatial dispositions by front and rear straps, and an acoustical energy gener... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4768417 | Detonator net weapon A detonator net weapon for use primarily in anti-submarine warfare. The weapon comprises spaced, interwoven alternating lengths of nylon rope and detonator cord, and the detonator cord is ignited by conventional battery-powered target contact detectors. F... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4697519 | Smart mine A smart mine includes a pair of He3 magnetic sensors exteriorly connected to a head compartment of a mine housing. A torpedo compartment for housing a torpedo completes the mine housing. The head compartment contains the sensor support electron... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4691637 | Modular ground mine A naval ground mine comprising two modules (1, 2) each having a cylindrical casing (4) containing explosive material. The modules have mating end faces (5), each provided with a spigot (6). Lips (7) on adjacent spigots form an annular projection which tap... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4628820 | Extended range mine A dual bouyancy elongated cylindrical naval mine connected to a similar bouyance elongated appendage, equipped with sensors, for detecting enemy vessels, having a drogue at end opposite to mine connection and suitable in size and weight for coiling append... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4542694 | Out-of-line underwater safing and arming device and method therefor An out-of-line water safing and arming device includes an out-of-line barrier assembly with an internal bore. When submerged, the bore fills with water which is entrapped by a hydrostatically-driven piston assembly to cause the barrier assembly to move to... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4337703 | Process and arrangement for guiding the effect of underwater detonations of underwater explosive bodies A method and apparatus are disclosed for guiding and increasing the effect of underwater detonation of an underwater explosive body, characterized in that a hollow space is defined adjacent the explosive body on the side thereof facing the target, whereby... | 07/06/1982 |
| 4317414 | Sea-bottom mine A sea-bottom mine actuated by a remote-control device, includes at least operational part and a plurality of explosive sections. While awaiting use, the operational part and explosive sections are kept in an elongated column-like storage arrangement wit... | 03/02/1982 |
| 4262379 | Automatically surfacing marker buoy for lobster or crab traps or the like A marker buoy attached to an object such as a lobster or crab trap by a latch and released by a trigger struck by a falling weight. A sealed buoy compartment contains a first permanent magnet holding the weight in upper position by a supportive pole relat... | 04/21/1981 |
| 4026188 | Modular buoy system A modular buoy system in which a number of similar sonobuoys are housed in a common container. Associated with each sonobuoy is a launching mechanism. A circuit is provided for actuating these launching mechanisms separately so that the sonobuoys may be e... | 05/31/1977 |
| 3990344 | Underwater expendable explosive link An explosive disconnect joins two portions of an underwater cable and an ctrical conductor extends from a squib to a remote detonator. The squib and conductor are cast inside a plug of epoxy or equivalent frangible material. Holes bored at opposite ends ... | 11/09/1976 |
