EP2753893A4 - Electrical discharge system and method for neutralizing explosive devices and electronics - Google Patents

Electrical discharge system and method for neutralizing explosive devices and electronics

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Publication number
EP2753893A4
EP2753893A4 EP12830330.2A EP12830330A EP2753893A4 EP 2753893 A4 EP2753893 A4 EP 2753893A4 EP 12830330 A EP12830330 A EP 12830330A EP 2753893 A4 EP2753893 A4 EP 2753893A4
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EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
electronics
electrical discharge
discharge system
explosive devices
neutralizing
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Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Application number
EP12830330.2A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP2753893A2 (en
Inventor
Varce Eron Howe
Peter V Bitar
Rick Lee Busby
Leroy Ernest Lakey
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Xtreme ADS Ltd
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Xtreme ADS Ltd
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Publication of EP2753893A2 publication Critical patent/EP2753893A2/en
Publication of EP2753893A4 publication Critical patent/EP2753893A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41H—ARMOUR; ARMOURED TURRETS; ARMOURED OR ARMED VEHICLES; MEANS OF ATTACK OR DEFENCE, e.g. CAMOUFLAGE, IN GENERAL
    • F41H13/00—Means of attack or defence not otherwise provided for
    • F41H13/0012—Electrical discharge weapons, e.g. for stunning
    • F41H13/0018—Electrical discharge weapons, e.g. for stunning for nearby electrical discharge, i.e. the electrodes being positioned on the device and the device brought manually or otherwise into contact with a nearby target
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41H—ARMOUR; ARMOURED TURRETS; ARMOURED OR ARMED VEHICLES; MEANS OF ATTACK OR DEFENCE, e.g. CAMOUFLAGE, IN GENERAL
    • F41H11/00—Defence installations; Defence devices
    • F41H11/12—Means for clearing land minefields; Systems specially adapted for detection of landmines
    • F41H11/13—Systems specially adapted for detection of landmines
    • F41H11/136—Magnetic, electromagnetic, acoustic or radiation systems, e.g. ground penetrating radars or metal-detectors
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41H—ARMOUR; ARMOURED TURRETS; ARMOURED OR ARMED VEHICLES; MEANS OF ATTACK OR DEFENCE, e.g. CAMOUFLAGE, IN GENERAL
    • F41H11/00—Defence installations; Defence devices
    • F41H11/12—Means for clearing land minefields; Systems specially adapted for detection of landmines
    • F41H11/16—Self-propelled mine-clearing vehicles; Mine-clearing devices attachable to vehicles
    • F41H11/32—Decoy or sacrificial vehicles; Decoy or sacrificial devices attachable to vehicles
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41H—ARMOUR; ARMOURED TURRETS; ARMOURED OR ARMED VEHICLES; MEANS OF ATTACK OR DEFENCE, e.g. CAMOUFLAGE, IN GENERAL
    • F41H7/00—Armoured or armed vehicles
    • F41H7/005—Unmanned ground vehicles, i.e. robotic, remote controlled or autonomous, mobile platforms carrying equipment for performing a military or police role, e.g. weapon systems or reconnaissance sensors
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
    • F42D—BLASTING
    • F42D5/00—Safety arrangements
    • F42D5/04—Rendering explosive charges harmless, e.g. destroying ammunition; Rendering detonation of explosive charges harmless

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Generation Of Surge Voltage And Current (AREA)
  • Investigating, Analyzing Materials By Fluorescence Or Luminescence (AREA)
  • Particle Accelerators (AREA)
EP12830330.2A 2011-09-07 2012-09-07 Electrical discharge system and method for neutralizing explosive devices and electronics Withdrawn EP2753893A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US201161531703P 2011-09-07 2011-09-07
US201261693035P 2012-08-24 2012-08-24
PCT/US2012/054233 WO2013036814A2 (en) 2011-09-07 2012-09-07 Electrical discharge system and method for neutralizing explosive devices and electronics

Publications (2)

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EP2753893A2 EP2753893A2 (en) 2014-07-16
EP2753893A4 true EP2753893A4 (en) 2015-04-01

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WO (1) WO2013036814A2 (en)

Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US7296503B1 (en) * 2006-01-23 2007-11-20 Mcgrath Alan Thomas Method and apparatus for neutralizing improvised explosive devices and landmines and mobile unit for performing the method
US7775146B1 (en) * 2006-08-02 2010-08-17 Xtreme Ads Limited System and method for neutralizing explosives and electronics
US7987760B1 (en) * 2005-05-03 2011-08-02 Applied Energetics, Inc Systems and methods for igniting explosives
US8004816B1 (en) * 2007-04-16 2011-08-23 Applied Energetics, Inc Disabling a target using electrical energy

Family Cites Families (2)

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US5007346A (en) * 1967-10-11 1991-04-16 United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy Device for detecting and/or sweeping electrically controlled mines
US6799499B2 (en) * 2002-04-30 2004-10-05 Her Majesty The Queen In Right Of Canada, As Represented By The Minister Of National Defence Landmine neutralizer using a high power microwave device

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US7987760B1 (en) * 2005-05-03 2011-08-02 Applied Energetics, Inc Systems and methods for igniting explosives
US7296503B1 (en) * 2006-01-23 2007-11-20 Mcgrath Alan Thomas Method and apparatus for neutralizing improvised explosive devices and landmines and mobile unit for performing the method
US7775146B1 (en) * 2006-08-02 2010-08-17 Xtreme Ads Limited System and method for neutralizing explosives and electronics
US8004816B1 (en) * 2007-04-16 2011-08-23 Applied Energetics, Inc Disabling a target using electrical energy

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
WO2013036814A2 (en) 2013-03-14
EP2753893A2 (en) 2014-07-16
WO2013036814A4 (en) 2013-06-27
WO2013036814A3 (en) 2013-05-02

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