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US 2014/0208874 A1Published application
Automated Fragment Collection Apparatus
OwnerCharles N. Sturdivantinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for collecting fragments from a substrate subjected to an exploded munition, including a predetection element for removing large fragments from a sheet of the substrate; a detection and removal element for locating fragments embedded within the sheet and for removing located fragments from the sheet; and a capture element for capturing removed fragments.
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A method of collecting fragments comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a sheet of a substrate having been exposed to an explosion of a munition;
- b) placing the sheet on a detection and removal element having a detection component and a removal component;
- c) advancing the sheet through the detection component to find a location of embedded fragments;
- d) communicating the location of embedded fragments to the removal element for the removal of the embedded fragments;
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- e) removing the embedded fragments from the sheet.
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A method of collecting fragments comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a sheet of a substrate exposed to an explosion of a munition;
- b) placing the sheet on a detection and removal element having a detection component and a removal component;
- c) advancing the sheet through the detection component to find a location of embedded fragments;
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- d) generating an image of the location of the embedded fragments.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.