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US 7,958,809 B1Granted
Method for neutralizing explosives and electronics
AssigneeXtreme ADS Limited
InventorsPeter Victor Bitar, Ricky Lee Busby, Leroy Ernest Lakey, Varce Eron Howe
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Abstract
Disclosed is a method for neutralizing explosives and electronics utilizing a high voltage electrical discharge.
Claims17
A method for neutralizing an explosive device disposed within a targeted area, the method comprising:
- generating an electric potential;
- spinning a spark emission point in a predetermined pattern within the targeted area;
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- for neutralizing the explosive device, discharging the electric potential in the form of an electric discharge into the explosive device via the spinning spark emission point.
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A method of neutralizing an explosive device located in the earth, the method comprising the steps of:
- generating a high voltage electrical potential;
- bringing the electrical potential in proximity with the explosive device;
- discharging the electrical potential into the earth as an electrical discharge proximate to the explosive device such that at least a portion of the electrical discharge conducts through at least a portion of the explosive device, thereby neutralizing it, wherein the electrical discharge arcs through at least eight inches of air.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.