Inflatable tool for plasma generation and shaped charge stand-off
US10458770B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 25, 2018 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 25, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF42B33/067
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) tool has an inflated state and a deflated, collapsed state. In the inflated state, the EOD tool includes a central longitudinal axis and a radially outer portion. The radially outer portion contains an inflation composition. The radially outer portion includes an opening for admitting the inflation composition into the radially outer portion, an exterior wall and an interior wall that defines a through opening centered on the central longitudinal axis.
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