Shaped charges for focusing a fluid mass

US10921089B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• The United States of America as Represented by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice · US

Inventors

• Ian B. Vabnick · Fredericksburg, US
• Lee Foltz · Indian Head, US
• Daniel McCarthy · Baltimore, US
• Marc J. La Belle · Buffalo, US
• Michael S. Shattuck · Port Royal, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 20, 2020
• Grant date: Feb 16, 2021
• Expiry date: Apr 20, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F42D5/045
• WIPO field: Other special machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Provided herein are shaped charges for focusing a fluid mass and related methods of using the shaped charges for disruption of an explosive target. The shaped charge comprises a plastic shell having a special geometric shape configured to support a shape-conforming explosive. A cylindrical plastic body has an interior volume for containing a fluid and the plastic shell. The plastic body closed distal end has a geometric shape that is substantially matched to the shape of the plastic shell.