Explosive device for underwater use
CA 1331111 C · Owner: Shann, Peter Christian · Inventors: Shann, Peter Christian
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
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Abstract From the Canadian patent
The invention relates to a new method of using explosives. In the past it was the practise to use the shock wave front or the pressure pulse or both, generated by a detonated explosive mass to directly affect a target or to deform and drive a solids element against the target. In the method proposed by the present invention the explosive mass (11) and a compressible focussing means (12) are supported in a liquid medium. The focussing means (12) lie between the explosive mass and the target (T) and is spaced therefrom by liquid medium. The compressible focussing means (12) may comprise a compressible solids material or a gas volume. When the explosive mass (11) is detonated the pressure …
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Why it's free to use
- Granted August 2, 1994. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended August 2, 2011.
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