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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2023
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, DC (US);
Ian B. Vabnick, Fredericksburg, VA (US);
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a method for rendering safe an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) via a powered mechanical press. The method includes identifying and classifying the IED and placing the IED into the press and determining a position of the IED within the press based on the classification of the IED. The method further includes activating the press until a fracturing device of the press reaches a fracture position with respect to the IED and holding the position of the press for a predetermined period of time when the fracturing device reaches the fracture position. Further, the method includes removing, after the IED has fractured, the fractured IED and explosive filler of the fractured IED.