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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stephen W. Mc Cahon, Tucson, AZ (US);
Scott G. Martin, Oro Valley, AZ (US);
Robert W. Knox, Oro Valley, AZ (US);
Andrew E. Paul, Tucson, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Raytheon Company, Lexington, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F42C 1/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F42C 1/900 ;
Abstract
A method for exploding a high explosive material confined in a casing which includes the steps of generating a laser beam; directing the laser beam toward a location on a surface of the casing; and irradiating the surface location with the laser beam a sufficient length of time to explode the high explosive material.