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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph S. Seregelyi, Stittsville, CA;
Denis M. Bergeron, Campbelltown, AU;
Satish Kashyap, Kanata, CA;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63G 7/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63G 7/06 ;
Abstract
An apparatus to neutralize landmines using high power microwaves has a blast hardened dish antenna mounted on a vehicle along with a microwave generator and power generator A waveguide from the microwave generator feeds microwaves to a feed horn for the antenna. Plugs that are transparent to microwaves are located in the waveguide to prevent the blast wave generated by a detonated landmine from propagating inside of the waveguide and damaging the microwave generator. Flexible sections in the waveguide dampen any shock wave produced by a detonated mine from traveling along the waveguide towards the microwave generator.