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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2008
Applicants:
Timothy J. Imholt, Richardson, TX (US);
Alexander F. St. Claire, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventors:
Timothy J. Imholt, Richardson, TX (US);
Alexander F. St. Claire, Dallas, TX (US);
Assignee:
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F41H 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In accordance with a particular embodiment of the present disclosure, a method to mitigate a blast wave includes detecting an imminent explosion that produces a blast wave. In response to this detection, the energy of a portion of this blast wave may be reduced by deploying a fluid in the path of the blast wave.