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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2012
Applicant:
Qinetiq North America, Inc., McLean, VA (US);
Inventors:
Richard Wiesman, Wayland, MA (US);
Andrew Kirouac, Chelmsford, MA (US);
David Meeker, Natick, MA (US);
Joshua Berglund, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Marco Jakob Tavernini, Windham, NH (US);
Assignee:
Foster-Miller, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F41H 11/12 (2011.01); F41H 11/30 (2011.01); F41H 11/18 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F41H 11/12 (2013.01); F41H 11/30 (2013.01); F41H 11/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A ground pressure detonation device includes a housing, a foot coupled to the housing, and an oscillation subsystem associated with the housing configured to oscillate the housing such that the foot impacts the ground with sufficient oscillating force to ensure detonation of one or more pressure sensitive explosive devices in and/or on the ground.