Weapon clearance device for clearing weapons under water, such as underwater mines, combined weapon clearance device comprising unmanned underwater vehicle and such a weapon clearance device as well as a method therefor
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Aug 26, 2014
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Oct 10, 2013
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Dec 5, 2012
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Dec 21, 2011
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Abstract
The disclosure provides a weapon clearance device for clearing weapons by detonating the weapon, a combined weapon clearance device comprising the weapon clearance device and an unmanned underwater vehicle, and a method associated therewith for clearing weapons. The weapon clearance device comprises a retaining device for fixing the weapon clearance device to the weapon or in the surrounding area of the weapon. The weapon clearance device is a driveless attachment for the unmanned underwater vehicle comprising a means for the releasable connection to the unmanned underwater vehicle. The mass of the weapon clearance device under water is invariably less or greater than the mass of the water displaced by the weapon clearance device under water. The weapon clearance device is thus not neutral in terms of buoyancy, which provides advantages when clearing sunk ground mines as well as floating mines by approaching the mine from above and/or from below.
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Patent Owner | Address | |
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ATLAS ELEKTRONIK GMBH | SEBALDSBRUCKER HEERSTRASSE 235 BREMEN 28309 |
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- 2012 Application Filing Year
- B63G Class
- 71 Applications Filed
- 62 Patents Issued To-Date
- 87.33 % Issued To-Date
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Isserstedt, Thorsten | Achim, DE | 1 | 4 |
# of filed Patents : 1 Total Citations : 4 |
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