Abstract: A method for using a chemical and biological warfare agent decontaminating solution having a peroxygen compound and bleach activator. The peroxygen compound and bleach activator are mixed in a surfactant system to generate a peroxycarboylic acid in-situ to detoxify warfare agents.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 5, 2000
Date of Patent:
April 9, 2002
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary
of the Navy
Abstract: A method for neutralizing organophosphorus agricultural chemicals with a composition having a quaternary ammonium complex component, an oxidizer component and a solvent. After an organophosphorus agricultural chemical is passed through a pathway, an agricultural chemical neutralizer is used to neutralize residual agricultural chemical within the pathway.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 8, 2000
Date of Patent:
August 14, 2001
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary
of the Navy
Abstract: The particle size within a given medium is determined using a single wavelength to confirm the known particles sizes within a dispersion, or determined from two wavelengths to calculate the unknown particle sizes of a dispersion. Three wavelengths may be used to determine the unknown particle size of a dispersion of unknown concentration within a medium. The method and apparatus may be used for mono-dispersions and poly-dispersions.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 10, 2000
Date of Patent:
April 17, 2001
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary
of the Navy
Abstract: A penetrating, dual-mode warhead having soft target, surface burst mode and a hard target, penetrating mode is provided. The warhead has a cylindri outer fragmenting shell which contains an explosive surround. A long-rod penetrator with an explosive payload is located within the outer fragmenting shell. By arming selection prior to launch, the warhead can be configured for the surface burst mode which uses proximity sensor to initiate the outer shell explosive. The outer shell initiates the penetrator payload thereby detonating both explosives and fragmenting both the shell and penetrator casing. In the penetrating mode, the outer shell is stripped away on impact but is initiated just as the penetrator exits the shell. By this method the penetrator remains undamaged, but the outer shell nevertheless detonates to engage any surface targets. The penetrator continues into the hardened target, detonating on either a void sensor or on timing, whichever occurs first.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 14, 1998
Date of Patent:
October 24, 2000
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
Abstract: A chemical warfare agent decontamination solution made up of about 20% of a quaternary ammonium complex containing benzyltrimethylammoniumchloride and benzyltriethylammonium chloride and about 20% by weight of an oxidizer, dissolved in a solvent, such as water or glycol, is provided. This solution is a noncorrosive, nontoxic, nonflammable decontaminant, which may also be used to neutralize organophosphorus agricultural chemicals.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 19, 2000
Date of Patent:
June 5, 2001
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary
of the Navy