Patents by Inventor Delana Harris

Delana Harris has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Systems and methods for chemical and/or mechanical remediation of nitro compounds and nitrate esters
    Patent number: 8585841
    Abstract: Systems and methods for chemoremediation or mechanical destruction of undetonated explosive materials. An explosive apparatus contains an explosive material in close proximity to a chemical reagent selected for its chemoremediative properties. A barrier is interposed between the explosive material and the chemical reagent to delay the chemoremediation of the explosive material. Alternatively a water expandable material may be incorporated into the explosive material, whereby upon exposure to moisture the water absorbing material will expand sufficiently to fragment the explosive material into initiation insensitive particles. Initiation insensitivity is achieved by incorporation of water, which acts as a desensitizing agent as well as fragmenting the explosive material into particles sufficiently small that they are below the critical diameter for explosive initiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: MaxamCorp Holding S.L.
    Inventors: Carl Hermanus Lubbe, Delana Harris, José Manuel Botija González, Fernando María Beitia Gómez De Segura
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CHEMICAL AND/OR MECHANICAL REMEDIATION OF NITRO COMPOUNDS AND NITRATE ESTERS
    Publication number: 20110041718
    Abstract: Systems and methods for chemoremediation or mechanical destruction of undetonated explosive materials. An explosive apparatus contains an explosive material in close proximity to a chemical reagent selected for its chemoremediative properties. A barrier is interposed between the explosive material and the chemical reagent to delay the chemoremediation of the explosive material. Alternatively a water expandable material may be incorporated into the explosive material, whereby upon exposure to moisture the water absorbing material will expand sufficiently to fragment the explosive material into initiation insensitive particles. Initiation insensitivity is achieved by incorporation of water, which acts as a desensitizing agent as well as fragmenting the explosive material into particles sufficiently small that they are below the critical diameter for explosive initiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2010
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: Maxamcorp Holding S.L.
    Inventors: Carl Hermanus Lubbe, Delana Harris, Jose Manuel Botija González, Fernando María Beitia Gómez De Segura