Patents by Inventor Wesley Stephen Estes

Wesley Stephen Estes 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).

  • Method and apparatus for disabling a blasting cap
    Patent number: 9423230
    Abstract: A system for disabling or degrading electrically initiated explosive devices includes an apparatus for inducing waveforms of varying power and duration into the leads of a bridgewire based blasting cap, thus raising the resistance to render the blasting cap inoperable without requiring detonation, and for polling or confirming electrical performance and operational status of the blasting cap. An operational methodology for neutralizing an explosive device is included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: EMERGING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph William Foley, Wesley Stephen Estes, Walter Siering