Patents by Inventor Barry Middlemass

Barry Middlemass 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).

  • Device; especially for clearing of land mines
    Patent number: 6619177
    Abstract: An apparatus, especially for clearing landmines, wherein there is arranged on a carrier machine (1) a flail unit (11) connected to an engine to power a flail rotor (12) equipped with chains and weights, which unit (11) comprises two flail arms (13) which at a first end support the flail rotor (12) and at a second end are made in the form of a frame (14), where the arms (13) are pivotally supported at a pivot point (17), so that when the flail rotor (12) is in operation the unit (11) will be maintained in a floating position relative to the surface of the terrain, which apparatus is equipped with a protective shield (15) between the flail rotor (12) and the carrier machine (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2003
    Assignee: Norwegian Demining Consortium AS
    Inventors: Tormod Hansen, Dag Aspli, Barry Middlemass