Patents by Inventor Michael E. King

Michael E. King 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).

  • Apparatus and method for remote disassembly of failed high explosive type mine
    Patent number: 5353676
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for remotely disassembling a failed high explosive ype mine. The apparatus is mounted on a mobile chassis and has a remote operator shelter for control of the apparatus. The apparatus has a stripper assembly to remove appendages from the body of the mine. A chuck assembly moves the stripped body of the mine to a cutter assembly and rotates the body of the mine so that the electronics assembly is severed from the body of the mine. A puller assembly extracts the safe and arming device from the high explosive filler in the body of the mine. In an alternate embodiment, a rammer assembly has a pressing cylinder to push the electronics assembly and the safe and arming device from the center of the body of the mine as the outer portion of the body of the mine is firmly retained on the frame of the rammer assembly. Video cameras on the apparatus are provided to permit remote control of the disassembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1994
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Michael E. King, Scott D. Spencer, Marvin C. Eades, Ronald A. Jasper, Gabe B. Hammond