Patents by Inventor Peter Rushforth

Peter Rushforth 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 AND METHOD FOR MINE DISPOSAL
    Publication number: 20220120535
    Abstract: A projectile (601) for piercing a casing of a mine containing an explosive material, comprising a projectile body having a nose portion (603) and a tail portion (604) and a longitudinal axis, a switch, and electrodes (605, 606) separated such that in use an electrical discharge can flow between them through an explosive material contained within a mine, or to initiate an energetic material comprised between the electrodes to detonate an explosive material contained within a mine. Also provided is a method of mine disposal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventor: Peter Rushforth