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US 5005482Tier 3 — General Defense

COMBINED MINE SAFETY DEPLOYMENT AND ACTIVATION SYSTEM

Assignee

US Government

Filed as: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, THE

Filed

May 21, 1984

Granted

Apr 9, 1991

Location

KEEDYSVILLE MD US

Abstract

A naval mine combined fail-safe deployment and activation system which, ar the mine has been dropped from an aircraft, deploys a parachute to slow its descent and thereafter arms a target detection device when the mine has settled into the water to a predetermined depth for exploding the mine when a target is detected.

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35 USC §181 Secrecy Order

Imposed

Aug 20, 1985

Rescinded

Sep 26, 1990

Duration

5 years, 1 month

Inventor

  • 1WILLIAM H. REAMS

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