Patent ID: 11933580
Assignee: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 16:
17. A method of disrupting an explosive target, the method comprising the steps of:
providing the shaped charge of claim 1 with a liquid positioned in the interior volume, wherein the plastic shell is immersed in the liquid;
aligning the mass focusing shaped charge with an explosive target;
initiating a detonation wave in the shape-conforming explosive that travels substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis, wherein the geometric shape and position of the plastic shell and the plastic body distal end are configured to generate a tamp and timing of rarefaction waves to increase a pressure duration and amplitude to drive the liquid toward the explosive target;
generating a liquid jet;
stabilizing the liquid jet with the spherical projectile, wherein the liquid jet flows forward around a rear surface of the spherical projectile to hydraulically stabilize the spherical projectile;
thereby disrupting the explosive target.