Patent ID: 6120627
Filing Date: 2000-09-19
Classification: B09C,C06B,C12N,C12P,C12R,F42B,Y10S

Abstract:
An explosive device capable of self-remediation, if the explosive device once installed at a predetermined detonation site fails to detonate as intended, said explosive device comprising:a. a shell defining the exterior of said explosive device;b. a quantity of an explosive material housed within said shell, said quantity of said explosive material being so configured therewithin as to be detonatable to cause the intended explosive effect of said explosive device, detonation of said quantity of said explosive material being controlled from outside said shell by the selective operation of a detonation initiation system operably coupled to said quantity of said explosive material through said shell;c. a quantity of at least one type of microorganism capable of bioremediating said explosive material, said quantity of microorganism being housed within said shell in such proximity to said quantity of said explosive material that, if the detonation initiation system fails to cause detonation of said quantity of explosive material as intended, the microorganisms in said quantity of microorganism deactivate said explosive device by commencing bioremediation of said quantity of explosive material.