US Patent Issued to Federal Bureau of Investigation on April 22 for "Methods for rendering safe devices containing explosives" (Virginia Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,281,886, issued on April 22, was assigned to Federal Bureau of Investigation (Washington).

"Methods for rendering safe devices containing explosives" was invented by Ian B. Vabnick (Fredericksburg, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a method for rendering safe an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) via a powered mechanical press. The method includes identifying and classifying the IED and placing the IED into the press and determining a position of the IED within the press based on the classification of the IED. The method further includes activating the press until a fracturing device of the press reaches a fracture position w...