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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8082844 | Acoustic crystal explosives An acoustic crystal explosive, which gains its properties from both its periodic structure and its composition, may be configured to suppress or enhance the sensitivity of detonation of the explosive in response to an acoustic wave. An explosive material and a mediu... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8037821 | Methods and apparatus for reducing the transmission of mechanical waves Methods and apparatus for reducing transmission of mechanical waves according to various aspects of the present invention comprise a set of isolators and a series of stops configured to isolate a piece of equipment in a projectile. The stops serve to limit the amoun... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7431237 | Guided projectile with power and control mechanism A projectile has the ability to generate and provide power to components located in two sections of the projectile which have relative rotation to each other. The projectile has a pair of generators allowing the powering of components in two sections. The projectile... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7370513 | System and method for monitoring features of a blast A method of monitoring a feature of a blast such as velocity of detonation (VOD) comprises the steps of providing a detonator 16.1 at a blast site 12. Prior to the blast, a blast control signal path 20, 18.1 is utilized to communicate blast cont... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7370583 | Detonator system and method in connection with the same A method for wirelessly transmitting data to a control unit, such as a blasting machine, selected from a plurality of control units from an operating device selected from a plurality of operating devices, and a system intended for the method. The control unit is con... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7350448 | Perforating apparatus, firing assembly, and method A firing assembly for activating a perforating device comprising a module having a first chamber and a second chamber. The firing assembly comprises a firing head for transferring ballistic energy to the perforating device, said firing head having a detonator and a ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347145 | Dynamic baselining in current modulation-based communication Dynamic baselining of current modulation-based talkback from a slave device to a master device in a system such as an electronic blasting system, wherein the dynamic baselining enhances communication integrity under conditions of environmental noise and the like. Wi... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7337723 | Detonator arming A detonator which, once armed, is automatically disarmed after a predetermined time period in the absence of at least one defined signal during such time period. ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7316562 | Method and system to ignite inflammable fluids A method is described for igniting discharges of inflammable fluids, such as gases which are discharged in a flare, where an ignition pellet is set in motion towards the fluid discharge along a conducting body and made to detonate in or near the fluid discharge, so ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314005 | Fireworks ignition system for 1.4 fireworks An ignition system for 1.4 g or consumer fireworks includes a base to which the fireworks are secured to prevent tipping thereof during shooting. The base is secured to the ground or other surface for stability. Preferably, the base is part of a container which encl... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7299734 | Synchronously/synergeticly timed fuse procedure or process A synchronous or synergeticly timed fuse is installed into ordnance (bombs, artillery shells, depth charges etc.), the ordnance is delivered to a target area and a simultaneous (synchronous), or a synergetic (not neccessarily synchronous yet the energies add togethe... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7287172 | System and method for locking user input elements for small computer devices A system and method for automatically locking user interface input elements to avoid negative impact of inadvertently pressing a user input element. The method receives an internally generated locking signal; sets a locked flag to indicate the user input elements ar... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284601 | Casing conveyed well perforating apparatus and method Disclosed is a device and method for externally perforating a well-bore casing. The perforating apparatus is attached to the outside of the casing itself and is conveyed along with the casing when it is inserted into the well bore. The perforation is accomplished us... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284489 | Casing conveyed well perforating apparatus and method Disclosed is a device and method for externally perforating a well-bore casing. The perforating apparatus is attached to the outside of the casing itself and is conveyed along with the casing when it is inserted into the well bore. The perforation is accomplished us... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7273102 | Remotely actuating a casing conveyed tool A technique that is usable with a subterranean well includes communicating a wireless stimulus downhole in the well and actuating a casing conveyed tool in response to the communication. ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7261035 | Method and system for operation of a safe and arm device A method and a system controlling the operation of a safe and arm device. The embodiments include continually utilizing a rule based computation to generate an output signal to be sent to a controller affecting the operation of the safe and arm (S&A) device towards ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7261028 | Ordnance system with common bus, method of operation and aerospace vehicle including same An ordnance system and method for controlling an ordnance system is provided. The system and method utilizes an addressable common, or shared, bus configured to transmit and receive data thereon. The addressable bus has further coupled thereto an ordnance controller... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7197981 | Projectile A projectile, having a casing, a projectile base, which closes off the casing at the rear, a receiver coil for receiving electromagnetic signals, an energy source, brought into contact with the receiver coil, and a logic module. The casing is made of a plastic mater... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7188566 | Non-electric detonator A detonator (10) has a constant-diameter shell (12) which has a significantly higher shell length-to-diameter (outside diameter) ratio than prior art detonators. The shell (12) is configured to hold an explosive output charge (18) which i... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7156049 | Release mechanism to interact with biota, in particular fauna that may outgrow available habitat A device for interacting with biota either on a pre-specified schedule or via actuation by remote signal. Preferably, the biota are fauna and more particularly fish. In selected embodiments, it comprises frangible packaging enclosing means for timing interaction, at... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7152676 | Techniques and systems associated with perforation and the installation of downhole tools A technique to install a tool in a well includes running the tool into the well and fixing the tool to the well with a fixing agent without pumping the fixing agent through a central passageway of the tool. The tool may be a perforating gun that includes a casing bo... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7155353 | Method for determining charging capacitance of capacitor A method of determining a charging capacitance of a capacitor in an air bag system having an electronic control unit for controlling a gas generator, a bus line having a loop wire extending from the electronic control unit, gas generators connected to the loop wire,... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7146912 | Flexible detonator system An electronic detonator system includes a control unit, a plurality of electronic detonators and a bus which connects the detonators to the control unit. Each electronic detonator includes a number of flags which may assume either of two possible values, each flag i... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7137340 | Mixed mine alternative system The Mixed Mine Alternative (MMA) System is a military system designed for use in mechanized warfare. The MMA System has three components, MMA smart Antitank mines, MMA Antihandling Sensors linked to the MMA smart Antitank mines, and MMA Remote Control Units (RCU). T... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7117796 | Igniter for exothermic torch rod An igniter's housing is bored continuously there through to define, in succession, several bore regions. A firing pin, slidingly fit in the first bore region, terminates in a tip that protrudes into a primer-filled second bore region when the firing pin is fully sea... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7116543 | Apparatus for supplying electric energy to explosion cartridge An electric power supplying apparatus for a rock explosion cartridge is disclosed. The apparatus includes the following elements. A power source generates an electric energy. A plurality of channels consist of capacitors for storing an electric energy from the power... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7107908 | Firing-readiness diagnostic of a pyrotechnic device such as an electronic detonator Firing-readiness diagnostics in an electronic pyrotechnic device such as an electronic detonator or an electronic blasting system thereof. The diagnostics may include a check for any incompatible attached devices, a resistance or continuity check of an ignition elem... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7093799 | Guided missile having a jettisoned protective cap A guided missile having a longitudinally extending airframe with a tip, a seeker head arranged in the tip and a window located in front of the seeker head for closing the airframe at the tip so as to protect the seeker head. A jettisonable protective cap consisting ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7086334 | Staggered charging of slave devices such as in an electronic blasting system Selective, staggered charging of individual slave devices in a system at different times, such as electronic detonators in an electronic blasting system, so as to prevent excessive voltage drop on the bus. The staggered charging may be obtained through a clock-drive... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7082877 | Current modulation-based communication for slave device Current modulation-based talkback in a system in which the background noise in the level of current draw is minimized such that the talkback is effected with a desirably high signal-to-noise ratio, such as by the master device holding the system voltage low such tha... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7070204 | Programmable gas generator using microcells A programmable gas generator which has a plurality of different elements can be individually activated, and wherein the activation causes inflation of a device. ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7066369 | Propellant container for setting tools and an internal combustion driven setting tool The present invention relates to a propellant container (2) for an internal combustion operated setting tool (10) having a housing (21) and a housing internal space (22) for receiving a propellant (23). A portable electrical power ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7054131 | Pre-fire countdown in an electronic detonator and electronic blasting system An electronic detonator such as is used in electronic blasting systems, utilizing a pre-fire countdown, during which time other commands may be issued such as to conduct diagnostic tests or other measures to ensure more reliable and/or safer firing. ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7047885 | Multiple pulse cartridge ignition system An electronically controlled multi-pulse ignitor ignites a cartridge used to launch a projectile. An electronics module is programmed with a temperature performance profile for the cartridge. A temperature sensor is coupled to supply current cartridge temperature da... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7040234 | MEMS safe arm device for microdetonation The present invention relates to a device for electronically arming and firing a MEMS-scale interrupted explosive train to detonate a main charge explosive. The device includes a MEMS slider assembly housing a transfer charge electrically actuated to move between sa... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7021216 | Method of and system for controlling a blasting network A method and system for controlling a blasting network (16) for use where spurious command signals may be passed through a blasting controller (12) to the blasting network, for example when the controller is connected to the Internet or Intranet (10... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7007606 | Method for utilizing a MEMS safe arm device for microdetonation The present invention relates to a method utilizing a MEMS safe arm device for electronically arming and firing a MEMS-scale interrupted explosive train to detonate a main charge explosive. The device includes a MEMS slider assembly housing a transfer charge electri... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6962202 | Casing conveyed well perforating apparatus and method Disclosed is a casing conveyed perforating apparatus and method for externally perforating a wellbore casing. The perforating apparatus is attached to the outside of the casing and is conveyed along with the casing when it is inserted into the wellbore. The perforat... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6945174 | Method for connecting ignitors in an ignition system Errors may occur in a detonating system that consists of several detonating circuits when the connection—the logging-on—of detonators is effected to the buses of a logger which in turn is connected to a blaster. Connecting is effected, particularly in opencast-m... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6941869 | Sensor for monitoring electronic detonation circuits A voltage sensor (10) for monitoring electronic ignition circuits (1) which contains a plurality of igniters (4) connected to an ignition line (3) and an ignition device (2) connected to the ignition line (3) to program the ... | 09/13/2005 |
