Battelle Memorial Institute

Isaac Thomas Zimmer

Richard W Givens

Ronald L Loeser

Jason E Paugh

Walter G VanCleave, Iii

Jerome A Klein

Roger F Backhus

Walter G Iii Vancleave

Walter G Vancleave

A detonator system is provided for use with explosives that utilizes two subsystems. A first subsystem functions as a non-explosives based detonator, which does not contain any explosives. The second subsystem is an initiating subsystem, which includes an initiating pellet. To set off an explosive event, the non-energetics based detonator is coupled to the initiating subsystem and the non-energetics based detonator is commanded to provide a suitable signal to the initiating subsystem that is sufficient to function the initiating pellet. Further, the initiating subsystem can be integrated directly into an associated explosive such as a booster that has been configured to receive the initiator subsystem without changing the hazard class of the booster.

Non-energetics based detonator

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Galena, OH, United States of America

Isaac Thomas Zimmer