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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2018
Utec Corporation, Llc, Riverton, KS (US);
Nanda Kumar J. Nair, Hyderabad, IN;
Utec Corporation LLC, Riverton, KS (US);
Abstract
A 'smart' insulation displacement connector for use in a blasting system with a blast machine and conventional electronic delay detonators. A control circuit in the IDC allows conventional detonators to be logged remotely by the blast machine. Elimination of manual logging by individuals increases safety in the blast zone and facilitates the blasting operation. Additionally, the detonators are powered on sequentially in a 'domino effect,' which reduces the likelihood of a high surge current from the blasting machine that may occur when a large number of detonators are energized simultaneously. The logging operation is simplified, likelihood of human error is reduced, and the cost of a separate logger device is eliminated.