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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2024

Filed:

Oct. 08, 2020
Applicant:

Mnd France, Sainte-Helene-du-Lac, FR;

Inventors:

Olivier Rivoal, Barberaz, FR;

Stéphane Constant, Saint Pierre D'Allevard, FR;

Jean-Marc Neuville, Sassenage, FR;

Louis Noel, Cusy, FR;

Pierre Fleur, Saint Vincent de Mercuze, FR;

François-Xavier Villalonga, Aix-les-Bains, FR;

Vincent Costecalde, Saint Maximin, FR;

Assignee:

MND FRANCE, Sainte-Helene-du-Lac, FR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F42D 3/00 (2006.01); E01F 7/04 (2006.01); F42D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F42D 3/00 (2013.01); E01F 7/04 (2013.01); F42D 1/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

This avalanche triggering system includes a portable unit configured to be carried by an operator, the portable unit comprising a gas storage device configured to store an oxidizing gas and a combustible gas; an explosion unit which is configured to be launched by the operator or to be transported by a drone and which includes a flexible envelope configured to be filled with an explosive gas mixture, the flexible envelope being deformable between a rest configuration in which the flexible envelope has a first inner volume and an inflated configuration in which the flexible envelope has a second inner volume which is greater than the first inner volume, the explosion unit further including an ignition device configured to trigger the explosion of the explosive gas mixture contained in the flexible envelope; and a control unit configured to remotely control the ignition device.


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