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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:
Oct. 01, 2024

Filed:

Jul. 31, 2019
Applicant:

Orica International Pte Ltd, Singapore, SG;

Inventors:

David Olaf Johnson, Aurora, CO (US);

Dale S. Preece, Saratoga Springs, UT (US);

Matthew Tolliver Rawls, Watkins, CO (US);

Chad D. Chaffin, Aurora, CO (US);

Ayman Tawadrous, Aurora, CO (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 1/02 (2006.01); F42B 3/08 (2006.01); F42B 3/22 (2006.01); F42B 1/028 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 3/22 (2013.01); F42B 1/02 (2013.01); F42B 3/08 (2013.01); F42B 1/028 (2013.01);
Abstract

An explosive device configured for outputting a quasi-planar shock wave includes: a body structure having a proximal end and an opposing distal end, and within which (a) an initiation device chamber; (b) a donor charge having a geometric shape correlated with first cone having an internal void exhibiting a geometric shape correlated with a second cone, wherein a first base of the first cone and a second base of the second cone reside in a common plane and have a common center point; (c) a non-explosive wave shaper filling the void; and (d) an acceptor charge are sequentially disposed adjacent to each other in a direction toward the distal end. Perpendicular to the central axis, a maximum lateral span of each of the wave shaper, the donor charge, and the acceptor charge coincide. The acceptor explosive charge mass does not laterally extend to a set of body structure outer walls.


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