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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2022
Detnet South Africa (Pty) Ltd, Johannesburg, ZA;
Michiel Jacobus Kruger, Johannesburg, ZA;
Marinus Yates, Benoni, ZA;
Daniel August Julien Louis Maurissens, Johannesburg, ZA;
Brian E. Petted, Cedarburg, WI (US);
DETNET SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD, Johannesburg, ZA;
Abstract
A method of obtaining velocity of detonation (VOD) information from a borehole wherein an explosive in the borehole is ignited by initiation of a detonator, the method including the steps of using a control circuit which obtains a measurement of the VOD and which is subsequently destroyed by ignition of the explosive, and of transmitting from the borehole a wireless signal which contains the VOD measurement and data which identifies the borehole before the control circuit is destroyed.
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