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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 1982
Filed:
Aug. 27, 1980
Applicant:
Inventor:
Carl Boyars, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ; C09K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
252408 ; 149-2 ;
Abstract
A color-coded taggant for the post-detonation identification of explosive material. Retrieval of the taggnt after detonation of an explosive is facilitated by the addition of nickel formate to the taggant. The additive renders the taggant magnetically susceptible only after detonation. This eliminates the possiblity of the unauthorized removal of the taggant by a magnet before detonation but retains the advantages of facile retrieval by means of a magnet subsequent to detonation.