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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2002
Applicants:
Henry Moulard, Saint Louis la Chaussee, FR;
Augustre Ritter, Village Neuf, FR;
Jean-marie Brodbeck, Uffheim, FR;
Inventors:
Henry Moulard, Saint Louis la Chaussee, FR;
Augustre Ritter, Village Neuf, FR;
Jean-Marie Brodbeck, Uffheim, FR;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F42C 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to an optical detonator comprising a secondary explosive disposed in a cavity, an optical fiber having one end connected to a source of laser radiation, and a focusing optical interface situated between the other end of the optical fiber and the secondary explosive and adapted to transmit the laser radiation to the secondary explosive. According to the invention, a layer of an ignition powder is disposed in the cavity between the secondary explosive and the focusing optical interface.