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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2010
Applicants:
Michael John Mccann, Chadds Ford, PA (US);
Ronald F. Stewart, Ottawa, CA;
Inventors:
Michael John McCann, Chadds Ford, PA (US);
Ronald F. Stewart, Ottawa, CA;
Assignee:
Orica Explosives Technology Pty Ltd., Melbourne, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F23Q 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed herein are methods for selective control of groups of wireless initiation devices such as wireless electronic boosters at a blast site. Such methods may be applied to a wide variety of blasting techniques that would benefit from the use of wireless control and initiation of explosive charges at the blast site.