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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2012
Applicants:
Andre Koekemoer, Sandton, ZA;
Craig Charles Schlenter, Sandton, ZA;
Albertus A. Labuschagne, Sandton, ZA;
Christopher Malcolm Birkin, Sandton, ZA;
Herman Van Der Walt, Sandton, ZA;
Inventors:
Andre Koekemoer, Sandton, ZA;
Craig Charles Schlenter, Sandton, ZA;
Albertus A. Labuschagne, Sandton, ZA;
Christopher Malcolm Birkin, Sandton, ZA;
Herman Van Der Walt, Sandton, ZA;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F42D 1/04 (2006.01); F42B 3/10 (2006.01); F42C 11/06 (2006.01); F42D 1/055 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F42D 1/04 (2013.01); F42D 1/055 (2013.01);
Abstract
A detonator assembly () which includes a housing (), an explosive () in the housing (), an initiating element () exposed to the explosive (), a circuit for controlling operation of the initiating element (), and a communication arrangement which can establish communication between the circuit and an external controller () at least at one optical frequency.