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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2014
Applicant:
Detnet South Africa (Pty) Ltd, Woodmead, ZA;
Inventor:
Riaan Lingenfelder Van Wyk, Edenvale, ZA;
Assignee:
DETNET SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD, Woodmead, ZA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/22 (2006.01); F42D 5/00 (2006.01); F42D 1/05 (2006.01); F42D 1/055 (2006.01); G01N 25/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F42D 5/00 (2013.01); F42D 1/05 (2013.01); F42D 1/055 (2013.01); G01N 25/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
A signal is injected into a wired series of detonators to obtain a reflected signal which represents a validated status of the system. The reflected signal is compared to a second reflected signal, generated in a similar way, some time later; to detect factors which affect the validated status of the system.