Triggering unit controlled by a microprocessor for initiating pyrotechnical elements
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Aug 31, 2004
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Jul 8, 2002
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Sep 27, 1999
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Abstract
A triggering unit for initiating pyrotechnical elements includes a control component, a rectifier (12), an energy store (15), a voltage regulator (13), a data coupling device (11), a current limiter and a suppressor circuit (10). To enable an up to now unknown variety of variants pertaining to characteristics and functionality without having to change the hard ware or the design of the chip, the control component is a programmable microprocessor (10) with an integrated program memory.
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- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
- 2 Other
Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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ORICA EXPLOSIVES TECHNOLOGY PTY LIMITED | NICHOLSON STREET 1 MELBOURNE VICTORIA |
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- 2002 Application Filing Year
- F42D Class
- 9 Applications Filed
- 6 Patents Issued To-Date
- 66.67 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Hummel, Dirk | Haltern, DE | 15 | 427 |
# of filed Patents : 15 Total Citations : 427 | |||
Petzold, Jan | Rosrath, DE | 6 | 71 |
# of filed Patents : 6 Total Citations : 71 | |||
Schafer, Heinz | Lilienthal, DE | 10 | 129 |
# of filed Patents : 10 Total Citations : 129 | |||
Steiner, Ulrich | Troisdorf, DE | 9 | 71 |
# of filed Patents : 9 Total Citations : 71 | |||
Zemla, Andreas | Much, DE | 4 | 51 |
# of filed Patents : 4 Total Citations : 51 |
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- 15 Citation Count
- F42D Class
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