Detonation of explosives

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8857339
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13992794

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An explosives detonator system for detonating an explosive charge with which it is, in use, arranged in a detonating relationship is provided. On acceptance of a detonation initiating signal having a detonation initiating property, the system initiates and thus detonates the explosive charge. The system includes an initiating device which accepts the detonation initiating signal and initiates and thus detonates the explosive charge. The initiating device is initially in a non-detonation initiating condition, in which it is not capable of accepting the detonation initiating signal. The system also includes a switching device that detects a chemical compositional component as a switching property of a switching signal that is transmitted to the detonator system, with the switching device being capable of switching the initiating device, on detection of the chemical compositional component, to a standby condition in which the initiating device accepts the detonation initiating signal when it is transmitted thereto.

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DETNET SOUTH AFRICA PROPRIETARY LIMITEDAECI PLACE 23/24 THE WOODLANDS WOODLANDS DRIVE WOODMEAD SANDTON 2196

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Belcher, Warwick Callaghan, AU 11 42
Bryant, Glenn Callaghan, AU 4 18
Dastoor, Paul Callaghan, AU 11 32
Halliday, Pieter Stephanus Jacobus Randburg, ZA 8 18
Morgan, Clifford Gordon Kempton Park, ZA 7 18
Muller, Elmar Centurion, ZA 16 90
Zhou, Xiaojing Callaghan, AU 8 91

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