Selective control of groups of detonators

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PATENT NO 9967095
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14916876

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A method of communicating with a detonator assembly wherein an encryption key associated with the detonator assembly is stored in the detonator assembly and a message, intended for the detonator assembly, is encrypted at the control location using the encryption key whereupon the encrypted message is transmitted to each of a plurality of detonator assemblies and each received message is decrypted and validated.

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DETNET SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD2191 JOHANNESBURG

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gounden, Jonathan Woodmead, ZA 1 1
Schlenter, Craig Charles Woodmead, ZA 18 130

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