Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for logging electronic detonators
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Application No.: US15059958Application Date: 2016-03-03
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Publication No.: US09958247B2Publication Date: 2018-05-01
- Inventor: Gimtong Teowee , Bryan E. Papillon , Larry S. Howe
- Applicant: Austin Star Detonator Company
- Applicant Address: US OH Cleveland
- Assignee: Austin Star Detonator Company
- Current Assignee: Austin Star Detonator Company
- Current Assignee Address: US OH Cleveland
- Agency: Fay Sharpe LLP
- Main IPC: F42D1/05
- IPC: F42D1/05 ; F42D1/055

Abstract:
Logging apparatus, methods and systems are presented for logging data from electronic detonators one at a time, in which a logger is placed into an automatic logging mode and begins transmitting read request messages in repetitive fashion until a response is received from a single connected electronic detonator, whereupon the logger obtains serial ID number and potentially other data such as a delay from the electronic detonator, after which the logger automatically proceeds without further user button presses to again initiate read request messages, by which a user can sequentially connect and disconnect a number of electronic detonators one at a time for quick expeditious logging. Also presented are automatic electronic detonator programming apparatus and processes in which a logger is placed into an automatic programming mode and the user connects electronic detonators one at a time for automatic or semi-automatic programming of delay times from internal memory.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160187116A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOGGING ELECTRONIC DETONATORS Public/Granted day:2016-06-30
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