Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Detonation command and control
- Patent Title (中): 爆轰指挥与控制
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Application No.: US14370209Application Date: 2013-01-14
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Publication No.: US09181790B2Publication Date: 2015-11-10
- Inventor: Jonathan L. Mace , Gerald J. Seitz , John A. Echave , Pierre-Yves Le Bas
- Applicant: Los Alamos National Security, LLC
- Applicant Address: US NM Los Alamos
- Assignee: Los Alamos National Security, LLC
- Current Assignee: Los Alamos National Security, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US NM Los Alamos
- Agency: King & Spalding LLP
- International Application: PCT/US2013/021475 WO 20130114
- International Announcement: WO2013/106850 WO 20130718
- Main IPC: F42D1/02
- IPC: F42D1/02 ; F42D1/045 ; F42D1/05 ; F42D3/04 ; F42D3/06 ; F42B3/02 ; F42B3/10 ; E21B43/263 ; F23Q21/00 ; F42D1/04 ; C06B25/34

Abstract:
The detonation of one or more explosive charges and propellant charges by a detonator in response to a fire control signal from a command and control system comprised of a command center and instrumentation center with a communications link therebetween. The fire control signal is selectively provided to the detonator from the instrumentation center if plural detonation control switches at the command center are in a fire authorization status, and instruments, and one or more interlocks, if included, are in a ready for firing status. The instrumentation and command centers are desirably mobile, such as being respective vehicles.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140338552A1 DETONATION COMMAND AND CONTROL Public/Granted day:2014-11-20
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