Patents by Inventor Darren Morton

Darren Morton has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Conveying of emulsion explosive
    Patent number: 10557575
    Abstract: This invention provides a hose for conveying an emulsion explosive together with an annular stream of aqueous solution around the emulsion explosive as a lubricant, wherein the hose comprises an internal surface that reduces disruption of the annular stream during conveying of the emulsion explosive. Also provided is a method of producing this type of hose and practical applications of the hose in commercial mining and blasting operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: ORICA INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD.
    Inventors: Darren Morton, Su Nee Tan
  • CONVEYING OF EMULSION EXPLOSIVE
    Publication number: 20170314707
    Abstract: This invention provides a hose for conveying an emulsion explosive together with an annular stream of aqueous solution around the emulsion explosive as a lubricant, wherein the hose comprises an internal surface that reduces disruption of the annular stream during conveying of the emulsion explosive. Also provided is a method of producing this type of hose and practical applications of the hose in commercial mining and blasting operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Su Nee Tan, Darren Morton