Patents Assigned to ETI Holdings Corp.
  • Method of gassing emulsion explosives and explosives produced thereby
    Patent number: 6855219
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a gassed explosive composition, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a base explosive composition comprising at least an emulsion explosive composition containing a source of ammonium ions; and, (b) combining the base explosive composition with a gassing solution subsequent to the formation of the emulsion explosive composition, the gassing solution comprising a pH lowering agent. A gassed emulsion explosive composition is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Assignee: ETI Holdings Corp.
    Inventors: Ivana Alilovic, Earl Reckzin
  • Method of gassing emulsion explosives and explosives produced thereby
    Publication number: 20040065396
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a gassed explosive composition, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a base explosive composition comprising at least an emulsion explosive composition containing a source of ammonium ions; and, (b) combining the base explosive composition with a gassing solution subsequent to the formation of the emulsion explosive composition, the gassing solution comprising a pH lowering agent. A gassed emulsion explosive composition is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2002
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Applicant: ETI Holdings Corp.
    Inventors: Ivana Alilovic, Earl Reckzin