Patents by Inventor Anthony John Rowe

Anthony John Rowe 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).

  • Detonation of explosives
    Patent number: 7992495
    Abstract: A chemical detonator includes a housing, having an open end and a closed end; and a detonation element located in the housing, into which a shock tube for initiating the detonation element intrudes, wherein the housing and the shock tube are of plastics construction and the housing is substantially cylindrical cup shape, and wherein the shock tube intrudes into, and is welded to, the open end to hold the shock tube at a desired spacing from the detonation element. The detonator includes a detonation element that includes a series of charges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: African Explosives Limited
    Inventors: Anthony John Rowe, Cornelius du Plooy Conradie, Daniel Gerhardus Kolver, legal representative
  • Detonation of Explosives
    Publication number: 20100050896
    Abstract: A chemical detonator includes a housing, having an open end and a closed end; and a detonation element located in the housing, into which a shock tube for initiating the detonation element intrudes, wherein the housing and the shock tube are of plastics construction and the housing is substantially cylindrical cup shape, and wherein the shock tube intrudes into, and is welded to, the open end to hold the shock tube at a desired spacing from the detonation element. The detonator includes a detonation element that includes a series of charges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2007
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: AFRICAN EXPLOSIVES LIMITED
    Inventors: Anthony John Rowe, Cornelius du Plooy Conradie