Patents by Inventor Augustre Ritter

Augustre Ritter 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).

  • Low-energy optical detonator
    Patent number: 7051655
    Abstract: The invention relates to an optical detonator comprising a secondary explosive disposed in a cavity, an optical fiber having one end connected to a source of laser radiation, and a focusing optical interface situated between the other end of the optical fiber and the secondary explosive and adapted to transmit the laser radiation to the secondary explosive. According to the invention, a layer of an ignition powder is disposed in the cavity between the secondary explosive and the focusing optical interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Assignee: Institut Franco-Allemand de Recherches de Saint-Louis
    Inventors: Henry Moulard, Augustre Ritter, Jean-Marie Brodbeck
  • LOW-ENERGY OPTICAL DETONATOR
    Publication number: 20060096484
    Abstract: The invention relates to an optical detonator comprising a secondary explosive disposed in a cavity, an optical fiber having one end connected to a source of laser radiation, and a focusing optical interface situated between the other end of the optical fiber and the secondary explosive and adapted to transmit the laser radiation to the secondary explosive. According to the invention, a layer of an ignition powder is disposed in the cavity between the secondary explosive and the focusing optical interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2002
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Inventors: Henry Moulard, Augustre Ritter, Jean-Marie Brodbeck