Patents by Inventor Bogdan Z. Dlugogorsk

Bogdan Z. Dlugogorsk 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).

  • Gassing of emulsion explosives with nitric oxide
    Patent number: 8114231
    Abstract: A method for gassing an emulsion explosives to sensitize the explosive to detonation and/or for density modification is described. The method comprises reacting a compound having an enol group, or a deprotonated enolate form of the enol group, with a nitrosating agent to generate nitric oxide to gas the explosive. The compound reacted with the nitrosating agent can be a lactone such as ascorbic acid. Dinitrogen trioxide is particularly useful as the nitrosating agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Newcastle Innovation Limited
    Inventors: Gabriel da Silva, Bogdan Z. Dlugogorsk, Eric M. Kennedy