Patents by Inventor Bryan E. Papillon
Bryan E. Papillon 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).
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Publication number: 20240060760Abstract: Ethernet systems, methods and blasting machines are presented for remote turn on of the blasting machine and reliable fire and arm commands issuance. Systems, methods, blasting machines and wireless bridge units are presented for wireless blasting for safe firing of detonators under control of a remote wireless master controller in which the blasting machine is connected by cabling to the wireless bridge unit and power to a firing circuit of the blasting machine is remotely controlled via the bridge unit. The bridge unit or Ethernet primary controller selectively provides first and second firing messages to the blasting machine contingent upon acknowledgment of safe receipt of the first firing message by the blasting machine, and the blasting machine fires the connected detonators only if the first and second firing messages are correctly received from the bridge unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Applicant: Austin Star Detonator CompanyInventors: Chris Munroe, Larry S. Howe, Bryan E. Papillon, Gimtong Teowee, Walter J. Harders
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Patent number: 11852456Abstract: Ethernet systems, methods and blasting machines are presented for remote turn on of the blasting machine and reliable fire and arm commands issuance. Systems, methods, blasting machines and wireless bridge units are presented for wireless blasting for safe firing of detonators under control of a remote wireless master controller in which the blasting machine is connected by cabling to the wireless bridge unit and power to a firing circuit of the blasting machine is remotely controlled via the bridge unit. The bridge unit or Ethernet primary controller selectively provides first and second firing messages to the blasting machine contingent upon acknowledgment of safe receipt of the first firing message by the blasting machine, and the blasting machine fires the connected detonators only if the first and second firing messages are correctly received from the bridge unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2019Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: AUSTIN STAR DETONATOR COMPANYInventors: Chris Munroe, Larry S. Howe, Bryan E. Papillon, Gimtong Teowee, Walter J. Harders
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Patent number: 11353307Abstract: Logging apparatus, methods and electronic detonators are presented for logging data, wherein the logger transmits read request messages to preprogrammed electronic detonators without transmitting any delay programming messaging, receives and stores electronic detonator data from a given one of the preprogrammed electronic detonators, and sends a verify command to cause the detonator to update its status flag to prevent the given electronic detonator from responding to subsequent read request messages.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2021Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: AUSTIN STAR DETONATOR COMPANYInventors: Larry S. Howe, Bryan E. Papillon, Pavel Krivanek, Gimtong Teowee
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Publication number: 20210293518Abstract: Logging apparatus, methods and electronic detonators are presented for logging data, wherein the logger transmits read request messages to preprogrammed electronic detonators without transmitting any delay programming messaging, receives and stores electronic detonator data from a given one of the preprogrammed electronic detonators, and sends a verify command to cause the detonator to update its status flag to prevent the given electronic detonator from responding to subsequent read request messages.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2021Publication date: September 23, 2021Applicant: Austin Star Detonator CompanyInventors: Larry S. Howe, Bryan E. Papillon, Pavel Krivanek, Gimtong Teowee
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Patent number: 11029135Abstract: Logging apparatus, methods and electronic detonators are presented for logging data, wherein the logger transmits read request messages to preprogrammed electronic detonators without transmitting any delay programming messaging, receives and stores electronic detonator data from a given one of the preprogrammed electronic detonators, and sends a verify command to cause the detonator to update its status flag to prevent the given electronic detonator from responding to subsequent read request messages.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2018Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: Austin Star Detonator CompanyInventors: Larry S. Howe, Bryan E. Papillon, Pavel Krivanek, Gimtong Teowee
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Patent number: 11009331Abstract: Systems, methods, blasting machines and wireless bridge units are presented for wireless blasting for safe firing of detonators under control of a remote wireless master controller in which the blasting machine is connected by cabling to the wireless bridge unit and power to a firing circuit of the blasting machine is remotely controlled via the bridge unit. The bridge unit selectively provides first and second firing messages to the blasting machine contingent upon acknowledgment of safe receipt of the first firing message by the blasting machine, and the blasting machine fires the connected detonators only if the first and second firing messages are correctly received from the bridge unit. A wireless slave blasting machine is disclosed, including a wireless transceiver for communicating with a remote wireless master controller, which fires the connected detonators only if first and second firing messages are wirelessly received from the master controller.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2019Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: Austin Star Detonator CompanyInventors: Bryan E. Papillon, Larry S. Howe, Thomas Allen Hoopes, Gimtong Teowee
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Publication number: 20210003377Abstract: Ethernet systems, methods and blasting machines are presented for remote turn on of the blasting machine and reliable fire and arm commands issuance. Systems, methods, blasting machines and wireless bridge units are presented for wireless blasting for safe firing of detonators under control of a remote wireless master controller in which the blasting machine is connected by cabling to the wireless bridge unit and power to a firing circuit of the blasting machine is remotely controlled via the bridge unit. The bridge unit or Ethernet primary controller selectively provides first and second firing messages to the blasting machine contingent upon acknowledgment of safe receipt of the first firing message by the blasting machine, and the blasting machine fires the connected detonators only if the first and second firing messages are correctly received from the bridge unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2019Publication date: January 7, 2021Applicant: Austin Star Detonator CompanyInventors: Chris Monroe, Larry S. Howe, Bryan E. Papillon, Gimtong Teowee, Walter J. Harders
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Publication number: 20200173763Abstract: Logging apparatus, methods and electronic detonators are presented for logging data, wherein the logger transmits read request messages to preprogrammed electronic detonators whithout transmitting any delay programming messaging, receives and stores electronic detonator data from a given one of the preprogrammed electronic detonators, and sends a verify command to cause the detonator to update its status flag to prevent the given electronic detonator from responding to subsequent read request messages.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2018Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicant: Austin Star Detonator CompanyInventors: Larry S. Howe, Bryan E. Papillon, Pavel Krivanek, Gimtong Teowee
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Publication number: 20200003535Abstract: Systems, methods, blasting machines and wireless bridge units are presented for wireless blasting for safe firing of detonators under control of a remote wireless master controller in which the blasting machine is connected by cabling to the wireless bridge unit and power to a firing circuit of the blasting machine is remotely controlled via the bridge unit. The bridge unit selectively provides first and second firing messages to the blasting machine contingent upon acknowledgment of safe receipt of the first firing message by the blasting machine, and the blasting machine fires the connected detonators only if the first and second firing messages are correctly received from the bridge unit. A wireless slave blasting machine is disclosed, including a wireless transceiver for communicating with a remote wireless master controller, which fires the connected detonators only if first and second firing messages are wirelessly received from the master controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2019Publication date: January 2, 2020Applicant: Austin Star Detonator CompanyInventors: Bryan E. Papillon, Larry S. Howe, Thomas Allen Hoopes, Gimtong Teowee
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Patent number: 10429162Abstract: Systems, methods, blasting machines and wireless bridge units are presented for wireless blasting for safe firing of detonators under control of a remote wireless master controller in which the blasting machine is connected by cabling to the wireless bridge unit and power to a firing circuit of the blasting machine is remotely controlled via the bridge unit. The bridge unit selectively provides first and second firing messages to the blasting machine contingent upon acknowledgment of safe receipt of the first firing message by the blasting machine, and the blasting machine fires the connected detonators only if the first and second firing messages are correctly received from the bridge unit. A wireless slave blasting machine is disclosed, including a wireless transceiver for communicating with a remote wireless master controller, which fires the connected detonators only if first and second firing messages are wirelessly received from the master controller.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2014Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: Austin Star Detonator CompanyInventors: Bryan E. Papillon, Larry S. Howe, Thomas Allen Hoopes, Gimtong Teowee
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Publication number: 20190257963Abstract: Seismic blasting methods and apparatus are presented in which detonator confirmation time break (CTB) is accurately determined by maintaining an applied voltage across detonator leg wires following initiation of a firing command or signal and sensing one or more electrical parameters such as voltage and/or current, and selectively identifying a CTB representing a time at which the monitored electrical parameter indicates a successful detonation.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2019Publication date: August 22, 2019Applicant: Austin Star Detonator CompanyInventors: Bryan E. Papillon, Larry S. Howe, Gimtong Teowee
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Patent number: 10310109Abstract: Seismic blasting methods and apparatus are presented in which detonator confirmation time break (CTB) is accurately determined by maintaining an applied voltage across detonator leg wires following initiation of a firing command or signal and sensing one or more electrical parameters such as voltage and/or current, and selectively identifying a CTB representing a time at which the monitored electrical parameter indicates a successful detonation.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2015Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: Austin Star Detonator CompanyInventors: Bryan E. Papillon, Larry S. Howe, Gimtong Teowee
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Patent number: 10006281Abstract: A method of calibrating a coefficient of a pressure sensor for blasting operations, including striking a first piezoelectric sensor of a first unmolded pressure sensing apparatus; determining, with an interface circuit, a first peak voltage of the first piezoelectric sensor during the striking thereof, striking a second piezoelectric sensor of a second molded pressure sensing apparatus; determining with the interface circuit, a second peak voltage of the second piezoelectric sensor during the striking thereof, and calculating a piezoelectric constant of the second piezoelectric from at least the first and second peak voltages.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2015Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: Austin Star Detonator CompanyInventors: Gimtong Teowee, Bryan E. Papillon, James D. Heckelman, Chris Munroe
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Patent number: 9995843Abstract: Blasting video analysis techniques and systems are presented using vibration compensated background analysis with automated determination of blast origin coordinates and highest point coordinates using blast outline coordinates for post-origin frames. Blast expansion trajectories of the highest particle are estimated in frames preceding the highest point frame, and estimated blast parameters including maximum height and initial blast velocity are computed independent of blast data.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2015Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: Austin Star Detonator CompanyInventors: Bryan E. Papillon, Cameron K. McKenzie, Igor Kharitonenko, Pavel Popov, William Mckenzie Hillhouse
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Patent number: 9958247Abstract: Logging apparatus, methods and systems are presented for logging data from electronic detonators one at a time, in which a logger is placed into an automatic logging mode and begins transmitting read request messages in repetitive fashion until a response is received from a single connected electronic detonator, whereupon the logger obtains serial ID number and potentially other data such as a delay from the electronic detonator, after which the logger automatically proceeds without further user button presses to again initiate read request messages, by which a user can sequentially connect and disconnect a number of electronic detonators one at a time for quick expeditious logging. Also presented are automatic electronic detonator programming apparatus and processes in which a logger is placed into an automatic programming mode and the user connects electronic detonators one at a time for automatic or semi-automatic programming of delay times from internal memory.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2016Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: Austin Star Detonator CompanyInventors: Gimtong Teowee, Bryan E. Papillon, Larry S. Howe
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Publication number: 20170123087Abstract: Seismic blasting methods and apparatus are presented in which detonator confirmation time break (CTB) is accurately determined by maintaining an applied voltage across detonator leg wires following initiation of a firing command or signal and sensing one or more electrical parameters such as voltage and/or current, and selectively identifying a CTB representing a time at which the monitored electrical parameter indicates a successful detonation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2015Publication date: May 4, 2017Applicant: Austin Star Detonator CompanyInventors: Bryan E. Papillon, Larry S. Howe, Gimtong Teowee
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Publication number: 20170089680Abstract: Systems, methods, blasting machines and wireless bridge units are presented for wireless blasting for safe firing of detonators under control of a remote wireless master controller in which the blasting machine is connected by cabling to the wireless bridge unit and power to a firing circuit of the blasting machine is remotely controlled via the bridge unit. The bridge unit selectively provides first and second firing messages to the blasting machine contingent upon acknowledgment of safe receipt of the first firing message by the blasting machine, and the blasting machine fires the connected detonators only if the first and second firing messages are correctly received from the bridge unit. A wireless slave blasting machine is disclosed, including a wireless transceiver for communicating with a remote wireless master controller, which fires the connected detonators only if first and second firing messages are wirelessly received from the master controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2014Publication date: March 30, 2017Applicant: Austin Star Detonator CompanyInventors: Bryan E. Papillon, Larry S. Howe, Thomas Allen Hoopes, Gimtong Teowee
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Publication number: 20160187116Abstract: Logging apparatus, methods and systems are presented for logging data from electronic detonators one at a time, in which a logger is placed into an automatic logging mode and begins transmitting read request messages in repetitive fashion until a response is received from a single connected electronic detonator, whereupon the logger obtains serial ID number and potentially other data such as a delay from the electronic detonator, after which the logger automatically proceeds without further user button presses to again initiate read request messages, by which a user can sequentially connect and disconnect a number of electronic detonators one at a time for quick expeditious logging. Also presented are automatic electronic detonator programming apparatus and processes in which a logger is placed into an automatic programming mode and the user connects electronic detonators one at a time for automatic or semi-automatic programming of delay times from internal memory.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2016Publication date: June 30, 2016Applicant: Austin Star Detonator CompanyInventors: Gimtong Teowee, Bryan E. Papillon, Larry S. Howe
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Publication number: 20160108720Abstract: A method of calibrating a pressure sensing apparatus for measuring borehole pressure during blasting operations is provided. The method includes: striking a first piezoelectric sensor of a first unmolded pressure sensing apparatus; determining, with an interference circuit, a first peak voltage of the first piezoelectric sensor during the striking thereof; striking a second piezoelectric sensor of a second molded pressure sensing apparatus; determining with the interference circuit, a second peak voltage of the second piezoelectric sensor during the striking thereof; and calculating a piezoelectric constant of the first piezoelectric from at least the first and second peak voltages.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2015Publication date: April 21, 2016Applicant: Austin Powder CompanyInventors: Gimtong Teowee, Bryan E. Papillon, James D. Heckelman, Chris Munroe
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Publication number: 20160104295Abstract: Blasting video analysis techniques and systems are presented using vibration compensated background analysis with automated determination of blast origin coordinates and highest point coordinates using blast outline coordinates for post-origin frames. Blast expansion trajectories of the highest particle are estimated in frames preceding the highest point frame, and estimated blast parameters including maximum height and initial blast velocity are computed independent of blast data.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2015Publication date: April 14, 2016Applicant: Austin Star Detonator CompanyInventors: Bryan E. Papillon, Cameron K. McKenzie, Igor Kharitonenko, Pavel Popov, William Mckenzie Hillhouse