Patents by Inventor Ewan James Sellers

Ewan James Sellers 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).

  • Loading of explosives
    Patent number: 8261664
    Abstract: A system (10) for loading a flowable explosive into blast holes includes a mobile explosives supply unit (12) having at least one explosives feed line for feeding a flowable explosive from the supply unit (12) into a blast hole, a global positioning system (GPS) unit (14) operable to determine the position of a blast hole, and a blast hole identification processor (16) in communication with the GPS unit (14) operable to receive from the GPS unit (14) a blast hole co-ordinate position. The processor (16) is configured or programmed uniquely to identify the blast hole based on the co-ordinate position of the blast hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: AEL Mining Services Limited
    Inventors: Horst Wolfgang Friedrich Von Lengeling, Ewan James Sellers, Mauritz Kotze, Peter Robert Wight
  • Loading of Explosives
    Publication number: 20120024181
    Abstract: A system (10) for loading a flowable explosive into blast holes includes a mobile explosives supply unit (12) having at least one explosives feed line for feeding a flowable explosive from the supply unit (12) into a blast hole, a global positioning system (GPS) unit (14) operable to determine the position of a blast hole, and a blast hole identification processor (16) in communication with the GPS unit (14) operable to receive from the GPS unit (14) a blast hole co-ordinate position. The processor (16) is configured or programmed uniquely to identify the blast hole based on the co-ordinate position of the blast hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2008
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: AFRICAN EXPLOSIVES LIMITED
    Inventors: Horst Wolfgang Friedrich Von Lengeling, Ewan James Sellers, Mauritz Kotze, Peter Robert Wight