Patents by Inventor Patrick Nill

Patrick Nill 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).

  • System and method for underground blasting
    Patent number: 10502539
    Abstract: A simplified blasting system enables utilization of electronic delay detonators (23e) and pyrotechnic delay detonators (23p) in a simplified blasting set up. Both the electronic time delay detonators (23e) and the pyrotechnic delay detonators (23p) have shock tube fuses (32) which enables both types of detonators to be initiated by a common trunkline such as a low energy detonating cord trunkline (38). This system eliminates the need for separate firing systems, an electric firing system for electrically-initiated electronic delay detonators and a detonating cord trunkline for the non-electrically-initiated pyrotechnic delay detonators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: DETNET SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD
    Inventor: Patrick Nill
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UNDERGROUND BLASTING
    Publication number: 20180073845
    Abstract: A simplified blasting system enables utilization of electronic delay detonators (23e) and pyrotechnic delay detonators (23p) in a simplified blasting set up. Both the electronic time delay detonators (23e) and the pyrotechnic delay detonators (23p) have shock tube fuses (32) which enables both types of detonators to be initiated by a common trunkline such as a low energy detonating cord trunkline (38). This system eliminates the need for separate firing systems, an electric firing system for electrically-initiated electronic delay detonators and a detonating cord trunkline for the non-electrically-initiated pyrotechnic delay detonators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventor: Patrick Nill