Patents by Inventor Terrence C. Matts

Terrence C. Matts 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).

  • Process for the production of particulate, water resistant explosives based on ammonium nitrate
    Patent number: 4756779
    Abstract: An improved process for the manufacture of water resistant dry blasting agents. Powdered, solid, water blocking agent and solid fuel, if required, is added as a suspension in a liquid non-hydrating fuel phase to porous ammonium nitrate prills. The process thus avoids unevenness of coating with water blocking agent of prior art processes and is particularly suited to on-site truck mounted manufacturing of water resistant blasting agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 12, 1988
    Assignee: C-I-L Inc. Inc.
    Inventor: Terrence C. Matts
  • Gelled aqueous slurry explosives containing gas bubbles
    Patent number: 4305766
    Abstract: An improved method of gassing an aqueous slurry explosive composition with an inorganic nitrite gassing agent is provided. The method makes use of a thiocyanate ion-containing material in the composition as a gassing accelerator. The presence of the thiocyanate ion produces improved rate and quantity of gas generation even under low temperature where gas generation is normally retarded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1979
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1981
    Assignee: C-I-L Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony C. F. Edmonds, Jitka Kirchnerova, Terrence C. Matts, Joseph R. J. Pare