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Light initiated detonator

US6487971B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 12, 1968
Grant dateDec 3, 2002
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Expiry dateOct 12, 1988

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF42B3/113
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An explosive detonator capable of initiating fuze explosive trains remotely by radiant energy from a flash of light impinging upon the surface of explosive.

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