US Patent Issued to Austin Star Detonator on Nov. 25 for "Enhanced safety and reliability for a networked detonator blasting system" (Ohio, California, Pennsylvania Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,752, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Austin Star Detonator Co. (Cleveland).

"Enhanced safety and reliability for a networked detonator blasting system" was invented by Chris Munroe (Collins, Ohio), Larry S. Howe (Norwalk, Ohio), Bryan E. Papillon (Phoenixville, Pa.), Gimtong Teowee (Westlake Village, Calif.) and Walter J. Harders (Rocky River, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "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...