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US3288065A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Booster and method of detonating explosive

Assignee: BARCLAYS/AMERICAN/BUSINESS CREDIT Inc A CORP OF CT
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Filing: 1964-11-10
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Granted: 1966-11-29
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Expires: 1984-11-10
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Jr George H Tousley

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 19:32
CPC Classifications
F; F42; F42D; F42D1/00; F42D1/04; F42B; F42B3/00; F42B3/02

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 116 words
IN AN EXPLOSIVE ARRANGEMENT FOR A LARGE DIAMTER BOREHOLE BLASTING OPERATION COMPRISING A BLASTING EXPLOSIVE UNRELIABLY SENSITIVE TO BLASTING CAPS AND DETONATING FUSE AND SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF NITROCARBO-NITRATE BLASTING AGENTS AND SLURRY BLASTING AGENTS CONTAINING AMMONIUM NITRATE, WATER AND A SENSITIZER, THE IMPROVEMENT OF A BOOSTER FOR RELIABLY DETONATING SAID BLASTING EXPLOSIVE CONSISTING OF A COMPACTED CORE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL GENERALLY INSENSITIVE TO DETONATING FUSE, SAID CORE HAVING THREE BORES EXTENDING THERETHROUGH, EACH TWO OF SAID BORES BEING SPACED BY A WEB HAVING A THICKNESS OF ABOUT 1/16 TO 3/16 INCH, A DETONATING FUSE THREADED THROUGH TWO OF SAID BORES AND AN INITIATOR FOR SAID DETONATING FUSE IN THE THIRD OF SAID BORES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 116 words
IN AN EXPLOSIVE ARRANGEMENT FOR A LARGE DIAMTER BOREHOLE BLASTING OPERATION COMPRISING A BLASTING EXPLOSIVE UNRELIABLY SENSITIVE TO BLASTING CAPS AND DETONATING FUSE AND SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF NITROCARBO-NITRATE BLASTING AGENTS AND SLURRY BLASTING AGENTS CONTAINING AMMONIUM NITRATE, WATER AND A SENSITIZER, THE IMPROVEMENT OF A BOOSTER FOR RELIABLY DETONATING SAID BLASTING EXPLOSIVE CONSISTING OF A COMPACTED CORE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL GENERALLY INSENSITIVE TO DETONATING FUSE, SAID CORE HAVING THREE BORES EXTENDING THERETHROUGH, EACH TWO OF SAID BORES BEING SPACED BY A WEB HAVING A THICKNESS OF ABOUT 1/16 TO 3/16 INCH, A DETONATING FUSE THREADED THROUGH TWO OF SAID BORES AND AN INITIATOR FOR SAID DETONATING FUSE IN THE THIRD OF SAID BORES.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-11-28 1970-05-30 1970-11-29 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-11-28 1974-05-30 1974-11-29 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-11-28 1978-05-30 1978-11-29 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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