ROBERT ALLEN MCCLURE
Pilots at Hardin Ln, Powell, OH
License number
Ohio A4138497
Issued Date
Jun 2015
Expiration Date
Jun 2017
Category
Airmen
Type
Authorized Aircraft Instructor
Address
Address
2116 Hardin Ln, Powell, OH 43065
Professional information
Positional Blasting System
US Patent:
7650841, Jan 26, 2010
Filed:
May 13, 2005
Appl. No.:
11/128691
Inventors:
Robert McClure - Powell OH, US
Raphael Trousselle - Auxerre, FR
Raphael Trousselle - Auxerre, FR
Assignee:
Davey Bickford USA, Inc. - Walnut Creek CA
International Classification:
F42D 3/00
US Classification:
102311, 102313, 102322
Abstract:
A blasting system facilitates the actuation of a plurality of programmable detonators according to a desired blasting pattern, to cause the discharge of a plurality of associated charges, by downloading to the detonators blasting information that can be automatically determined by a portable handheld unit that incorporates a positional detecting device, such as a GPS device. The blasting information for any given detonator can be determined by the handheld unit as a function of the distance and the direction of the movement of the unit to the detonator, and/or by the actual GPS location while at the site of the detonator. This automatic determination of blasting information, and particularly the delay times, based on the movement of the unit to the detonator, eliminates error prone human calculations of the delay times needed for multiple detonators at a blasting site. This simplifies the operations and procedures needed for achieving a desired blasting pattern, without sacrificing safety or quality.
Positional Blasting System
US Patent:
6941870, Sep 13, 2005
Filed:
Nov 4, 2003
Appl. No.:
10/700412
Inventors:
Robert McClure - Powell OH, US
Raphael Trousselle - Auxerre, FR
Raphael Trousselle - Auxerre, FR
Assignee:
Advanced Initiation Systems, Inc. - Walnut Creek CA
International Classification:
F42B003/00
US Classification:
102311
Abstract:
A blasting system facilitates the actuation of a plurality of programmable detonators according to a desired blasting pattern, to cause the discharge of a plurality of associated charges, by downloading to the detonators blasting information that can be automatically determined by a portable handheld unit that incorporates a positional detecting device, such as a GPS device. The blasting information for any given detonator can be determined by the handheld unit as a function of the distance and the direction of the movement of the unit to the detonator, and/or by the actual GPS location while at the site of the detonator. This automatic determination of blasting information, and particularly the delay times, based on the movement of the unit to the detonator, eliminates error prone human calculations of the delay times needed for multiple detonators at a blasting site. This simplifies the operations and procedures needed for achieving a desired blasting pattern, without sacrificing safety or quality.