Larry J Howe

US Patent:

20160187116, Jun 30, 2016

Filed:

Mar 3, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/059958

Inventors:

- Cleveland OH, US
Bryan E. Papillon - Phoenixville PA, US
Larry S. Howe - Norwalk OH, US

Assignee:

Austin Star Detonator Company - Cleveland OH

International Classification:

F42D 1/05

Abstract:

Logging apparatus, methods and systems are presented for logging data from electronic detonators one at a time, in which a logger is placed into an automatic logging mode and begins transmitting read request messages in repetitive fashion until a response is received from a single connected electronic detonator, whereupon the logger obtains serial ID number and potentially other data such as a delay from the electronic detonator, after which the logger automatically proceeds without further user button presses to again initiate read request messages, by which a user can sequentially connect and disconnect a number of electronic detonators one at a time for quick expeditious logging. Also presented are automatic electronic detonator programming apparatus and processes in which a logger is placed into an automatic programming mode and the user connects electronic detonators one at a time for automatic or semi-automatic programming of delay times from internal memory.