US 12,241,729 B2
Automated systems and apparatuses for storing, transporting, dispensing, and tracking wireless initiation device components configurable for initiating explosive material compositions
Francisco Sanchez, Aurora, CO (US); and Chad Chaffin, Aurora, CO (US)
Assigned to Orica International Pte Ltd, Singapore (SG)
Appl. No. 17/771,332
Filed by Orica International Pte Ltd, Singapore (SG)
PCT Filed Oct. 23, 2020, PCT No. PCT/SG2020/050608
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 22, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/080513, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 29, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/924,719, filed on Oct. 23, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0349692 A1, Nov. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. F42B 39/30 (2006.01); B65G 1/04 (2006.01); B65G 1/06 (2006.01); F42B 3/10 (2006.01); F42B 35/00 (2006.01); F42D 1/10 (2006.01); F42D 1/22 (2006.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G06K 19/07 (2006.01)
CPC F42B 39/30 (2013.01) [B65G 1/045 (2013.01); B65G 1/06 (2013.01); F42B 3/10 (2013.01); F42B 35/00 (2013.01); F42D 1/10 (2013.01); F42D 1/22 (2013.01); G06K 7/10297 (2013.01); G06K 19/0723 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for storing, dispensing and tracking initiation devices or initiation devices components configurable for initiating explosive material compositions in association with commercial blasting operations, the system including:
a magazine configured for holding and dispensing initiation devices or initiation device components having respective non-contact readable identification (ID) codes, wherein the magazine includes one or more initiation device tracking units configured for reading the non-contact ID codes of the initiation devices or initiation device components for tracking the initiation devices or the initiation device components,
wherein the system is configured to generate an alert and/or a disable/reset command if the initiation device tracking units read a non-contact ID code that is in a set of stored ID codes that are flagged as not belonging in the magazine and/or not in a set of stored ID codes that are recorded as being ready for dispensing
wherein the system includes a data communication unit coupled to the initiation device tracking units by which non-contract ID codes read by the initiation device tracking units can be communicated to an external or remote destination, network/network address, computer system, or electronic/computing device, or a remote server system, that is separate or distinct from the magazine.