US Patent Issued to Dyno Nobel on Feb. 17 for "Mechanically-gassed emulsion explosives and methods related thereto" (Utah Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,552,729, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Dyno Nobel Inc. (Salt Lake City).

"Mechanically-gassed emulsion explosives and methods related thereto" was invented by John B. Halander (Salt Lake City), Casey L. Nelson (Murray, Utah) and Cornelis L. Kome (Salt Lake City).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Emulsion explosives with gas bubbles that are resistant to in-borehole migration or coalescence are disclosed herein. Such emulsions can be sensitized by mechanically-introducing gas bubbles into the emulsion. Resistance to gas bubble migration and coalescence can be achieved by homogenization, without the need for bubble stabilization agents."...