METHOD OF BREAKING SLABS AND BLOCKS OF ROCK FROM ROCK FORMATIONS AND EXPLOSIVE SHOCK TRANSMITTING AND MODERATING COMPOSITION FOR USE THEREIN - Patent 0951634

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EP 0 951 634 A2

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(43)	Date of publication:
	27.10.1999 Bulletin 1999/43

(21)	Application number: 98909971.0

(22)	Date of filing: 09.01.1998

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

F42D 1/ 08^{( . )}
F42D 3/ 04^{( . )}

F42D 1/ 28^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1998/000270

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1998/030864 (16.07.1998 Gazette 1998/28)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

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Priority:

10.01.1997 US 19970781880
20.06.1997 US 19970879743

(71)	Applicant: Wathen, Boyd J.
	Lehi, UT 84043 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	Wathen, Boyd J. Lehi, UT 84043 (US)

(74)	Representative: Puranen, Maija-Liisa, et al
	Kolster Oy Ab, Iso Roobertinkatu 23, P.O. Box 148 00121 Helsinki 00121 Helsinki (FI)

(54)	METHOD OF BREAKING SLABS AND BLOCKS OF ROCK FROM ROCK FORMATIONS AND EXPLOSIVE SHOCK TRANSMITTING AND MODERATING COMPOSITION FOR USE THEREIN