Inflatable
Patents tagged Inflatable
May 12, 2026
An inflatable down hole bag for insertion into a blast hole, comprising: a sealed inflatable body; a first substance within the sealed inflatable body; a plurality of tablets separated from the first substance within the sealed inflatable body; and a release for allowing the first substance to contact the tablets; wherein the tablets comprise a second substance, and wherein contact between the first substance and the second substance causes an inflation fluid producing reaction within the sealed inflatable body, thereby inflating the inflatable body, wherein the tablets are configured to fragment after contact with the first substance.
Apr 21, 2026
A method for detecting a shot hit on an inflatable shooting target and for providing a real-time indication of the hit. The method includes the step of providing a shooting target system with one or more inflatable shooting targets, each of them is assembled on a blower, a power source that is connected to each blower through a controller that controls the activation of each blower, and a current meter between the controller and the power source. The method includes the second step of measuring the current that flow to a certain blower, detecting changes in the current level that occurs upon a hit in a certain inflatable shooting target that is assembled on that certain blower, and making and indication of the hit by turning off the certain blower or by sending a notification to a mobile device of the user or the operator.
