Apr 15, 2025

US12276001 - Process for preparation and use of inorganic markers for security identification/marking on explosives, fuses and ammunition after detonation and on firearms and metal projectiles, products obtained and process of inserting markers on explosives, fuses and ammunition and on firearms and metal projectiles

With respect to an unprecedented process of preparation of inorganic fluorescent markers under the action of infrared light, for identification and marking, by a specific insertion process, in explosives, fuses, ammunition after detonation, as well as the identification and marking of steel and metal alloys of firearms and metal projectiles an improvement includes the physical insertion of the markers in the channel and in the crucible of the pig iron production process; in this improved process, marking was carried out in the ratio of 1 part of the marker to 1,325,750 parts per mass of pig iron.

Assignee: META—SOLUÇÕES EM SEGURANÇA LTDA.
Inventors: Antonio Sergio Bezerra Sombra, Sheila Nogueira Rebouças
Filing date: 2022-11-14

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The patent describes a novel method for preparing and using inorganic fluorescent markers for security identification on explosives, fuses, ammunition, and firearms, which can be detected even after detonation. This process involves the physical insertion of markers during the production of pig iron, ensuring a precise ratio of marker to iron mass for effective identification.

Claim 1

A method for preparation and use of inorganic markers for security identification and/or marking on explosives, fuses and ammunition after detonation and on firearms and metal projectiles, including products obtained and a process of inserting markers on explosives, fuses, ammunition, firearms and metal projectiles, comprising: materials capable of generating visible colors when excited in the infrared region, which are used to determine the origin of explosives, fuses and ammunition, even after detonation, as well as in weapons and metal projectiles, prepared using a solid-state reaction method in which the inorganic oxides are mixed according to the desired stoichiometric proportions to obtain LaNbO4 (Mark1), BiVO4, Sr3V208 and YNbO4 (Mark 2) that are respectively doped with rare-earth ions erbium and ytterbium, holmium and ytterbium, holmium and ytterbium and thulium and ytterbium, which are mechanically inserted in explosives and ammunition by cementation and forging in weapons and metal projectiles, having the physical insertion of the markers in the channel and in the crucible of the pig iron production process, further comprising physical insertion of marking in the ratio of 1 part of marker to 1,325,750 parts per mass of pig iron.

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