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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6533878 | Pyrotechnic compositions generating non-toxic gases based on ammonium perchlorate The invention concerns pyrotechnic mixtures generating non-toxic gases characterised in that they essentially consist of a cross-linkable reducing binder based on epoxy resin or silicone resin, an oxidising filler based on ammonium perchlorate and a chlor... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6479690 | Phosgenation under pressure of alcohol's for producing chloroformates The invention concerns a method for phosgenation of monohydroxy alcohol's and/or polyols characterised in that it consists of treating alcohol and or polyol, whether in the presence of solvent or not, with a molar excess of phosgene, preferably 2 to 30 ti... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6155254 | Self-contained device for chemically producing high-pressure breathing oxygen The invention relates to a self-contained device for generating high-pressure breathing oxygen, of the type comprising an oxygen-generating chemical candle (3), a gastight confinement chamber composed of a body (1) and of a cover (2), in which chamber the... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6148610 | Solid propellant charge for a propulsion unit and propulsion unit equipped with such a charge A solid propellant charge for a propulsion unit (1). The latter includes a casing (2) containing the solid propellant charge (3), in the form of an elongated body having a longitudinal axis (X--X), which charge (3) has, over part of its longitudinal exten... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6101949 | Non-toxic composite projectiles having a biodegradable polymeric matrix for hunting or shooting cartridges Composite spherical projectiles are provided for shotgun cartridges which are environmentally compatible, relatively inexpensive and have ballistic properties similar to lead shot or projectiles and which consist of metal particles dispersed in a biograda... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6024811 | Pyrotechnic composition generating clean gases with low levels of nitrogen oxides, and pellets of such a composition The present invention relates to gas-generating pyrotechnic compositions. The compositions according to the invention contain a small amount of epoxy binder, stabilized ammonium nitrate, optionally potassium perchlorate or an organic oxidant containing nitroge... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5910617 | Process for the preparation of aliphatic or cycloaliphatic chlorides The process according to the invention consists in preparing chlorides of aliphatic or cycloaliphatic hydrocarbons by reacting the corresponding mono- or polyalcohol with phosgene or thionyl chloride in the presence of at least one catalyst chosen from he... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5831339 | Continuous process for solvent-free manufacture of heat-curable composite pyrotechnic products The present invention relates to the field of the continuous manufacture of composite pyrotechnic products. A heat-curable liquid binder (3) is mixed with a thickening filler (4) in a mixer (1) so as to obtain a viscous premix (2) which is unreactive at a... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5734060 | Method of preparing acylisocyanates The invention relates to a novel process for the preparation of acyl isocyanates which consists in reacting oxalyl chloride with an N-trialkylsilylcarboxamide or an N,N-bis(trialkylsilyl)carboxamide. The process makes it possible to obtain acyl isocyanates in ... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5723812 | Stabilized ammonium nitrate The invention relates to stabilized ammonium nitrate which no longer exhibits a transition point at 32° C. Its subject-matter is a new process for stabilizing ammonium nitrate and the new stabilized ammonium nitrate thus obtained. The stabilized ammonium nitr... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5723704 | Process for the preparation of alkyl chlorides Process for the preparation of alkyl chlorides, characterized in that: a) in a first stage a primary mono- or polyhydric alcohol, which has a C4 -C30 carbon chain which is saturated, substituted or otherwise by one or more chlorine atoms ... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5714081 | Dismountable mechanical core and procedure for implementing it A dismountable mechanical core (1) includes a counterform (2) attached to a central mandrel (3,8), the counterform components being able to be handled remotely and with complete safety. These components of the counterform are connected and attached to the... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5690867 | Process for the manufacture of an explosive ammunition component with controlled fragmentation The invention relates to a process for the manufacture of an explosive ammunition component with controlled fragmentation, comprising a charge of solid explosive contained in a metal casing internally clad with a sleeve externally provided with indentatio... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5672770 | Process for the preparation of methyl 1,1-dichloromethyl ether or of ethyl 1,1-dichloromethyl ether The invention relates to a process for the preparation of methyl 1,1-dichloromethyl ether or of ethyl 1,1-dichloromethyl ether, according to which methyl formate or ethyl formate is reacted with phosgene, diphosgene, triphosgene or oxalyl chloride or one ... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5659032 | Process for the synthesis of 2,4,6,8-tetranitro-2,4,6,8-tetraazabicyclo (3.3.0) octane The invention relates to a new process for the synthesis of 2,4,6,8-tetranitro-2,4,6,8-tetraazabicyclo-[3.3.0]octane (bicyclo-HMX) by reaction of nitronium tetrafluoroborate with 2,4,6,8-tetraacetyl-2,4,6,8-tetraazabicyclo[3.3.0]octane in the presence ... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5648537 | Process for the synthesis of substituted carbodiimides The invention relates to a new process for the synthesis of a disubstituted carbodiimide, including a first stage of phosgenation of an N,N'-disubstituted urea in an organic solvent medium. After this first stage ammonia is added to the reaction mixture withou... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5639987 | Compositions modifying ballistic properties and propellants containing such compositions The present invention lies in the field of compositions which modify the ballistic properties of solid propellants and in that of the double-base solid propellants containing these compositions. Various lead compounds are known to be effective in this fun... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5610444 | Process for continuous manufacture of pyrotechnic charges containing a silicone binder and compositions capable of being used by this process The invention relates to a process for continuous manufacture of pyrotechnic charges containing a silicone binder and to the compositions capable of being used by this process. The following are introduced continuously into an extruder (1): a mixture A of a cr... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5596232 | Continuous process for the solventless manufacture of composite pyrotechnic products Continuous process for the manufacture of thermoformable composite pyrotechnic products comprising at least one thermoplastic or quasi-thermoplastic binder and an organic or inorganic crystalline oxidizing charge, which are mixed and homogenized on a roll... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5525171 | Pyrotechnic compositions generating clean and nontoxic gases, containing a thermoplastic elastomer binder The present invention relates to the field of gas-generating pyrotechnic compositions intended for motor vehicle safety. The compositions according to the invention include: an oxygen-containing thermoplastic binder and especially a block aliphatic copolymer o... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5468312 | Ignition-sensitive low-vulnerability propellent powder The present invention relates to low-vulnerability propellent powders for weapons. The powders according to the invention consist of at least one organic nitro compound and an organic binder and are characterized in that they contain at least one additive... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5458706 | Solid pyrotechnic compositions with a thermoplastic binder and a polybutadiene silylferrocene plasticizer The object of the present invention is novel solid pyrotechnic compositions with a loaded and plasticized thermoplastic binder, which can be used notably as propellants with non-polluting combustion, as propellants with a high combustion rate or as compos... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5454323 | Combustible container elements for artillery ammunition, method of manufacture and use of such elements The present invention relates to combustible container elements (24) for artillery ammunition. The said elements, obtained by felting, compacting and stoving, have a plane axisymmetric part (2,7), an outer wall (5,10) and an inner neck (4,9) which are int... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5446458 | Process for the fastening of an element absorbing electromagnetic waves on a wall of a structure or an infrastructure The invention pertains to a process to fasten an intrinsic element absorbing electromagnetic waves onto a wall of a structure or infrastructure. The process of the invention consists of coating a surface of a wall of a structure by means of a syntactic fo... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5400690 | Multi-receptacle pyrotechnic cartridges and corresponding ammunition The present invention falls within the sector of infrared or electrogmagnetic decoys for protecting light aircraft or helicopters. It relates more particularly to pyrotechnic cartridges and to ammuniton comprising racks receiving the cartridges. This inve... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5390605 | Stabilized and propelled decoy, emitting in the infra-red The present invention lies in the field of infra-red decoys for protecting aircraft. It relates more particularly to a stabilized decoy (4, 21) propelled over a trajectory and with directed infra-red emission, comprising a body (22) open over its rear par... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5386057 | Process for the preparation of acyl isocyanates The invention concerns a process for the preparation of acyl isocyanates which consists of reacting oxalyl chloride with a salt selected from the group consisting of hydrohalides and sulphates of carboxamides and/or carbamates, unsubstituted on nitrogen, ... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5359918 | Multi-receptacle pyrotechnic cartridges and corresponding ammunition In the field of infrared or electromagnetic decoys for protecting light aircraft or helicopters, pyrotechnic cartridges and ammunition comprising racks receiving the cartridges are described. Thus it is possible for the same volume of ammunition to have a... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5360836 | Process for the production of coatings by radiation cross-linking The subject of the invention is a process for the production of coatings by radiation crosslinking of compositions containing a resin which can be cured by the polymerization of the double bonds >C.dbd.CH2 and a reactive diluent system containi... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5348923 | Silica-based substrates modified by grafting of polyalkylguanidinium groups, their process of manufacture and their use as catalysts Silica-based substrate surface-modified by grafting covalent links of organic polysubstituted guanidinium groups, and preferably polyakylguanidinium groups. These substrates can be obtained by reacting silica with a polyalkylguanidinium anion, the silanol... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5328736 | Apparatus and process for impregnating fibers with an aerosol of electrostatically charged polymer powder particles Apparatus and continuous process for impregnating fibers with polymer powders in which the fibers are caused to circulate in an aerosol passed through a fluidized bed contained in an earthed fluidization vessel. The particles constituting the fluidized be... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5326796 | Use of an arylsulphonylurethane as film forming resin in nitrocellulose nail varnishes, new arylsulphonylurethanes and new nitrocellulose nail varnishes The present invention lies in the field of nitrocellulose nail varnishes and its subject is the use of an arylsulphonylurethane as film forming resin in these varnishes, which makes it possible in particular to avoid the release of formaldehyde, a carcino... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5310159 | Destructible core for undercut casting Destructible cores useful particularly for shaping the internal channels of cast propellant blocks. The cores include at least one elongated element which is shaped, for example by winding, the cohesion of which is ensured by way of a joining material and... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5283358 | Process for obtaining aryl esters by O-dealkylation and applications Process for obtaining aryl esters by O-dealkylation of an alkyl aryl ether with an acyl halide in the presence of a catalyst chosen from hexaalkylguanidinium salts and tetraalkylphosphonium salts. The alkyl aryl ether corresponds preferentially to the formula ... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5277118 | Semicombustible cartridge case Cartridge case member with a combustible tube, ammunition with a semicombustible cartridge case incorporating this member and process for filling this ammunition. The present invention relates to the field of combustible ammunition and relates more partic... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5251549 | Multi-perforated divided propellent powder sticks, manufacturing equipment and its use The present invention relates to propellent powders in multi-perforated sticks (1) divided by radial slits (7) cutting the peripheral channels (6) of the stick (1) but allowing a continuous cover (8) to remain around its central channel (5). The invention... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5247888 | Semi combustible cartridge Cartridge case member with a combustible tube, ammunition with a semicombustible cartridge case incorporating this member and process for filling this ammunition. The present invention relates to the field of combustible ammunition and relates more partic... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5243916 | Explosive munition component of low vulnerability, comprising a dual composition explosive charge and process for obtaining a fragmentation effect The present invention relates to an effective and explosive munition component of low vulnerability, consisting of a casing 1 containing an explosive charge consisting of an internal layer 2 made of plastic bonded explosive in which the filler contains at... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5214175 | Process for the synthesis of monohaloalkylferrocenes and 4-chlorobutylferrocene The present invention relates to a process for the synthesis of a monohaloalkylferrocene by reaction of hydrogen with a monohaloalkanoylferrocene in the presence of PtO2 and SnCl2 as catalyst in an acetic acid medium. In this manner,... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5202454 | Process for the manufacture of 1-bromoalkyl hydrocarbyl carbonates The invention relates to a new process for the preparation of 1-bromoalkyl hydrocarbyl carbonates. The carbonates according to the invention are prepared by reacting an alpha-chlorinated carbonate of formula ##STR1## with an anhydrous brominated comp... | 04/13/1993 |
