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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7407598 | Flame suppressant aerosol generant The present invention is directed to pyrotechnic aerosol fire suppression compositions that burn rapidly, but coolly. The rapid burning of the compositions of the present invention produces a voluminous flame-suppressive aerosol that is useful in suppressing and/or ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7338540 | Decomposition of organic azides A method of decomposing an organic azide is provided and comprises allowing an organic azide to contact a catalytic metal halide, main group halide, mixed metal-main group halide, or mixture thereof. Organic azide fuel sources comprising an organic azide/catalyst co... | 03/04/2008 |
| 6296678 | Long duration infrared-emitting material This invention pertains to an article that emits infrared radiation for a period of about 15 minutes or more, depending on the size and shape, and to a process for preparing the article. The article includes, in a preferred embodiment, a combustible aerog... | 10/02/2001 |
| 5623168 | Reduction of the grain size of crystalline explosive Reduction of the grain size of crystalline explosive. A method and an apparatus for reducing the grain size of crystalline explosive provide for, first of all, dissolving the coarse crystalline explosive in an organic solvent. Subsequently, the dissolved explo... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5028284 | Explosion effects enhancer for fireworks A method and composition for enhancing the visual effect of a combustion explosion without substantially increasing the explosive force is the subject matter of this invention. A solid explosive compound is combined with a ground combustible particulate m... | 07/02/1991 |
| 4681643 | Fast burning propellants A solid or semisolid propellant comprising grains of propellant or propellant components bonded together so as to create voids within the propellant volume, said grains bonded together with sufficient strength to substantially delay the fluidization of th... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4475965 | Shale oil explosives Ammonium nitrate shale oil explosives are provided which are effective, powerful, inexpensive, and safe. The explosives contain about 2% to 10% by weight shale oil and about 90% to 98% by weight ammonium nitrate. The shale oil can be whole shale oil or he... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4474629 | Oil shale retorting process for producing explosives Raw oil shale is retorted to liberate an effluent product stream. Ammonia is withdrawn from the product stream and reacted to produce ammonium nitrate. Shale oil is separated from the product stream and mixed with 90% to 98% by weight ammonium nitrate to ... | 10/02/1984 |
| 4428786 | Process for preparing a high power explosive, high power explosive produced thereby, and method for shaping a high power explosive A plastic bound high power explosive comprises 90 to 97 percent by weight of a powerful explosive compound, for example octogen, and 3 to 10 percent by weight of a novel stabilizing and binding agent. The agent comprises substantially 20 to 50 percent pol... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4315785 | Propellant charge with reduced muzzle smoke and flash characteristics A method and improved propellant composition for eliminating secondary mue flash in small and large caliber weapons without the increased smoke production or inhibiting burning characteristics through the step of incorporating a novel microencapsulated o... | 02/16/1982 |
| 4183775 | Explosive containing polyvinyl chloride and aluminum as sensitizer A slurry explosive composition comprising of inorganic salt, fuel, and a liquid solvent, disperser or carrier for the salt, the composition also containing, as sensitizer a synergistic mixture of polyvinyl chloride and flake aluminium.... | 01/15/1980 |
| 4163681 | Desensitized explosives and castable thermally stable high energy explosive compositions therefrom This patent describes a novel desensitized explosive wherein a normally sitive solid explosive material is coated with an effective desensitizing amount of a phlegmatizing agent which contains functional groups reactive with one or more ingredients conve... | 08/07/1979 |
| 4140561 | Explosive composition and process with rheology modifying agent A slurry explosive composition which contains fibrous material as a rheology modifying agent.... | 02/20/1979 |
