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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8066832 | Delay compositions and detonation delay device utilizing same A delay composition for a detonator or delay device. The composition comprising a mixture of silicon and barium sulfate, and an amount of red lead in the range of about 3 to 15%, and preferably 6 to 12%, by weight of the mixture. The invention also relates to a dela... | 11/29/2011 |
| 7335270 | Gas generating composition and gas generator A stable, low-temperature ignition gas generating composition has a heating starting temperature of 170 to 220° C. The gas generating composition includes ammonium perchlorate, a chlorine scavenger, and microcrystalline carbon powder. The chlorine scavenger is sodi... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7309723 | Redox polymer nanoparticles The invention provides nanoparticles comprising one or more redox-active species, methods of making such nanoparticles, and methods for using such nanoparticles, for example, as diagnostic agents for the detection of various analytes. ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7276290 | Cryogenic insulation Putty-like gap-filling compounds for insulation that can be utilized at temperatures from about −420° F. (−250° C.) up to about 500° F. (260° C.) are described herein. Embodiments of these compounds contain about 25-50 volume percent base material, about 50-... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7101955 | Synthesis of energetic thermoplastic elastomers containing both polyoxirane and polyoxetane blocks This thermoplastic elastomer is present in a substantially solid state suitable for use as a binder for a propellant, explosive, and/or gas generant of a supplemental restraint system. The thermoplastic elastomer is formed from a composition including A blocks which... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7094296 | Gas generants containing silicone fuels Gas generating compositions are provided containing silicone, a metal or nonmetal perchlorate oxidizer, and a coolant selected from the group including metal carbonates, metal bicarbonates, metal oxalates, and metal hydroxides. These compositions exhibit rapid and s... | 08/22/2006 |
| 6979022 | Flexible inflator with co-extruded propellant and moisture barrier A flexible inflator for an inflation assembly and related gas generating propellant compositions are provided. The flexible inflator includes at least one elongated strand of a propellant co-extruded with a moisture barrier. The propellant compositions are adapted f... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6969434 | Castable thermobaric explosive formulations The invention disclosed herein relates to an explosive capable of enhanced combustion efficiently capable of sustaining a high pressure over a period of time in a confined environment, such as an air tight room or a cave, where oxygen may be in limited supply. An em... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6960268 | Gas generating propellant compositions adapted for co-extrusion with a plastic sheath A flexible inflator for an inflation assembly and related gas generating propellant compositions are provided. The flexible inflator includes at least one elongated strand of a propellant co-extruded with a moisture barrier. The propellant compositions are adapted f... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6932878 | Explosive compositions A plastic mouldable explosive composition comprises a gelled binder and a particulate explosive filler contained in the binder, wherein the binder comprises a blend of polyethylene wax polymer together with a tackifying resin comprising a polyisobutene polymer. Desi... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6913661 | Ammonium nitrate propellants and methods for preparing the same The present invention is directed to an age-stabilized and/or strengthened ammonium nitrate propellant composition wherein the strengthening agent is selected from the group consisting of azodicarbonamide, dicyandiamide, oxamide and mixtures thereof and wherein the ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6905561 | Solid rocket propellant A solid rocket propellant includes a hydroxy-terminated caprolactone ether binder and an oxidizer. The propellant may be disposed of by contacting it with an aqueous solution of 12 N NaOH or 6 N HCl at a temperature of about 140° F. for about 24 hours to decompose ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6904749 | Polyoxymethylene as structural support member and propellant A vehicle includes at least one polyoxymethylene structural support member. The polyoxymethylene structural support member includes a polyoxymethylene component that is a propellant that provides thrust to the vehicle upon pyrolysis or combustion of the polyoxymethy... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6893516 | Insensitive pressable explosive An insensitive pressable explosive with a high level of energy comprises octogen grains or hexogen which are coated with a polysiloxane solution. ... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6887324 | Reformulation of composition C-4 explosive A composition C4 substitute is provided, the substitute including 2,4,6,8,10,12-hexanitro-2,4,6,8,10,12-hexaazatetracyclo[5.5.0.05,903,11]-dodecane (CL-20), optionally one or more nitramines other than CL-20, and silicone fluid. Also provided i... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6841015 | Delay element and ignition composition A high temperature combination delay element and ignition composition contains a polymeric silicone component, an oxidizer component and a high temperature metal component. ... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6664409 | Method for the preparation of ferroceny1-1,3-butadiene Ferrocenaldehyde or ferrocenyl methyl ketone and allyl bromide are reacted in an ether solvent and in the presence of magnesium metal as a catalyst. The liquid portion of the reaction mixture is introduced into a silica gel column, wherein the weak acidit... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6576072 | Insensitive high energy booster propellant The invention disclosed herein relates to solid propellant formulations, which exhibit good processing properties, good safety characteristics, desirable combustion properties, good safety characteristics and excellent mechanical attributes. The solid pro... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6558488 | Method of making pourable plastic-bound explosive charges or rocket propellant The invention relates to a method of making pourable, plastic-bound explosive charges or rocket propellants, to which a metal powder having essentially spherically shaped grains is added. To avoid an increase in the viscosity of the explosive charge or the roc... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6313334 | Ferrocene dicarboxylic acid diesters and solid composite propellants containing the same Ferrocene dicarboxylic acid diesters have the general formula (I), in which X stands for an oligoethylene glycol radical with 2 to 20 ethoxyl units and/or an ,ω-alkyldiol radical with 2 to 18 C atoms. Also disclosed are processes for preparing the... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6211392 | Method of manufacturing ferrocenyl-1,3-butadiene The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing ferrocenyl-1,3-butadiene, in which a ferrocenecarbonyl is reacted with an allyl halide in a polar aprotic solvent lacking a carbonyl group and containing a samarium diiodide in a temperature range... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6197135 | Enhanced energetic composites The instant invention relates to the use of certain selected neoalkoxy organo-titanates and organo-zirconates in energetic compositions to improve their processability, physical properties, and combustion properties. The organo-titanates and organo-zircon... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6183574 | Processing procedure for isocyanate cured propellants containing some bismuth compounds A processing procedure for incorporating bismuth compounds into isocyanate cured hydroxy terminated binder propellants has been discovered. When added to the propellant formulation in ballistic modifier amounts (ࣙ0.25%), bismuth salicylate and bismuth &... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6136224 | Gas generant A gas generant for an air, which is improved in the defects of gas generants using sodium azide in a practical use and has stable combustion capability. And a molecular compound comprising (a) a gas generant component, (b) an oxidant component and (c) a r... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6086692 | Advanced designs for high pressure, high performance solid propellant rocket motors A solid rocket propellant formulation with a burn rate slope of less than about 0.15 ips/psi over a substantial portion of a pressure range of about 1,000 psi to about 7,000 psi and a temperature sensitivity of less than about 0.15%/° F. is provided. A h... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6073962 | Gas generant The present invention is directed to an airbag system that includes a gas generant, which is improved in the defects of gas generants using sodium azide in a practical use and has stable combustion capability. A molecular compound comprising (a) a gas gen... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6039819 | Solid propellant containing ferrocenyl phosphine derivatives A solid propellant composition comprising an organic polymer fuel binder, an inorganic perchlorate oxidizer salt, ferrocenyl phosphine or phosphine oxide derivatives and in particular, triferrocenyl phosphine oxide, which function as stable solid combusti... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5886293 | Preparation of magnesium-fluoropolymer pyrotechnic material A process for preparing energetic materials by (1) dissolving a vinylidenuoride-hexafluoropropylene copolymer in a ketone that is acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, or mixtures thereof, (2) adding polytetrafluoroethylene particles and reactive metal (magnesiu... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5872328 | Ferrocene derivatives New ferrocene derivatives with the general formula: ##STR1## are described with X=H or OH Y=H or CH2 0H Z=(CH2)s --CH2 OH R=straight-chain or branched alkyl residue with 2 to 6 C atoms r=0 to 8, preferably 0 to 2 s=0 to 8, pref... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5756928 | Spontaneously-firing explosive composition A gas generator for an air bag is provided which contains a spontaneously-firing explosive composition in which at least one of a squib, igniting agent and a gas generant is contained in a casing formed of a light alloy material, the spontaneously-firing ... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5753853 | Solid propellant with titanate bonding agent Liquid elastomer-based propellant having incorporated therein organo-titanate compounds are described. The organo-titanates have positive ballistic and physical effects on the propellants, serving to reduce burn rate exponents and overall burn rates, as w... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5552257 | Thermal decomposition of azide-containing materials Various catalyst precursors are used for the thermal decomposition of azide-containing polymers and oligomers. The catalyst precursors are organometallic complexes which upon thermolysis are capable of liberating at least one coordination site, thereby ge... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5458912 | Tamper-proof electronic coatings Disclosed is a method of forming tamper-proof coatings on electronic devices. The method comprises applying a coating of a silica precursor resin and a filler onto the electronic device, wherein the filler is one which reacts in an oxidizing atmosphere to... | 10/17/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5281286 | Microcoacervation of propellant ingredients The coacervation of ferrocene and ferrocene derivative is carried out in a ater-soluble polyol, coacervation mixture at a reaction temperature from about 40° C. to about 55° C. The coacervation mixture is comprised of about 70 to about 80 parts of a 1:1 ... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5273313 | Gas-generating module for an airbag utilized in motor vehicles A gas-generating module for an airbag utilized in motor vehicles, which includes a gas-generating composition and an igniting composition arranged within a container. The gas-generating composition is presently in the shape of a foil-like layer or coating... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5238512 | Water resistant elastic explosive mixture An explosive composition comprises one or several self-detonating explosives, such as PETN, HMX, TNT or RDX, desensitized by wax or water and one or several inert materials. The invention is characterized in that the inert material or a part thereof consi... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5218166 | Modified nitrocellulose based propellant composition The present invention relates to modified propellant compositions of either single or multiple based type which are obtained by resolvating a conventional, previously solvated nitrocellulose-based granular propellant with a solvent such as methyl ethyl ke... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5143566 | Composite solid propellant with a metal/inorganic fluoride admixture or a stable burning rate A composite solid propellant with a stable burning rate comprising an oxidizer, a binder system of telomeric polybutadiene or copolymers of butadiene and acrylonitrile with terminal functional groups or functional groups distributed statistically along th... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5139587 | Composite solid propellant with a pulverulent metal/oxidizer agglomerate base A composite solid propellant with a stable burning rate comprising ammonium perchlorate, a binder system of telomeric polybutadiene or copolymers of butadiene and acrylonitrile with terminal functional groups or functional groups distributed statistically... | 08/18/1992 |
