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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7918949 | Gas generating composition Disclosed is a heat-treated oxidizing agent for gas generating compositions which is obtained by mixing ammonium nitrate with an inorganic compound having as an element one or two or more metal atoms selected from the group consisting of Cu, Fe, Ni, Zn, Co, Mn and T... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7188567 | Gas generation system A gas generator (24; 140) may be used in an inflatable member system (20) which includes an inflatable member (22) expandable from a stowed condition to a deployed condition. The generator may include a flexible container (30; 150) within the in... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7067024 | Reduced sensitivity, melt-pourable TNT replacements This melt-pourable explosive composition shares explosive properties comparable to those of trinitrotoluene and is melt-pourable and castable under conditions comparable to those of trinitrotoluene, but experiences equal or less impact, shock, and thermal sensitivit... | 06/27/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6605233 | Gas generant composition with coolant A low-solids gas generating composition and a method of producing a gas. The gas is produced by combusting a mixture of a fuel selected from the group consisting of guanidine nitrate, nitroguanidine, cellulose, cellulose acetate, hexamine, 5 amino-tetrazo... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6588797 | Reduced smoke gas generant with improved temperature stability An apparatus (12) comprises an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (20) and a gas generating composition (16) which when ignited produces gas to inflate the inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (20). The gas generating composition (16) ... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6550808 | Guanylurea nitrate in gas generation Gas generant compositions are provided which compositions react to produce nitrogen gas and which compositions include guanylurea nitrate and at least one transition metal-containing water-compatible oxidizer. Also, related methods of gas generation are p... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6547900 | Method of stabilizing the density of gas generant pellets containing nitroguanidine A non azide gas generant composition of nitroguanidine and phase stabilized ammonium nitrate is provided. This gas generant composition has many desirable characteristics such as little production of ash and the production of essentially toxic free exhaus... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6296724 | Gas generating composition for an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device An apparatus comprises an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (20) and a gas generating composition (16). The gas generating composition (16), when ignited, produces gas to inflate the inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (20). The gas ... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6274064 | Metal oxide containing gas generating composition A gas generating composition comprising ammonium nitrate and a non-toxic metal oxide which reduces the pressure exponent and enables the composition to sustain combustion at or near atmospheric pressure, thereby improving combustion efficiency. The compos... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6231702 | Cool burning ammonium nitrate based gas generating composition A gas generating composition comprises an organic fuel and an ammonium nitrate oxidizer which is phase stabilized with an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salt. The composition also comprises an ammonium salt coolant selected from the group consisting... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6228191 | Gas-generating preparation with iron and/or copper carbonate A gas-generating preparation suitable for being used in an air bag includes ammonium nitrate, a derivative of guanidine and one or more metal carbonates as a deflagration catalyst. By using one or more metal carbonates as a deflagration catalyst, higher b... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6221187 | Method of safely initiating combustion of a gas generant composition using an autoignition composition The present invention relates to a low temperature autoignition composition for safely initiating combustion of a main pyrotechnic charge in a gas generator or pyrotechnic device exposed to flame or a high temperature environment. The low temperature auto... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6217788 | Fire suppression composition and device The present invention is directed to a fire suppression composition, comprising a propellant comprising a fuel and an oxidizer, said propellant capable of generating inert gas; and a fire suppression additive selected from the group consisting of iron-con... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6214140 | Development of new high energy blasting products using demilitarized ammonium picrate As has been established, the use of energetic materials, generated by manufacturer's excess and/or demilitarization projects, as ingredients in commercial blasting explosives is a feasible and environmentally acceptable method of handling them. Ammonium p... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6210505 | High gas yield non-azide gas generants High nitrogen nonazide gas compositions, useful in inflating passenger restraint gas inflator bags, comprise a nonmetal salt of triazole or tetrazole fuel, phase stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) as a primary oxidizer, a metallic second oxidizer, and an ... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6156230 | Metal oxide containing gas generating composition A gas generating composition comprising ammonium nitrate and a non-toxic metal oxide which reduces the pressure exponent and enables the composition to sustain combustion at or near atmospheric pressure, thereby improving combustion efficiency. The compos... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6149746 | Ammonium nitrate gas generating composition A gas generating composition, when ignited, produces gas to inflate an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device. The gas generating composition comprises ammonium nitrate phase stabilized with a moisture indicating material. The moisture indicating m... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6149193 | Variable output inflator This invention relates to a multi-stage gas bag inflator, operable initially, when activated, to cause the gas bag to deploy slowly and then, after a delay, to deploy rapidly, includes a housing having at least first and second chambers of preferably diff... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6136113 | Gas generating composition An improved thermally stable, storage stable gas generating composition characterized by both an increased burning rate and a decreased pressure exponent for producing a clean, nontoxic, substantially ash- and solids-free gas for inflating inflatable stru... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6123790 | Nonazide ammonium nitrate based gas generant compositions that burn at ambient pressure A nonazide gas generant that may be used in an inflation device, such as a vehicle passenger restraint system, comprising a hydrated or anhydrous mixture of nonazide fuel, an oxidizer and a quantity of copper phthalocyanine, otherwise known as Monarch Blu... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6074502 | Smokeless gas generant compositions Thermally stable gas generant compositions incorporate a combination of one or more primary nonazide high-nitrogen fuels selected from a group including tetrazoles, bitetrazoles, and triazoles, and salts thereof; and one or more secondary nonazide high ni... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6073438 | Preparation of eutectic mixtures of ammonium nitrate and amino guanidine nitrate A eutectic solution of ammonium nitrate and either aminoguanidiine nitrate (AGN) or guanidine nitrate (AN) in the form of a present pellet is used to generate a particulate-free, non-toxic, odorless and colorless gas that is useful wherever an immediate s... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6045638 | Monopropellant and propellant compositions including mono and polyaminoguanidine dinitrate A pyrotechnic gas generant composition including a high oxygen balance fuel that is the resulting reaction product of an aminoguanidine or polyaminoguanidine salt and nitric acid, namely, aminoguanidine dinitrate, diaminoguanidine dinitrate, and triaminog... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6045726 | Fire suppressant A fire suppressant composition is provided which exhibits a low pressure and low flame temperature. The composition comprises ammonium nitrate and a guanidine salt or derivative which produces greater than 3 moles of inert gas per 100 grams of composition... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5996501 | Blast and fragmentation enhancing explosive A dual explosive charge is described that simultaneously enhances blast and fragmentation characteristics of the charge, including an inner driven charge of a non-ideal explosive surrounded by an outer charge sleeve of a more nearly ideal explosive, deton... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5989367 | Particle-free, gas-producing mixture The invention relates to a particle-free, gas-producing mixture for use in a gas generator for a safety device, in particular for a vehicle-occupant restraint system, with a total water content of the gas-producing mixture of at most 0.3%, consisting of: ... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5962808 | Gas generant complex oxidizers Nonazide gas generant compositions, useful for inflating passenger restraint gas inflator bags, comprise a multimetallic coordination complex oxidizer selected from coordination complexes comprised of anionic nitro and nitrito ligands coordinated with a t... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5872329 | Nonazide gas generant compositions High nitrogen nonazide gas compositions, useful in inflating passenger restraint gas inflator bags, comprise an amine salt of triazole or tetrazole fuel, and phase stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) as an oxidizer. The combination of the amine azole salt ... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5850053 | Eutectic mixtures of ammonium nitrate, guanidine nitrate and potassium perchlorate A eutectic solution of ammonium nitrate and either aminoguanidine nitrate (AGN) or guanidine nitrate (AN) in the form of a pressed pellet is used to generate a low particulate non-toxic, odorless and colorless gas that is useful wherever an immediate sour... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5783773 | Low-residue azide-free gas generant composition Gas generant compositions without highly toxic azides are provided which, upon combustion, are converted into gaseous products with only small amounts of solid combustion products thereby minimizing the gas filtration problem. Gas generants having ammoniu... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5747730 | Pyrotechnic method of generating a particulate-free, non-toxic odorless and colorless gas An essentially particulate-free, non-toxic, odorless and colorless gas is generated in a pyrotechnic inflator device by using a eutectic solution of ammonium nitrate, guanidine nitrate and/or aminoguanidine nitrate, and minor amounts of polyvinyl alcohol ... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5726382 | Eutectic mixtures of ammonium nitrate and amino guanidine nitrate A eutectic solution of ammonium nitrate and either aminoguanidine nitrate (AGN) or guanidine nitrate (AN) in the form of a present pellet is used to generate a particulate-free, non-toxic, odorless and colorless gas that is useful wherever an immediate so... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5531941 | Process for preparing azide-free gas generant composition Gas generant compositions without highly toxic azides are provided which, upon combustion, are converted into gaseous products with only small amounts of solid combustion products thereby minimizing the gas filtration problem. A process for safely prepari... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5507891 | Propellant composition for automotive safety applications Clean burning, non-self extinguishing propellant compositions for use in hybrid automotive air bag systems are disclosed. The propellant compositions are based on a mixture of a crystalline nitramine propellant, an energetic or non-energetic binder and on... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5500061 | Silicon as high performance fuel additive for ammonium nitrate propellant formulations The addition of silicon (Si) powder from about 0.40 to 6.00 weight percent o ammonium nitrate (AN) propellant formulations as a fuel source results in a substantial increase in performance specific impulse (Isp). Theoretical Isp of AN propellant can be enh... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5411615 | Aluminized eutectic bonded insensitive high explosive An insensitive high explosive is obtained by using a dicyandiamide (DCDA), ammonium nitrate (AN), guanidine nitrate (GN), ethylene diamine dinitrate (EDDN) eutectic melt binder in combination with ammonium perchlorate (AP) oxidizer, fine RDX (1 μm to 10 ... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5000802 | Water-in-oil type emulsion explosive This invention relates to a water-in-oil type emulsion explosive comprising an aqueous oxidizer solution, an oily material, an emulsifier and hollow microspheres, in which the whole or a part of the oily material is replaced with a polymer which is oil-so... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4994123 | Polymeric intermolecular emulsion explosive A physically stable emulsion explosive composition consisting of a dispersed phase and a continuous phase, wherein the dispersed phase consists essentially of at least one oxidizing compound and at least one fuel compound, and wherein the continuous phase... | 02/19/1991 |
