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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7238733 | Storable water-silica suspensions and methods Storable water-silica suspensions and methods of cementing well bores are provided. The storable water-silica suspensions are basically comprised of water, silica and an effective amount of a suspending agent selected from the group consisting of colloidal materials... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7056401 | Priming mixture for cartridge primers for small firearms A priming mixture comprises aluminium silicate as the sensitizer, advantageously in a percentage higher than 10%, not exceeding 30% and preferably included between 15% and 25%. Combined with said sensitizer, the-mixture may further comprises a potassium compound, pr... | 06/06/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6544363 | Non-toxic, heavy-metal-free shotshell primer mix A non-toxic heavy-metal-free priming mix and a method of forming same, designed especially for industrial shotshells and other shotshells having abnormally heavy charges of propellant in an effort to qualify for heavy duty assignments such as the need to ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6478903 | Non-toxic primer mix A non-toxic primer mix including both bismuth sulfide and potassium nitrate as the pyrotechnic portion of the primer is disclosed. In a further embodiment, a non-toxic primer mix comprising zinc sulfide and aluminum nitrate as the pyrotechnic portion of t... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6361630 | Cool burning gas generating composition An apparatus (10) comprises an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (16) and a gas generating composition which when ignited produces gas to inflate the inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (16). The gas generating composition comprises ... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6334961 | Low ash gas generant and ignition compositions for vehicle occupant passive restraint systems Solid gas generant compositions produce low particulates (e.g., condensed ash) when ignited. The solid gas generant compositions most preferably include a nitramine, at least one oxidizer selected from nitrates of strontium or cerium, in admixture with or... | 01/01/2002 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6177028 | Spontaneous firing explosive composition for use in a gas generator for an airbag A spontaneous firing explosive composition for use in a gas generator for an airbag containing a fuel, an oxidizer, a combustion modifier, and a binder.... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6165295 | Gas-generating liquid compositions (PERSOL 1) A family of water-based gas-generating liquid compositions is described. A composition of the present invention includes: hydrogen peroxide; ammonium nitrate; and water. Compositions of the present invention may be mixed with fuels to make monopropellants... | 12/26/2000 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6143104 | Cool burning gas generating composition A gas generating composition comprises an organic fuel and an oxidizer wherein a component of the composition comprises an alkaline earth metal or alkali metal ion. The composition also comprises an ammonium salt coolant selected from the group consisting... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6123359 | Inflator for use with gas generant compositions containing guanidines The present invention relates to an inflator for a vehicle airbag employing non-azide gas generants. The invention also relates to a new filter system for airbag inflators. The filter is a metal ribbon coiled within the inflator house. The metal ribbon co... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6065774 | Filtration system for gas generators A new filtration system for gas generators, especially side impact airbag inflators for use in automobiles, has a sheet of expanded metal formed into a tube, cylinder or other geometric form and a bed of expanded metal chips. The interior of the geometric... | 05/23/2000 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6007647 | Autoignition compositions for inflator gas generators An autoignition composition for the gas generator of a vehicle occupant restraint system that is thermally stable at temperatures up to 110° C., autoignites between 150° C. and 175° C., produces minimal toxic gases upon combustion, provides for a reduc... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5997666 | GN, AGN and KP gas generator composition The combination of guanidine nitrate (GN), aminoguanidine nitrate (AGN) and potassium perchlorate (KP) in defined proportions serves as an effective gas generative composition that displays enhanced burning rate performance at 2000 and 4000 psi. Through t... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5985060 | Gas generant compositions containing guanidines The present invention relates to improved non-azide gas generants and methods for their manufacture for use in an automobile gas bag system. This discovery overcomes the problems of moisture and thermal cycling in a non-azide gas generant pellet through t... | 11/16/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5780768 | Gas generating compositions A low-solids gas generating composition, comprising a mixture of a fuel selected for the group consisting of guanidine nitrate, nitroguanidine, cellulose, cellulose acetate, hexamine, and mixtures thereof, and an oxidizer selected from the group consistin... | 07/14/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5695216 | Airbag device and propellant for airbags An airbag device including a gas-emitting substance chamber having an opening. A gas-emitting substance is provided in the gas-emitting substance chamber including between about seventy-six to about eighty percent by weight of a high energy explosive and ... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5670740 | Heterogeneous gas generant charges A gas generant charge comprises a heterogeneous mixture of between about 80 and about 95 wt % of a first gas generant composition 1) and between about 5 and about 20 wt % of a second gas generant composition 2), based on the total weight of 1) plus 2). Th... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5652408 | Explosive projectile An explosive projectile has a splinter-generating body inside which is placed an explosive and/or incendiary load ignited by a primer. The projectile also contains an intermediate charge placed between the primer and the explosive load. The charge is comp... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5516377 | Gas generating compositions based on salts of 5-nitraminotetrazole A composition is provided which has at least one salt of 5-nitraminotetrazole and an at least one oxidizer selected from among inorganic nitrates, inorganic nitrites, metal oxides, metal peroxides, organic peroxides, inorganic perchlorates, inorganic chlo... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5380380 | Ignition compositions for inflator gas generators Autoigniting compositions containing a hydrazine salt of 3-nitro-1,2,4-triazole-5-one for the gas generator of a vehicle occupant restraint system result in rapid autoignition at temperatures from approximately 150° C. (302° F.) to 220° C. (428° ... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5101729 | Low energy fuse In a low energy fuse, the reactive composition on the inner wall of the tubing is substantially free of a metal fuel or quasi metal fuel and comprises a particulate secondary high explosive and a gas generating non-explosive particulate solid selected fro... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5051142 | Emulsion explosive containing nitrostarch Emulsion explosive compositions comprising a discontinuous aqueous oxidizer salt phase and a continuous carbonaceous fuel phase and from about 5% to about 50% nitrostarch are disclosed which exhibit increased resistance to precompression or dead pressing ... | 09/24/1991 |
| 5015309 | Gas generant compositions containing salts of 5-nitrobarbituric acid, salts of nitroorotic acid, or 5-nitrouracil Automotive airbag gas generant formulation providing alternative to commercially used formulations containing sodium azide. The composition comprises from about 25% to about 75% by weight of a heterocyclic compound having the following structure: ##S... | 05/14/1991 |
| 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 |
| 4980000 | Nitrostarch emulsion explosives production process The present invention provides a method for producing a water-in-oil emulsion and the emulsion explosives therefrom containing nitrostarch by nitrating starch with an excess of a nitrating agent, treating the reaction mixture thereof with anhydrous ammoni... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4963201 | Primer composition Primer composition comprising diazodinitrophenol or potassium dinitrobenzofuroxane, tetracene, nitrate ester fuel and strontium nitrate. It is prepared by hydrating anhydrous strontium nitrate by dissolving in warm water and thereafter cooling solution to... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4948438 | Intermolecular complex explosives A melt/cast explosive composition comprising about 20 to 100 wt. % of a binary complex of ammonium nitrate (AN) and methyl nitroguanidine (MeNQ) in a molar ratio of about 0.55:1 to 1.35:1. This binary complex may be used alone or it may be formulated with... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4936931 | Nitroalkane-based emulsion explosive composition An emulsion explosive composition comprising a discontinuous oxidizer phase and a continuous fuel phase is provided wherein the fuel phase comprises a nitroalkane compound. The composition essentially contains as the emulsifying agent a polyisobutylene su... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4936932 | Aromatic hydrocarbon-based emulsion explosive composition An emulsion explosive composition comprising a discontinuous oxidizer phase and a continuous fuel phase is provided wherein the fuel phase comprises an aromatic hydrocarbon compound. The composition essentially contains as the emulsifying agent a polyisob... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4931112 | Gas generating compositions containing nitrotriazalone Automotive airbag gas generant formulation providing an alternative to commercially used formulations containing sodium azide. The composition contains from about 25% to about 75% by weight of 5-nitro-1,2,4-trizal-3-one (usually known as nitrotriazolone).... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4867813 | Salt-phase sensitized water-containing explosives Water-containing explosives, such as emulsions, slurries and water gels, are sensitized in their salt phase with sensitizing energy release agents based on nitroalkanes and nitroalkane blends and optionally including arene coupling agents.... | 09/19/1989 |
