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Class 149/74 - CONTAINING NITROGEN OXIDE OR ACID THEREOF


Subclass of Class 149 - Explosive and thermic compositions or charges
Definition: Compositions containing as an oxygen supplying compound
No. of patents: 38
Last issue date: 10/16/2007


NumberTitleIssue Date
7281367Steerable, intermittently operable rocket propulsion system
A propulsion system including an extinguishable rocket motor and an incorporated maneuver control system. The rocket motor may be of the solid fuel type. One or more proportional axial thrust valves in communication with a pressure vessel or motor case containing a ...
10/16/2007
6962633Amine azide propellant
A novel family of amine azides having a cyclic structure therein is disclosed. These compounds have attractive properties as rocket propellants. ...
11/08/2005
6942743Fluid extraction for airbag inflators
Inflation apparatuses and methods are provided wherein a hydrocarbon-containing inflation gas-producing mixture is formed via the fluid extraction of the hydrocarbon from a substrate material. ...
09/13/2005
6610156Method for recovery of nitramines from aluminized energetic materials
Nitramines are one of the more expensive and often the more plentiful ingredients found in energetic materials, such as solid rocket motor propellants, explosives, and pyrotechnics. By treating aluminized energetic material with an aqueous nitric acid sol...
08/26/2003
6589375Low solids gas generant having a low flame temperature
A low-solids gas generating composition and a method of generating a gas with low solids by preparing and combusting the low-solids gas generating composition. The compositions of the invention include a mixture of a basic copper nitrate oxidizer and a fu...
07/08/2003
6298789Gas generator
A gas generator for air bags having a container holding a combustible gas mixture and fitted with a closure which opens into a combustion chamber fitted with a gas outlet in which the gas mixture is ignited by an ignition device. To provide a fast-reactin...
10/09/2001
6299654Amine azides used as monopropellants
The subjects of this patent are three amine azide monopropellants, dimethylaminoethylazide (DMAZ), pyrollidinylethylazide (PYAZ) and diethylaminoethylazide (DEAZ). Amine azides decompose on an iridium catalyst at 400° F. and have very low freezing points...
10/09/2001
6238500Smokeless gas generating material
An inflator (14) for inflating an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (12) comprises a pressurized container (20), a gas generating material stored under pressure in the container (20), and an igniter (36) for igniting the gas generating materia...
05/29/2001
6221186Self-compensating airbag inflator and method
An inflator apparatus and a method are provided using a quantity of a compensatory material to supplement a stored pressurized gas....
04/24/2001
6210504Tertiary amine azides in liquid or gel fuels in gas generator systems
A liquid gas generator system supplies gas pressure only when it is needed. Hydrazine and hydrazine blends have been considered for liquid gas generators because of their ability to decompose at ambient conditions on an iridium catalyst to form warm (1000...
04/03/2001
6165293Thixotropic IRFNA gel
A thixotropic oxidizer gel comprising inhibited red fuming nitric acid (IA) as the carrier with lithium nitrate (LiNO3) suspended therein and gelled with a gellant agent of SiO2 having a mean particle size of 0.015 microns has the r...
12/26/2000
6063219Higher density inhibited red fuming nitric acid (IRFNA) oxidizer gel
A high density inhibited red fuming nitric acid oxidizer gel is disclosed ich results in an improvement from 0.5% to about 1.0.% in the impulse over a baseline formulation containing 14% nitrogen tetroxide. An improvement from about 3.0% to about 6.0% is ...
05/16/2000
6013143Tertiary amine azides in hypergolic liquid or gel fuels propellant systems
Inhibited Red Fuming Nitric Acid (IRFNA) type IIIB and monomethyl hydrazine (MMH) ignite when contacted with each other because of a hypergolic chemical reaction and are the preferred oxidizer and fuel for bipropellant rocket propulsion systems. These pro...
01/11/2000
5616882High energy rocket propellant
A rocket propellant of improved Isp and thrust is provided by modifying a rocket fuel of RP-1 (a kerosene fraction). Such fuel is combined with an oxidizer (e.g. liquid oxygen, LOX) which defines a rocket propellant of the prior art. Such propellant is mo...
04/01/1997
5571988Gas-producing material
A gas-producing material for a gas generator, particularly, for an inflatable impact cushion for protecting motor vehicle passengers is made up of a combustible liquid gas mixture of one or several short-chain hydrocarbons and nitrogen monoxide. As a resu...
11/05/1996
5433802Use of reduced volatility substituted hydrazine compounds in liquid-propellants
The present invention relates to a liquid or gel propellant comprising an oxidizer and a fuel, said fuel preferably having a vapor pressure not exceeding 10 millimeters of mercury at 25° C. and being selected from the group consisting of hydroxy-(lower a...
07/18/1995
5171385High energy-density N2 O2 compound
An energetic compound having the structural formula O--O--N--N is disclosed. Routes for synthesizing the compound involving the reaction of oxygen atoms in the [1 D] electronic state with N2 O are also disclosed. The energetic compound is...
12/15/1992
5014623Binary munition system
A binary munition system comprising at least two non-explosive ingredients hat combine in flight to form a relatively safe explosive. The combination of said non-explosive ingredients for the purpose of forming safe explosives is novel. The binary munition...
05/14/1991
4946521Selectively activated explosive
A binary munition system comprising at least two non-explosive ingredients hat combine in flight to form a relatively safe explosive. The combination of said non-explosive ingredients for the purpose of forming safe explosives is novel. The binary munition...
08/07/1990
4718954Explosive compositions
An improved explosive composition and a method for making the composition are disclosed. The explosive composition is prepared by first formulating a gel concentrate that comprises a mixture of a sensitizer, such as hexamethylenetetramine or hexamethylene...
01/12/1988
4634480Method of combining liquid explosive compositions for field operations
A method of combining explosive compositions prepared from commercially available nitric acid and a common industrial solvent is disclosed herein which exhibits exceedingly high blasting strengths. The compositions are relatively more stable than conventi...
01/06/1987
4519774Temperature actuated burner igniter
A low cost igniter comprising a multi capsule of low strength, non-porous material, such capsule being divided into at least two separate compartments. One of such compartments is filled with a freezable fluid, and another contains an ingredient that will...
05/28/1985
4484961Preparation and purification of N2 O4 containing rocket propellant oxidizer
There is disclosed a process and apparatus whereby typically furnished commercially nitrogen tetroxide propellants for rocket engines may be upgraded to decrease flow decay problems and to increase the shelf life of the product; thereby providing for long...
11/27/1984
4419155Method for preparing ternary mixtures of ethylenediamine dinitrate, ammonium nitrate and potassium nitrate
An explosive ternary nitrate mixture of ethylenediamine dinitrate, ammonium itrate, and potassium is prepared by mixing together approximately stoichiometric amounts of aqueous nitric acid, ethylenediamine, ammonia, and potassium hydroxide at a temperature...
12/06/1983
4411718Liquid explosive compositions for field operations
Explosive compositions prepared from commercially available nitric acid and a common industrial solvent are disclosed herein which exhibit exceedingly high blasting strengths. The compositions are relatively more stable than conventional shaped charge exp...
10/25/1983
4402775Hybrid gun propellant
A hybrid gun propellant containing an oxidizer rich liquid monopropellant d an oxidizer deficient single based solid propellant....
09/06/1983
4357856Propellant for liquid propellant gun
A mixture of aqueous nitric acid (about 90 volume percent HNO3 and 10 volume percent H2 O) and Decalin are used as a propellant for a liquid propellant gun....
11/09/1982
4274893High temperature two component explosive
A two component, high temperature, thermally stable explosive composition comprises a liquid or low melting oxidizer and a liquid or low melting organic fuel. The oxidizer and fuel in admixture are incapable of substantial spontaneous exothermic reaction ...
06/23/1981
4213809Water-resistant extrudable aqueous gel blasting agent and simplified method of manufacture
A simplified aqueous gel ammonium nitrate suspension blasting agent is made by a procedure in which the step in which both solid and liquid ingredients are combined takes advantage of a balance of positive and negative heats of solution and the sensitivit...
07/22/1980
4047988Liquid monopropellant compositions
A three component liquid monopropellant composition, adaptable for provid underwater propulsion which comprises an amine salt, oxidant and a desensitizing quantity of water sufficient to provide cooling and steam generation. A method for providing underw...
09/13/1977
4011116Carbon dioxide laser fuels
Gas dynamic and hybrid gas dynamic-transfer chemical laser systems are achieved by burning halogenated or deuterated tetrazoles in the presence of an oxidizer....
03/08/1977
4004415Propellant for liquid propellant gun
Nitric acid and n-octane are injected into a gun and utilized to propel pectiles....
01/25/1977
3969979Liquid propellant for a gun
An improvement to a liquid propellant gun system wherein a hydrocarbon used n conjunction with nitric acid is predominantly the exo form of tetrahydrodicyclopentadiene and/or its methyl or dimethyl or ethyl derivatives or a mixture thereof. Other suitable ...
07/20/1976
3963542Oxidizer compatible solid propellant fluorine atom gas generator
A solid propellant gas generator system employing fluorocarbons as the primary binder and fuel and oxidizing salt wherein the oxidizing power resides in the cation to provide ozidizer-compatible combustion products. The thermal output may be tailored by a...
06/15/1976
3962001Method of manufacturing a cap-sensitive and non-sensitive aqueous gel suspension explosive
Non-cap sensitive aqueous gel explosives containing no suspended solid fuels are made by combining water, hexamethylenetetramine, ammonium nitrate, sodium nitrate, ammonium perchlorate and nitric acid, along with sufficient polysaccharide gum to thicken t...
06/08/1976
3955509Fuel-air munition and device
An aerially delivered fuel-air munition consisting of an impermeable tank filled with a pressurized liquid fuel and joined at its two opposite ends with a nose section and a tail assembly respectively to complete an aerodynamic shape. On impact the tank i...
05/11/1976
3954532Explosive compositions of high thermal stability
The explosives, explosive mixtures or assemblies according to the invention contain at least one new nitrated 2,5,8-triphenyl-tris-triazolobenzene derivative of the general formula (I) ##SPC1## wherein n represents an integer of two or three, or a nitrome...
05/04/1976
3944448Thixotropic monopropellant containing inorganic phosphides or phosphide alloys
1. Novel thixotropic, monopropellant compositions comprising a mixture of a solid fuel selected from the group consisting of inorganic phosphides, phosphide alloys and mixtures of these inorganic phosphides and phosphide alloys, a liquid oxidizer selected...
03/16/1976
 
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