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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172965 | Explosive compositions and methods for fabricating explosive compositions PBX compositions and methods for fabricating PBX compositions are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, a PBX composition comprises a binder matrix comprising a thermoset resin and an oxidizer comprising octanitrocubane (ONC), the oxidizer homogeneously dispersed wi... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8016959 | Thermal pre-ignition agents The invention relates to thermal pre-ignition agents and to their use as thermal fuses, in particular for use in gas generators of motor-vehicle safety systems. ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8002916 | Energetic plasticizer for explosive charges An energetic material suitable for high-energy, plastic-bonded, explosive charges, the material including an energetic plasticizer containing an energetic nitrobutyl formal, wherein a composition of the energetic plasticizer contains at least 50%, by weight, of the ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7976653 | Ammonium dinitrimide based liquid monopropelants exhibiting improved combustion stability and storage life Ammonium dinitramide based liquid monopropellants exhibiting stabilised combustion characteristics and improved storage life, containing ammonia, a base weaker than ammonia, or a base which is sterically hindered, added in an amount of 0.1 to 5% of the total weight ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7744710 | Impact resistant explosive compositions An explosive composition comprising a high density hydrocarbon compound selected from the group consisting of xylitol, sucrose, mannitol, and mixtures thereof and at least one energetic material. The high density hydrocarbon compound and the at least one energetic m... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7641748 | Highly energy-producing compound A highly energy-producing compound which can be used, for example, as an explosive, propellant, oxidant and the like, and which includes an alkyne unit in which at least one hydrogen atom has been replaced by a trinitromethyl-C(NO2)3 group.... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7404867 | Infrared decoy flare composition An infrared decoy flare composition for generating infrared radiation, including a fuel, an oxidizing agent and a binder, wherein the decoy flare composition contains no metals or metal-containing compounds and no halogens or halogen-containing compounds. Such an in... | 07/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 6783613 | Modified polybutadiene polymers that are both chemically degradable and physically compatible with energetic plasticizers for use in propellant and explosive binders The present invention is a modified HFPB polymer for use in propellants and explosives that is chemically degradable and also is compatible with commonly used energetic plasticizers. The HFPB polymer of the present invention contains ester linkages formed in the bac... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6630040 | Slurry coating method for agglomeration of molding powders requiring immiscible lacquer solvents Solutions and process are described useful to produce coated HE powder granules in an aqueous slurry agglomeration process. A reaction mixture is made utilizing a lacquer stock solution comprising a binder material dissolved in a substantially aqueous-imm... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6620268 | Energetic plasticizer comprising eutetic mixture of bis (2,2-dinitropropyl) formal, 2,2-dinitropropyl 2,2-dinitrobutyl formal and bis (2,2-dinitrobutyl) formal, and preparation method thereof An energetic plascitizer comprising bis(2,2-dinitropropyl) formal, 2,2-dinitropropyl 2,2-dinitrobutyl formal and bis 2,2-dinitrobutyl) formal in a molar ratio of 20~68%/28~50%/4~30% is, described. It is also provided a method for synthesizing the plastici... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6592692 | Energetic plasticizer comprising bis(2,2-dinitropropyl) formal and bis(2,2-dinitropropyl) diformal, and preparation method thereof The present invention provides an energetic plasticizer comprising bis(2,2-dinitropropyl) formal and a material that keeps bis(2,2-dinitropropyl) formal from crystallizing out, wherein the material that keeps bis(2,2-dinitropropyl) formal from crystallizi... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6589374 | Pourable, plastic-bound explosive charges and method of making the same A pourable, plastic-bound explosive charge has a crystalline explosive substance embedded in a polymer matrix which includes a binder, a softener and a metal powder. The metal powder which is added in a proportion of 0.1 to 10 weight % has substantially s... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6589375 | Low 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 |
| 6527887 | Polymeric cyclodextrin nitrate esters Cyclodextrin polymers are nitrated to provide novel nitrate esters of cyclodextrin polymers which are useful for encapsulating explosives to provides energetic compositions of reduced sensitivity; a new method for the preparation of cyclodextrin polymers ... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6497774 | Gas generant for air bag A gas-generant-molded-article for air bags which is prepared by molding a gas generant composition into a cylindrical form containing an opening hole, wherein the relationship between the linear burning velocity r (mm/second) of said gas generant composit... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6468370 | Gas generating composition for vehicle occupant protection apparatus An apparatus (10) comprises a vehicle occupant protection device (14), and an actuator (10) for the vehicle occupant protection device (14). The actuator (10) includes a gas generating material (18) or both a gas generating material (18) and an autoigniti... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6425966 | Energetic plasticizer, and explosive and propellant composition containing same 2,2-dinitro-1,3-propanediol-diformate is a novel low sensitivity, energetic plasticizer that is useful in explosive and propellant compositions. 2,2-dinitro-1,3-propanediol-diformate can be made by reacting 2,2-dinitro-1,3-propane diol with acetic formic ... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6395859 | Hydrolyzable, energetic thermoplastic elastomers and methods of preparation thereof The present invention provides energetic thermoplastic elastomers which may be used as binders in propellant, explosive and pyrotechnic applications. The elastomers of the present invention are all hydrolyzable, allowing recycling of the elastomer's const... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6258188 | Solid fuel gas generator for ducted rocket engine In the development of new minimum signature ducted rocket technology, the U.S. Army MICOM Propulsion Directorate has conducted studies for the development of fuel-rich gas generators for ducted rockets. The propellant formulation goals of this study inclu... | 07/10/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6120626 | Dispensing fibrous cellulose material A dispersal agent for preventing agglomerating of at least one component of a material is provided. In one embodiment, the dispersal agent is part of a porosity producing material and the dispersal agent eliminates or substantially prevents agglomeration ... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6113712 | ADN stabilizers ADN stabilizers of aromatic nitrogen-containing heterocyclic organic compounds, such as pyridines, pyrimidines, pyrazines, and triazines substituted with amino, hydroxy or other activating groups. The stabilizers being added to the ADN in an amount of fro... | 09/05/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6007648 | Liquid explosive composition An improved, liquid, explosive composition comprising nitromethane, a nitethane sensitizer and an energetic compound. The energetic compound is selected from the group consisting of 4,5-dihyro-3-nitroisoxazole, 1,3-dinitropropane, trans1,2-dinitrocyclopr... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5949016 | Energetic melt cast explosives A melt cast explosive containing bis(2,2-dinitropropyl)fumarate or 2,2-diropropyl-4,4-dinitropentanoate and a metal fuel such as aluminum, magnesium, boron, hafnium, zirconium or alloys or mixtures thereof. An inert thermoplastic elastomer diluent may be... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5889161 | N,N'-azobis-nitroazoles and analogs thereof as igniter compounds for use in energetic compositions Novel energetic compounds are provided comprising N,N'-azobis-nitroazoles or analogs thereof. The compounds are useful as igniter materials in a variety of energetic compositions, particularly gas-generating compositions for inflating automobile or aircra... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5783732 | 2:2 mixed Fluoro-, and fluoronitroalkyl orthocarbonates 2:2 mixed orthocarbonates of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.noteq.R' and wherein R and R' are --C(NO2)3, --CF(NOb.2)2, --CF2 (NO2), --C(NO2)2 CH3, --CH(NO2 | 07/21/1998 |
| 5703323 | Pyridine and pyridone stabilizers for hydroxylammonium nitrate and hydroxylamine-containing compositions Disclosed is a stabilized hydroxylammonium nitrate or hydroxylamine-containing composition comprising said hydroxylammonium nitrate or hydroxylamine and a pyridine or pyridone salt, or an acid thereof, said pyridine or pyridone salt, or acid thereof, bein... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5668240 | Energetic nitro polymer Hydroxy-terminated poly(2,2-dinitropropyl)polynitroorthocarbonate prepolys of the formula ##STR1## which are prepared by reacting bis(2,2-dinitropropyl)dichloroformal with a diol of the formula ##STR2## wherein n>1, and wherein W, X, Y, an... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5668241 | Energetic flouronitro polymer Hydroxy-terminated poly(2-fluoro-2,2-dinitroethyl) polynitroorthocarbonate repolymers of the formula ##STR1## which are prepared by reacting bis(2-fluoro-2,2-dinitroethyl)dichloroformal with a diol of the formula ##STR2## wherein n>1, and wh... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5631406 | Chemical compounds Dichloroformals of the formula (RCH2 O)2 CCl2 wherein R is --C(NO2)3, --CF(NO2)2, --CF2 (NO.su), --CCl(NO2)2, --C(NO2)2 CH3 | 05/20/1997 |
| 5600089 | Highly plasticized elastomers Elastomers having a polyurethane binder are formed from a mixture including tetrastar polyethylene oxide polyol with a molecular weight of at least 16000 daltons and a plasticizer present in a ratio of at least five parts by weight to one part of the poly... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5578789 | Energetic plasticizers for polybutadiene-type solid propellant binders Polybutadiene-compatible, energetic nitrate ester plasticizers of aliphatic hydroxyl compounds, having from 6 to 18 carbon atoms per molecule, and a carbon/nitrate-group (C/NO3) ratio of 3 to 8 are described. The plasticizers allow to reduce th... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5574126 | Energetic fluoronitro prepolymer Hydroxy-terminated poly(2-fluoro-2,2-dinitroethyl) polynitroorthocarbonate repolymers of the formula ##STR1## which are prepared by reacting bis(2-fluoro-2,2-dinitroethyl)dichloroformal with a diol of the formula ##STR2## wherein n>1, and wh... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5574125 | Energetic nitro prepolymer Hydroxy-terminated poly(2,2-dinitropropyl)polynitroorthocarbonate prepolys of the formula ##STR1## which are prepared by reacting bis(2,2-dinitropropyl)dichloroformal with a diol of the formula ##STR2## wherein n>1, and wherein W, X, Y, an... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5542998 | Gas-generating mixture Gas-generating mixtures for rescue and air bag systems, as well as rocket d tubular weapon drive systems comprise high nitrogen and low carbon fuels GZT, TAGN, NG or NTO catalysts for pollutant gas reduction/reaction acceleration of V2 O5 | 08/06/1996 |
| 5542999 | Gas-generating mixture A gas-generating mixture for rescue and air bag systems, as well as for ret and tubular weapon drive systems comprises high nitrogen, low carbon fuels GZT, TAGN, NG or NTO, the cold and fast burning oxidizer Cu(NO3)2 *3Cu(OH)2 | 08/06/1996 |
| 5520826 | Flame extinguishing pyrotechnic and explosive composition A flame extinguishing pyrotechnic which flamelessly deflagrates to produce rimarily nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and a fluoroolefin. The flame extinguishing characteristic is achieved by reducing the content of oxygen proximate the deflagration as well as thr... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5516378 | Explosive composition and its use in making ammunition An explosive charge is disclosed for use as ammunition in a casing. The charge is comprised of a particulate propellant which is embedded in a solidified matrix prepared from an energetic liquid composition. The latter comprises a liquid, energetic plasti... | 05/14/1996 |
