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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7632433 | Process for making gradient materials The present invention is a process for making a gradient material using a screw extruder system having material input conditions, operating conditions, and hardware element configurations and introducing disturbances into at least one of the material input condition... | 12/15/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7288648 | High temperature crystallization of 2,4,6,8,10,12-hexanitro-2,4,6,8,10,12-hexaazatetracyclo[5.5.0.05,903,11]-dodecane A method of crystallizing an epsilon-polymorph of 2,4,6,8,10,12-hexanitro-2,4,6,8,10,12-hexaazatetracyclo[5.5.0.05,903,11]-dodecane (CL-20). The method comprises combining the CL-20, at least one organic solvent, and at least one nonsolvent to ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7150855 | Pelletized nitrocellulose (PNC) manufacture and long term storage A method of making pelletized nitrocellulose (PNC) includes preparing a lacquer, the lacquer comprising nitrocellulose (NC), ethyl acetate and ethyl centralite, the NC having a nitrogen content of at least about 12.2%; mixing the lacquer with an antisolvent to there... | 12/19/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7063810 | Co-extrusion of energetic materials using multiple twin screw extruders The invention comprises a continuous, integrated process to produce a multiple layered energetic material where the layers comprise energetic materials having, at least, two different burning rates. The process uses at least two twin-screw extruders to process at le... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6997996 | High energy thermoplastic elastomer propellant A high energy propellant, comprising an oxetane thermoplastic elastomer energetic binder admixed with a high energy explosive filler. The oxetane thermoplastic elastomer energetic binder preferably comprises from about five percent to about thirty percent by weight ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6444062 | Perforated propellant and method of manufacturing same The present invention is directed to a propellant composition made from a lacquer, the lacquer comprising: (a) from about 15 to about 70 wt % of an organic solvent; (b) from about 0.1 to about 2.5 wt % of a stabilizer; (c) optionally, from about 0% to abo... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6361719 | Method for manufacturing of black powder and black powder substitute Processes are disclosed for making black powder and black powder substitutes without requiring binder-effective amounts of a binder and lacquers.... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6319341 | Process for preparing a gas generating composition A process for preparing a gas generating composition (62) for a vehicle occupant protection apparatus (110) comprises the following steps. Desired quantities of ingredients of the gas generating composition (62) measured in predetermined amounts according... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6315930 | Method for making a propellant having a relatively low burn rate exponent and high gas yield for use in a vehicle inflator A method for making a propellant composition that results in a desirable gas output when combusted. The propellant can be part of an inflator used in a vehicle for inflating an air bag. The propellant has a relatively low burn rate exponent of no greater ... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6312625 | Extrudable black body decoy flare compositions and methods of use In this process for producing a black body decoy flare, a composition which, when combusted, provides black body radiation is extruded. The compositions generally include from about 40% to about 70% metal such as magnesium or aluminum, from about 10% to a... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6238501 | TNAZ compositions and articles, processes of preparation, TNAZ solutions and uses thereof The invention is a composition containing high loadings of TNAZ that are made by crash precipitation with water as the precipitation agent. The compositions are in the form of powders, which can be formed and shaped by presseing, extrusion, etc. The TNAZ ... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6217799 | Method for making high performance explosive formulations containing CL-20 A water slurry method of making high performance explosive compositions and ordnances using the explosive compositions as an explosive ingredient for high performance, low sensitivity explosive applications is disclosed. The method involves combining an a... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6171530 | Process for the manufacture of high performance gun propellants A process for manufacturing a high performance gun propellant containing an energetic thermoplastic elastomeric binder and a high-energy oxidizer is disclosed. The process includes preparing or obtaining a molding powder of the high-energy oxidizer partic... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6165307 | Multi-component 3-dimensional energetics method and construction A multi-component three dimensional energetic device and the method of maacturing it. The method includes the steps of forming a quantity of an energetic material into a plurality of sheets having relatively no appreciable thickness, and then cutting at ... | 12/26/2000 |
| 5920030 | Methods of blasting using nitrogen-free explosives A method of blasting using non-nitrogen containing explosives which protect the environment from pollution of nitrogen compounds is provided. The method includes the following steps: (1) combining an oxidizer, a fuel, water, and a binder such that an expl... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5859090 | Injection-modulable, polycaprolactone-based, biodegradable plastic articles such as shotshell components, and method of manufacturing same Nontoxic, biodegradable injection-molded, plastic shotshell components, and method of manufacturing same, the components having a fused degradation composition comprising as its active ingredients polycaprolactone, amide stearate and vegetable oil, the la... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5844322 | Low energy fuse and method for its manufacture A low energy fuse, comprising a plastic tube with a channel, the channel containing a reactive material able upon ignition to sustain a shock wave within the channel, the tube comprising at least two layers of plastic materials, a first plastic layer clos... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5831339 | Continuous process for solvent-free manufacture of heat-curable composite pyrotechnic products The present invention relates to the field of the continuous manufacture of composite pyrotechnic products. A heat-curable liquid binder (3) is mixed with a thickening filler (4) in a mixer (1) so as to obtain a viscous premix (2) which is unreactive at a... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5759458 | Process for the manufacture of high performance gun propellants A process for manufacturing a high performance gun propellant containing an energetic thermoplastic elastomeric binder and a high-energy oxidizer is disclosed. The process includes preparing or obtaining a molding powder of the high-energy oxidizer partic... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5716557 | Method of making high energy explosives and propellants A method of formulating high energy explosives and propellants, including e steps of melting the explosive at a temperature just above its melting temperature, admixing and dissolving or plasticizing a binder, and extruding or casting the resultant soluti... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5672839 | Method and apparatus for controlled refining of explosive compositions An apparatus for the controlled refining of an emulsion explosive composition is shown. The apparatus includes a pump for pumping the pumpable explosive composition, a conduit for transporting the explosive composition away from the pump, and a refining o... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5670098 | Black powder processing on twin-screw extruder A continuous process of manufacturing black powder and black powder substitute using a twin screw extruder is disclosed. Guar gum mixed with the composition at a concentration in the range from 0.05% to 0.5%, by weight, dramatically reduced the friction i... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5619073 | Propellant grains and process for the production thereof A batch process produces unitary grains of propellant material. A constituent mixture of the material is prepared by mixing constituents while heating to at least a predetermined pouring temperature within a permissible temperature range. The constituent ... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5610444 | Process for continuous manufacture of pyrotechnic charges containing a silicone binder and compositions capable of being used by this process The invention relates to a process for continuous manufacture of pyrotechnic charges containing a silicone binder and to the compositions capable of being used by this process. The following are introduced continuously into an extruder (1): a mixture A of a cr... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5565150 | Energetic materials processing technique Energetic materials are continuously processed in a twin-screw extruder to provide safe, low-cost, high quality manufacturing of pyrotechnic compositions, gun propellants, and high explosives. The energetic materials are processed by first lacquering the ... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5520756 | Stable plasticizers for nitrocellulose nitroguanidine-type compositions Stable plasticizer system and corresponding nitrocellulose/nitroguanidine nitramine-type LOVA propellant compositions utilizing such system.... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5487851 | Composite gun propellant processing technique A continuous extrusion process for manufacturing composite gun propellant is disclosed. The disclosed process is particularly suitable for preparing gun propellant formulations based upon a cellulose ester binder. In the process, the binder ingredients ar... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5486248 | Extrudable gas generant for hybrid air bag inflation system The solvent-free gas generant composition of this invention, comprising an oxidizer and a thermosettable resin, cures in about an hour or less at room temperature and within 5 minutes at 135° F. Void-free and crack-free gas generant grains are formed and... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5433899 | Process of manufacturing a gas generating material Graphite fibers (62) are mixed with other materials (22) to form gas generating material (10) for use in an air bag inflator. The graphite fibers are first chopped to a desired short length by forming a mixture of fluid and relatively long graphite fibers... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5266242 | Method and apparatus to prepare a tribasic propellat charge powder The invention relates to a method of and an apparatus for producing tribasic propellant charge powders. An operationally safe and continuous course of the production process is obtained according to the invention by first preparing a fully gelatinized dib... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5251531 | Method and apparatus to prepare monobasic propellant charge powders with alcohol and ether as solvents In the production of monobasic propellant charge powders with alcohol and ether as solvents there is the risk of ether bubbles forming in the propellant charge powder material, and those bubbles greatly reduce the quality of the propellant charge powder. ... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5209876 | Cloth-lined interceptor motor insulation for strong insulation-to-propellant interlock A method of providing a very strong mechanical interlock between the insuor and propellant of an interceptor rocket motor by employing a first lay-up material comprised of a cloth mat of woven cotton cloth (muslin) over a release liner with bleeder which... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5186871 | Method and apparatus to prepare monobasic propellant charge powders with alcohol and ether as solvents In a production of monobasic propellant charge powders with alcohol and ether as solvents there is the risk of ether bubbles forming in the propellant charge powder material, and those bubbles greatly reduce the quality of the propellant charge powder. Th... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5156779 | Process and apparatus for producing ultrafine explosive particles A method and an improved eductor apparatus for producing ultrafine explosive particles is disclosed. The explosive particles, which when incorporated into a binder system, have the ability to propagate in thin sheets, and have very low impact sensitivity ... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5129304 | Method and apparatus for processing potentially explosive and sensitive materials for forming longitudinally perforated extrudate strands A manifolded, multiple-pin die apparatus and method processes potentially explosive material to form longitudinally perforated cylindrical pellets for use as gun propellants. A main entrance passage formed in mating manifold blocks gradually changes in cr... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5125684 | Extrudable gas generating propellants, method and apparatus A stable extrudable non-azide crash bag propellant composition for generating high quality nitrogen gas and a low temperature process for producing the same from an extrudable mass containing an effective amount of a cellulose-based binder.... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5114630 | Continuous manufacture and casting Fluid products, particularly highly filled materials, are manufactured and cast in a continuous system utilizing feedforward composition quality control and plug flow. Liquid and solid raw are supplied to, and combined in, a continuous fluid flow system i... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5087393 | Smoke producing article A smoke producing article comprises preformed granules of a smoke generating material admixed with an inert binder. The granules are compressed at such a pressure and for such a period of time that the granules deform to take up a reduced volume overall b... | 02/11/1992 |
