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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7985311 | Non-toxic heavy-metal free-zinc peroxide-containing IR tracer compositions and IR tracer projectiles containing same for generating a dim visibility IR trace Novel non-toxic, heavy-metal free, zinc peroxide-containing, IR tracer compositions are provided herein, which, when incorporated into a medium caliber IR tracer projectile and fired, produce a dim visibility IR trace. Such IR tracer compositions comprise from about... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7491279 | Emulsion explosive An emulsion explosive including a discontinuous phase dispersed in a liquid fuel continuous phase and is provided. The discontinuous phase contains a liquid oxidizer other than an inorganic oxidizer salt. Also provided are articles of manufacture containing the emul... | 02/17/2009 |
| 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 |
| 6860208 | Nitrocellulose gas generating material for a vehicle occupant protection apparatus An apparatus comprises a vehicle occupant protection device (14) and a gas generating material (18). The gas generating material (18), when ignited, produces a combustion gas that actuates the vehicle occupant protection device (14). The ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6786986 | Non-toxic composition for priming mixture for small caliber arms ammunition This disclosure considers the use of specifically-sized Nitrocellulose particles of 75 ml fineness, free of other chemicals, as a flame enhancer in a Diazodinitrophenol primer mixture that is free of heavy metal constituents. ... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6645325 | Fast-burning nitrocellulose compositions Explosive or propellant compositions containing at least one nitrocellulose contain an additive including at least one substituted tetrazine in amounts effective to increase the burning rate of the composition. A preferred additive is 3,6-dihydrazino-s-te... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6228192 | Double base propellant containing 5-aminotetrazole A family of Class 1.3 propellant compositions comprising nitrocellulose, at least one of a selected group of plasticizing nitrate esters, a thermal stabilizer, carbon and an energetic solid, and a method of making the family of propellant compositions is ... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6129023 | Process for providing gradual deployment of an airbag and a pyrotechnic charge for its implementation The invention relates to the field of protecting the occupants of a motor vehicle by an inflatable airbag. The invention relates to a process consisting in inflating an airbag (1) by a pyrotechnic generator (2) containing a double-composition charge (9) f... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6110306 | Complexed liquid fuel compositions This invention relates to liquid propellant compositions containing an enetic material of organic nitrate esters. The organic nitrate esters of the present invention are complexed with a nitrate ester plasticizer, bismuth subsalicylate, and stabilizer to... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6066213 | Minimum smoke propellant composition A high-performance minimum smoke propellant composition comprising a high energy plasticizer blend and a lead salt which reduces the amount of smoke produced and enables the composition to sustain combustion at low pressure. The propellant is useful for v... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6042663 | Propellant compositions with nitrocellulose and a polymer A rubbery polymer is produced in situ in a cast double base propellant composition.... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6024810 | Castable double base solid rocket propellant containing ballistic modifier pasted in an inert polymer Castable propellant formulations are provided including reduced toxicity ballistic modifiers that do not adversely increase the sensitivity of the propellant to shock detonation. Failure to adequately control the propellant burn rate often results in unac... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5608184 | Alternative use of military propellants as novel blasting agents The present invention relates to the unexpected discovery that the use of single base or triple base propellant of small grain size in combination with a detonator and a booster, produces a blasting agent which has considerable commercial value. The resul... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5540794 | Energetic binder and thermoplastic elastomer-based low vulnerability ammunition gun propellants with improved mechanical properties An energetic binder system useful for making TPE-LOVA propellants and energetic composites comprises at least one thermoplastic elastomer, at least one plasticizer, and nitrocellulose.... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5413812 | Method for fabricating non-detonable explosive simulants A simulator which is chemically equivalent to an explosive, but is not detonable. The simulator has particular use in the training of explosives detecting dogs and calibrating sensitive analytical instruments. The explosive simulants may be fabricated by ... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5385619 | Nitrocellulose propellant composition Nitrocellulose propellant compositions are provided comprising as ballistic modifier a copper II complex of a C6 -C12 chain aliphatic carboxylic acid, advantageously in conjunction with one or more conventional ballistic modifiers fo... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5254186 | Nitrocellulose propellant composition Nitrocellulose propellant compositions are provided comprising zinc oxide as ballistic modifier, advantageously in conjunction with one or more conventional ballistic modifiers for example, lead or copper compounds such as lead stearate, lead acetophthala... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5192379 | Densifying and stabilizing ingredient Lead fluoride acts as a densifying and stabilizing ingredient for a propent.... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5026443 | Stabilized explosive and its production process A stabilized high energy explosive, e.g. hexogen (RDX), octogen (HMX) or the like, as a component of NC or plastic-bound propellant charge powders (Lova-TLP) or plastic-bound explosives (PBX) has a particle size up to 5 μm and a stabilizer incorporated i... | 06/25/1991 |
| 4844845 | Dry mixture for production of pre-formed propellant charge The invention is directed to a formable homogeneous propellant composition and to a process employing same for production of a self-supporting formed propellant charge. The propellant composition comprises a mixture of propellant grains and solvent-filled... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4767577 | Process and apparatus for producing plastic-bound propellant powders and explosives A process and apparatus for producing plastic-bound propellant powders and explosives in crystalline form, with the apparatus including an extruder comprising a casing with a feed opening, optionally a solvent supply opening and one or two extruder shafts... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4724017 | Unsupported propellant charge element and compact charge produced therefrom Unsupported, compressed propellant charge elements of nitrocellulose grains, as well as propellant charges produced from these propellant charge elements are produced by coating the grains with an acrylate resin and shaping the grains into cylindrical ele... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4713127 | Triplebasic propellant powder and process for the production thereof Triplebasic propellant powders consist of nitrocellulose, nitroglycerin or an equivalently acting explosive oil and crystalline nitroguanidino, which are processed by mixing with one another and plasticizing the NC by means of a solvent, e.g. acetone, as ... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4701228 | Process for the manufacture of a double-base propellent composition with low flame-glare emission The invention relates to a process for the manufacture of a double-base propellent composition with low flame-glare emission, and a propellent composition thus obtained. The process of the invention consists in casting a nitrocellulose-based moulding powd... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4659387 | Nitrocellulose moistened with tertiary alcohols and the use thereof in polyurethane lacquers Nitrocellulose moistened with alcohol, particularly for polyurethane lacquers, characterized in that a lower aliphatic tertiary alcohol is used as moistening agent.... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4659403 | Hydrazine stabilizers for nc propellants The invention relates to propellant powders and specifically to stabilizers for nitrocellulose-based propellant powders.... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4608102 | Primer composition A primer composition using manganese dioxide as the predominant oxidizer is disclosed. The manganese dioxide oxidizer is combined with a fuel source and non-metallic initiating explosive material. Various diazo, triazole, or tetrazole compounds may be use... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4601767 | Vinsol coating in sweetie barrel A process for producing double base propellant powders deterred with Vinsol by diluting the Vinsol with isopropyl alcohol or similar solvent and then adding the solvent Vinsol solution to the propellant powder in a sweetie barrel in an intermittent manner... | 07/22/1986 |
| 4566919 | Sensitized cast emulsion explosive composition The invention relates to a cast explosive composition having a relatively high density and energy and a critical diameter no larger than about 150 mm at a temperature of 5° C. The composition comprises inorganic oxidizer salt consisting primarily of ammo... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4547232 | Sensitization of water-in-oil emulsion explosives A high density emulsion blasting agent and method is provided for increasing volume energy and optimizing booster sensitivity of water-in-oil emulsion blasting agents without loss of desirable handling characteristics of invert emulsions by utilizing an e... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4519855 | Mixed charges for ammunitions with a casing constituted by agglomerated propellant powder and propellant powder in grain form The present invention falls in the field of propellant charges for ballistic ammunitions which have combustible or a non-combustible casing. According to the invention, the ammunition is constituted by a casing 2 placed around a shell 1 and closed by a po... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4477297 | Manufacture of gel free nitrocellulose lacquers Manufacturing gel free nitrocellulose lacquers in shorter time by less hazardous methods is disclosed. A low boiling solvent, miscible with polyol polymer and nitrate ester, is used during the manufacture to provide a lacquer premix comprising the polyol ... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4460411 | Nitrocellulose composition and process for producing the same A nitrocellulose composition in the form of chips containing 50 to 80 wt % of nitrocellulose and less than 1 wt % of water is produced by adding to water-wetted nitrocellulose an organic solvent which dissolves nitrocellulose and polyurethane resin and is... | 07/17/1984 |
| 4402775 | Hybrid gun propellant A hybrid gun propellant containing an oxidizer rich liquid monopropellant d an oxidizer deficient single based solid propellant.... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4401809 | Nitrocellulose purification There is disclosed a multi-vessel autoclave which is suitable for use in a continuous process for purifying nitrocellulose made by the nitric acid-sulfuric acid nitration of cellulose. The autoclave comprises a plurality of adjacent cylindrical vessels wh... | 08/30/1983 |
| 4388458 | Use of ultrasonic energy to improve nitrocellulose purification The instant invention relates to a process for removing trace sulfuric acid rom nitrocellulose fibers by dispersing the fibers in water and then subjecting them to ultrasonic energy for a time period and at an energy level sufficient to enhance the nitroce... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4373976 | Gun propellant containing nitroaminoguanidine A family of gun propellants formulated with nitroaminoguanidine (NAGU), as an oxidizer, to reduce the isochoric flame temperature while providing high mass impetus.... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4347087 | Granular propellant powder based on nitrocellulose, oily nitrate ester and polyvinyl nitrate, and process The present invention relates to propellant powders based on nitrocellulose, nitrated oil and polyvinyl nitrate and also to the process for their manufacture. The powders according to the invention contain between 50 and 75 parts by weight of nitrocellulo... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4336085 | Explosive composition with group VIII metal nitroso halide getter An improved explosive composition is disclosed and comprises a major portion of an explosive having a detonation velocity between about 1,500 and 10,000 meters per second and a minor amount of a getter additive comprising a non-explosive compound or mixtu... | 06/22/1982 |
| 4315785 | Propellant charge with reduced muzzle smoke and flash characteristics A method and improved propellant composition for eliminating secondary mue flash in small and large caliber weapons without the increased smoke production or inhibiting burning characteristics through the step of incorporating a novel microencapsulated o... | 02/16/1982 |
