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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8012277 | Ionic liquid and a method of synthesizing an ionic liquid An ionic liquid is disclosed A precursor composition that comprises at least one ionic liquid and at least one energetic material is also disclosed, as is a method of synthesizing an ionic liquid and a method of desensitizing an explosive composition. ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7441503 | Expendable infra-red radiating means An expendable infra-red radiating means having a rupturable container 1 housing a plurality of decoy plates (11) and an ignition means (17) for igniting the decoy plates (11). Each of the decoy plates (11) comprises a composition o... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7350734 | Seat belt pretensioner An in-line seat belt pretensioner is provided that includes a frame containing a first guide member and a second guide member for tensioning of seat belt webbing upon pretensioner activation. As the pretensioner is activated, the seat belt is tensioned by activation... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350819 | Pretensioner A gas generating system (24) is provided including a gas generant container (34) and an initiator (28). The initiator (28) is positioned exterior of the gas generant container (34) so as to enable fluid communication with the conta... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341102 | Flue gas injection for heavy oil recovery A variety of methods for thermal recovery of natural gas and bitumen from a formation containing the latter. In general, the methods incorporate a series of existing, but previously uncombined technologies. A modified flue gas from the steam generators conventionall... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338711 | Enhanced nanocomposite combustion accelerant and methods for making the same Nanoparticles having designed or engineered coatings that provide enhanced or improved characteristics to the coated nanoparticles and methods for forming the improved nanoparticles from oxide or ceramic coated nanoparticles. ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7279017 | Method for converting heavy oil residuum to a useful fuel A method for enabling the use of heavy oil residuum by conversion to a useful product. The method, in one embodiment, involves the use of a heavy oil residuum which is substantially non flowable. The viscosity of the residuum is reduced by heat or a combination of h... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7261748 | Portable hydrogen source A man portable hydrogen source, the source comprising one or more hydrogen generating elements (2), an ignition control system (3) and a pressure vessel (1). Each hydrogen generating element comprises a pellet holder (7) provided with one... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7191558 | Dynamic process for enhancing the wear resistance of ferrous articles A dynamic process for increasing the wear life of ferrous articles subjected to a high-temperature environment created by combustion of a propellant or fuel comprises selecting the propellant or fuel so that its combustion products include relatively large amounts o... | 03/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7094487 | Solid composition, hydrogen generating method, and proton exchange membrane fuel cell The invention relates to a solid composition which can decompose with the generation of hydrogen according to a self-sustaining combustion reaction after initiation of this reaction by an appropriate heat source, this composition being characterized in that it compr... | 08/22/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7022196 | Propellant system for solid fuel rocket An oxidizer package for use in a solid fuel propellant system. The oxidizer package comprises a solid oxidizer in the form of discrete pellets of predetermined geometric shape. The pellets are arranged in an array with spaces amongst the pellets. A holder is provide... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6969434 | Castable thermobaric explosive formulations The invention disclosed herein relates to an explosive capable of enhanced combustion efficiently capable of sustaining a high pressure over a period of time in a confined environment, such as an air tight room or a cave, where oxygen may be in limited supply. An em... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6964287 | Non-toxic and non-corrosive ignition mixture A non-toxic and non-corrosive ignition mixture is created by combining the energy system and the pyrotechnic system. The energy system comprises a high explosive from the groups of nitroesters and nitramines and a senzibiliser of the type of tetrazene or derivatives... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6962633 | Amine 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 |
| 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 |
| 6902637 | Process for preparing free-flowing particulate phase stabilized ammonium nitrate A process for preparing free-flowing, phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate comprises the following steps. A solution of ammonium nitrate (12), a surfactant (13), a phase stabilizer (26), and an inert liquid (20) is prepared. The solution is ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6875294 | Light metal explosives and propellants Disclosed herein are light metal explosives, pyrotechnics and propellants (LME&Ps) comprising a light metal component such as Li, B, Be or their hydrides or intermetallic compounds and alloys containing them and an oxidizer component containing a classic explosive, ... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6843868 | Propellants and explosives with flouro-organic additives to improve energy release efficiency A non-/low-toxic, non-hypergolic, propellant formulation generally comprising metal nanoparticles, such as boron, aluminum, or carbon, and one or more fluoro-polymers mixed in in particulate form. The present invention takes advantage of the increased surface area p... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6764562 | Composite gas-generating material for gas-actuated car safety devices The invention relates to a pyrotechnical composition which is intended both for a hybrid gas-generating material and for a purely pyrotechnical gas-generating material for use in gas-actuated car safety devices, and which comprises a first obligatory constituent in ... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6723190 | ESD sensitivity in titanium/boron compositions A communication system comprises an input-output processor IOP (11) coupled to a plurality of network devices (10) and a protocol processor PP (12), both processors being coupled to a common memory (15). Memory access control means (16... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6652682 | Propellant composition comprising nano-sized boron particles The present invention is a propellant composition comprising from about 2 percent to about 46 percent, by weight, boron particles having a diameter of less than about 500 nanometers. Liquid or gel embodiments of the invention may also include adding the b... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6562497 | Liquid fuel compositions for electrochemical fuel cells A new fuel composition useful for catalytic fuel cells is made up of at least two components. The primary fuel component is a surface-active compound, such as methanol, that is a source of and acts to prevent unwanted decomposition of the auxiliary fuel. ... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6562087 | Automatically ignitable enhancer agent composition An automatically ignitable enhancer agent composition comprising: (a) 5-aminotetrazole, (b) a metal powder, (c) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of potassium nitrate, sodium nitrate and strontium nitrate, and (d) molybdenum trioxid... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6485586 | Lower burning rate, reduced hazard, high temperature incendiary A low burning rate, high temperature incendiary composition having a reactive material of titanium, a second reactive material of boron, an oxidizer of polytetrafluoroethylene in an amount of from about 20 weight percent or greater of the composition and ... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6409854 | Low burning rate, reduced hazard, high temperature incendiary A high temperature incendiary composition having a reactive material of titanium, a second reactive material of boron, an oxidizer of polytetrafluoroethylene in an amount of from about 10 weight percent or less of the composition and a binder of carboxyl-... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6410682 | Polymeric amine for a gas generating material A gas generating material (16) comprises a polymeric amine. The polymeric amine has a polymer backbone that includes units of ##STR1## wherein R is a nitrogen containing organic radical of a nitrogen containing organic fuel that includes a primary amino g... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6402864 | Low slag, reduced hazard, high temperature incendiary A high temperature incendiary composition having a reactive material of titanium, a second reactive material of boron, an oxidizer of polytetrafluoroethylene in an amount of from about 20 weight percent or greater of the composition and a binder of CTBN i... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6306232 | Thermally stable nonazide automotive airbag propellants Thermally stable gas generant compositions incorporate a combination of nitroguanidine, one or more nonazide high-nitrogen fuels, and phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate or a similar nonmetallic oxidizer that, upon combustion, result in a greater yield of g... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6190475 | Castable infrared illuminant compositions Compositions are provided which, when burned, produce significant levels of infrared radiation, but only limited levels of visible radiation. The basic components of the compositions include a binder, an oxidizer, and a fuel, where the binder also acts th... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6136114 | Gas generant compositions methods of production of the same and devices made therefrom Gas generant compositions are disclosed that generally include an a fuel source including a compound having a fuel portion and a fuel oxidizing portion, a fuel oxidizer, and a borohydride catalyst of the oxidation of said fuel portion by said fuel oxidizi... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6132480 | Gas forming igniter composition for a gas generant An igniter composition for a gas generant and related methods of gas generation are provided in which, in addition to a boron fuel component and an oxidizer component, the igniter composition additionally includes a gas-producing fuel component.... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6123789 | Castable infrared illuminant compositions Compositions are provided which, when burned, produce significant levels of infrared radiation, but only limited levels of visible radiation. The basic components of the compositions include a binder, an oxidizer, and a fuel, where the binder also acts th... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6062143 | Distributed charge inflator system An inflatable system which uses a fast-burning propellant material distributed within the inflatable component of the system to generate the gas inflating the system. The invention preferably includes a distributed fast-burning igniter material, which may... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6048985 | Borane-tetrahydrofuran complex method of storing and reacting borane-tetrahydrofuran complex A method of stabilizing borane-tetrahydrofuran complex comprises the step of maintaining the temperature of the borane-tetrahydrofuran complex at or below 20° C. A method of reacting a borane reagent with a substrate comprises the steps of heating the bo... | 04/11/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5924047 | Method and apparatus for neutralizing and destroying pentaborane A method and apparatus for neutralizing pentaborane. A high-capacity pentaborane processing system is disclosed that may be employed at a variety of sites where pentaborane may be stored. Remote monitoring and worker interface with the pentaboraneis limit... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5912430 | Pressable infrared illuminant compositions Compositions are provided which, when burned, produce significant levels of infrared radiation, but only limited levels of visible radiation. The basic components of the compositions include a binder, an oxidizer, and an organic fuel. Preferred oxidizers ... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5756929 | Nonazide gas generating compositions Multicomponent pyrotechnic gas generating compositions are provided which comprise a single or multiple nonazide fuel. The single and multiple fuels are selected from guanidine, azole, and other high nitrogen aliphatic, aromatic, and/or heterocyclic compo... | 05/26/1998 |
