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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7367585 | Inflating device for an air bag of a vehicle An inflating device has a casing, an air bag tray, an gas generating device and a check valve. The gas generating device is mounted on the casing and has a tube, an gas generator and a guiding plate. The tube extends into the casing and has an air channel and vents.... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7360479 | Non-explosive energetic material and a reactive armor element using same The present invention provides elements for making a protective reactive armor to be fitted on the outside of an enclosure liable to be exposed to attack by shaped-charge warheads and other threats, such as kinetic energy projectiles and fragments, to thereby enhanc... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357061 | Non-explosive energetic material and a reactive armor element using same The present invention provides elements for making a protective reactive armor to be fitted on the outside of an enclosure liable to be exposed to attack by shaped-charge warheads and other threats, such as kinetic energy projectiles and fragments, to thereby enhanc... | 04/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7137968 | Transcutaneous medical device dressings and method of use A transcutaneous device dressing and method for its use with a transcutaneous medical device, such as an intravascular catheter, which punctures the skin of a patient and which has a portion of the medical device protruding from the skin which can lead to infection.... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7097674 | Diesel fuel compositions that contain glycerol acetal carbonates A diese fuel composition containing a major proportion of at least one diesel fuel and a minor proportion of at least one glycerol acetal carbonate of the formulae: in which: R1... | 08/29/2006 |
| 6951589 | Water in oil explosive emulsions Water-in-oil emulsion explosive compositions comprising a) an aqueous oxidizer phase comprising at least one oxygen supplying component wherein said oxygen supplying component comprises at least 50% by weight of prilled agricultural grade ammonium nitrate, b) an org... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6949236 | Aminosulfonate product-treated nitrogen-containing salt particles Addition of an aminosulfonate product to an inorganic nitrogen-containing salt provides a composition of matter with improved properties. In particular, 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid and its derivatives can be added to ammonium nitrate to provide improve... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6939389 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing fine powders The manufacture of pure, fine spherical powders has always been a problem for many materials, particularly for high-melting and highly reactive materials such as titanium, tantalum, vanadium and zirconium. The present invention provides a process and apparatus for p... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6905135 | Inflator system Inflator module for inflating an airbag with gas including an elongate housing, an elongate block of propellant arranged in the housing and generating gas when burning and preferably, igniter material arranged on the propellant. The igniter material is substantially... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6792867 | Method for producing chemical energy Fluoroalkylsilane-coated metal particles having a central metal core, a buffer layer surrounding the core, and a fluoroalkylsilane layer attached to the buffer layer are prepared by combining a chemically reactive fluoroalkylsilane compound with an oxide coated meta... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6736912 | Combustible compositions for air-augmented rocket engines A solid combustible composition for use in solid fuel air-augmented rocket engines which very substantially increases the temperature efficiency of afterburner fuel combustion with ram air, thereby greatly increasing engine performance. The improvement comprises dis... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6605167 | Autoignition material for a vehicle occupant protection apparatus An autoignition material includes a plurality of agglomerates. Each agglomerate comprises an oxidizer material particle. A plurality of metal fuel particles are disposed on the oxidizer material particle. The metal fuel particles are present in a weight r... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6077372 | Ignition enhanced gas generant and method An ignition enhanced gas generant material and method of making the same utilizing a solvent effective to partially solubilize at least one component of each of a selected ignition composition and, upon application to the gas generant material, at least o... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5976283 | Residue wax coated nitrate salt Solvent is extracted by distillation from a residue filtrate generated in producing aluminium paste by filtering a slurry of aluminium particles, at least one fatty acid and a solvent. The distillation produces a residue wax. The wax is used to form a coa... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5756928 | Spontaneously-firing explosive composition A gas generator for an air bag is provided which contains a spontaneously-firing explosive composition in which at least one of a squib, igniting agent and a gas generant is contained in a casing formed of a light alloy material, the spontaneously-firing ... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5728464 | Hydrogen generation pelletized fuel Hydrogen generation system of the present invention are all demand systems that are operated to replenish hydrogen gas to a low pressure storage tank or vessel as hydrogen is drawn therefrom, providing a system that is suitable for use as a portable syste... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5728969 | Preparation of AN-DNT-Al explosive A granular explosive is obtained by mixing porous prill ammonium nitrate having an average particle size of 0.5 to 3.0 mm with a liquid aromatic dinitro compound and optionally a metal powder. Explosives having high sensitivity and power can be obtained b... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5670739 | Two phase emulsion useful in explosive compositions Provided is a two phase emulsion which is useful in preparing explosive compositions. The two phase emulsion is comprised of a blend of two water in oil emulsions. The two phase emulsion is comprised of a continuous oil matrix in which ammonium nitrate mi... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5597977 | Hardened porous ammonium nitrate The present invention is directed to hardening ammonium nitrate by combining ammonium nitrate with a functionally active polymer. A functionally active polymer may be combined with ammonium nitrate by itself as a shell or intermixed with the ammonium nitr... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5486246 | High density ammonium nitrate prill and method of production of the same The specification discloses a high density prill particularly useful for in an emulsion explosive composition and a method for making the prill, The prill comprises a porous ammonium nitrate matrix having a density of at least about 54 pounds per cubic fo... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5454889 | Prill coating The present invention is directed to intimately combining petroleum products with ammonium nitrate prills forming a coating thereon, whereby said coating is tackified and free flowing.... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5451277 | Preparing solid energetic compositions from coated particles and liquid oxidizers Solid energetic compositions are prepared from powdered solid components such as metallic aluminum fuel and liquid oxidizers by forming a coating of polyvinyl alcohol over the powdered solid by precipitation from a solution of polyvinyl acetate, and combi... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5123981 | Coated solid additives for explosives In one aspect, the present invention relates to coating a solid which has acid or base sites on its surface with a surfactant having acid or base characteristics capable of neutralizing the acidic or basic characteristics of the solid surface. Said coatin... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5120375 | Explosive with-coated solid additives In one aspect, the present invention relates to coating a solid which has acid or base sites on its surface with a surfactant having acid or base characteristics capable of neutralizing the acidic or basic characteristics of the solid surface. Said coatin... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5078813 | Exposive grade ammonium nitrate An explosive-grade ammonium nitrate product dimensionally stabilized with a hydratable internal additive in an amount from 0.05 to 2.0% (wt/wt), having a bulk density in the range from 0.80 to 0.96 gm/cm3, exhibiting a porosity such that the pr... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5034071 | Prill for emulsion explosives The invention is directed to a blended explosive composition containing an emulsifier which is a derivative of polyisobutylene succinic anhydride and a prill having an internal additive of a naphthalene sulfonate surfactant and an external coating which m... | 07/23/1991 |
| 4944816 | Ultra-ultrahigh burning rate composite modified double-base propellants containing porous ammonium perchlorate Ultra-ultrahigh burning rate composite modified double-base propellants are btained by use of porous ammonium perchlorate as a replacement for the ultra-ultrafine ammonium perchlorate. The porous ammonium perchlorate is used in combination with aluminum po... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4933029 | Water resistant ANFO compositions A free-flowing granular explosive comprising of an oxidizing salt, fuel, a hydrophilic thickener and a hydrophobic compound. Upon water impingement the hydrophobic compound repels water from the surface of the oxidizing salt while the hydrophilic thickene... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4889570 | Blasting explosive with improved water resistance A blasting explosive having improved water resistance comprises a particulate blend of from about 5 to about 27 wt. % of a slurry explosive and from about 73 to about 95 wt. % of a mixture of ammonium nitrate particles and a liquid hydrocarbon fuel based ... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4824495 | Combustible coatings as protective delay barriers A combustible coating for providing a delay barrier to intrusion into an object. The coating contains a source of fuel as a metal and/or a polymer and a source of oxygen such as an oxidizer. The coating is ignitable at a temperature in excess of about 300... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4756779 | Process for the production of particulate, water resistant explosives based on ammonium nitrate An improved process for the manufacture of water resistant dry blasting agents. Powdered, solid, water blocking agent and solid fuel, if required, is added as a suspension in a liquid non-hydrating fuel phase to porous ammonium nitrate prills. The process... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4698106 | Method for the manufacture of oxidizers of very large surface area and their use in high burning rate propellants Solid oxidizer particles of ultrahigh surface area are produced by an etching process which includes employing selective extractants in a process which causes the formation of indentations and/or cavities on the surfaces of the oxidizer particles, and cre... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4698107 | Gas generating material Structure for generating nitrogen gas for inflating an air bag vehicle occupant restraint comprises a grain made of an azide based material which generates gas upon combustion. The grain has an ignition enhancing coating thereon consisting essentially of ... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4654093 | Method of producing progressively burning artillery propellant powder and agent adapted thereto The invention relates to a general method of producing progressively burning deterrent-coated powder, more particularly propellant powder for weapons having barrels. According to the method a film-forming, preferably polymerizable deterrent substance is f... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4615751 | Explosive which includes an explosive emulsion This invention relates to an explosive. In particular, the invention relates to an explosive of the emulsion type in which an oxidizing salt-containing component forms the discontinuous phase in an emulsion wherein the continuous phase comprises a fuel co... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4452145 | Propellant for base-bleed gas generators and process for manufacturing it Process for the manufacture of a propellant for base-bleed gas generators, thus for generators made of a gas-producing charge for the increase of range wherein a binder and one or more granular or powdery solid substances are used at least one of which is... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4430132 | Desensitizing explosives A process for desensitizing sensitive explosives materials such as RDX or HMX involves stirring a paste of the explosives material in a liquid medium, usually water, with a wax which will soften below the safe decomposition temperature of the explosives m... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4405534 | Production of plastic-bonded explosive substances A process for the production of plastic-bonded explosive substances wherein the binder is applied from aqueous dispersion is characterized in that polyurethanes applied in the absence of organic solvents are used as binder and in that the granulates obtai... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4402705 | Incendiary composition containing a group IVB metallic fuel The incendiary mass comprises a zirconium or titanium powder containing a mean grain size of 15-50 μm, to which there is added less than 2%-by-weight of an organic binder, in particular polyvinylacetate because small binder concentrations have a favorabl... | 09/06/1983 |
