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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7322295 | Cartridge munition, particularly one of medium caliber A cartridge munition, as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 7,107,909, includes a cartridge shell (3) and a projectile (2) inserted into it. A propulsion chamber (4) is provided within the cartridge shell that receives a propulsive charge (5) tha... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7150287 | Safety valve A safety valve comprises a main body, fixed body, meltable body, movable body, biasing member, movable plug and plug holding means. The fixed body has a small passageway communicating with the interior of a container, and an upper large passageway. The movable plug ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7107909 | Cartridge munition, particularly one of medium caliber A cartridge munition, particularly practice round, includes a cartridge shell (3) and a projectile (2) inserted into it. A propulsion chamber (4) is provided within the cartridge shell that receives a propulsive charge (5) that may be ign... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7090736 | Pressure vessel prestressing technique A method of making a filament wound pressure vessel. A thermoplastic liner is filament wound with a commingled roving containing thermoplastic and reinforcing filaments. The wound tank is partially filled with a cooling liquid and the wound tank is heated to a tempe... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7025000 | Mechanism for reducing the vulnerability of high explosive loaded munitions to unplanned thermal stimuli A new mechanism substantially reduces the vulnerability of explosive load munitions to thermal stimuli, such as fire or heat during transport and storage, thus enhancing personnel safety and the survivability of adjacent munitions. The mechanism includes a threaded ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6994101 | Pressure relief valve Pressure relief valve including an annular nut of relatively high thermal conductivity including a first end portion providing an inwardly extending axial cylindrical surface and an internal annular surface extending radially outwardly from the cylindrical surface a... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6948515 | Carbon rupture disk assembly A rupture disk assembly for use in a pressurized fluid passageway within an application environment having a temperature operational range. The disk assembly includes a cylindrical one-piece disk consisting of unimpregnated graphite, a single bore extending partway ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6866057 | Thermal-pressure relief device A thermal-pressure relief device, which has an adapter (20) threaded into the wall of a pressure vessel. The adapter contains an orifice (22) therethrough in line with a recessed cavity (32) which includes a raised stem (34). A blow out m... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6851445 | Pressure relief device A pressure relief device having a housing including an inlet, an outlet, and an inner wall defining a bore connecting the inlet and the outlet. The inlet is in communication with a fluid under pressure in a pressure vessel. The bore includes an inlet portion extendi... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6814097 | Pressure relief device A pressure relief device comprising a body including an exterior surface, a cavity, an inlet, an outlet, and an aperture, each of the inlet, the outlet, and the aperture opening into the cavity, a temperature sensitive bonding element and a valve, disposed within th... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6776181 | Safety valve for pressurized fluid tanks The valve is intended to be opened at a predetermined temperature in order to release the pressurized fluid from the tank and its opening is triggered by melting of a meltable material. It comprises a body in the shape of a socket (10), the open end of which ... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6742538 | Method and apparatus for orbital and seal welded relief device on a compressed gas cylinder A relief device for a high-pressure gas container, comprising a main body having a generally uniform outer circumference and that defines a primary bore, the primary bore in fluid communication with an interior volume of the high-pressure gas container, the main bod... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6470860 | Vapor bypass tube for a tank A venting system for a tank in the form of a vapor bypass tube which is interfaced with a melt plug such that the bypass tube provides vapor pressure bypass of the melt plug hole. The vapor bypass tube has a first end mounted to the tank body circumscriba... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6338242 | Vented MK 66 rocket motor tube with a thermoplastic warhead adapter An ordnance venting system has an ordnance device having a casing with a vent opening, a dome plug fitted into the formed vent opening and an adapter fitted over the dome plug on the outside of the casing. The adapter connects sufficiently to the casing t... | 01/15/2002 |
| 5791367 | Pressure relief device A pressure relief device that is normally closed and that moves into an open condition under certain design parameters which require fluid to flow from a relatively high-pressure chamber within a vessel to a relatively low-pressure atmosphere surrounding ... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5735114 | Thermostatic bimetallic retaining ring for use in rocket motor assembly A device for safely attaching sections of a rocket motor is disclosed. The device is constructed such that if the temperature of the rocket motor is elevated to the point where ignition of the propellant within the rocket motor becomes a significant dange... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5683102 | Ported passenger airbag module can The actuation of autoignition material in an airbag inflation device is facilitated by providing ports in the module can or housing of the airbag inflation device, and filling the ports with plugs of a fusible, low-melting material, so that when exposed t... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5551470 | Thermally responsive pressure relief apparatus A thermally responsive pressure relief system is provided for a receptacle such a pressure vessel. A passage communicates the interior of the vessel with the exterior thereof. A closure member is positioned in the passage. A fusible bonding material of a ... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5526385 | Safety device protecting against overpressure failure of a nuclear reactor pressure vessel A nuclear reactor has a core and a pressure vessel with a wall and an interior. A pressure relief responding as a function of temperature is provided in the case of insufficient core cooling (due to a highly improbable failure of the cooling devices and e... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5459768 | Safety device against overpressure failure of a nuclear reactor pressure vessel A safety device against overpressure failure of a nuclear reactor pressure vessel in case of inadequate core cooling, includes a pressure relief system responding as a function of temperature. A differential-pressure-loaded pressure relief valve set in a ... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5435333 | Thermally responsive pressure relief apparatus A thermally responsive pressure relief system is provided for a receptacle such as a pressure vessel. A passage communicates the interior of the vessel with the exterior thereof. A closure member is positioned in the passage. A fusible bonding material of... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5419357 | Leakage free relief valve or fuse plug for protecting pressurized devices for over pressure due to fire A unique design for improved creep strength with a leakage-free structure is presented for manufacture of creep-resistant pressure relief device (PRD) of valves or cylinders or any pressure vessels as a fire protection safety device, the new design being ... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5405040 | Cap for fuel inlet A cap assembly closing off the filler tube of a cylindrical fuel tank. The filler tube has an annular shoulder defining an inlet opening for the tube. An annular elastomer seal seats within a groove indented downwardly in this shoulder. A spring-biased cl... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5320127 | Safety valve of a sealed vessel and a method for manufacturing the safety valve A safety valve for a sealed vessel, for releasing pressurized gas from the sealed vessel in an abnormally heated state defined by a critical temperature. The safety valve includes an end plate for the vessel, the end plate having opposite concave and conv... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5311820 | Method and apparatus for providing an insensitive munition A heat sensitive case/nozzle interface is provided for an insensitive propellant-loaded munition such that the interface loses its structural integrity when high external heat is applied. The joint between a rocket case housing a rocket motor and nozzle f... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5269336 | Air ventile for pressure cookers and pressure cookers having the same There is provided a novel dual functioning, dual metal safety release valve for a pressure cooker. This valve comprises a metallic retainer member having a bore therein in which is held a fusible metal alloy. The metallic retainer is held in a suspended m... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5240027 | Combination relief vent and closure apparatus Apparatus which can be installed over an opening on a container and can provide relief of excessive pressure conditions and excessive vacuum conditions in the container and provide rapid temperature actuated pressure relief for the container in the event ... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5154201 | Method of manufacturing a sealed vessel having a safety valve A method of sealing a pressure vessel so that pressurized gas in the vessel is released if the temperature of the gas approaches a critical temperature. An end plate having a concave upper surface and a convex lower surface, is provided with a bore perfor... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5035181 | Thermosensitive pop-out device A device mounting a fuze in the casing of an ordanance item and providing r pop-out of the fuze to reduce cook-off hazard when the casing is heated. The device has an outer sleeve fixed to the casing, an inner sleeve slideably mounted in the outer sleeve ... | 07/30/1991 |
| 5031790 | Vented fuel cap with cam actuated connector A vented fuel tank cap and valve assembly is described having a cam actuated connector for connecting the cap to the top of the filler neck tube for the tank. Three vent passages are employed in the cap with common outlet openings. One passage is normally... | 07/16/1991 |
| 4922944 | Melting safety device for gas system of hydropneumatic pressure accumulators A melting safety device for discharging gas from the gas system of a hydropneumatic pressure reservoir or accumulator has a blocking element of a material which melts when exposed to an undue temperature increase. A normally closed valve can be opened by ... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4899777 | Thermally activated pressure relief plug A temperature actuated relief plug assembly for mounting in a port in a pressurized structure to provide pressure relief when the temperature of the gases in the pressurized structure exceeds some predetermined temperature, the assembly including a metall... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4846363 | Dual gas pressure vessel A dual gas pressure vessel is divided into a first chamber 22 and a second chamber 24 by collapsible bellows 16. As the gas in the first chamber is dishcarged through an exhaust 29 the bellows collapse until a plate 20 is pierced by a probe 32, following ... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4830052 | Diaphragm safety device with upstream active bursting knife A safety device for limiting the pressure of a fluid to a predetermined value comprises a preshaped diaphragm having a downstream convex face and an upstream convex face mounted as a closing or sealing device in a pipe. A first knife faces the convex face... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4796777 | Vented fuel tank cap and valve assembly A vented fuel tank cap and valve assembly is described including a pressure relief valve with a main valve member mounted at a main vent opening through the fuel cap. A fusible metal ring of low melting point is provided in the pressure relief valve to en... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4750510 | Temperature responsive pressure relief apparatus and method A fluid pressure relief apparatus of the rupturable type which ruptures at different pressures depending upon the temperature of the fluid in contact therewith. A rupture member is provided supported by a support member which is maintained in place by a m... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4744383 | Thermally activated valve A thermally activated valve is disclosed for attachment to a pressurized vessel such that substances contained therein can be released at a selected temperature value. The valve includes a body having an inlet and an outlet in fluid communication with eac... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4724858 | Firestop stack fitting An improved firestop fitting with a flammable main conduit (11) and extension conduit (12) supporting a non-flammable sleeve (14) and plug (16). The plug lodges into the sleeve when a harness (17) is melted by heat from a fire below the floor (100 or 101)... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4706698 | Temperature responsive pressure relief apparatus and method A fluid pressure relief apparatus of the rupturable type which ruptures at different pressures depending upon the temperature of the fluid in contact therewith. A rupture member is provided supported by a support member which is maintained in place by a m... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4706753 | Method and device for conveying chemicals through borehole A capsule for conveying chemicals through a borehole for stopping lost circulation has a fragile bottom plate. A weight for destroying the bottom plate is suspended above the capsule by a cord which extends over knife edges. A messenger for cutting the co... | 11/17/1987 |
