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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7070204 | Programmable gas generator using microcells A programmable gas generator which has a plurality of different elements can be individually activated, and wherein the activation causes inflation of a device. ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6584773 | Projectiles to trigger avalanches A projectile for being propelled along a trajectory by propellant gases inside a launcher tube, the projectile including a casing, first pressure means for first pressurizing the casing without exploding the casing during firing of the projectile, and sec... | 07/01/2003 |
| 5956954 | Linear drive for a belt tensioner A linear drive for a belt tensioner comprises a pyrotechnic propellant charge, a cylinder tube and a piston displaceably arranged therein. The propellant charge, upon ignition, provides a pressurized gas acting on the piston. The piston has a hollow inter... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5303631 | Damped-action pyrotechnic actuator The invention that relates to a pyrotechnic actuator in which the movement of the piston is damped. The actuator includes a body, a piston, a pyrotechnic material combustion chamber and a counter pressure chamber. The actuator also includes at least one i... | 04/19/1994 |
| 4658588 | High pressure power source for a missile and the like A high pressure power source for receipt on board a missile. The power source is passive until after the missile has been fired. The power source is in the form of a high pressure gas which is received in a combustion chamber of a pressure bottle. The ene... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4399655 | Pyrotechnical driving device especially for a retightening device of a safety belt system Pyrotechnical driving device especially for a back-tightening device of a safety belt system with a cartridge containing a propellant charge, preferably a solid propellant charge. The cartridge is connected to a cylinder which contains a driving piston. T... | 08/23/1983 |
| 4372122 | Propellant operator An operator in which a plurality of explosive propellant cartridges are received in individual chambers and may be rapidly fired one at a time in sequence. The cartridges are fired by an electric current sequentially directed to the cartridges by a distri... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4075850 | Striking tool This striking tool of an internal combustion type includes in a housing of a tool body a cylinder providing slidably a piston connecting to a driver. A combustion chamber is disposed around the side wall of the cylinder. A fluid controlled valve is dispos... | 02/28/1978 |
| 4034816 | Demolition tool The present invention is a projectile type demolition tool. A projectile with an enlarged upper cross-sectional area is slideably mounted within and extendable from an inner cylinder. The lower portion of the projectile is extendable through a guide conne... | 07/12/1977 |
