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8182622 No-perchlorate flare composition  
The invention provides for a perchlorate-free pyrotechnic composition. In one embodiment of the present invention, the pyrotechnic composition includes from approximately sixty-seven percent (67%)...
8173430 Simulant material and method for manufacture thereof  
Provided is a simulant material for simulating hazardous materials, including a quantity of at least one explosive material and at least one inert material. The simulant material is a non-explosive...
8172964 Pyrophoric metal-carbon foam composites and methods of making the same  
A method for creating a pyrophoric material according to one embodiment includes thermally activating a carbon foam for creating micropores therein; contacting the activated carbon foam with a...
8172967 Mouldable plastic explosives and inert simulants for mouldable plastic explosives  
A solvent-free process is used to make moldable plastic explosives or moldable plastic explosive simulant products.
8168016 High-blast explosive compositions containing particulate metal  
High performance aluminized explosive compositions for high performance, high blast, low sensitivity explosive applications are disclosed. The compositions include Cl-20, HMX, RDX, or another...
8163114 Netshape manufacturing processes and compositions  
Techniques and processes that combine particulate coating processes with particulate handling steps resulting in the formation of free-flowing particulates for introduction into energetic product...
8157935 Ammonium nitrate granules  
This invention relates to explosive grade ammonium nitrate porous granules. The granules are produced in a fluidized bed and are formed through a combination of layering and agglomeration to...
8147628 Method for producing cryogenic, solid monopropellants and solid propellants produced according to said method  
The invention relates to a method for producing (cryogenic) solid monopropellants which are cooled to below room temperature and are used for rocket drives, especially using heterogeneous...
8142580 Process for adsorbing nitroglycerine from water streams using nitrocellulose  
A process for the adsorption of nitroglycerine from aqueous streams using nitrocellulose as the adsorbent.
8118956 Manufacture of pyrotechnic time delay compositions  
A method of manufacturing a pyrotechnic time delay composition includes admixing together a solid oxidizer, a solid fuel and water to form an aqueous slurry. The slurry is transformed into...
8114231 Gassing of emulsion explosives with nitric oxide  
A method for gassing an emulsion explosives to sensitize the explosive to detonation and/or for density modification is described. The method comprises reacting a compound having an enol group, or...
8101032 Ethanol based gel fuel for a hybrid rocket engine  
A cost-effective, renewable ethanol-based solid fuel compound, and method of making the fuel for hybrid rocket engines. Gelling agents, preferably methylcellulose can be used in conjunction with...
8092622 Degradation of TATP, TNT, and RDX using mechanically alloyed metals  
Bimetallic alloys prepared in a ball milling process, such as iron nickel (FeNi), iron palladium (FePd), and magnesium palladium (MgPd) provide in situ catalyst system for remediating and degrading...
8057611 Multi-composition pyrotechnic grain  
A multi-composition pyrotechnic material is provided for an inflatable restraint device (for example, an airbag system or pretensioner for a vehicle). The multi-composition pyrotechnic material can...
8057612 Methods of forming a multi-composition pyrotechnic grain  
A multi-composition pyrotechnic material is provided for an inflatable restraint device (for example, an airbag system or pretensioner for a vehicle). The multi-composition pyrotechnic material can...
8048243 Combustion catalyst  
The present invention pertains to combustion catalysts, including processes for achieving increased thermal output from combustion processes, processes for improved combustion in boilers and...
8048241 Explosive device  
A high energy, stable, electrically activated explosive replacement comprises at least a mixture of a metal, a highly-halogenated polymer moiety (HHPM) and a reduced (or non-) halogenated polymer...
8038812 System for manufacture and delivery of an emulsion explosive  
A method for manufacture and delivery of an emulsion explosive having a discontinuous oxidizer solution phase, a continuous fuel phase, and an emulsifier, the method comprising: (a) providing an...
8037831 Super compressed detonation method and device to effect such detonation  
A method for effecting physicochemical transformations and detonation properties in a material using super-compressed detonation includes: providing an insensitive energetic material to be...
8025010 Method for reducing charge retention properties of solid propellants  
A quaternary salt is added at low concentrations to a solid propellant, thereby increasing the conductivity of the polymeric binder to provide for safe discharge of static electricity at relatively...
8017768 Catalitic synthesis of caged polynitramine compounds  
An improved method of preparing 2,4,6,8,10,12-hexanitro-2,4,6,8,10,12-hexaazaisowurtzitane (2,4,6,8,10,12-hexanitro-2,4,6,8,10,12-hexaazatetracyclo[5.5 .0.05,9.03,11]dodecane) (HNIW) is disclosed....
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...
8007607 Combustible structural composites and methods of forming combustible structural composites  
Combustible structural composites and methods of forming same are disclosed. In an embodiment, a combustible structural composite includes combustible material comprising a fuel metal and a metal...
8002917 Adjusting yield of a manufacturing process for energetic compounds through solubility modification  
A method of adjusting the yield of a manufactured compound comprising primarily two energetic materials to yield a product comprising primarily one of the two energetic materials. Specifically,...
8002914 Smokeless flash powder  
A flash powder formulation for use in flash grenades that produces reduced smoke containing from about 10 percent by weight to about 60 percent by weight of zirconium hydride, from about 40 percent...
7998290 Enhanced blast explosive  
A thermobaric munition including a composite explosive material, the composite explosive material having a high-explosive composition, and a detonable energetic material dispersed within the...
7993475 Firing agent for gas generating device  
A firing agent which is used in a gas generating device of a vehicle occupant protection device together with a non-azide gas generating agent, for firing the non-azide gas generating agent,...
7988801 Perchlorate-free green signal flare composition  
Perchlorate-free green flare compositions are disclosed which, when burned, produce green smoke and flames. Methods of producing the compositions are also disclosed.
7985309 Gas generating device and use of the device in continuous liquid supply  
The present invention relates to a solid formulation, more particularly to a pellet-type formulation that produces CO2 gas in a constant rate when contacting liquid acid. The pellet-type...
7985310 Metal and metal oxide granules, forming process and granule containing explosives  
This invention relates to granules comprising a homogenous mixture of metal flakes and/or metal powder and metal oxide powder, and a binder. The invention also relates to a process for producing...
7981393 Method of producing salts of dinitramidic acid  
A method of preparing salt of dinitramidic acid, comprising nitration of an initial compound with a nitrating acid mixture to form dinitramidic acid in a reaction mixture. A positive ion is added...
7976654 High explosive fills for very small volume applications  
High explosives suitable for filling very small volume loading holes in micro-electric initiators for micro-electro-mechanical mechanisms, used as safe and arm devices, are prepared from slurries...
7972454 Gasser composition and method of gassing  
A method of preparing a gassed water-in-oil emulsion explosives composition from a gasser solution of an inorganic nitrate, an ammonium species and an optional accelerator which is added to an...
7964045 Method for producing and using high explosive material  
High explosive coatings and inks suitable for use in micro-electronic initiators for micro-electro-mechanical mechanisms used as safe and arm devices, are prepared from coating compositions of...
7955452 Process for crystalline explosives containing halogenated wax binders  
A process for manufacture of explosive formulations containing a halogenated wax binder, involving dilution of the halogenated wax in a non-aqueous lacquer, slurring the explosive in an aqueous...
7955451 Energetic thin-film based reactive fragmentation weapons  
A munition is described including a reactive fragment having an energetic material having a least one layer of a reducing metal or metal hydride and at least one layer of a metal oxide dispersed in...
7955453 Gradient thermosetting plastic-bonded explosive composition, and method thereof  
A process for manufacturing gradient structures uses multiple jet-spraying mechanisms to form layers of distinct precursors into a gradient composition.
7947137 Nitrous oxide based explosives and methods for making same  
An explosive device and methods for forming same, the device comprising a portion of nitrous oxide and a portion of fuel. In one example, the explosive device may include a first storage area...
7938920 Explosive composition, method of making an explosive composition, and method of using an explosive composition  
An explosive composition is provided that is comprised of a Heavy ANFO and grain hulls. In one embodiment, the grain hulls are comprised of rice hulls. The grain hulls serve both as an inert...
7931764 Desensitization of metastable intermolecular composites  
A method to substantially desensitize a metastable intermolecular composite material to electrostatic discharge and friction comprising mixing the composite material with an organic diluent and...
7931763 Burn rate sensitization of solid propellants using a nano-titania additive  
Adding nanoparticles as a catalyst to solid propellant fuel to increase and enhance burn rates of the fuel by up to 10 times or more and/or modifying the pressure index. A preferred embodiment uses...
7921777 Method and arrangement for producing propellant for charges with high charge density and high progressivity  
The present invention relates to a method and an arrangement for the production of radially perforated, cylindrical propellant tubes (1, 23, 31). The invention is based on the underlying idea that...
7896989 Cross-sectional functionally graded propellants and method of manufacture  
Methods of making cross sectional, functionally-graded munitions propellants exhibiting various distributions of particle concentrations and burn rate, including having a fast burning core and...
7896990 Burn rate nanotube modifiers  
Nanotubular structures of high energy materials are used in high energy compositions, such as propellants.
7887651 Semi-continuous two-component method for obtaining a composite explosive charge with polyurethane matrix  
The present invention relates to a semi-continuous method for obtaining a composite explosive charge comprising a solid polyurethane matrix loaded with a charge, the charge being in powder form and...
7854811 Mouldable plastic explosives and inert simulants for mouldable plastic explosives  
A solvent-free process is used to make mouldable plastic explosives or mouldable plastic explosive simulant products.
7842144 Methods of making double base casting powder  
The invention relates to a novel process for the production of casting powder with high ntirocellulose content, and casting multiple-base rocket propellant including nitroglycerin formulated from...
7833366 Method for making single walled carbon nanotubes by activation with hydrazoic acid  
The present invention relates generally to methods of making carbon nanotubes, and more particularly to the interaction of single wall carbon nanotubes with hydrazoic acid to introduce energetic...
7824511 Method of making GAP propellants by pre-reacting a metal fuel with isocyanate before mixing with binder and plasticizer  
A method for making high energy compositions, such as propellants, explosives, pyrotechnics or the like, including a solid metal particulate fuel dispersed in a cured binder matrix. The...
7806999 Metal and metal oxide granules and forming process  
This invention relates to granules comprising a homogenous mixture of metal flakes and/or metal powder and metal oxide powder, and a binder. The invention also relates to a process for producing...