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4278480 Slurry type explosive  
A permanently tacky slurry type explosive comprises polyisobutylene containing a balanced fuel explosive phase in the form of an explosive material in particulate condition (ammonium nitrate, PETN,...
4274893 High temperature two component explosive  
A two component, high temperature, thermally stable explosive composition comprises a liquid or low melting oxidizer and a liquid or low melting organic fuel. The oxidizer and fuel in admixture are...
4263068 TL-166 Blasting agent  
A blasting agent comprising ammonium nitrate, fuel, a nitroalkane and bentonite as a thickening agent.
4256038 Perfluorocarbon vapor tagging of blasting cap detonators  
A plug for a blasting cap is made of an elastomer in which is dissolved a perfluorocarbon. The perfluorocarbon is released as a vapor into the ambient over a long period of time to serve as a...
4248644 Emulsion of a melt explosive composition  
An explosive composition which is in the form of a "melt-in-fuel" emulsion as defined. The melt comprises ammonium nitrate and is the discontinuous phase, while the fuel forms the continuous phase....
4231821 Emulsion blasting agent sensitized with perlite  
The invention relates to cap-sensitive water-in-oil emulsion blasting agents having a discontinuous aqueous phase, a continuous oil or water-immiscible liquid organic phase, an emulsifier, and...
4222330 Magnetically tagging ammunition cartridges  
Magnetic particles, particularly ferrites, exhibiting a plurality of distinct Curie temperatures are disposed within standard center-fire or rimfire cartridge ammunition to provide a method for...
4221616 Hydrophobic explosive composition and method of making  
A slurry explosive composition comprising at least one inorganic oxidizing salt, an aqueous liquid phase, fuel material and a sensitizing agent which agent comprises a combination of hydrophobic...
4218272 Water-in-oil NCN emulsion blasting agent  
Water-in-oil emulsion blasting agent compositions are provided which are non-cap sensitive yet detonable under high heads of water and which contain as the sole oxidizing salt ammonium nitrate, an...
4214927 Granular propellant  
A double-base granular propellant consisting mainly of nitroglycerine and nitrocellulose, said nitrocellulose being formed into a three-dimensional structure by the crosslinking reaction of a...
4209823 Pyrotechnic light source  
Light source utilizing pyrotechnic and phosphorescent materials to provide a sustained glow or light. The device includes an elongated tubular casing of light transmissive material, a core of...
4209351 Ambient cured smokeless liner/inhibitor for propellants  
A liner composition is employed as a liner/inhibitor for a solid propellant rain while functioning as a liner-binder between the propellant grain and insulation or the motor case. The liner and...
4207126 Watergel explosives containing microspheres  
A process for the manufacture of water gel explosives comprising mixing microspheres to be expanded in a concentrated solution or eutectic melt containing part of the ingredients of the finished...
4202713 Unit charges of propellant powder  
A unit charge of propellant powder, particularly suitable for ammunition for small and medium caliber arms, consisting of grains of nitrocellulose powder agglomerated together by means of a...
4201606 Refractory exothermic heating insulating articles  
Refractory articles are described which are of use e.g. as hot top lining slabs or riser sleeves in the metallurgical industry. The slabs are both heat insulating and they have exothermic...
4198307 Polymer based magnetic tags  
Ferrite particles having a plurality of distinct Curie temperatures are encapsulated within a polymer matrix to provide tagging material especially useful in identifying explosive materials even...
4197104 Magnetic tag process  
Ferrite particles having a plurality of distinct Curie temperatures are encapsulated within a glass matrix to provide tagging material especially useful in identifying explosive materials even...
4187129 Gelled mechanically stable high energy fuel composition containing metal platelets  
1. A gelled mechanically stable high energy fuel composition comprising a hydrazine selected from the group consisting of hydrazine, unsymmetrical dimethyl hydrazine and mixtures thereof and an...
4186040 "BZ" containing pyrotechnic compositions  
1. A solid, pyrotechnic composition for dissemination of 3-quinuclidinyl zylete, said composition consisting essentially of 3-quinuclidinyl benzylete and an oxidizer selected from the group...
4181546 Water resistant blasting agent and method of use  
A pourable blasting agent of high water resistance, having controlled density and bulk blasting strength greater than that of conventional ammonium nitrate-fuel oil (ANFO) mixtures, comprises two...
RE30002 Mixed propellant charge  
A propellant charge comprising a matrix of granular propellant having interspersed therethrough compacted molded bodies of propellant. The density of the granular propellant is less than the...
4151022 Immobilized explosive component in foamed matrix  
An explosive composition comprising a dispersion of an explosive component which is located in and immobilized by a foamed non-explosive matrix.
4148674 Ternary explosive compositions  
Ternary explosive compositions of the "hexolite" type are described in which a part of the hexogen is replaced by dinitroglycoluril. The modified hexolites obtained have enhanced shattering...
4141767 Emulsion blasting agent  
The invention relates to emulsified aqueous explosive blasting compositions having a discontinuous aqueous phase, a continuous oil or water-immiscible liquid organic phase, and a fatty acid amine...
4141766 Slurry explosive composition  
A slurry explosive composition comprising inorganic oxidizing salt and a liquid solvent, dispenser or carrier for the salt, which liquid is emulsified with a sensitizing liquid aliphatic...
4140561 Explosive composition and process with rheology modifying agent  
A slurry explosive composition which contains fibrous material as a rheology modifying agent.
4138281 Production of explosive emulsions  
A process and apparatus for preparing cap sensitive water-in-oil explosive emulsion compositions on a commercial basis is provided which includes mixing a hydrocarbon fuel component, an emulsifier,...
4132574 Superfine PETN thin layer slurry explosive  
A cap-sensitive slurry explosive capable of propagating a high order detonation in thin layers and which has a high degree of safety for a cap-sensitive explosive. The slurry consists of a...
4131064 Tagging particles which are easily detected by luminescent response, or magnetic pickup, or both  
Small particles for tagging of objects to be identified comprise luminescent material plus other material which provides information indicia for tagging purposes. Included in the tagging particles...
4131498 Metallic sponge incendiary compositions  
An incendiary composition comprising zirconium or hafnium metallic sponge particles and an organic binder. The metallic sponge particles are from 2.5 to 300 mesh U.S. Standard. The binder is...
4124368 Insensitive ammonium nitrate  
The danger of the accidental detonation of large masses of commercial ammum nitrate during handling and storage under normal climatic conditions is reduced by replacing the ammonium nitrate with a...
4110134 Water-in-oil emulsion explosive composition  
Water-in-oil explosive compositions are provided which are No. 6 cap sensitive in cartridges having diameters of 1.25 inches and less and which contain from about 3.5 to about 8% by weight of a...
4104092 Emulsion sensitized gelled explosive composition  
Gelled explosive compositions, sensitized with water-in-oil explosive emulsions, are provided which do not require high explosive sensitizing agents and which contain oxidizing salts, water,...
4101352 Deflagrative electronic component potting compound  
A potting compound, comprising a low viscosity and low temperature curing licone resin, potassium perchlorate, magnesium and boron, for encapsulating electronic equipment and assemblies and which...
4100000 Prilled explosive composition  
A free-flowing explosive composition exhibiting high brisance and high blasting power is described, comprising 35-80% by weight TNT, 10-30% by weight aluminum and 0-45% by weight RDX, in spheroidal...
4098193 Wear and corrosion reducing additive for gun propellants  
The interior surfaces of gun barrels are protected from wear and corrosion y applying a laminar additive of an organic compound to a gun propellant in such a manner that the heat generated by...
4097316 Method for gelling nitroparaffins in explosive compositions  
An improved process for producing explosive gel compositions is provided wherein a polymeric thickening agent is dispersed in an aqueous medium and a nitroparaffin is added thereafter to form...
4097315 Magnetic orientation of casting powder granules  
A casting powder granule containing a magnetic material is provided. The granule can be oriented in a desired direction by an applied magnetic field. Cast propellant charges having augmented...
4096003 Aluminum, amine nitrate sensitized gel explosive compositions  
A water gel explosive composition and process for preparing the same is provided which comprises an oxidizer, water, a gelling agent, and a crosslinker, and wherein the improvement comprises...
4094713 Sensitizing liquid explosives with high gamma gas  
Bubbles of high gamma gas are incorporated into the liquid component of a quid or slurried explosive to sensitize the explosive.
4093478 Activated ammonium nitrate explosive composition  
An economical and effective explosive composition is manufactured by combining appropriate proportions of activated ammonium nitrate, a fuel and preferably a sensitizer. The preferred fuel is a...
4080411 Slurry-cast propellant method  
A process is provided for preparing double base propellant by slurry casting in which flake casting powder is employed as the source of nitrocellulose. High burning rate propellants can be prepared...
4072546 Use of graphite fibers to augment propellant burning rate  
Solid propellant compositions having graphite fibers dispersed throughout the propellant are provided. The graphite fibers augment the burning rate of the solid propellant.
4063508 Munition dispersion by interstitial propelling charges  
This invention involves a means for dispersing submunitions from a cluster weapons system by utilizing a foamed propellant dispersion concept. The concept provides for the forced dispersion of...
4060434 Match-head compositions  
The match-head compositions have a content of microscopic hollow particles or "microspheres", generally 10 to 1000 microns in diameter. Compositions may be formulated for any type of match....
4058420 Aqueous slurry explosives with colloidal hydrous metal oxide  
Improved thickened aqueous slurry explosives of the type containing an inorganic oxidizing salt, a fuel, and water are disclosed, wherein the improvement includes the use of a colloidal hydrous...
4055449 Aqueous blasting composition with crystal habit modifier  
The stabilization of a fine dispersion of an immiscible liquid hydrocarbon fuel throughout an aqueous blasting composition having a continuous aqueous phase is accomplished by the use of a crystal...
4053337 Heating composition  
Combustible compositions comprise a higher oxide of a metal having at least two valence states, such as tungsten and molybdenum, and a reducing metal in an amount to reduce the higher oxide to a...
4045260 Explosive nitramine slurry composition  
Slurry explosive compositions containing, as a sensitizing component, an effective amount of a water-soluble nitramine, for example methylnitramine. The nitramine may be in the form of a salt.
4038112 Well-fracturing explosive composition  
A nitrate or nitroparaffin-base liquid exlosive composition having a small critical diameter yet which is essentially free of particulate metals such as may render such compositions unduly brisant...