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7441503 Expendable infra-red radiating means  
An expendable infra-red radiating means having a rupturable container 1 housing a plurality of decoy plates ( 11 ) and an ignition means ( 17 ) for igniting the decoy plates ( 11 ). Each of the...
7261748 Portable hydrogen source  
A man portable hydrogen source, the source comprising one or more hydrogen generating elements ( 2 ), an ignition control system ( 3 ) and a pressure vessel ( 1 ). Each hydrogen generating element...
6962633 Amine azide propellant  
A novel family of amine azides having a cyclic structure therein is disclosed. These compounds have attractive properties as rocket propellants.
6875294 Light metal explosives and propellants  
Disclosed herein are light metal explosives, pyrotechnics and propellants (LME&Ps) comprising a light metal component such as Li, B, Be or their hydrides or intermetallic compounds and alloys...
6843868 Propellants and explosives with flouro-organic additives to improve energy release efficiency  
A non-/low-toxic, non-hypergolic, propellant formulation generally comprising metal nanoparticles, such as boron, aluminum, or carbon, and one or more fluoro-polymers mixed in in particulate form....
6764562 Composite gas-generating material for gas-actuated car safety devices  
The invention relates to a pyrotechnical composition which is intended both for a hybrid gas-generating material and for a purely pyrotechnical gas-generating material for use in gas-actuated car...
6723190 ESD sensitivity in titanium/boron compositions  
A communication system comprises an input-output processor IOP ( 11 ) coupled to a plurality of network devices ( 10 ) and a protocol processor PP ( 12 ), both processors being coupled to a common...
6652682 Propellant composition comprising nano-sized boron particles  
The present invention is a propellant composition comprising from about 2 percent to about 46 percent, by weight, boron particles having a diameter of less than about 500 nanometers. Liquid or gel...
6562087 Automatically ignitable enhancer agent composition  
An automatically ignitable enhancer agent composition comprising: (a) 5-aminotetrazole, (b) a metal powder, (c) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of potassium nitrate, sodium...
6485586 Lower burning rate, reduced hazard, high temperature incendiary  
A low burning rate, high temperature incendiary composition having a reactive material of titanium, a second reactive material of boron, an oxidizer of polytetrafluoroethylene in an amount of from...
6410682 Polymeric amine for a gas generating material  
A gas generating material ( 16 ) comprises a polymeric amine. The polymeric amine has a polymer backbone that includes units of wherein R is a nitrogen containing organic radical of a nitrogen...
6409854 Low burning rate, reduced hazard, high temperature incendiary  
A high temperature incendiary composition having a reactive material of titanium, a second reactive material of boron, an oxidizer of polytetrafluoroethylene in an amount of from about 10 weight...
6402864 Low slag, reduced hazard, high temperature incendiary  
A high temperature incendiary composition having a reactive material of titanium, a second reactive material of boron, an oxidizer of polytetrafluoroethylene in an amount of from about 20 weight...
6306232 Thermally stable nonazide automotive airbag propellants  
Thermally stable gas generant compositions incorporate a combination of nitroguanidine, one or more nonazide high-nitrogen fuels, and phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate or a similar nonmetallic...
6190475 Castable infrared illuminant compositions  
Compositions are provided which, when burned, produce significant levels of infrared radiation, but only limited levels of visible radiation. The basic components of the compositions include a...
6136114 Gas generant compositions methods of production of the same and devices made therefrom  
Gas generant compositions are disclosed that generally include an a fuel source including a compound having a fuel portion and a fuel oxidizing portion, a fuel oxidizer, and a borohydride catalyst...
6132480 Gas forming igniter composition for a gas generant  
An igniter composition for a gas generant and related methods of gas generation are provided in which, in addition to a boron fuel component and an oxidizer component, the igniter composition...
6062143 Distributed charge inflator system  
An inflatable system which uses a fast-burning propellant material distributed within the inflatable component of the system to generate the gas inflating the system. The invention preferably...
6048985 Borane-tetrahydrofuran complex method of storing and reacting borane-tetrahydrofuran complex  
A method of stabilizing borane-tetrahydrofuran complex comprises the step of maintaining the temperature of the borane-tetrahydrofuran complex at or below 20° C. A method of reacting a borane...
5962808 Gas generant complex oxidizers  
Nonazide gas generant compositions, useful for inflating passenger restraint gas inflator bags, comprise a multimetallic coordination complex oxidizer selected from coordination complexes comprised...
5924047 Method and apparatus for neutralizing and destroying pentaborane  
A method and apparatus for neutralizing pentaborane. A high-capacity pentaborane processing system is disclosed that may be employed at a variety of sites where pentaborane may be stored. Remote...
5912430 Pressable infrared illuminant compositions  
Compositions are provided which, when burned, produce significant levels of infrared radiation, but only limited levels of visible radiation. The basic components of the compositions include a...
5756929 Nonazide gas generating compositions  
Multicomponent pyrotechnic gas generating compositions are provided which comprise a single or multiple nonazide fuel. The single and multiple fuels are selected from guanidine, azole, and other...
5727368 Hybrid motor system with a consumable catalytic bed a composition of the catalytic bed and a method of using  
A method, device and composition for achieving ignition and sustained combustion using a solid consumable catalytic bed (CCB) is described. The CCB accomplishes this by decomposition of an injected...
5673935 Metal complexes for use as gas generants  
Complex generating compositions and methods for their use are provided. Metal complexes are used as gas generating compositions. These complexes are comprised of a cationic metal template,...
5672219 Printing mixture containing no toxic materials, and cartridge percussion primer employing such a mixture  
A priming mixture containing no toxic materials, in particular no Pb, Ba or Sb compounds, and presenting at least one primary explosive, an oxidizing agent, a reducing agent, and an inert friction...
5608182 Fuel gas generator for airbreathing propulsion systems  
A gas generator propellant formulation suitable for use in an air turbo ret (ATR) which employs an air breathing system that uses fuel gases produced by a gas generator propellant to operate the...
5567252 Nontoxic priming mix  
A nontoxic primer mix for use in a percussive primer, especially of the Boxer type which principally comprises diazodinitrophenol, iron oxide and boron. The composition may also contain a nitrate...
5547528 Non-toxic primer  
An improved non-toxic primer which is devoid of metallic oxidizing compounds and of hygroscopic compounds and is comprised of 30-75% by weight of at least two percussion-sensitive compounds...
5538569 Primer compositions containing dinitrobenzofuroxan compounds  
A non-toxic primer composition comprising a dinitrobenzofuroxan salt, oxidizer and a relatively high proportion of friction agent. A typical set of components are KDNBF with KNO 3 and ground glass.
5472535 Gas generant compositions containing stabilizer  
To a gas generant composition comprising a fuel component which includes a triazole compound and/or tetrazole compound with an acidic hydrogen and an oxidizer component which includes a transition...
5472533 Spectrally balanced infrared flare pyrotechnic composition  
A combination of a first and a second composition provide an adjustable spectrally balanced infrared flare usable to decoy missiles. The first composition includes boron, aluminum, ammonium...
5439537 Thermite compositions for use as gas generants  
A sodium-azide-free gas-generating composition includes an oxidizable inorganic fuel, such as a metal, and an oxidizing agent containing oxygen and a metal. The fuel and the oxidizing agent are...
5439251 Method of tetrazole amine salts having improved physical properties for generating gas in airbags  
Tetrazoles of improved physical properties as produced by converting them into their amine salts represented by the following chemical formula (1): ##STR1## wherein R represents hydrogen, alkyl,...
5429691 Thermite compositions for use as gas generants comprising basic metal carbonates and/or basic metal nitrates  
A sodium-azide-free gas-generating composition includes an oxidizable inorganic fuel, such as a metal, and an oxidizing agent containing oxygen and a metal. The fuel and the oxidizing agent are...
5401340 Borohydride fuels in gas generant compositions  
A sodium-azide-free gas-generating composition includes an oxidizable borohydride fuel and an oxidizing agent containing oxygen and a metal. The fuel and the oxidizing agent are selected such that...
5380380 Ignition compositions for inflator gas generators  
Autoigniting compositions containing a hydrazine salt of 3-nitro-1,2,4-triazole-5-one for the gas generator of a vehicle occupant restraint system result in rapid autoignition at temperatures from...
5271778 Chlorine-free solid rocket propellant for space boosters  
A stable chlorine-free solid rocket propellant composition containing a low energy binder component having an HEX value not exceeding about 0 cal/gm and comprising, in combination, a nitrate salt...
5212343 Water reactive method with delayed explosion  
Devices and methods are disclosed for contacting a hot reaction mass with water to initiate an explosive reaction. The reaction mass comprises a ceramic or intermetallic material that is produced...
5143566 Composite solid propellant with a metal/inorganic fluoride admixture or a stable burning rate  
A composite solid propellant with a stable burning rate comprising an oxidizer, a binder system of telomeric polybutadiene or copolymers of butadiene and acrylonitrile with terminal functional...
5139587 Composite solid propellant with a pulverulent metal/oxidizer agglomerate base  
A composite solid propellant with a stable burning rate comprising ammonium perchlorate, a binder system of telomeric polybutadiene or copolymers of butadiene and acrylonitrile with terminal...
5084118 Ignition composition for inflator gas generators  
An autoigniting composition for the gas generator of a vehicle occupant restraint system that is thermally stable at temperatures up to 110° C., will not autoignite at 150° C., but when heated to...
5074938 Low pressure exponent propellants containing boron  
Propellant grain consisting essentially of: A. from about 50% to about 75% by weight of an oxidizer consisting essentially of ammonium nitrate; B. from about 1% to about 20% by weight of a...
5056435 Infrared illuminant and pressing method  
An infrared illuminant composition and flares produced therefrom having increased burn rate and increased infrared intensity while maintaining low visible light intensity. The composition comprises...
5034070 Gas generating material  
A gas generating grain has a water-based particulate booster coating thereon. The coating comprises an alkali metal azide, a water-soluble inorganic oxidizer in approximately a stoichiometric...
4994125 Electric primer with intrinsic conductive mix  
An electric primer has an intrinsically conductive pyrotechnic mixture consisting of a metal powder fuel, an alkaline oxidizer, and a sensitizing fuel. The primer mixture preferably consists of...
4978400 Synergistic composite pyrotechnic material  
The invention provides a pyrotechnic composite and process for preparing the same, wherein the pyrotechnic composite comprises a mixture of an alkaline earth metal sulfate, particulate boron and at...
4960564 Pyrophoric alloy complexes  
Alloy complexes which are composed of (1) lithium (Li, (2) Boron (B), and ) one or more of the following elements: sodium (Na), potassium (K), rubidium (Rb), and cesium (Ce). These alloy complexes...
4950341 High-performance propellant combinations for a rocket engine  
A solid high-performance propellant for a rocket engine is described. The propellant is constituted by a combination of polyglycidylazide (GAP) ([C 3 H 5 N 3 O] n ) or...
4915756 Pyrotechnical delay charge  
The disclosure relates to a pyrotechnical delay charge which may be mixed in water, comprising 4-17% by weight of boron (B) 0-17% by weight of zirconium (Zr), titanium (Ti) and/or...