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7556702 Pyrotechnic charge  
A pyrotechnic charge for producing IR radiation is proposed, in which a deuterated compound is contained as fuel and/or as oxidizing agent or as fuel, as oxidizing agent and/or as binder. The use...
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...
7220328 Low-smoke gas generating low order pressure pulse compositions  
Low-smoke gas generating compositions for producing a low order pressure pulse use a salt or complex of a triazolyl-tetrazinyl-triazine compound. The general chemical structure of the...
7081175 Gas generating composition and method  
A gas generating composition includes ammonium nitrate as an oxidizing agent, microcrystalline carbon powder as a reducing agent, and a stabilizer for preventing decomposition of ammonium nitrate....
6982015 Reduced energy blasting agent and method  
The present invention relates to a method of reducing the energy of an emulsion blasting agent as it is being loaded into a borehole and to an improved method of perimeter blasting wherein an...
6960268 Gas generating propellant compositions adapted for co-extrusion with a plastic sheath  
A flexible inflator for an inflation assembly and related gas generating propellant compositions are provided. The flexible inflator includes at least one elongated strand of a propellant...
6958100 Gas-generating agent composition and gas generator employing the same  
The present invention provides a gas generant composition comprising a nitrogen-containing organic compound, an oxidizing agent and an additive, wherein a calorific value per mol of gas generated...
6955731 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...
6951589 Water in oil explosive emulsions  
Water-in-oil emulsion explosive compositions comprising a) an aqueous oxidizer phase comprising at least one oxygen supplying component wherein said oxygen supplying component comprises at least...
6949236 Aminosulfonate product-treated nitrogen-containing salt particles  
Addition of an aminosulfonate product to an inorganic nitrogen-containing salt provides a composition of matter with improved properties. In particular, 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid...
6939420 Thickened water in oil emulsion composition  
A putty-like water-in-oil emulsion composition comprising a) an aqueous phase, said aqueous phase comprising water and an inorganic salt, wherein a portion of the inorganic salt is present in...
6929707 Stabilized energetic water-in-oil emulsion composition  
A stabilized water-in-oil energetic emulsion composition comprising a) an aqueous oxidizer phase comprising at least one oxygen supplying component; b) an organic phase comprising at least one...
6913660 Dispersant compositions comprising novel emulsifiers for water in oil emulsions  
The invention relates to explosive compositions comprising, in a water-in-oil emulsion as emulsifier, a Mannich adduct composed of a) a hydrocarbyl-substituted, hydroxyaromatic compound of...
6902637 Process for preparing free-flowing particulate phase stabilized ammonium nitrate  
A process for preparing free-flowing, phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate comprises the following steps. A solution of ammonium nitrate ( 12 ), a surfactant ( 13 ), a phase stabilizer ( 26 ), and an...
6887326 Nonazide gas generant compositions  
High nitrogen nonazide gas compositions, useful in inflating passenger restraint gas inflator bags, contain a high energy substituted tetrazole or bitetrazole that forms a naturally occurring...
6887323 Method of reducing density by means of gas generating agent  
This invention relates to a method of reducing density in an ammonium nitrate product. The method comprises providing a gas generating agent in the form of a water-insoluble solid compound capable...
6872265 Phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate  
Ammonium nitrate is phase-stabilized by a synergistic phase stabilization additive combination of at least cupric oxide and potassium nitrate. Specifically, phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate...
6855219 Method of gassing emulsion explosives and explosives produced thereby  
The present invention provides a method for producing a gassed explosive composition, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a base explosive composition comprising at least an emulsion explosive...
6846373 Gas-generating compositions  
A gas-generating composition having superior gasification rate, appropriate combustion rate, and suppressed carbon monoxide generation. The gas-generating composition includes ammonium nitrate,...
6808573 Emulsion phase having improved stability  
A method is disclosed for forming a stable, water-in-oil emulsion phase containing a polymeric emulsifier. The addition of an animal oil or fatty acid additive enhances the long-term stability of...
6800154 Emulsion compositions  
An emulsion comprising:(A) a discontinuous phase; (B) a continuous organic phase; and (C) an emulsifying amount of at least one nitrogen and transition metal containing composition derived from...
6761781 High density ANFO  
The present invention relates to a high density ammonium nitrate-fuel oil (“ANFO”) blasting composition comprising an organic liquid fuel and porous prilled ammonium nitrate of high bulk...
6702909 High energy explosive containing cast particles  
The present invention relates to a water-based explosive having detonation properties similar to dynamite. It comprises an emulsion explosive formed by blending an emulsion phase with cast...
6669753 Method and composition for desensitizing the explosive performance of commercially available fertilizers  
A method for desensitizing explosives illicitly manufactured from commercial fertilizers, preferably ammonium nitrate. Ammonium nitrate prills are impregnated with microballoons which carry a...
6652683 Elemental carbon in inflation gas generation  
Inflation apparatuses and methods are provided which utilize elemental carbon and nitrous oxide in the gas generation or formation process.
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...
6651565 Method of reducing NOx  
A method capable of decreasing the amount of NOx generated by the combustion of a gas generating agent for an air bag. A method for reducing NOx generated by the combustion of a gas generating...
6641622 Process for preparing phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate  
A process for preparing phase stabilized ammonium nitrate comprises the following steps. A solution of ammonium nitrate ( 12 ), a phase stabilizer ( 26 ), and an inert liquid ( 20 ) is prepared....
6623574 Gas generator composition  
A gas generating composition which is excellent in a combustion efficiency and a gas output and in which amounts of residues generated are reduced in the combustion is obtained. A gas generating...
6620266 Gas generant compositions containing a silicone coating  
Known gas generant compositions, absent elastomeric binders, are coated with silicone thereby providing a composition that exhibits enhanced moisture protection, ballistic performance, combustion...
6617064 Stabilized aluminum hydride polymorphs  
The present invention features methods for preparing stabilized α-AlH 3 and α′-AlH 3 , compositions containing these alane polymorphs, e.g., energetic compositions such as rocket propellants,...
6605233 Gas generant composition with coolant  
A low-solids gas generating composition and a method of producing a gas. The gas is produced by combusting a mixture of a fuel selected from the group consisting of guanidine nitrate,...
6602365 Gas generation via metal complexes of guanylurea nitrate  
Gas generant compositions are provided which compositions react to produce nitrogen gas and which compositions include at least one complex of guanylurea nitrate with at least one metal element...
6592691 Gas generant compositions containing copper ethylenediamine dinitrate  
Gas generant compositions and methods of gas generation are provided whereby desired gas generation can be realized without requiring the presence and use a charge or coating of an associated...
6588797 Reduced smoke gas generant with improved temperature stability  
An apparatus ( 12 ) comprises an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device ( 20 ) and a gas generating composition ( 16 ) which when ignited produces gas to inflate the inflatable vehicle...
6572833 Ammonium nitrate bodies and a process for their production  
A process for the production of ammonium nitrate bodies in particulate form wherein an ammonium nitrate/water liquid mixture containing at least 92% and preferably at most 97.5% by weight ammonium...
6554927 Method of explosive bonding, composition therefor and product thereof  
An improved method of explosively bonding a first metal to a second metal with an explosive composition comprising a base explosive in admixture with an inert particulate material, the improvement...
6539870 Blasting method for reducing nitrogen oxide fumes  
The present invention is directed to an improved method of blasting whereby the formation of nitrogen oxide after-blast fumes is reduced. This helps satisfy the need for better fume characteristics...
6527886 Gas generant for air bag  
A gas-generant-molded-article for air bags which is prepared by molding a gas generant composition into a cylindrical form containing an opening hole, wherein the relationship between the linear...
6521063 Conductive polymers to improve propellant insensitivity-impact and friction-properties  
Tactical missile propellant formulations are inherently sensitive to impact and friction stimuli. The impact and friction insensitivity of some tactical propellant formulations is improved...
6514361 Preparation of emulsions  
Provided is a method for preparing an explosive emulsion. The method comprises first preparing an oil phase containing a hydrocarbyl-substituted anhydride, and preparing an aqueous phase containing...
6505562 Gas generator composition and molding thereof  
A gas generating composition for air bags to be used as occupant crash protection systems in automobiles, which is less toxic or dangerous, can be easily handled, has a high combustion efficiency...
6478904 Emulsion explosive  
An emulsifier comprising at least one ester of a polyhydric composition and a mono-or poly-basic organic acid, the polyhydric composition preferably comprising a sorbitol and/or sorbitan derivative...
6475312 Method of formulating a gas generant composition  
Preferred gas generant compositions incorporate a combination of 5-aminotetrazole nitrate and an oxidizer. The oxidizer may be selected from a group including nonmetal and metal nitrates, nitrites,...
6468369 Gas generating composition for air bag  
There is provided a gas generating composition for an air bag which improves combustion behavior and enhances handling safety, generates a large amount of generating gas on combustion, reduces...
6436211 Gas generant manufacture  
A method of making a gas generant formulation which contains a transition metal diammine dinitrate is provided wherein a transition metal ammine carbonate is reacted with nitric acid in the...
6416599 Gas-generating agent for air bag  
The present invention provides a gas generating agent for an air bag including a fuel component of nitrogenous organic compound and an oxidizing agent as its major components, to which at least one...
6398888 Hardened porous ammonium nitrate  
The present invention is directed to hardening ammonium nitrate by combining ammonium nitrate with a functionally active polymer. The functionally active polymer may be combined with ammonium...
6383318 Burn rate-enhanced high gas yield non-azide gas generants  
Gas generant compositions and methods of processing are provided which produce or result in a relatively high burning rate and low burning rate pressure exponent, while also desirably providing a...
6368552 Water treating agent and water treating method  
A water treating agent which has a high safety and is to be used for preventing corrosion and scale formation in the feed water lines and steam generation system and for preventing corrosion in the...