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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2025
Brian A. Mcdonald, Taft, TN (US);
Jeremy R. Rice, Huntsville, AL (US);
Terry Pruett, Elora, TN (US);
Jason Wachs, Redstone Arsenal, AL (US);
Kenneth Lawrence Pledger, Huntsville, AL (US);
Wayne Steelman, Hazel Green, AL (US);
Dan Jones, Prairie Village, KS (US);
Jerry Durham, Hazel Green, AL (US);
Brian Hayes, Rockford, MI (US);
Brian A. Mcdonald, Taft, TN (US);
Jeremy R. Rice, Huntsville, AL (US);
Terry Pruett, Elora, TN (US);
Jason Wachs, Redstone Arsenal, AL (US);
Kenneth Lawrence Pledger, Huntsville, AL (US);
Wayne Steelman, Hazel Green, AL (US);
Dan Jones, Prairie Village, KS (US);
Jerry Durham, Hazel Green, AL (US);
Brian Hayes, Rockford, MI (US);
Abstract
A Ramjet solid fuel comprising up to 50% metal by weight selected from the group consisting of aluminum, boron, boron carbide, magnesium, titanium, and titanium boride; between 2.0 and 9.0 weight percent fluorinated combustion aids selected from the group consisting of 3-hydroxybenzo trifluoride (3HBTF), hydroxyfluoro-2-propanol (HFP), polytetrafluoroethylene, and trifluoroethanol (TFE); and up to 48% by weight of the remaining component being a hydroxyl terminated, epoxidized polybutadiene polymer (Poly BD 605E) (HO—CH2-CH═CH—CH2-CH2-CH—O—CH—CH2-CH2-CH—(CH═CH2)-CH2-CH═CH—CH2-CH2-CH—O—CH—CH2-OH).