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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 1980
Filed:
May. 04, 1972
Applicant:
Inventors:
Arnold Adicoff, China Lake, CA (US);
William G Finnegan, China Lake, CA (US);
William R McBride, China Lake, CA (US);
William M Ayres, Ridgecrest, CA (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C06B / ; C06B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
264 / ; 149 194 ; 149 199 ; 149 1991 ; 149 1992 ; 149 21 ; 149 76 ; 149113 ;
Abstract
A solid propellant formulation and method of preparation which has enhanced urning rate characteristics and improved mechanical properties. The formulation comprises a binder, a fuel and an inorganic oxidizer consisting of ammonium perchlorate whiskers which are oriented along the direction of shear.