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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:
Jan. 17, 1984
Filed:
Jan. 11, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frank S Inman, Brigham City, UT (US);
Joseph E Pelham, Brigham City, UT (US);
Assignee:
Thiokol Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
23926515 ; 60271 ; 602001 ; 23926543 ; 239D / ;
Abstract
A non-radiating cloth exit cone for a rocket nozzle includes a flared woven refractory cloth structure having the shape of the frustum of a cone with a refractory felt sewn to the exterior surface of the cloth structure for thermal insulation of the cloth structure and a sacrificial ablative material comprising tufts of refractory material incorporated in the interior surface of the cloth structure, the cloth structure providing the primary supporting structure for transmitting the rocket motor thrust forces to the rocket nozzle.