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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:
Dec. 27, 1988
Filed:
Dec. 13, 1985
Applicant:
Inventor:
Meldon J McIntosh, North Ogden, UT (US);
Assignee:
Morton Thiokol, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B / ; B08B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
134 24 ; 1341 / ;
Abstract
A process and apparatus for removing solid propellant from a rocket motor case. Water is heated to a temperature of at least about 150.degree. Fahrenheit, pressurized to a pressure within the range of about 600 to 1200 psi, focused into a jet, and directed while moving relative to the propellant surface at an angle relative to the propellant surface which is in the range of about 15 to 45 degrees from a stand-off distance of up to about 20 inches.