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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. 21, 1992
Filed:
Mar. 13, 1990
Applicant:
Inventor:
Laurence O Williams, Orlando, FL (US);
Assignee:
Martin Marietta Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C06B / ; C06D / ; C06D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
102292 ; 102282 ; 102283 ;
Abstract
A gun propellant comprises ammonium azide in finely divided form and at least one conventional propellant and/or explosive composition. The ammonium azide is free of any heavy metals capable of reacting with the ammonium azide to form metallic azides. The ammonium azide may be in pulverulent form or may be fabricated into a grain having a specific geometry. The ammonium azide may also be employed as a pyrotechnic formulation in a variety of environments.