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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. 14, 1995
Filed:
Jun. 21, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Steven J Anderson, Willis, MI (US);
Assignee:
Automotive Systems Laboratory, Inc., Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
422165 ; 102443 ; 102530 ; 280742 ; 422305 ;
Abstract
A gas generator comprises a propellant container having an igniter at one end thereof for igniting a propellant, a secondary propellant charge comprising a plurality of circular grains having a diameter to thickness ratio greater than 2.5, and a primary propellant charge disposed between said igniter and said secondary propellant charge comprising a plurality of circular grains having a diameter to thickness ratio less than 2.