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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. 05, 1995
Filed:
Sep. 22, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
David W Herbage, Jackson, TN (US);
Stan L Salvesen, Collierville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Alliant Techsystems Inc., Hopkins, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C06B / ; C06B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
149 22 ; 149 41 ; 149 61 ;
Abstract
A combination of a first and a second composition provide an adjustable spectrally balanced infrared flare usable to decoy missiles. The first composition includes boron, aluminum, ammonium perchlorate, potassium nitrate and Viton.RTM. A fluoroelastomer. The second composition includes magnesium, polytetrafluoroethylene and Viton.RTM. A fluoroelastomer. Adjusting the ratios between the compositions matches any particular aircraft's spectral signature.