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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert S Scheffee, Lorton, VA (US);
Robert Lee Thibodeau, Knoxville, TN (US);
Brian K Wheatley, Marshall, VA (US);
Assignee:
Atlantic Research Corporation, Gainesville, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C06B / ; C06B / ; B60R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
149 47 ; 149 1991 ; 60205 ; 264-31 ; 280741 ;
Abstract
An essentially particulate-free, non-toxic, odorless and colorless gas is generated in a pyrotechnic inflator device by using a eutectic solution of ammonium nitrate, guanidine nitrate and/or aminoguanidine nitrate, and minor amounts of polyvinyl alcohol and either potassium nitrate or potassium perchlorate. Ballistic modifiers such as triaminoguanidine nitrate (TAGN) or nitroguanidine (NQ) may be used as needed.