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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 09, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Hubert G Timmerman, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Special Devices, Inc., Moorpark, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C06B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
149 87 ; 149 191 ; 149 37 ; 149 42 ; 149 83 ; 1491082 ;
Abstract
A pyrotechnic fuel material for a booster in a pyrotechnic system having an adjacent igniter. In one embodiment, a powdered BaAl.sub.4 compound is used as the booster pyrotechnic fuel. In another embodiment, a powdered zirconium/nickel alloy is used as the booster pyrotechnic fuel. Both the powdered BaAl.sub.4 compound and the powdered zirconium/nickel alloy exhibit ignition sensitivity thresholds on the order of millijoules, thereby allowing for increased safety in manufacturing and handling over elemental powdered metal pyrotechnic fuels normally used for the entire pyrotechnic system.