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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 26, 1998
Homer William Fogle, Jr., Mesa, AZ (US);
Glenn Raymond Chatley, Jr., Mesa, AZ (US);
TRW Inc., Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Abstract
An electrically actuatable igniter (,) includes a header (,), a pair of electrodes (,) and (,) in the header (,), a heating element (,) electrically connected between the electrodes (,) and (,), and a dome shaped ignition droplet (,) covering and adhering to the heating element (,). The ignition droplet (,) comprises an intimate mixture of a cured free-radical resin binder, which is at least a substantially cured in situ by ultraviolet radiation, and an ultraviolet radiation absorbing particulate pyrotechnic material in a substantial proportion effective for sustained combustion in the mixture. The resin binder prior to curing is a liquid and has a surface tension, viscosity, and wetability with the heating element (,) to achieve the dome configuration.