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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2000
Homer W. Fogle, Jr., Mesa, AZ (US);
TRW Inc., Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Abstract
A pyrotechnic device comprises a body of ignitable material ( ). A pair of electrodes ( ) and ( ) provide electrical energy to heat and ignite the body of pyrotechnic material ( ). The electrodes ( ) and ( ) extend through an electrical insulation housing ( ). The electrical insulation housing ( ) has surfaces defining a chamber ( ) through which the electrodes ( ) and ( ) pass. A body ( ) of a solid electromagnetically lossy, substantially gas impermeable material is positioned within the chamber ( ). The lossy material comprises a vitreous ceramic matrix consisting essentially of about 5% to about 50% by weight of a multi-component glass binder and about 50% to about 95% by weight of an electromagnetically lossy ferromagnetic and/or ferroelectric filler. The body ( ) of lossy material is fused to the surfaces defining the chamber ( ) in the electrical insulation housing ( ) and to the electrodes ( ) and ( ).