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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2007
Arthur Katzakian, Elk Grove, CA (US);
Charles Grix, Gold River, CA (US);
Arthur Katzakian, Elk Grove, CA (US);
Charles Grix, Gold River, CA (US);
Digital Solid State Propulsion, LLC, Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
The present invention is an electrically controlled propellant comprising a binder, an oxidizer, and a cross-linking agent. The boric acid (the cross-linking agent) has been found to function as a cross-linking agent for the high molecular binder used to make the propellant, thereby improving the composition's ability to withstand combustion without melting. The present invention also may include 5-aminotetrazole (5-ATZ) as a stability-enhancing additive. The binder of the present invention may include polyvinylalcohol (PVA) and/or the co-polymer of polyvinylalcohol/polyvinylamine nitrate (PVA/PVAN).