US2613146A
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Unsheathed safety explosive composition
Assignee: Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd
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Filing: 1951-03-26
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Granted: 1952-10-07
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Expires: 1971-03-26
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Arthur J Lowe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 22:56
CPC Classifications
C; C06; C06B; C06B31/00; C06B31/28; C06B31/32; C06B31/38; C06B31/40; C06B23/00; C06B23/04; C06B31/42
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
94 words
SAFETY EXPLOSIVE COMPOSITIONS CONSISTING OF A MIXTURE OF TRINITROTOLUENE, AMMONIUM NITRATE, SODIUM NITRATE, AND SODIUM CHLORIDE AS MAJOR INGREDIENTS, HAVING A BULK DENSITY OF 0.90 TO 1.05 GRAM PER CC. AT 25 LBS. PRESSURE PER SQ. IN., AND HAVING A CALCULATED OXYGEN BALANCE BETWEEN -0.5 AND +3 GRAMS OXYGEN PER 100 GRAMS OF THE COMPOSITION CHARACTERIZED IN THAT THE PERCENTAGE BY WEIGHT OF TRINTROTOLUENE IS BETWEEN 11 AND 22%, OF AMMONIUM NITRATE IS BETWEEN 22 AND 36%, OF SODIUM NITRATE IS BETWEEN 12 AND 27% AND OF SODIUM CHLORIDE IS BETWEEN 29 AND 35%.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
94 words
SAFETY EXPLOSIVE COMPOSITIONS CONSISTING OF A MIXTURE OF TRINITROTOLUENE, AMMONIUM NITRATE, SODIUM NITRATE, AND SODIUM CHLORIDE AS MAJOR INGREDIENTS, HAVING A BULK DENSITY OF 0.90 TO 1.05 GRAM PER CC. AT 25 LBS. PRESSURE PER SQ. IN., AND HAVING A CALCULATED OXYGEN BALANCE BETWEEN -0.5 AND +3 GRAMS OXYGEN PER 100 GRAMS OF THE COMPOSITION CHARACTERIZED IN THAT THE PERCENTAGE BY WEIGHT OF TRINTROTOLUENE IS BETWEEN 11 AND 22%, OF AMMONIUM NITRATE IS BETWEEN 22 AND 36%, OF SODIUM NITRATE IS BETWEEN 12 AND 27% AND OF SODIUM CHLORIDE IS BETWEEN 29 AND 35%.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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