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US2721792A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Nitro-paraffin propellant

Assignee: Borg Warner Corp
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Filing: 1946-05-07
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Granted: 1955-10-25
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Expires: 1966-05-07
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 John A Hannum

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 16:10
CPC Classifications
C; C10; C10L; C10L5/00; C06; C06B; C06B25/00; C06B25/36

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 119 words
A SELF-SUFFICIENT LIQUID PROPELLANT LENDING ITSELF TO USE AS A FUEL IN A GAS TURBINE CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF A SELF-CONTAINED STOICHIOMETRIC MIXTURE OF AN OXIDANT SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF AMMONIUM NITRATE AND AMMONIUM PERCHLORATE AND A FUEL COMPONENT SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF NITROMETHANE, NITROETHANE, 1-NITROPROPANE, 2-NITROPROPANE, 1,1-DINITROPROPANE, 2,2-DINITROPROPANE, 1,2-DINITROPROPANE, 1,3-DINITROPROPANE, 1,1-DINITROETHANE, TRINITROPROPANE, AND MIXTURES THEREOF, THE PROPELLANT AS A WHOLE TAKING THE PHYSICAL FORM OF A LIQUID DEVOID OF EXTRANEOUS SOLID COMBUSTIBLES IN WHICH THE OXIDANT IS DISPERSED IN FINELY DIVIDED FORM AND WHICH IS SUSCEPTIBLE OF BEING FED IN LIQUID FORM TO THE REGION WHEREIN THE PROPELLANT IS PREPARED FOR BURNING AT THE POINT OF FLAME PROPAGATION IN THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER OF THE TURBINE.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1958-10-24 1959-04-25 1959-10-25 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1962-10-24 1963-04-25 1963-10-25 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1966-10-24 1967-04-25 1967-10-25 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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