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US2970046A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Manufacture of solid propellants

Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Co
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Filing: 1954-12-13
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Granted: 1961-01-31
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Expires: 1974-12-13
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Howard G Cutforth

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 23:51
CPC Classifications
C; C06; C06B; C06B45/00; C06B45/04; C06B45/06; C06B45/10; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S149/00; Y10S149/11; Y10S149/112; Y10S149/113

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 139 words
AN IMPROVED METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SOLID PROPELLANT COMPOSITION WHICH COMPRISES BLENDING FROM 7 TO 200 PARTS BY WEIGHT OF A SUBSTANTIALLY DRY SOLID, INORGANIC, STRONG, OXIDIZING SALT HAVING AN AVERAGE PARTICLE SIZE OF LESS THAN 200 MICRONS WITH ONE PART BY WEIGHT OF A SUBSTANTIALLY DRY BURNING RATE CATALYST SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF COMPLEX CYANIDES OF IRON, AMMONIUM DICHROMATE, POTASSIUM DICHROMATE, FERRIC OXIDE, AND LEAD DIOXIDE HAVING AN AVERAGE PARTICLE SIZE OF LESS THAN 40 MICRONS; AND INTIMATELY ADMIXING FROM 1 TO 9 PARTS BY WEIGHT OF THE RESULTING OXIDANT-CATALYST BLEND WITH ONE PART BY WEIGHT OF A RUBBERY BINDER COMPOSITION COMPRISING A COPOLYMER PREPARED FROM A MONOMERIC MIXTURE COMPRISING 50 TO 95 PARTS BY WEIGHT OF A CONJUGATED DIENE CONTAINING 4 TO 8 CARBON ATOMS PER MOLECULE, 5 TO 50 PARTS BY WEIGHT OF A
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 139 words
AN IMPROVED METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SOLID PROPELLANT COMPOSITION WHICH COMPRISES BLENDING FROM 7 TO 200 PARTS BY WEIGHT OF A SUBSTANTIALLY DRY SOLID, INORGANIC, STRONG, OXIDIZING SALT HAVING AN AVERAGE PARTICLE SIZE OF LESS THAN 200 MICRONS WITH ONE PART BY WEIGHT OF A SUBSTANTIALLY DRY BURNING RATE CATALYST SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF COMPLEX CYANIDES OF IRON, AMMONIUM DICHROMATE, POTASSIUM DICHROMATE, FERRIC OXIDE, AND LEAD DIOXIDE HAVING AN AVERAGE PARTICLE SIZE OF LESS THAN 40 MICRONS; AND INTIMATELY ADMIXING FROM 1 TO 9 PARTS BY WEIGHT OF THE RESULTING OXIDANT-CATALYST BLEND WITH ONE PART BY WEIGHT OF A RUBBERY BINDER COMPOSITION COMPRISING A COPOLYMER PREPARED FROM A MONOMERIC MIXTURE COMPRISING 50 TO 95 PARTS BY WEIGHT OF A CONJUGATED DIENE CONTAINING 4 TO 8 CARBON ATOMS PER MOLECULE, 5 TO 50 PARTS BY WEIGHT OF A

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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) 1964-01-31 1964-08-01 1965-01-31 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1968-01-31 1968-08-01 1969-01-31 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1972-01-31 1972-08-01 1973-01-31 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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