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US2995011A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Solid propellant rocket motor

Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Co
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Filing: 1959-09-17
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Granted: 1961-08-08
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Expires: 1979-09-17
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Norman A Kimmel

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 18:01
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02K; F02K9/00; F02K9/08; F02K9/32; F02K9/34; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S60/00; Y10S60/909

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 164 words
A SOLID PROPELLANT ROCKET COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A BODY OF SOLID PROPELLANT HAVING AN AXIAL FIRST OPENING THROUGHOUT ITS LENGTH, AN EXPANSIBLE, FLUID-TIGHT BAG SURROUNDING SAID PROPELLANT, ONE END OF SAID ROCKET BEING PROVIDED WITH AN EXHAUST NOZZLE, SAID NOZZLE BEING IN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID OPENING FOR PASSAGE OF EXHAUST GASES THEREFROM, AN ENCLOSING MEMBER SURROUNDING SAID BAG, A SECOND OPENING IN SAID BAG AND A THIRD OPENING IN SAID ENCLOSING MEMBER, THE PERIPHERIES OF THESE LATTER OPENINGS SURROUNDING SAID EXHAUST NOZZLE AND BEING SEALED GAS-TIGHT THERETO, THE INNER SURFACE OF SAID BAG AT THE END OF SAID FIRST OPENING OPPOSITE SAID NOZZLE BEING UNCOVERED IN SUCH A MANNER THAT UPON IGNITION OF SAID PROPELLANT PRESSURE OF COMBUSTION GASES DISTENDS SAID BAG AND FORMS A SPACE BETWEEN SAID BAG AND SAID PROPELLANT THEREBY PERMITTING EQUALIZATION OF COMBUSTION GAS PRESSURE ON THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF SAID PROPELLANT, AND MEANS EXTENDING FROM THE EXTERIOR OF SAID ROCKET INTO SAID FIRST OPENING FOR IGNITING SAID PROPELLANT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 164 words
A SOLID PROPELLANT ROCKET COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A BODY OF SOLID PROPELLANT HAVING AN AXIAL FIRST OPENING THROUGHOUT ITS LENGTH, AN EXPANSIBLE, FLUID-TIGHT BAG SURROUNDING SAID PROPELLANT, ONE END OF SAID ROCKET BEING PROVIDED WITH AN EXHAUST NOZZLE, SAID NOZZLE BEING IN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID OPENING FOR PASSAGE OF EXHAUST GASES THEREFROM, AN ENCLOSING MEMBER SURROUNDING SAID BAG, A SECOND OPENING IN SAID BAG AND A THIRD OPENING IN SAID ENCLOSING MEMBER, THE PERIPHERIES OF THESE LATTER OPENINGS SURROUNDING SAID EXHAUST NOZZLE AND BEING SEALED GAS-TIGHT THERETO, THE INNER SURFACE OF SAID BAG AT THE END OF SAID FIRST OPENING OPPOSITE SAID NOZZLE BEING UNCOVERED IN SUCH A MANNER THAT UPON IGNITION OF SAID PROPELLANT PRESSURE OF COMBUSTION GASES DISTENDS SAID BAG AND FORMS A SPACE BETWEEN SAID BAG AND SAID PROPELLANT THEREBY PERMITTING EQUALIZATION OF COMBUSTION GAS PRESSURE ON THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF SAID PROPELLANT, AND MEANS EXTENDING FROM THE EXTERIOR OF SAID ROCKET INTO SAID FIRST OPENING FOR IGNITING SAID PROPELLANT.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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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) 1964-08-07 1965-02-06 1965-08-08 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1968-08-07 1969-02-06 1969-08-08 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1972-08-07 1973-02-06 1973-08-08 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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