Ignition system for solid propellants

Claim 1

THE METHOD OF IGNITING A SOLID PROPELLANT SOLELY BY THE ENERGY LIBERATED BY ONE PRIOR CHEMICAL REACTION BETWEEN A STRONG REDUCING FLUID AND AN OXIDIZING MATERIAL, SAID STRONG REDUCING FLUID BEING SELECTED FROM THE CLASS CONSISTING OF ALKYL DIBORINE, ALKYL BORINE AMINES, ALKYL TRIBORINE TRIAMINES, HYDRAZNE, AND THE ALKYL, ALKYL HALIDE AND ALKYL HYDRIDE COMPOUNDS OF ALUMINUM, BORON AND ZINC, AND SAID OXIDIZING MATERIAL BEING SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF CHLORATES, PERCHLORATES, PERMANGANATES, ORGANIC AND INORGANIC NITRATES, CHROMATES, DICHROMATES, PERACIDS, ORGANIC OXIDIZING AGENTS AND MIXTURES THEREOF, SAID OXIDIZING MATERIAL BEING PRESENT AS A LAYER COATING THE SURFACE OF SOLID PROPELLANT, SAID COATING RANGING IN THICKNESS FRM 0.001 TO 0.1 INCH, SAID METHOD COMPRISING INTRODUCING SAID STRONG REDUCING FLUID INTO A COMBUSTION CHAMBER CONTAINING SAID COATED PROPELLANT SO THAT SAID STRONG REDUCING FLUID CONTACTS AND SPONTANEOUSLY REACTS WITH SAID OXIDIZING MATERIAL, THEREBY LIBERATING AND TRANSFERRING TO SAID SOLID PROPELLANT SUFFICIENT ENERGY TO CAUSE IT TO IGNITE, SAID STRONG REDUCING FLUID AND SAID OXIDIZING MATERIAL BEING THE ONLY CHEMICALS AVAILABLE FOR REACTION WITH EACH OTHER IN SAID COMBUSTION CHAMBER PRIOR TO IGNITION OF SAID SOLID PROPELLANT.

Claim 2

THE METHOD OF IGNITING A SOLID PROPELLANT SOLELY BY THE ENERGY LIBERATED BY ONE PRIOR CHEMICAL REACTION BETWEEN A STRONG REDUCING FLUID AND AN OXIDIZING MATERIAL, SAID STRONG REDUCING FLUID BEING SELECTED FROM THE CLASS CONSISTING OF ALKYL DIBORINE, ALKYL BORINE AMINES, ALKYL TRIBORINE TRIAMINES, HYDRAZNE, AND THE ALKYL, ALKYL HALIDE AND ALKYL HYDRIDE COMPOUNDS OF ALUMINUM, BORON AND ZINC, AND SAID OXIDIZING MATERIAL BEING SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF CHLORATES, PERCHLORATES, PERMANGANATES, ORGANIC AND INORGANIC NITRATES, CHROMATES, DICHROMATES, PERACIDS, ORGANIC OXIDIZING AGENTS AND MIXTURES THEREOF, SAID OXIDIZING MATERIAL BEING PRESENT AS A LAYER COATING THE SURFACE OF SOLID PROPELLANT, SAID COATING RANGING IN THICKNESS FRM 0.001 TO 0.1 INCH, SAID METHOD COMPRISING INTRODUCING SAID STRONG REDUCING FLUID INTO A COMBUSTION CHAMBER CONTAINING SAID COATED PROPELLANT SO THAT SAID STRONG REDUCING FLUID CONTACTS AND SPONTANEOUSLY REACTS WITH SAID OXIDIZING MATERIAL, THEREBY LIBERATING AND TRANSFERRING TO SAID SOLID PROPELLANT SUFFICIENT ENERGY TO CAUSE IT TO IGNITE, SAID STRONG REDUCING FLUID AND SAID OXIDIZING MATERIAL BEING THE ONLY CHEMICALS AVAILABLE FOR REACTION WITH EACH OTHER IN SAID COMBUSTION CHAMBER PRIOR TO IGNITION OF SAID SOLID PROPELLANT.