US3203841A
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Shaped explosives containing fibrous polyoxymethylene
Assignee: WR Grace and Co
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Filing: 1963-06-24
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Granted: 1965-08-31
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Expires: 1983-06-24
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Carroll F Doyle
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 17:56
CPC Classifications
C; C06; C06B; C06B45/00; C06B45/04; C06B45/06; C06B45/10; C06B23/00; C06B23/001
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
98 words
AN EXPLOSIVE COMPOSITION WHICH COMPRISES (1) A NORMALLY SOLID NON-INITIATING HIGH EXPLOSIVE POSSESSING A DETONATION RATE OF FROM ABOUT 1,000 TO ABOUT 8,500 METERS PER SECOND, AND (2) FROM ABOUT 1% TO ABOUT 15% BY WEIGHT BASED ON THE WEIGHT OF THE HIGH EXPLOSIVE OF A FINE SIZE FIBROUS POLYOXYMETHYLENE POLYMER, THE FIBERS OF WHICH POSSESS A LENGTH OF UNDER 50 MICRONS, AND A LENGTH TO DIAMETER RATIO OF AT LEAST 10:1, SAID FIBROUS POLYOXYMETHYLENE BEING FURTHER CHARACTERIZED BY POSSESSING AN IDENTITY DISTANCE OF 14 A. UNITS AS MEASURED ALONG THE FIBER AXIS BY X-RAY DIFFRACTIONS PATTERN MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
98 words
AN EXPLOSIVE COMPOSITION WHICH COMPRISES (1) A NORMALLY SOLID NON-INITIATING HIGH EXPLOSIVE POSSESSING A DETONATION RATE OF FROM ABOUT 1,000 TO ABOUT 8,500 METERS PER SECOND, AND (2) FROM ABOUT 1% TO ABOUT 15% BY WEIGHT BASED ON THE WEIGHT OF THE HIGH EXPLOSIVE OF A FINE SIZE FIBROUS POLYOXYMETHYLENE POLYMER, THE FIBERS OF WHICH POSSESS A LENGTH OF UNDER 50 MICRONS, AND A LENGTH TO DIAMETER RATIO OF AT LEAST 10:1, SAID FIBROUS POLYOXYMETHYLENE BEING FURTHER CHARACTERIZED BY POSSESSING AN IDENTITY DISTANCE OF 14 A. UNITS AS MEASURED ALONG THE FIBER AXIS BY X-RAY DIFFRACTIONS PATTERN MEANS.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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