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US3250829A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Method of making a combustioninhibited solid propellant grain

Assignee: ATK Launch Systems LLC
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Filing: 1963-03-03
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Granted: 1966-05-10
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Expires: 1983-03-03
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Bobby M Wall

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 16:16
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02K; F02K9/00; F02K9/08; F02K9/26; F02K9/24; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S425/00; Y10S425/043

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 87 words
A METHOD OF APPLYING A COMBUSTION-INHIBITING COATING TO AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE IGNITION SURFACE OF A SOLID PROPELLANT GRAIN IN A ROCKET ENGINE TO REDUCE THE INITIAL PRESSURE PEAK PRODUCED BY THE BURNING PROPELLANT WHICH COMPRISES THE STEPS OF, APPLYING THE COMBUSTION INHIBITING COATING OF THE SURFACE OF A MANDREL, CASTING THE PROPELLANT AROUND THE MANDREL, BONDING THE COATING TO THE PROPELLAND DURING CURING OF THE LATTER, AND THEN WITHDRAWING THE MANDREL TO FORM AN IGNITION SURFACE ON THE GRAIN ADJACENT THE COMBUSTION-INHIBITING COATING THEREON.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 87 words
A METHOD OF APPLYING A COMBUSTION-INHIBITING COATING TO AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE IGNITION SURFACE OF A SOLID PROPELLANT GRAIN IN A ROCKET ENGINE TO REDUCE THE INITIAL PRESSURE PEAK PRODUCED BY THE BURNING PROPELLANT WHICH COMPRISES THE STEPS OF, APPLYING THE COMBUSTION INHIBITING COATING OF THE SURFACE OF A MANDREL, CASTING THE PROPELLANT AROUND THE MANDREL, BONDING THE COATING TO THE PROPELLAND DURING CURING OF THE LATTER, AND THEN WITHDRAWING THE MANDREL TO FORM AN IGNITION SURFACE ON THE GRAIN ADJACENT THE COMBUSTION-INHIBITING COATING THEREON.

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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) 1969-05-09 1969-11-08 1970-05-10 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-05-09 1973-11-08 1974-05-10 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-05-09 1977-11-08 1978-05-10 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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