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US3325316A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Pyrotechnic compositions of metal matrix with oxide dispersed therein

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-03-29
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Granted: 1967-06-13
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Expires: 1985-03-29
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Gilmour C Macdonald

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 19:30
CPC Classifications
C; C06; C06C; C06C15/00; C06B; C06B45/00; C06B45/04

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 113 words
A SOLID PYROTECHNIC COMPOSITION CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF 100 PARTS OF A LIGHT METAL SELECTED FORM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF ALUMINUM, MAGNESIUM AND ALLOYS THEREOF CONTAINING AT LEAST 25% BY WEIGHT OF SAID METAL, 3 TO 300 PARTS OF FINELY DIVIDED IRON OXIDE AND 1 TO 50 PARTS OF FINELY DIVIDED SILICON DIOXIDE, THE IRON OXIDED AND THE SILICON DIOXIDE BEING HOMOGENEOUSLY DISPERSED IN A MATRIX OF SAID LIGHT METAL, AND SAID COMPOSITION BEING CAPABLE OF BURNING IN AIR WITH PRODUCTION OF INTENSE HEAT, SAID COMPOSITION HAVING AN APPARENT VISCOSITY WHEN MELTED IN AN INERT STMOSPHERE AT A TEMPERATURE BETWEEN ABOUT 650 AND 1300*C. SUBSTANTIALLY GREATER THAN MOLTEN GROUP METAL AT THE SAME TEMPERATURE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 113 words
A SOLID PYROTECHNIC COMPOSITION CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF 100 PARTS OF A LIGHT METAL SELECTED FORM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF ALUMINUM, MAGNESIUM AND ALLOYS THEREOF CONTAINING AT LEAST 25% BY WEIGHT OF SAID METAL, 3 TO 300 PARTS OF FINELY DIVIDED IRON OXIDE AND 1 TO 50 PARTS OF FINELY DIVIDED SILICON DIOXIDE, THE IRON OXIDED AND THE SILICON DIOXIDE BEING HOMOGENEOUSLY DISPERSED IN A MATRIX OF SAID LIGHT METAL, AND SAID COMPOSITION BEING CAPABLE OF BURNING IN AIR WITH PRODUCTION OF INTENSE HEAT, SAID COMPOSITION HAVING AN APPARENT VISCOSITY WHEN MELTED IN AN INERT STMOSPHERE AT A TEMPERATURE BETWEEN ABOUT 650 AND 1300*C. SUBSTANTIALLY GREATER THAN MOLTEN GROUP METAL AT THE SAME TEMPERATURE.

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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) 1970-06-12 1970-12-12 1971-06-13 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-06-12 1974-12-12 1975-06-13 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-06-12 1978-12-12 1979-06-13 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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