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US3527168A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Solid propellant grain containing metal macrocapsules of fuel and oxidizer

Assignee: 3M Co
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Filing: 1960-12-05
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Granted: 1970-09-08
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Expires: 1980-12-05
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Richard M Mccurdy
  • 👤 Norman G Carlson
  • 👤 William S Friedlander

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 20:44
CPC Classifications
C; C06; C06B; C06B45/00; F; F02; F02K; F02K9/00; F02K9/08; F02K9/72; F42; F42B; F42B5/00; F42B5/02; F42B5/16

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 71 words
A SOLID COMPOSITE PROPELLANT GRAIN FOR ROCKET MOTORS COMPRISING A BINDER SELECTED FROM THE CLASS CONSISTING OF A RUBBER AND A NON-BRITTLE RESIN AND, INTEGRALLY BOUND IN SAID BINDER,A MULTIPLICITY OF INDIVIDUAL IMPERMEABLE METAL WALLED MACROCAPSULES, THE CONTENTS OF SAID MACROCAPSULES BEING SELECTED FROM THE CLASS CONSISTING OF PROPELLANT OXIDIZERS AND PROPELLANT FULES, THE METAL WALLS OF SAID MACROCAPSULES BEING SELECTED FROM THE CLASS CONSISTING OF ALUMINUM, MAGNESIUM, ZIRCONIUM AND BERYLLIUM.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 71 words
A SOLID COMPOSITE PROPELLANT GRAIN FOR ROCKET MOTORS COMPRISING A BINDER SELECTED FROM THE CLASS CONSISTING OF A RUBBER AND A NON-BRITTLE RESIN AND, INTEGRALLY BOUND IN SAID BINDER,A MULTIPLICITY OF INDIVIDUAL IMPERMEABLE METAL WALLED MACROCAPSULES, THE CONTENTS OF SAID MACROCAPSULES BEING SELECTED FROM THE CLASS CONSISTING OF PROPELLANT OXIDIZERS AND PROPELLANT FULES, THE METAL WALLS OF SAID MACROCAPSULES BEING SELECTED FROM THE CLASS CONSISTING OF ALUMINUM, MAGNESIUM, ZIRCONIUM AND BERYLLIUM.

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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) 1973-09-07 1974-03-09 1974-09-08 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1977-09-07 1978-03-09 1978-09-08 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1981-09-07 1982-03-09 1982-09-08 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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