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US3856590A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Propellants and method of producing the same

Assignee: DIRECTOR OFFICE OF SCIENT RES
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Filing: 1945-04-18
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Granted: 1974-12-24
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Expires: 1965-04-18
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Abstract

Abstract 1. A new article of manufacture, a propellant comprising about 21.0 percent nitrocellulose, about 13.0 percent nitroglycerine, about 55.4 percent potassium perchlorate of an average particle diameter of 7.5 + OR - 0.5 mu, about 9.0 percent carbon black, about 1.0 percent centralite No. 1, 0.3 percent magnesium oxide and 0.3 percent magnesium stearate, the nitrocellulose and nitroglycerine being colloided and intimately mixed with the other ingredients to form a matrix in which the particles of potassium perchlorate and carbon black are distributed.

Inventors

  • 👤 J Kincaid
  • 👤 L Hammett
  • 👤 B Dailey

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 16:53
CPC Classifications
C; C06; C06B; C06B29/00; C06B29/02; C06B29/16; C06B21/00; C06B21/0008; C06B25/00; C06B25/18; C06B25/24; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S149/00; Y10S149/11; Y10S149/113

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 79 words
A NEW ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE, A PROPELLANT COMPRISING ABOUT 21.0 PERCENT NITROCELLULOSE, ABOUT 13.0 PERCENT NITROGLYCERINE, ABOUT 55.0 PERCENT POTASSIUM PERCHLORATE OF AN AVERAGE PARTICLE DIAMETER OF 7.5 $ 0.5 MU, ABOUT 9.0 PERCENT CARBON BLACK, ABOUT 1.0 PERCENT CENTRLITE NO. 1,0.3 PERCENT MAGNESIUM OXIDE AND 0.3 PERCENT MAGNESIUM STEARATE, THE NITROCELLULOSE AND NITROGLYCERINE BEING COLLOIDED AND INTIMATELY MIXED WITH THE OTHER INGREDIENTS TO FORM A MATRIX IN WHICH THE PARTICLES OF POTASSIUM PERCHLORATE AND CARBON BLACK ARE DISTRIBUTED.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 79 words
A NEW ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE, A PROPELLANT COMPRISING ABOUT 21.0 PERCENT NITROCELLULOSE, ABOUT 13.0 PERCENT NITROGLYCERINE, ABOUT 55.0 PERCENT POTASSIUM PERCHLORATE OF AN AVERAGE PARTICLE DIAMETER OF 7.5 $ 0.5 MU, ABOUT 9.0 PERCENT CARBON BLACK, ABOUT 1.0 PERCENT CENTRLITE NO. 1,0.3 PERCENT MAGNESIUM OXIDE AND 0.3 PERCENT MAGNESIUM STEARATE, THE NITROCELLULOSE AND NITROGLYCERINE BEING COLLOIDED AND INTIMATELY MIXED WITH THE OTHER INGREDIENTS TO FORM A MATRIX IN WHICH THE PARTICLES OF POTASSIUM PERCHLORATE AND CARBON BLACK ARE DISTRIBUTED.

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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) 1977-12-23 1978-06-24 1978-12-24 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1981-12-23 1982-06-24 1982-12-24 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1985-12-23 1986-06-24 1986-12-24 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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