Solid gas-generating charges

• US 2,744,816 A
• Filed: 08/11/1953
• Issued: 05/08/1956
• Est. Priority Date: 10/10/1947
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Cantlay Hutchison Alexander
• Original Assignee: Cantlay Hutchison Alexander
• Inventors: CANTLAY HUTCHISON ALEXANDER
• Application Number:
  US03/373,498
• Time in Patent Office: 1,001 Days
• US Class Current: 102/531
• CPC Class Codes: C06B 23/007 Ballistic modifiers, burning rate catalysts, burning rate depressing agents, e.g. for gas generating
• CPC Class Codes: C06B 25/04 the nitrated compound being an aromatic
• CPC Class Codes: C06B 25/34 the compound being a nitrated acyclic, alicyclic or heterocyclic amine
• CPC Class Codes: C06D 5/06 by reaction of two or more solids

Claims

1. A NON-EXPLOSIVE GAS-GENERATING CHARGE CONSISITING IN MAJOR PART OF GUANIDINE NITRATE AND COMPRISING ADMIXED THEREWITH, IN PORTION NOT EXCEEDING 35 PER CENT BY WEIGHT THEREOF, A PHENOL CONTAINING IN ADDITION TO AT LEAST ONE PHENOL HYDROXYL GROUP A PLURALITY OF SUBSTITUENT GROUPS EACH CONSISTING OF A NITROGEN ATOM ATTACHED EXCLUSIVELY TO AT LEAST ONE TERMINAL OXYGEN ATOM AND TO ONE OF THE NUCLEAR CARBON ATOMS OF THE PHENOL;

SAID CHARGE BEING NON-DETONATABLE BY A BLASTING CAP AND BEING CAPABLE, WHEN A LOCALIZED PORTION THEREOF IS HEATED SUFFICIENTLY HOT TO INITIATE DECOMPOSITION, OF SELF-SUBSTAINING, NON-DETONATING, GAS-EVOLVING, EXOTHERMIC DECOMPOSITION AT PRESSURES LOWER THAN 70 ATMOSPHERES.