Gas generating composition

• US 5,661,261 A
• Filed: 02/23/1996
• Issued: 08/26/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 02/23/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Key Safety Systems, Inc. (Ningbo Junsheng Investment Group Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Breed Automotive Technology, Inc. (Ningbo Junsheng Investment Group Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Ramaswamy, Coodly Puttasastry, Grzelczyk, Cezary
• Primary Examiner(s): Miller, Edward A.
• Application Number:
  US08/606,319
• Time in Patent Office: 550 Days
• Field of Search: 149/36, 149/37, 149/61, 149/77, 149/70, 149/83, 149/85, 149/86
• US Class Current: 149/36
• CPC Class Codes: C06B 31/08 with a metal oxygen-halogen salt, e.g. inorganic chlorate, inorganic perchlorate
• CPC Class Codes: C06D 5/06 by reaction of two or more solids

Abstract

A solid composition for generating gases when ignited is a combination 5-aminotetrazole and at least two oxidizers selected from the group consisting of potassium nitrate, potassium per-chlorate, ferric oxide, copper oxide and manganese dioxide.

Claims

1. A solid composition for generating gases when ignited comprising in combination, by weight, about 38% 5-aminotetrazole, about 26% potassium nitrate, about 12% potassium per-chlorate, about 12% manganese dioxide, and about 12% copper oxide.

2. A solid composition for generating gases when ignited comprising in combination, by weight, about 38% 5-aminotetrazole, about 26% potassium nitrate, about 12% potassium per-chlorate, about 12% ferric oxide and about 12% manganese dioxide.

3. A solid composition for generating gases when ignited comprising in combination, by weight, about 38% 5-aminotetrazole, about 26% potassium nitrate, about 12% ferric oxide, about 12% potassium perchlorate, and about 12% copper oxide.