Ignition enhanced gas generant and method
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1. A method of placing an ignition composition onto a gas generant material having a selected form, said method comprising the steps of:
- combining the ignition composition with a solvent to form an ignition material combination, the solvent effective to partially solubilize at least one component of the ignition composition and, upon application to the gas generant material, to partially solubilize at least one component of the gas generant material andapplying the ignition material combination onto the gas generant material form whereby at least one component of the gas generant material is partially solubilized by the solvent of the ignition material combination,wherein the gas generant material includes a fuel component and an oxidizer component, with the fuel component including at least one fuel selected from the group consisting of nitrogen-containing organic fuels and a tetrazole complex of a transition metal selected from the group consisting of copper, cobalt and zinc and the oxidizer component including at least one oxidizer material selected from the group consisting of at least one metal ammine nitrate, basic copper nitrate and ammonium nitrate.
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An ignition enhanced gas generant material and method of making the same utilizing a solvent effective to partially solubilize at least one component of each of a selected ignition composition and, upon application to the gas generant material, at least one component of an associated gas generant material.
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1. A method of placing an ignition composition onto a gas generant material having a selected form, said method comprising the steps of:
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combining the ignition composition with a solvent to form an ignition material combination, the solvent effective to partially solubilize at least one component of the ignition composition and, upon application to the gas generant material, to partially solubilize at least one component of the gas generant material and applying the ignition material combination onto the gas generant material form whereby at least one component of the gas generant material is partially solubilized by the solvent of the ignition material combination, wherein the gas generant material includes a fuel component and an oxidizer component, with the fuel component including at least one fuel selected from the group consisting of nitrogen-containing organic fuels and a tetrazole complex of a transition metal selected from the group consisting of copper, cobalt and zinc and the oxidizer component including at least one oxidizer material selected from the group consisting of at least one metal ammine nitrate, basic copper nitrate and ammonium nitrate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 11, 12, 29)
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6. A method of placing an ignition composition onto a gas generant material having a selected form, said method comprising the steps of:
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combining the ignition composition with a solvent to form an ignition material combination, the solvent effective to partially solubilize at least one component of the ignition composition and, upon application to the gas generant material, to partially solubilize at least one component of the gas generant material and applying the ignition material combination onto the gas generant material from whereby at least one component of the gas generant material is partially solubilized by the solvent of the ignition material combination, wherein the gas generant material includes an oxidizer component comprising ammonium nitrate and wherein the oxidizer component is the at least one component of the gas generant material partially solubilized by the solvent.
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8. A method of placing an ignition composition onto a gas generant material having a selected form, said method comprising the steps of:
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combining the ignition composition with a solvent to form an ignition material combination, the solvent effective to partially solubilize at least one component of the ignition composition and, upon application to the gas generant material, to partially solubilize at least one component of the gas generant material and applying the ignition material combination onto the gas generant material from whereby at least one component of the gas generant material is partially solubilized by the solvent of the ignition material combination, wherein the gas generant material includes a fuel component comprising guanidine nitrate. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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13. A method of placing an ignition composition onto a gas generant material having a selected form, said method comprising the steps of:
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combining the ignition composition with a solvent to form an ignition material combination, the solvent effective to partially solubilize at least one component of the ignition composition and, upon application to the gas generant material, to partially solubilize at least one component of the gas generant material and applying the ignition material combination onto the gas generant material from whereby at least one component of the gas generant material is partially solubilized by the solvent of the ignition material combination, wherein the solvent includes a combination of water and at least one hydrocarbon-containing solvent material. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A method of applying an ignition composition to gas generant material comprising ammonium nitrate, wherein the gas generant material has a form selected from the group consisting of a grain, tablet and wafer, said method comprising the steps of:
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suspending the ignition composition in a hydrocarbon-containing solvent effective to partially solubilize at least one component of the ignition composition and spraying the solvent-suspended ignition composition onto the gas generant material form, the solvent effective to partially solubilize the ammonium nitrate of the gas generant material. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A body of material which is ignitable to generate a gas for inflating an airbag, said body of material comprising:
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a gas generant material having a selectively applied spray coating of an ignition composition, wherein the gas generant material includes a fuel component and an oxidizer component, with the fuel component including at least one fuel selected from the group consisting of nitrogen-containing organic fuels and a tetrazole complex of a transition metal selected from the group consisting of copper, cobalt and zinc and the oxidizer component including at least one oxidizer material selected from the group consisting of at least one metal ammine nitrate, basic copper nitrate and ammonium nitrate. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 28, 30)
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23. A body of material which is ignitable to generate a gas for inflating an airbag, said body of material comprising:
a gas generant material having a selectively applied spray coating of an ignition composition, wherein the ignition composition is applied in the form of a combination of the ignition composition and a solvent effective to partially solubilize at least one component of the ignition composition and, upon application to the gas generant material, to partially solubilize at least one component of the gas generant material, wherein the gas generant material includes an oxidizer component comprising ammonium nitrate and wherein the gas generant material oxidizer component is the at least one component of the gas generant material partially solubilized by the solvent.
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25. A body of material which is ignitable to generate a gas for inflating an airbag, said body of material comprising:
a gas generant material having a selectively applied spray coating of an ignition composition, wherein the ignition composition is applied in the form of a combination of the ignition composition and a solvent effective to partially solubilize at least one component of the ignition composition and, upon application to the gas generant material, to partially solubilize at least one component of the gas generant material, wherein the gas generant material includes a fuel component comprising guanidine nitrate and wherein the gas generant material fuel component is the at least one component of the gas generant material partially solubilized by the solvent. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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