Abstract: Solid compositions which, when heated to initiate the reaction between the omponents of the compositions, generate gases containing a high percentage of hydrogen or hydrogen isotopes. The compositions comprise intricate mixtures of certain metal powders and certain ammonium or hydrazinium salts.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 16, 1978
Date of Patent:
November 4, 1980
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
Inventors:
Werner F. Beckert, William H. Barber, Ottmar H. Dengel
Abstract: The spin rate of a rocket missile is controlled by bevelling the inside of he leading edge of the missile fins. Altering the bevel angle controls the rate of spin. The spin rate is also controlled by sweeping back the leading edges of the fins.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 30, 1974
Date of Patent:
June 22, 1976
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
Inventors:
Casimir T. Orzechowski, Nat Seiden, Anthony Mycka, Jr.
Abstract: A weapon arming wire connector for safely extracting the arming wire from e arming solenoid independent of the weapon position in the bomb rack of the aircraft. The improvement in the connector making it omni-directional includes the addition of one or more legs acting as fulcrums allowing the extraction or release of the connector from the solenoid regardless of angular displacement of the pull with approximately the same force independent of weapon position in order that the weapon may be safely jettisoned in an unarmed condition.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 28, 1974
Date of Patent:
February 24, 1976
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy