Patents by Inventor Gary D. Lium

Gary D. Lium has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Burning rate modifiers for solid propellants
    Patent number: 4000024
    Abstract: A solid propellant formulation which utilizes the addition of low levels of transition metal fluorides, such as cupric fluoride and ferric fluoride, as a modifying agent to increase the propellant burning rate while simultaneously decreasing its pressure exponent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1975
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1976
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Francisco Q. Roberto, Arnold M. Crelier, Gary D. Lium