Patents by Inventor Marc R. Andros

Marc R. Andros 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).

  • Extrudable gas generant for hybrid air bag inflation system
    Patent number: 5538568
    Abstract: The solvent-free gas generant composition of this invention, comprising an oxidizer and a thermosettable resin, cures in about an hour or less at room temperature and within 5 minutes at 135.degree. F. Void-free and crack-free gas generant grains are formed and cured in an extrusion process in which the temperature may be from about room temperature to about 200.degree. F. The thermosettable resin is at least one of the group consisting of an acrylate-terminated polybutadiene, a hydroxy-terminated polybutadiene/diisocyanate reaction product, an ester of a polybutadiene polycarboxylic acid and an epoxy modified polybutadiene and/or a hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene, and a styrene/polyester copolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1996
    Assignee: Morton International, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert D. Taylor, Marc R. Andros
  • Extrudable gas generant for hybrid air bag inflation system
    Patent number: 5486248
    Abstract: The solvent-free gas generant composition of this invention, comprising an oxidizer and a thermosettable resin, cures in about an hour or less at room temperature and within 5 minutes at 135.degree. F. Void-free and crack-free gas generant grains are formed and cured in an extrusion process in which the temperature may be from about room temperature to about 200.degree. F. The thermosettable resin is at least one of the group consisting of an acrylate-terminated polybutadiene, a hydroxy-terminated polybutadiene/diisocyanate reaction product, an ester of a polybutadiene polycarboxylic acid and an epoxy modified polybutadiene and/or a hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene, and a styrene/polyester copolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 23, 1996
    Assignee: Morton International, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert D. Taylor, Marc R. Andros