Patents Assigned to Estes-Cox Corporation
  • Propellant composition and methods of preparation and use thereof
    Publication number: 20060272754
    Abstract: The invention relates to propellant compositions comprising a solid inorganic perchlorate oxidizing agent, a nitrogen-containing fuel, and a burn rate catalyst. Such compositions may be used as a propellant material, (e.g., in rocketry), a pyrotechnic material, an explosive material, a light generating material, a heat generating material, or a sound generating material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2005
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Applicant: Estes-Cox Corporation
    Inventors: Scott Dixon, Barry Tunick, Edwin Brown
  • Aircraft control system and method
    Publication number: 20060161316
    Abstract: Methods and systems for controlling model aircraft are provided. In one aspect, a model aircraft includes a section having a longitudinal axis that extends from a rear of the aircraft to a front of the aircraft, the longitudinal axis being substantially parallel to a surface of the Earth when the aircraft is in level flight, and the aircraft includes a control system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2005
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Applicant: Estes-Cox Corporation
    Inventor: Douglas Binder
  • Composite propellant compositions
    Publication number: 20040094250
    Abstract: The invention relates to propellant compositions comprising a solid inorganic perchlorate oxidizing agent, a nitrogen-containing fuel, and a burn rate catalyst. Such compositions may be used as a propellant material, (e.g., in rocketry), a pyrotechnic material, an explosive material, a light generating material, a heat generating material, or a sound generating material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2002
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Applicant: Estes-Cox Corporation
    Inventors: Scott James Dixon, Barry Richard Tunick, Edwin Duane Brown