Patents by Inventor Alex Fancher, Jr.

Alex Fancher, Jr. 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).

  • Continuous process for pelleting explosive compositions
    Patent number: 4124663
    Abstract: Finely divided pellets or granules are formed from a molten explosive comition by a combination of spray chilling and prilling techniques, which comprises atomizing the molten explosive composition in a high velocity stream of an inert gas such as air and allowing the atomized droplets to fall through a tower countercurrent to a stream of an inert gas to cool the droplets to form solid pellets. The process is advantageously employed for producing meltable explosive materials, e.g., Composition B, in the form of free flowing spherical pellets of high density and uniform composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1977
    Date of Patent: November 7, 1978
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Charles D. Brumley, Alex Fancher, Jr., Paul L. Lee