Patents by Inventor Andrew William McBain

Andrew William McBain 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).

  • Solid propellant grain
    Patent number: 10385806
    Abstract: A solid rocket propellant grain having rocket propellant and a membrane in contact with the rocket propellant. The membrane includes a highly heat conductive pattern which affects the propellant burning rate through localized conductive heat transfer from the combustion zone and into the uncombusted propellant. Different geometries for the thermally conductive pattern produce different combustion results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Andrew William McBain, Zachary Keith Wingard
  • SOLID PROPELLANT GRAIN
    Publication number: 20170096968
    Abstract: A solid rocket propellant grain having rocket propellant and a membrane in contact with the rocket propellant. The membrane includes a highly heat conductive pattern which affects the propellant burning rate through localized conductive heat transfer from the combustion zone and into the uncombusted propellant. Different geometries for the thermally conductive pattern produce different combustion results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Applicant: UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY
    Inventors: Andrew William McBain, Zachary Keith Wingard