Patents by Inventor Charles W. Falterman

Charles W. Falterman 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).

  • Method for fuel air explosive
    Patent number: 4157928
    Abstract: Mixtures of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide are disclosed as being use as fuels for fuel air explosive weapons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1973
    Date of Patent: June 12, 1979
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Charles W. Falterman, James A. Bowen, Larry H. Josephson
  • Plastic bonded explosive composition
    Patent number: 4047990
    Abstract: An improved plastic-bonded explosive formulation comprising a mixture of , RDX, or DATB and a resin having a silicone backbone which shrinks less and has better thermal stability than those presently known. The formulation was developed for use in advanced missile systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 1967
    Date of Patent: September 13, 1977
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Charles W. Falterman, Dino A. Sbrocca
  • Temperature resistant explosive containing diaminotrinitrobenzene
    Patent number: 4042430
    Abstract: A temperature stable explosive formulation which is comparatively inexpene, moderately energetic and easy to initiate to detonation, which comprises aluminum, potassium perchlorate, diaminotrinitrobenzene, and vinylidene fluoride - perfluoropropene copolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1972
    Date of Patent: August 16, 1977
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Charles W. Falterman, William J. Griffith, Harold J. Gryting