Patents by Inventor Chris M. Nugent

Chris M. Nugent 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 rocket motor thermally initiated venting device
    Patent number: 6363855
    Abstract: An ordnance venting system has a thermally initiated rapid deflagrating composition that detonates a high energy material. The high energy material is configured as a shaped charge and surrounds the ordnance housing of a rocket motor. During cook-off of the munition, the high energy material detonates, rupturing the structural integrity of the ordnance housing sufficiently to release pressure therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Steven S. Kim, Chris M. Nugent