Patents by Inventor Daniel J. Bradford

Daniel J. Bradford 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).

  • Chlorine-free solid rocket propellant for space boosters
    Patent number: 5271778
    Abstract: A stable chlorine-free solid rocket propellant composition containing a low energy binder component having an HEX value not exceeding about 0 cal/gm and comprising, in combination, a nitrate salt and/or phase stabilized nitrate salt as oxidizer component, a Mg/Al alloy of limited Mg content as a fuel component, at least one energetic plasticizer component, and a burn rate catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1993
    Assignee: Hercules Incorporated
    Inventors: Daniel J. Bradford, John R. Goleniewski