Patents by Inventor Daniel L. Jaspering

Daniel L. Jaspering 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).

  • Patent number: 4891938
    Abstract: A solid rocket motor grain construction is disclosed for use in a ramjet to improve performance. The solid fuel burn enhancer adds oxidizer for burn rate control. Two constructions are disclosed. The inlaid approach places cores of solid low-oxidizer fuel within solid unoxidized fuel and the integrated approach provides shells of low oxidizer around the solid unoxidized fuel. The low-oxidizer fuel has a faster burn rate and smaller burn area requirements than the unoxidized fuel. During initial ramjet operation, when the burn area is constrained, the low-oxidizer fuel burns initially with its smaller burn area requirements. Subsequently, the conventional unoxidized fuel burns when larger burn areas are available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 9, 1990
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Joseph G. Nagy, Daniel L. Jaspering