Patents by Inventor Danielle L Kuhn

Danielle L Kuhn 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).

  • Pyrotechnic smoke obscurants containing metal-organic frameworks and composites thereof
    Patent number: 10717685
    Abstract: A multispectral smoke obscurant composition effective in reducing transmittance in the visual, infrared, and ultraviolet regions of the electromagnetic spectrum, comprising at least one metal organic framework (“MOF”), at least one fuel, at least one oxidizer, and optionally one or more additives selected from the group consisting of binders, coolants, and accelerants. The MOF or MOF composite is present from about 10 to 90 weight percent of the smoke obscurant composition, while the fuel and the oxidizer in combination comprise about at least 10 weight percent of the smoke obscurant composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary Of the Army
    Inventors: Amee L Polk, Zachary B Zander, Danielle L Kuhn, Gregory W Peterson, Jared B DeCoste