Patents by Inventor Dominique Houdusse

Dominique Houdusse 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).

  • Safety igniter for a pyrotechnic munition component capable of being subjected to slow cook off
    Patent number: 6615737
    Abstract: A subject-matter of the present invention is a safety igniter for a pyrotechnic munition component capable of being subjected to slow cook-off comprising a structure in the form of a casing and a solid pyrotechnic charge present in the structure. This safety igniter, which is composed solely of a block of solid pyrotechnic composition based on pentrite, is intended to bring about the combustion without detonation of the pyrotechnic charge when the munition component is subjected to slow cook-off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: SNPE
    Inventors: Alain Bonnel, Dominique Houdusse, Bruno Nouguez, Alain Tinet
  • Safety igniter for a pyrotechnic munition component capable of being subjected to slow cook off
    Publication number: 20030010246
    Abstract: A subject-matter of the present invention is a safety igniter 5 for a pyrotechnic munition component comprising a structure 1 in the form of a jacket and a solid pyrotechnic charge 4 present in the structure 1. This safety igniter 5, which is composed solely of a block of solid pyrotechnic composition based on pentrite, is intended to bring about the combustion without detonation of the pyrotechnic charge 4 when the munition component is subjected to slow cook off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2002
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Applicant: SNPE
    Inventors: Alain Bonnel, Dominique Houdusse, Bruno Nouguez, Alain Tinet