Patents by Inventor Gerhard Zeman

Gerhard Zeman 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).

  • Explosive for warheads and solid rocket propellant
    Patent number: 4874441
    Abstract: An explosive with maximum energy yield for warheads and solid rocket propellants comprises a high-energy secondary explosive with inorganic perchlorate and metal component with a high affinity for oxygen as well as desensitizing and binding agents. The oxygen balance sheet of the secondary explosive is balanced by the perchlorate component approximately to provide a complete reaction to give carbon dioxide and water.Those explosive gases are reduced by the metal component, supplying energy, in accordance with the requirements made on the explosive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 17, 1989
    Assignee: Advanced Explosives Gesellschaft b.R.
    Inventors: Vinzenz Bankhamer, Gerhard Zeman