Patents by Inventor Janet L. Laird

Janet L. Laird 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).

  • Chemical inhibitor for solid propellants
    Patent number: 5000885
    Abstract: Solid propellant test strands are inhibited, i.e., prevented from burning in an uncontrolled fashion, by coating the strands with a liquid composition containing a partially cured phenolformaldehyde in a volatile solvent, then volatizing the solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1987
    Date of Patent: March 19, 1991
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Janet L. Laird, Roger J. Becker, Ival O. Salyer