Patents by Inventor Jarrett L. Terry

Jarrett L. Terry 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).

  • Infrared tracer for ammunition
    Patent number: 5811724
    Abstract: A pyrotechnic composition that emits essentially only infrared radiation upon combustion contains at least one peroxide component, an oxidizer that is more energetic than the peroxide component, a coolant, a binder and silicon. In one embodiment, the peroxide component is a mixture of strontium peroxide and barium peroxide, the oxidizer more energetic than the peroxide component is barium nitrate, the coolant is magnesium carbonate, the binder is calcium resonate and the silicon has a minimum purity of 99.9%. The pyrotechnic composition is useful as the combustible component of an infrared tracer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1998
    Assignee: Primex Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Guy H. Henry, III, Michael A. Owens, Jarrett L. Terry, Mark A. Tucker, Frank M. Bone