Patents by Inventor John R. Stroud

John R. Stroud 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).

  • Flying-plate detonator using a high-density high explosive
    Patent number: 4788913
    Abstract: A flying-plate detonator containing a high-density high explosive such as benzotrifuroxan (BTF). The detonator involves the electrical explosion of a thin metal foil which punches out a flyer from a layer overlying the foil, and the flyer striking a high-density explosive pellet of BTF, which is more thermally stable than the conventional detonator using pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1971
    Date of Patent: December 6, 1988
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventors: John R. Stroud, Donald L. Ornellas