Patents by Inventor Melvin S. Kaufman

Melvin S. Kaufman 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).

  • Solvolytic degradation of pyrotechnic materials containing crosslinked polymers
    Patent number: 4098627
    Abstract: Pyrotechnic materials containing a crosslinked polymer as a component thef are decomposed by heating to a temperature of about 50.degree. to about 160.degree. C in a liquid medium comprising an active hydrogen containing compound capable of cleaving the chemical bonds contained in said polymer. One or more components of the pyrotechnic material may be separated from the products of the decomposition and reclaimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 4, 1978
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Albert S. Tompa, David M. French, George B. Butler, Melvin S. Kaufman