Patents by Inventor Philip E. Cline

Philip E. Cline 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).

  • Surfactant stabilized nitroglycerin emulsion
    Patent number: 5268046
    Abstract: A non-detonable nitroglycerin emulsion which does not settle in the absence of agitation incorporates an aqueous phase containing at least 5.0% by weight of an alkyl aryl emulsifying agent. Preferred amine salts of alkyl aryl sulfonates with a 11.7 HLB value can emulsify nitroglycerin, nitroglycol, nitrocellulose and trinitrotoluene. Stable emulsions with a water:nitroglycerin volumetric ratio between 2:1 to 3:1 most preferably incorporate the isopropylamine salt of dodecylbenzene sulfonate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1993
    Assignee: Hercules Incorporated
    Inventor: Philip E. Cline