Patents by Inventor Rector, Carl M.

Rector, Carl M. 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).

  • High solids ratio solid rocket motor propellant grains and method of construction thereof
    Patent number: 4764319
    Abstract: A high acceleration high performance solid rocket motor grain such as for a ballistic defense missile or rocket assisted projectile comprises a propellant material which includes a highly plasticized binder so that the grain has a solids ratio equal to at least about 95 percent. In order that the grain with such a solids ratio may have adequate strength and withstand high acceleration forces, a reticulated structure is embedded therein. A method of constructing a rocket motor having such a grain is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 16, 1988
    Assignee: Morton Thiokol, Inc.
    Inventors: James O. Hightower, Jr., Tomio Sato, James W. Hamner, Rector, Carl M.