Patents by Inventor Steven M. Nicolich

Steven M. Nicolich 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).

  • Patent number: 8425702
    Abstract: An ionic liquid is disclosed. A precursor composition that comprises at least one ionic liquid and at least one energetic material is also disclosed, as is a method of synthesizing an ionic liquid and a method of desensitizing an explosive composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Alliant Techsystems Inc.
    Inventors: Steven M. Nicolich, Alexander J. Paraskos, Daniel W. Doll, Gary K. Lund, Wendy A. Balas
  • Patent number: 8168016
    Abstract: High performance aluminized explosive compositions for high performance, high blast, low sensitivity explosive applications are disclosed. The compositions include Cl-20, HMX, RDX, or another material as the explosive ingredient, a binder system of cellulose acetate butyrate and bis-dinitropropyl acetyl and bis-dinitropropyl formal, and aluminum. The explosive is preferably pressable and or/mixable to permit formation into grains suitable for ordnance and similar applications including grenades, warheads, landmines, demolition, etc. The aluminum fully participates in the detonation of said explosive, manifesting its energy into fully useable metal pushing energy suitable for shaped charges, explosively formed penetrators, fragmentation warheads, enhanced blast warheads, multipurpose warheads, and the like. The aluminum is substantially reacted at two volume expansions of the expanding gas, and fully reacted prior to seven volume expansions of the expanding gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Steven M. Nicolich, Christos Capellos, Wendy A. Balas, Jeffrey D. Akester, Robert L. Hatch
  • Publication number: 20120024437
    Abstract: An ionic liquid is disclosed. A precursor composition that comprises at least one ionic liquid and at least one energetic material is also disclosed, as is a method of synthesizing an ionic liquid and a method of desensitizing an explosive composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Steven M. Nicolich, Alexander J. Paraskos, Daniel W. Doll, Gary K. Lund, Wendy A. Balas
  • Patent number: 8012277
    Abstract: An ionic liquid is disclosed A precursor composition that comprises at least one ionic liquid and at least one energetic material is also disclosed, as is a method of synthesizing an ionic liquid and a method of desensitizing an explosive composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignees: Alliant Techsystems Inc.
    Inventors: Steven M. Nicolich, Alexander J. Paraskos, Daniel W. Doll, Gary K. Lund, Wendy A. Balas
  • Publication number: 20080251169
    Abstract: An ionic liquid is disclosed A precursor composition that comprises at least one ionic liquid and at least one energetic material is also disclosed, as is a method of synthesizing an ionic liquid and a method of desensitizing an explosive composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2007
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Applicant: ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Steven M. Nicolich, Alexander J. Paraskos, Daniel W. Doll, Gary K. Lund, Wendy A. Balas
  • Patent number: 5246671
    Abstract: The invention provides a continuous moving bed reactor, useful for the prration of 3,7-diacetyl-1,3,5,7-tetraazabicyclo-3.3.1-nonane (DAPT). The reactor makes novel use of water, a known catalyst for said reaction. However, in this invention, the water is present as ice. The ice is made to automatically promote and moderate the reaction as well as regulate the flow of hexamine into the reactor. These automatic functions are achieved by mixing ice with hexamine, the latter is one of two principle reactants used, to generate a standing bed of slurry. When melted at its base, the slurry advanced under the influence of gravity. The melting of the ice being caused by local application of the second principle reactant, acetic anhydride, which is a liquid.The apparatus is constructed in the following way. A tube shaped reservoir for containing the cited slurry is open at the top end and terminates at its bottom end by a porous compartment. The latter compartment openly retains the slurry. A fluid delivery device, i.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1993
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: William S. Lukasavage, Seymour Portnoy, Jack Alster, Steven M. Nicolich
  • Patent number: 5212308
    Abstract: The invention provides a continuous moving bed reactor, useful for the prration of 3,7-diacetyl-1,3,5,7-tetraazabicyclo-3.3.1-nonane (DAPT). The reactor makes novel use of water, a known catalyst for said reaction. However, in this invention, the water is present as ice. The ice is made to automatically promote and moderate the reaction as well as regulate the flow of hexamine into the reactor. These automatic functions are achieved by mixing ice with hexamine, the latter is one of two principle reactants used, to generate a standing bed of slurry. When melted at its base, the slurry advanced under the influence of gravity. The melting of the ice being caused by local application of the second principle reactant, acetic anhydride, which is a liquid.The apparatus is constructed in the following way. A tube shaped reservoir for containing the cited slurry is open at the top end and terminates at its bottom end by a porous compartment. The latter compartment openly retains the slurry. A fluid delivery device, i.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1993
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: William S. Lukasavage, Seymour Portnoy, Jack Alster, Steven M. Nicolich