Patents by Inventor Theodore F. Comfort

Theodore F. Comfort 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).

  • Solid rocket propellant
    Patent number: 6066214
    Abstract: A solid propellant composition includes an oxidizer, a fuel and a binder, the oxidizer containing a significant amount of bismuth oxide (Bi.sub.2 O.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2000
    Assignee: Alliant Techsystems Inc.
    Inventor: Theodore F. Comfort
  • Cross-linked double base propellant having improved low temperature mechanical properties
    Patent number: 4659402
    Abstract: Cross-linked double base propellants having improved low temperature mechanical properties are provided. The improved properties are achieved by using a mixture of polyglycoladipate and polycaprolactone as the binder prepolymer and employing a lacquer grade nitrocellulose containing 12.1% N to 12.6% N as the source of nitrocellulose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1977
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1987
    Assignee: Hercules Incorporated
    Inventor: Theodore F. Comfort
  • Composite double base propellant composition containing ferric fluoride
    Patent number: 3954531
    Abstract: Composite-modified double base propellants containing aluminum as a metal el having ferric fluoride added as a combustion catalyst, a thermal stabilizer and an aid in reducing exhaust plume interference with a radar guidance system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1973
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1976
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: Theodore F. Comfort