Patents by Inventor W. Steven Jones

W. Steven Jones 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).

  • Method for preparing ternary mixtures of ethylenediamine dinitrate, ammonium nitrate and potassium nitrate
    Patent number: 4419155
    Abstract: An explosive ternary nitrate mixture of ethylenediamine dinitrate, ammonium itrate, and potassium is prepared by mixing together approximately stoichiometric amounts of aqueous nitric acid, ethylenediamine, ammonia, and potassium hydroxide at a temperature of less than about 130.degree. C. The additions can be made simultaneously or sequentially in any order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1983
    Date of Patent: December 6, 1983
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Kerry L. Wagaman, Chester F. Clark, Larry D. Henderson, W. Steven Jones