Patents by Inventor Wayne Steelman

Wayne Steelman 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).

  • Metallized hydroxyl terminated, epoxidized polybutadiene solid fuel ramjet fuel
    Patent number: 12637630
    Abstract: A Ramjet solid fuel comprising up to 50% metal by weight selected from the group consisting of aluminum, boron, boron carbide, magnesium, titanium, and titanium boride; between 2.0 and 9.0 weight percent fluorinated combustion aids selected from the group consisting of 3-hydroxybenzo trifluoride (3HBTF), hydroxyfluoro-2-propanol (HF2P), polytetrafluoroethylene, and trifluoroethanol (TFE); and up to 48% by weight of the remaining component being a hydroxyl terminated, epoxidized polybutadiene polymer (Poly BD 605E) (HO—CH2-CH?CH—CH2-CH2-CH—O—CH—CH2-CH2-CH—(CH?CH2)-CH2-CH?CH—CH2-CH2-CH—O—CH—CH2-OH).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2025
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Inventors: Brian A. McDonald, Jeremy R. Rice, Terry Pruett, Jason Wachs, Kenneth Lawrence Pledger, Wayne Steelman, Dan Jones, Jerry Durham, Brian Hayes
  • Hydroxyl functional fluorinated monomers as combustion aids for solid fuel ramjet fuels
    Patent number: 12612573
    Abstract: The application relates to a SFRJ fuel comprising metallic particles selected from the group consisting of boron carbide and aluminum particles; the metallic particles being encapsulated in a fluorinated coating which aids in combustion; wherein the fluorinated coating is selected from the group consisting of 1,1,1,3,3,3 hexafluoro-2-propanol, 2,2,2 trifluoroethanol, and 3-hydroxybenzotrifluoride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2025
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2026
    Inventors: Brian A. McDonald, Jeremy R. Rice, Terry Pruett, Jason Wachs, Kenneth Lawrence Pledger, Wayne Steelman, Christopher Allen Marshall, Tony Drew Vinson, Dan Jones, Brian Hayes