公开(公告)号：US11578014B1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-14

申请号：US16729718

申请日：2019-12-30

Applicant: U.S. Government as Represented by the Secretary of the Army

Inventor： Kendall Mills ,  Zhaohua Luan ,  Juan Patino ,  Lauren Morris ,  Giuseppe L. DiBenedetto

IPC: C06B21/00

Abstract: The present invention is directed to preparing pyrophoric foam granules having a specific infrared signature comprising the steps of (a) mixing a composition comprising a metal salt, carbohydrate, and wetting agent into a homogenous paste, (b) extruding the composition into strands, (c) cutting or spheronizing the strands into a predetermined size or length based on a specific thermal or infrared response to produce pyrophoric foam granules and (d) activating the granules by heating the composition at elevated temperatures under an inert or reducing atmosphere until the matrix is carbonized and the metal salt is reduced.

公开(公告)号：US11053007B1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-06

申请号：US16729664

申请日：2019-12-30

Applicant: U.S. Government as Represented by the Secretary of the Army

Inventor： Kendall Mills ,  Clinton Plaza ,  Juan Patino ,  Lauren Morris ,  Zhaohua Luan

IPC: B64D1/08 ,  F41H11/02 ,  B64D1/16

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a device for dispensing pyrophoric decoy particulates where the device is comprised of at least one payload vessel having a structural wall that forms a cavity for housing a plurality of pyrophoric particles. The structural wall has at least one opening to facilitate dispersal of the pyrophoric particles. The payload vessels are inserted inside a tubular sleeve and hermetically sealed inside the sleeve. Within the sleeve the at least one payload vessel is also in direct contact with an expulsion assembly that upon activation pushes the payload vessels and its pyrophoric contents out of the sleeve to react with the air.