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US 5,531,163 AGranted
Flare pallet and process for making same
AssigneeThiokol Corporation
InventorsDavid R. Dillehay, David W. Turner
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Abstract
A process forms decoy flare pellets which satisfy predetermined burn requirements without milling additional grooves into the pellet flare material after that material is consolidated. The process includes providing sufficient surface area to the flare material during consolidation to eliminate the need for milling. Consolidated flare pellets are then coated with an ignition composition and installed in a decoy flare housing.
Claims11
A flare pellet containing a flare composition, comprising:
- a first side having a first groove for increasing the surface area of said flare pellet;
- a second side opposite said first side and having a second groove for increasing the surface area of said flare pellet;
- two substantially groove free sides separating said first side and said second side;
- and
- an outer layer substantially covering said first side and said second side, said outer layer comprising an ignition composition.
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A flare pellet manufactured from a quantity of flare material by a process comprising the steps of:
- determining the burn requirements the flare pellet must satisfy;
- preparing a die having a first die face and a second die face;
- placing the flare material adjacent the first die face;
- and
- consolidating the flare material by compressing the flare material between the first die face and the second die face, thereby providing the consolidated material with sufficient surface area to satisfy the burn requirements.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.