Inventor

Michael W. Barnes

28Patents
13h-index
22Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 26, 1979 → Jan 23, 2012

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5608183A Gas generant compositions containing amine nitrates plus basic copper (II) nitrate and/or cobalt(III) triammine trinitrate Chemistry; Metallurgy 60 Expired
US5431103A Gas generant compositions Chemistry; Metallurgy 47 Expired
US5518054A Processing aids for gas generants Chemistry; Metallurgy 33 Expired
US6143102A Burn rate-enhanced basic copper nitrate-containing gas generant compositions and methods Chemistry; Metallurgy 29 Expired
US4775432A High molecular weight polycaprolactone prepolymers used in high-energy formulations Chemistry; Metallurgy 28 Expired
US5670740A Heterogeneous gas generant charges Chemistry; Metallurgy 27 Expired
US6051158A Treatment of airbag inflation gases Chemistry; Metallurgy 24 Expired
US5884710A Liquid pyrotechnic fire extinguishing composition producing a large amount of water vapor Chemistry; Metallurgy 23 Expired
US6132480A Gas forming igniter composition for a gas generant Chemistry; Metallurgy 22 Expired
US5635668A Gas generant compositions containing copper nitrate complexes Chemistry; Metallurgy 21 Expired
US5467715A Gas generant compositions Chemistry; Metallurgy 19 Expired
US5629494A Hydrogen-less, non-azide gas generants Chemistry; Metallurgy 14 Expired
US5544687A Gas generant compositions using dicyanamide salts as fuel Chemistry; Metallurgy 14 Expired
US4853051A Propellant binder prepared from a PCP/HTPB block polymer Chemistry; Metallurgy 12 Expired
US7147733B2 Ammonium perchlorate-containing gas generants Chemistry; Metallurgy 11 Expired
US6502513B1 Tablet form of gas generant Chemistry; Metallurgy 11 Expired
US6712918B2 Burn rate enhancement via a transition metal complex of diammonium bitetrazole Chemistry; Metallurgy 11 Expired
US4456493A Low vulnerability gun propellant Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US6132538A High gas yield generant compositions Chemistry; Metallurgy 10 Expired
US5684269A Hydroxylammonium nitrate/water/self-deflagrating fuels as gas generating pyrotechnics for use in automotive passive restraint systems Chemistry; Metallurgy 7 Expired
US5567905A Gas generant compositions containing D 1-tartaric acid Chemistry; Metallurgy 7 Expired
US5253560A Sheet dispenser Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US4394329A 2-Hydroxymethyl-1,3-propanediol nitrate ester Chemistry; Metallurgy 4 Expired
US4506069A Low vulnerability gun propellant Chemistry; Metallurgy 3 Expired
US4336408A 2-Hydroxymethyl-1,3-propanediol preparation Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.