Michael W. Barnes
28Patents
13h-index
22Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Jun 26, 1979 → Jan 23, 2012
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.