Polyoxymethylene as structural support member and propellant
US6904749B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 17, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jun 14, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 17, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49622
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A vehicle includes at least one polyoxymethylene structural support member. The polyoxymethylene structural support member includes a polyoxymethylene component that is a propellant that provides thrust to the vehicle upon pyrolysis or combustion of the polyoxymethylene component of the product of pyrolysis of the polyoxymethylene component. The vehicle can be a satellite or other type of spacecraft.
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