US Patent Issued to United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force on June 24 for "Synthesis of high explosive nanoparticles by turbulent mixing" (Florida, Colorado Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,338,192, issued on June 24, was assigned to United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio).

"Synthesis of high explosive nanoparticles by turbulent mixing" was invented by Brian K. Little (Niceville, Fla.), Dylan K. Smith (Fort Walton Beach, Fla.), Christopher A. Crouse (Valparaiso, Fla.) and Dylan T. Slizewski (Colorado Springs, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of making RDX nanoparticles comprises dissolving RDX in acetone; injecting the RDX/acetone through an inner tube of a turbulent mixer to form an inner flow; injecting an anti-solvent through an outer tube of a t...