Manual of U.S. Patent Classification
as of June 30, 2000

Class
149
EXPLOSIVE AND THERMIC COMPOSITIONS OR CHARGES

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Subclass		Title
ClassTitle		===> EXPLOSIVE AND THERMIC COMPOSITIONS OR CHARGES
1		CONTAINING LIQUEFIED GASEOUS FUEL OR LIQUEFIED OXYGEN SUPPLYING MATERIAL
2		STRUCTURE OR ARRANGEMENT OF COMPONENT OR PRODUCT
3		. Coated component
4		. . Component base contains both organic and inorganic explosive or thermic constituents
5		. . Component base contains an inorganic explosive or inorganic thermic constituent
6		. . . Coating contains organic compound
7		. . . . Component base contains an inorganic explosive or inorganic thermic salt
8		. . . . . Coating contains organic explosive or thermic component
9		. . Component base contains organic explosive or organic thermic constituent
10		. . . Component base contains nitrocellulose and nitroglycerine
11		. . . Coating contains organic compound
12		. . . . Coating contains organic explosive or organic thermic component
13		. . . . . Coating contains nitrated toluene
14		. Contiguous layers or zones
15		. . Layer or zone contains an inorganic explosive or inorganic thermic component
16		. . . Layer or zone contains at least one inorganic component from the group of azide, fulminate, phosphorus and phosphide
17		. Solid particles dispersed in solid solution or matrix
18		. . Continuous phase contains organic material
19.1		. . . Organic material contains polysaccharide resin or synthetic resin
19.2		. . . . Including organometallic or organo (silicon/boron) compound
19.3		. . . . Resin contains fluorine, bromine or iodine
19.4		. . . . Polyurethane
19.5		. . . . Polyester
19.6		. . . . Resin contains oxirane groups or interunit ether linkages
19.7		. . . . . Polysaccharide or derivative thereof
19.8		. . . . . . Nitrocellulose
19.9		. . . . Polymerized conjugated diene
19.91		. . . . Polymerized ethylenically unsaturated compound
19.92		. . . . Process
19.93		. . . . . Prior treatment of dispersed phase
20		. . . Dispersed solid contains inorganic explosive or inorganic thermic component
21		. Particles of diverse size or shape
22		CONTAINING FREE BORON OR BINARY COMPOUNDS OF BORON (EXCEPT WITH OXYGEN) OR BORANES
23		CONTAINING NITRATED METALLO-ORGANIC COMPOUND
24		. Nitrated organic compound of lead
25		. . With additional nitrated metallo-organic compound
26		. . With metal azide or metal fulminate compound
27		. . With organic explosive or organic thermic component
28		. . . With inorganic explosive or inorganic thermic component
29		CONTAINING FREE PHOSPHORUS OR BINARY COMPOUND OF PHOSPHORUS (EXCEPT WITH OXYGEN)
30		. With free metal, or alloy or metalloid
31		. With inorganic oxygen-halogen salt
32		. . Binary compound of phosphorus (except with oxygen)
33		CONTAINING INORGANIC METAL FULMINATE
34		. With nitrated organic compound or inorganic oxygen-halogen salt
35		CONTAINING INORGANIC METAL AZIDE
36		CONTAINING HYDRAZINE OR HYDRAZINE DERIVATIVE
37		METAL OR ALLOY OR METALLOID, EACH IN PARTICULATE FORM, WITH AT LEAST ONE METAL OXIDE, INORGANIC OXYGEN CONTAINING SALT OR ORGANIC METAL-OXYGEN SALT
38		. With nitrated organic compound
39		. . Nitrated aromatic compound
40		. Plural oxygen yielding compounds
41		. . Inorganic nitrogen-oxygen salt
42		. Inorganic oxygen-halogen salt
43		. Inorganic nitrogen-oxygen salt
44		. With an organic nonexplosive or organic nonthermic component
45		CONTAINING INORGANIC NITROGEN-OXYGEN SALT
46		. Ammonium nitrate
47		. . With nitrated organic compound
48		. . . Nitrocellulose, under 10 percent
49		. . . Nitrocellulose, 10 percent or over
50		. . . . With other nitrated organic compound
51		. . . Nitroglycerine
52		. . . . With other explosive or thermic compound
53		. . . . . Nitrated organic compound
54		. . . . With vegetable matter component
55		. . . Nitrated aromatic compound
56		. . . . With other explosive or thermic component
57		. . . . With an organic nonexplosive or organic nonthermic component
58		. . . Nitrated starch or nitrated sugar
59		. . . . With other explosive or thermic component
60		. . With vegetable matter or resin or rubber
61		. Alkali metal or alkaline earth metal nitrate salt
62		. . With nitrated organic compound
63		. . . Nitrocellulose
64		. . . . With other explosive or thermic component
65		. . . . . Nitroglycerine
66		. . . Nitroglycerine
67		. . . Nitrated aromatic compound
68		. . . . Nitrated phenol
69		. . . . Nitrated toluene
70		. . With metal oxygen-halogen salt
71		. . . With carbon or sulfur
72		. . With carbon and sulfur
73		. . . With an organic nonexplosive or organic nonthermic component
74		CONTAINING NITROGEN OXIDE OR ACID THEREOF
75		CONTAINING INORGANIC OXYGEN-HALOGEN SALT
76		. Ammonium perchlorate
77		. Alkali metal oxygen-halogen salt
78		. . With nitrated organic compound
79		. . . Nitrocellulose
80		. . . Nitrated toluene or nitrated phenol
81		. . With iodine or iodide
82		. . With carbon or sulfur
83		. . With an organic nonexplosive or organic nonthermic component
84		. . . Organic dye or coloring agent
85		. . . With an inorganic nonexplosive or inorganic nonthermic component
86		. . . . Cyanide compound or oxide of iron, chromium or manganese
87		CONTAINING FREE METAL OR METAL HYDRIDE WITH HYDROCARBON OR HALOGENATED HYDROCARBON
88		CONTAINING NITRATED ORGANIC COMPOUND
89		. Nitroparaffin
90		. . Plural nitroparaffins
91		. . With additional nitrated organic compound
92		. Nitrated acyclic, alicyclic or heterocyclic amine
93		. Nitrated pentaerythritol
94		. Nitrocellulose, under 10 percent
95		. . With nitroglycerine
96		. Nitrocellulose, 10 percent or over
97		. . With nitroglycerine
98		. . . With organic nonexplosive or organic nonthermic component
99		. . With nitrated aromatic compound
100		. . With nonexplosive or nonthermic component
101		. Nitroglycerine
102		. . With additional nitrated organic compound
103		. . . Nitrated aromatic compound
104		. . . Nitrated glycol compound
105		. Nitrated aromatic compound
106		. . Plural nitrated aromatic compounds
107		. . . One a nitrotoluene
108		. Nitrated starch or nitrated sugar
108.2		CONTAINING FREE METAL OR FREE CARBON
108.4		FUME OR WASTE AFFECTING
108.6		IGNITING COMPOSITIONS
108.8		STABILITY OR VISCOSITY AFFECTING
109.2		CONTAINING PARTICULAR FUEL AND PARTICULAR OXIDIZER
109.4		MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITIONS
109.6		PROCESSES OF MAKING
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110		PARTICLE SIZE OF A COMPONENT
111		. Nitrated organic compound
112		. Inorganic nitrogen-oxygen salt
113		. Inorganic oxygen-halogen salt
114		. Inorganic fuel
115		. Organic fuel
116		FLARE CONTAINS RESIN
117		SMOKE OR WEATHER COMPOSITION CONTAINS RESIN
118		GEL CONTAINS RESIN
119		OXIDIZER COMPOUNDS
120		HIGH ENERGY FUEL COMPOUNDS
121		. Containing B, P or S
122		. Containing N, without B, P or S
123		TAGGED COMPOSITIONS FOR IDENTIFYING PURPOSES
124		METHODS FOR RECLAIMING OR DISPOSING OF ONE OR MORE MATERIALS IN A COMPOSITION

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