Patent ID: 7459043

Claim:
A solid pyrotechnic composition consisting of: oxidizer particles comprising between about 40.0 weight percent and about 90.0 weight percent of a total weight of a solid pyrotechnic composition; organic crystalline particles comprising between about 10.0 weight percent and about 60.0 weight percent of the total weight of the solid pyrotechnic composition, wherein the organic crystalline particles comprise at least one organic crystalline compound or a mixture of the at least one organic crystalline compound and at least one salt of the at least one organic crystalline compound, wherein the at least one organic crystalline compound is selected from the group consisting of phenolphthalein and an organic crystalline compound derived from a reaction between a phenolic compound and phthalic anhydride; ethyl cellulose comprising between about 2.0 weight percent and about 10.0 weight percent of the total weight of the solid pyrotechnic composition; and a dry lubricant comprising between about 0.5 weight percent and about 2.0 weight percent of the total weight of the solid pyrotechnic composition.