Patents by Inventor Charles A. Honodel

Charles A. Honodel has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Barrier breaching device
    Patent number: 4499828
    Abstract: A barrier breaching device that is designed primarily for opening holes in interior walls of buildings uses detonating fuse for explosive force. The fuse acts as the ribs or spokes of an umbrella-like device that may be opened up to form a cone. The cone is placed against the wall so that detonating fuse that rings the base of the device and which is ignited by the spoke-like fuses serves to cut a circular hole in the wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1983
    Date of Patent: February 19, 1985
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventor: Charles A. Honodel
  • Method and apparatus for generating a natural crack
    Patent number: 4453423
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating a measurable natural crack includes forming a primary notch in the surface of a solid material. A non-sustained single pressure pulse is then generated in the vicinity of the primary notch, resulting in the formation of a shock wave which travels through the material. The shock wave creates a measurable natural crack within the material which extends from the primary notch. The natural crack formed possesses predictable geometry, location and orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1982
    Date of Patent: June 12, 1984
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventors: Fred J. Fulton, Charles A. Honodel, William R. Holman, Richard C. Weingart