Patents by Inventor Benjamin Howell Cranston

Benjamin Howell Cranston 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).

  • Joining wire-like members
    Patent number: 4057187
    Abstract: A device for use in joining wires such as electrical conductors is disclosed. The device comprises a ferrule, the exterior surface of which is covered with a coat or layer comprising an explosive composition. The method of joining includes coaxially aligning the end portions of two wires within the ferrule and then detonating the explosive composition to produce a metallurgical bond between the ferrule and each wire end. Apparatus for forming the novel splice is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1975
    Date of Patent: November 8, 1977
    Assignee: Western Electric Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Howell Cranston, Gary Evan Kleinedler, Donald Arthur Machusak, Charles Augustus Wiechard
  • Method of forming a laminate
    Patent number: 3998374
    Abstract: A method of forming a laminate is disclosed. The method comprises placing a metal film in juxtaposition to a surface to be joined thereto. A buffer medium having an explosive charge on at least one surface thereof is positioned proximate the film. The explosive charge is detonated to propel the film against the surface to shear a portion of the film, corresponding in shape to the surface, away from the buffer medium to bond the sheared portion to the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1975
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1976
    Assignee: Western Electric Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Howell Cranston, Carl Frederick Hornig, Donald Arthur Machusak