Patents by Inventor Billy D. Fuller

Billy D. Fuller 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).

  • Stress and velocity gauge
    Patent number: 5528935
    Abstract: A stress and motion gauge formed in a unitary housing has a free field sts gauge and a velocity gauge formed in the housing in proximate side by side arrangement. The stress and velocity gauge of the invention measures, in a single package, both normal stress and material velocity at essentially the same location in a material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1996
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Charles R. Welch, Billy D. Fuller, Howard G. White
  • High-fidelity particle velocity gauge for measuring strong motions in a solid medium
    Patent number: 5447065
    Abstract: Disclosed is a particle velocity gauge for measuring long term (over one lisecond duration) particle velocities in solids which are subjected to high-powered sources, such as high-explosive detonations. The gauge consists of a protective canister, external flexible cable-protection system, and rigid internal strain-isolation system. The protective canister is disc-shaped and consists of a circular bottom section with central cavity, and a removable cover with o-ring seal. The strain-isolation system consists of a rigid mounting plate atop a TEFLON bearing, and is affixed to the bottom of the central cavity. A commercial accelerometer is mounted on the rigid mounting-plate to monitor the acceleration of the canister.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 5, 1995
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretaryof the Army
    Inventors: Charles R. Welch, Howard G. White, Billy D. Fuller