Patents by Inventor Kelsay E. Neely

Kelsay E. Neely 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).

  • Publication number: 20240118061
    Abstract: Shaped charge devices, systems, and related methods of use. A housing sheet is configurable to form at least part of a shaped charge enclosure enclosing a shaped charge and biasing an explosion in a desired direction. The housing sheet can include one or more incisions in at least one surface thereof. The housing sheet can have at least one connection mechanism integrally formed therein, and the housing sheet can be configurable to form a plurality of sizes of shaped charge housing portions. The housing sheet can also provide for forming a plurality of dimensions of the shaped charge enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Kevin C. Galloway, Kelsay E. Neely, Aimee J. Valles, Robert J. Clark, Jesse L. Frederick
  • Patent number: 11650031
    Abstract: Shaped charge devices, systems, and related methods of use. A housing sheet is configurable to form at least part of a shaped charge enclosure enclosing a shaped charge and biasing an explosion in a desired direction. The housing sheet can include one or more incisions in at least one surface thereof. The housing sheet can have at least one connection mechanism integrally formed therein, and the housing sheet can be configurable to form a plurality of sizes of shaped charge housing portions. The housing sheet can also provide for forming a plurality of dimensions of the shaped charge enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignees: Vanderbilt University, The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Kevin C. Galloway, Kelsay E. Neely, Aimee J. Valles, Robert J. Clark, Jesse L. Frederick
  • Publication number: 20210302134
    Abstract: Shaped charge devices, systems, and related methods of use. A housing sheet is configurable to form at least part of a shaped charge enclosure enclosing a shaped charge and biasing an explosion in a desired direction. The housing sheet can include one or more incisions in at least one surface thereof. The housing sheet can have at least one connection mechanism integrally formed therein, and the housing sheet can be configurable to form a plurality of sizes of shaped charge housing portions. The housing sheet can also provide for forming a plurality of dimensions of the shaped charge enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Kevin C. Galloway, Kelsay E. Neely, Aimee J. Valles, Robert J. Clark, Jesse L. Frederick