Patents by Inventor Roger C. Appledorn

Roger C. Appledorn 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).

  • Shaped charge carrier assembly method
    Patent number: 4915029
    Abstract: A shaped charge carrier assembly includes a thin wall carrier having a charge opening disposed therethrough for freely receiving a shaped charge therein. A deformable retaining device is integrally formed with the thin wall carrier adjacent a periphery of the charge opening. The deformable retaining device allows the shaped charge to initially be freely received in the charge opening, but subsequently retains the shaped charge in the charge opening upon deformation of the deformable retaining device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 10, 1990
    Assignee: Halliburton Company
    Inventors: Roger C. Appledorn, Lary G. Ratliff, William C. Behling, Michael L. Oestreich
  • Shaped charge carrier
    Patent number: 4800815
    Abstract: A shaped charge carrier assembly includes a thin wall carrier having a charge opening disposed therethrough for freely receiving a shaped charge therein. A deformable retaining device is integrally formed with the thin wall carrier adjacent a periphery of the charge opening. The deformable retaining device allows the shaped charge to initially be freely received in the charge opening, but subsequently retains the shaped charge in the charge opening upon deformation of the deformable retaining device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1989
    Assignee: Halliburton Company
    Inventors: Roger C. Appledorn, Lary G. Ratliff, William C. Behling, Michael L. Oestreich