Patents by Inventor WILLIAM M. HOUSLEY

WILLIAM M. HOUSLEY 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).

  • Tooling assembly and method for explosively forming features in a thin-walled cylinder
    Patent number: 11628485
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of explosively forming a helical tube from at least one thin-walled cylinder using a tooling assembly. The method includes inserting the at least one thin-walled cylinder into a die of the tooling assembly. The die surrounds the at least one thin-walled cylinder and includes an interior surface that defines a helical thread pattern. The method further includes surrounding the at least one thin-walled cylinder and the die with a casing of the tooling assembly. A cavity is defined by the casing and the thin-walled cylinder. The method further includes positioning an explosive charge within the cavity. The method additionally includes at least partially submerging the tooling assembly. The method further includes detonating the explosive charge. As a result, the at least one thin-walled cylinder is formed into a helical tube that corresponds with helical thread pattern of the interior surface of the die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Battelle Savannah River Alliance, LLC.
    Inventors: Kurt R. Eberl, William M. Housley, James M. Shuler, Paul S. Blanton, Joshua P. Flach
  • TOOLING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR EXPLOSIVELY FORMING FEATURES IN A THIN-WALLED CYLINDER
    Publication number: 20220362829
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of explosively forming a helical tube from at least one thin-walled cylinder using a tooling assembly. The method includes inserting the at least one thin-walled cylinder into a die of the tooling assembly. The die surrounds the at least one thin-walled cylinder and includes an interior surface that defines a helical thread pattern. The method further includes surrounding the at least one thin-walled cylinder and the die with a casing of the tooling assembly. A cavity is defined by the casing and the thin-walled cylinder. The method further includes positioning an explosive charge within the cavity. The method additionally includes at least partially submerging the tooling assembly. The method further includes detonating the explosive charge. As a result, the at least one thin-walled cylinder is formed into a helical tube that corresponds with helical thread pattern of the interior surface of the die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: KURT R. EBERL, WILLIAM M. HOUSLEY, JAMES M. SHULER, PAUL S. BLANTON, JOSHUA P. FLACH