Inventor
WELDON WILLIAM F
US38 patents
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UNIV TEXAS
29 patentsUS5211142AMay 18, 1993
Miniature railgun engine ignitor
UNIV TEXAS116 citations95
US5999868ADec 7, 1999
Constant force suspension, near constant force suspension, and associated control algorithms
UNIV TEXAS164 citations94
US5076223ADec 31, 1991
Miniature railgun engine ignitor
UNIV TEXAS96 citations94
US5530309AJun 25, 1996
Homopolar machine
UNIV TEXAS35 citations92
US5515705AMay 14, 1996
Apparatus and method for deforming a workpiece
UNIV TEXAS45 citations92
US5439191AAug 8, 1995
Railgun thruster
UNIV TEXAS29 citations92
US4858304AAug 22, 1989
Method of constructing a rotor assembly for homopolar generator
UNIV TEXAS25 citations89
US5070787ADec 10, 1991
Method and apparatus for switching an electrical circuit
UNIV TEXAS32 citations87
US5189244AFeb 23, 1993
Method and apparatus for spinning projectiles fired from a rail gun
UNIV TEXAS19 citations82
US4840107AJun 20, 1989
Method and apparatus for managing recoil of electromagnetic guns
UNIV TEXAS23 citations82
US4571468AFeb 18, 1986
Inductive store opening switch
UNIV TEXAS25 citations82
US4935708AJun 19, 1990
High energy pulse forming generator
UNIV TEXAS20 citations79
US5513605AMay 7, 1996
Cooled railplug
UNIV TEXAS16 citations74
US4841185AJun 20, 1989
Rising frequency generator
UNIV TEXAS7 citations74
US4621561ANov 11, 1986
Switch for inductive energy store transfer circuit
UNIV TEXAS15 citations74
US4544874AOct 1, 1985
Homopolar generator power supply system
UNIV TEXAS14 citations73
US4405965ASep 20, 1983
Current limiting device for overcurrent protection
UNIV TEXAS9 citations73
US4870888AOct 3, 1989
Traveling wave accelerators
UNIV TEXAS13 citations72
US4841217AJun 20, 1989
Pulsed generator incorporating output waveform flexibility and a pulsed transformer
UNIV TEXAS13 citations71
US4800311AJan 24, 1989
Rotor assembly for homopolar generator
UNIV TEXAS10 citations71
US5814783ASep 29, 1998
Method and apparatus for real-time weld-quality control and post-process weld-quality verification for homopolar pulsed welding
UNIV TEXAS15 citations70
US5138929AAug 18, 1992
Railguns with current guard plates
UNIV TEXAS10 citations70
US4953441ASep 4, 1990
Method and construction for control of current distribution in railgun armatures
UNIV TEXAS11 citations70
US4884489ADec 5, 1989
High performance electromagnetic railgun launcher
UNIV TEXAS16 citations70
US4859819AAug 22, 1989
Staged opening switch
UNIV TEXAS7 citations69
US4562368ADec 31, 1985
Brush mechanism for a homopolar generator
UNIV TEXAS17 citations68
US4459504AJul 10, 1984
Brush actuator for homopolar generator
UNIV TEXAS14 citations68
US5183957AFeb 2, 1993
Method and construction for control of current distribution in railgun armatures
UNIV TEXAS6 citations59
US6329025B1Dec 11, 2001
Method and apparatus for electromagnetic powder deposition
UNIV TEXAS0 citations41