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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120072196 | CORE COLUMN SIMULATOR FOR A WASTEWATER BIOTREATMENT SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE A core column simulator device and methods of assessing the efficacy of a wastewater biotreatment system using the core column simulator device are disclosed.... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120072195 | Modeling Movement Of Air Under A Floor Of A Data Center Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for modeling movement of air underneath a floor of a data center. Embodiments include receiving, by a management system, from a plurality of environmental condition sensors, environmental condition information... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120072190 | Method and System for Non-Invasive Assessment of Coronary Artery Disease A method and system for non-invasive patient-specific assessment of coronary artery disease is disclosed. An anatomical model of a coronary artery is generated from medical image data. A velocity of blood in the coronary artery is estimated based on a spatio-temporal re... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120053919 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PATIENT-SPECIFIC MODELING OF BLOOD FLOW Embodiments include a system for providing patient-specific cardiovascular information using a web site. The system may include at least one computer system configured to allow a remote user to access a web site, receive patient-specific data regarding at least a portio... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120053908 | Method for simulating dispersed bubble flow A simple and efficient method for simulating dispersed bubble flow is provided. Instead of modeling the complex hydrodynamics of numerous small bubbles explicitly, the method approximates the average motion of these bubbles using a continuum multiphase solver. The subgr... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120053917 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MODELING FLOODS A flood modeling system defines virtual cells of a geographic region. Some of the cells, referred to as “channel cells,” represent areas within a channel for a moving body of water, such as a stream or river. Other cells, referred to as “land cells,” represent a... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120053918 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PATIENT-SPECIFIC MODELING OF BLOOD FLOW Embodiments include a system for planning treatment for a patient. The system may include at least one computer system configured to receive patient-specific data regarding a geometry of an anatomical structure of the patient, create a three-dimensional model representi... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120046725 | Method for Providing an Aid for Use in the Therapeutic Treatment of a Somatic Subject Blood flow turbulence or stationary blood can occur in vessels of the body, in particular following surgical interventions or minimally invasive interventional procedures, and this can lead to the formation of thrombi. A model of such vessels is obtained on the basis of... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120041726 | METHOD FOR SIMULATING TRANSIENT HEAT TRANSFER AND TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION OF ALUMINUM CASTINGS DURING WATER QUENCHING The invention relates to a method for estimating heat transfer during water quench of an aluminum part. The method includes:
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| 20120041735 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PATIENT-SPECIFIC MODELING OF BLOOD FLOW Embodiments include a system for determining cardiovascular information for a patient. The system may include at least one computer system configured to receive patient-specific data regarding a geometry of the patient's heart, and create a three-dimensional model repre... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120041301 | METHOD FOR SIMULATING A BLOOD FLOW A method for simulating a blood flow in a vascular segment of a patient is proposed. A 3D image dataset of an examination region is recorded by a radiographic diagnostic device for generating a 3D vascular model. Contrast agent propagation in the examination region is c... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120029894 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD An information processing apparatus for generating a thermal analysis model for a plurality of component models includes a gap simplification unit configured to simplify a gap area having a gap between the plurality of component models by generating a gap model based on... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120022843 | Method and System for Comprehensive Patient-Specific Modeling of the Heart A method and system for patient-specific modeling of the whole heart anatomy, dynamics, hemodynamics, and fluid structure interaction from 4D medical image data is disclosed. The anatomy and dynamics of the heart are determined by estimating patient-specific parameters ... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120014580 | PROGRAMMING INTERFACE FOR SPINAL CORD NEUROMODULATION A tool for assisting in the planning or performing of electrical neuromodulation of a patient's spinal cord. The tool may have various functions and capabilities, including calculating a volume of activation, registering an electrode(s) shown in a radiologic image, cons... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120016648 | Method For Predicting Fluid Flow A method for predicting fluid flow is provided. An exemplary embodiment of the method comprises obtaining data describing a stratigraphy, the stratigraphy comprising a fault, predicting a volume of shale in the fault and calculating a thickness of the fault. The exempla... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120006560 | Forming A Model Of A Subsurface Region A method of forming a geologic model of a subsurface region is disclosed. Data related to the subsurface region is obtained. A framework is constructed to represent the subsurface region. A template is selected from a plurality of templates. The selected template provid... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120010864 | Use of devices for measuring fluid movement conditions at a distance to reduce the design and manufacturing cost of moving-fluid-driven working devices The present invention incorporates a device for measuring fluid movement conditions at a distance, such as LIDAR, into an underlying device for extracting useful work from a moving fluid, such as a wind turbine, for the purpose reducing the cost of designing and manufac... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20110295432 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SAFE DRUM WATER LEVEL DETERMINATION IN A COMBINED CYCLE OPERATION A method for controlling a water level of a drum of a heat recovery steam generation system for a combined cycle power plant is provided. The method includes determining an optimum drum water level during start up operation of the heat recovery steam generation system b... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110290478 | Method For Predicting Fluid Flow A method of enhancing a geologic model of a subsurface region is provided. A bed topography of the subsurface region is obtained. The bed topography is defined by a plurality of cells with an elevation associated with each cell center. The bed topography is represented ... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110295563 | Method and System for Simulation of Automated Processes Systems, methods, and computer readable mediums. A method includes receiving a three dimensional model for a simulation that includes a first material portion that extends between first and second material handling elements. The method includes simulating motion of the ... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110295568 | Method for determining a vortex geometry The invention relates to a method for determining a vortex geometry change of rotor vortices which are formed on a rotor which comprises a plurality of rotor blades. A dynamic lift distribution on the rotor plane is determined as a function of a lift change, which is co... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110295579 | AUTOMATIC VASCULAR MODEL GENERATION BASED ON FLUID-STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS (FSI) A computer system and method are disclosed for automatically generating a vascular model of a blood vessel to support, for example, identification of mechanical factors corresponding to the blood vessel. The method includes interpolating data points corresponding to a c... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110266071 | Rotary Drill Bits with Optimized Fluid Flow Characteristics According to one embodiment, a rotary drill bit comprises a bit body with a bit rotational axis extending through the bit body; blades disposed outwardly from exterior portions of the bit body; and cutting elements disposed outwardly from exterior portions of each blade... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110257952 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING A FEED LINE FOR FEEDING IN AN AIR MIXTURE AND HAVING AN EXHAUST LINE A method for operating an internal combustion engine (10), the internal combustion engine (10) having a feed line (14) for feeding an air mixture into the internal combustion engine (10), the feed line (14) having a first section (2... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110246162 | TANK WASH SYSTEM A tank wash visualization method for planning a tank wash cycle with respect to a tank includes creating a CFD model of the tank system, applying a plurality of parameters to the model, validating the CFD model, including alternate geometries in the model, and based on ... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110246161 | METHOD FOR INTEGRATED INVERSION DETERMINATION OF ROCK AND FLUID PROPERTIES OF EARTH FORMATIONS A method for determining rock and fluid properties of a fluid-containing subsurface geological formation is provided. First, a low resolution model of the geological formation is initially created from a lumped average parameter estimation derived from at least fluid pr... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110240310 | Overlapped Multiple Layer Depth Averaged Flow Model Of A Turbidity Current A method of generating a model of a turbidity current in a fluid is disclosed. A first flow layer in the turbidity current is defined. The method successively defines at least one more flow layer in the turbidity current. Each successive flow layer includes the previous... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110244128 | FLOW PLATE UTILIZATION IN FILAMENT ASSISTED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION A filament assisted chemical vapor deposition (FACVD) system. The FACVD system includes a gas distribution assembly, heater filament assembly, and a flow plate that is disposed between the gas distribution assembly and the heater filament assembly. The heater filament a... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110232913 | Sediment Transport By Fully Developed Turbulent Flows The invention is a method of modeling a hydrocarbon reservoir. A parameter value in a set of equations is adjusted so that the output of the equations accurately matches observed sediment erosion and deposition behavior for sediment sizes throughout a range of about 10 ... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110238394 | Method and recording medium of a hybrid approach to multiple fluid simulation using volume fraction Provided are a method of a hybrid approach to multiple fluid simulation using volume fractions for realizing computer graphics through analysis of the Navier-Stokes equations, which is executed via a computer and takes into account variable densities and variable viscos... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110238389 | Finite Difference Scheme for Solving Droplet Evaporation Lubrication Equations on a Time-Dependent Varying Domain The present invention is directed to simulating evaporation of a droplet of a fluid, and may be embodied in a system, method or a computer-readable medium encoded with instructions for a processor to carry out such simulation. The present invention solves equations, whi... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110218740 | System and Method for Alkylation Process Analysis A method and apparatus is provided for determining concentration of components in a liquid hydrocarbon mixture including hydrocarbons and water flowing through an alkylation process. A fluid flow path conveys the liquid continuously from the alkylation process through a... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110208498 | SIMULATION OF THE EVOLUTION OF A MIXED MEDIUM BY ASYNCHRONOUS AND CHAOTIC PROCESSING, IN PARTICULAR FOR A VIRTUAL TEST TANK The invention relates to a real-world simulation device suitable for being installed in a computer designed to support a multitask programming environment (23). The device comprises a simulation manager (30), capable of working in asynchronous chaotic mode... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110202327 | Finite Difference Particulate Fluid Flow Algorithm Based on the Level Set Projection Framework Using a level set projection method improves simulation of particulate fluid flow. The level set values are used to identify the particle-fluid boundary. The level set function is also used to evaluate the particle linear and angular momenta for the rigid particle proje... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110196656 | Finite Difference Level Set Projection Method on Multi-Staged Quadrilateral Grids A finite difference level set projection algorithm on multi-staged quadrilateral grids for simulation of a split liquid film between two rollers. From one stage to the next, the number of meshes in the vertical direction changes by a select factor to provide a good bala... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110196657 | Solving a Solute Lubrication Equation for 3D Droplet Evaporation on a Complicated OLED Bank Structure The present invention is directed to simulating a droplet of a fluid, and may be embodied in a system, method or a computer-readable medium encoded with instructions for a processor to carry out such simulation. The present invention may evaluate differential equations,... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110161059 | Method for Constructing a Gray-Box Model of a System Using Subspace System Identification A gray-box model of a system is constructed by specifying constraints for the system and applying subspace system identification to inputs and outputs of the system to determine system matrices and system state sequences for the system. A transformation matrix that sati... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110153299 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIMULATING VISCOELASTIC FLUID IN SMOOTHED PARTICLE HYDRODYNAMICS BASED FLUID SIMULATION Provided is a method of simulating various viscoelastic fluids having viscosity, elasticity, and plasticity, based on smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH), which is widely used in fluid simulation using particles. Artificial forces related with viscosity, elasticity, a... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110144964 | Special Treatment on Circular Ring Part of the OLED Bank Structure with Surface Evolver Systems and methods for representing a surface with faces. Defining a face with inner and outer concave constraint lines. Representing the face with five initial vertices spread equidistant on each of the inner and outer concave constraint lines. Using a triangulation r... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110137585 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING THE PHASE CHANGE OF A SOUND WAVE PROPAGATING THROUGH A CONDUIT A system for measuring the superposition of a plurality of sound waves propagating within a conduit containing a fluid having a plurality of transducers positioned substantially parallel to the flow direction along the external surface of the conduit. The system include... | 06/09/2011 |
