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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8112258 | PDC drill bit using optimized side rake angle A fixed cutter drill bit and a method for designing a fixed cutter drill bit includes simulating the fixed cutter drill bit drilling in an earth formation. A performance characteristic of the simulated fixed cutter drill bit is determined. A side rake angle distribu... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8108189 | Reconstruction of non-visible part of tooth Modeling a complete tooth of a patient to facilitate dental and/or orthodontic treatment includes generating a first set of digital data representing a clinical crown; generating a second set of digital data representing a plurality of digital tooth models of a part... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8095347 | Apparatus and method for analyzing an electric field or discharge in a transfer process An area in which a model of a soft medium is moved is divided into a plurality of elements. In response to an update of simulation time, parameters about the model of the soft medium are shifted to elements at a position to which the soft medium is to be conveyed. A... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8090559 | Methods and systems for performing diagnostics regarding underlying root causes in turbine engines A method for performing diagnostics for an engine comprises the steps of identifying an engine component as potentially being related to operational data of an engine, calculating a deviation from a thermodynamic model, and comparing the deviation with root cause de... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8078441 | Systems and methods for designing a haul road A method for designing a haul road based on machine performance comprises receiving one or more haul road parameters and identifying at least one type of machine to be operated on the haul road. The method also includes selecting at least one target operating parame... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8078442 | Screw fastening part analysis model creation method, recording media, and apparatus According to an aspect of an embodiment, a method comprises a screw fastening unit extracting step of extracting a screw fastening unit, in which at least two or more members are fastened by a screw, from a three-dimensional model, a shape changing step of changing ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8069022 | Method and apparatus for the classification of surface features of an ear impression A method and apparatus is disclosed whereby a point on an ear impression model to be labeled is selected and a shape context is determined for that point. This shape context is then compared to average shape contexts for different regions on a reference ear impressi... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8065126 | GUI-facilitated change management for vehicle electrical/electronic architecture design Disclosed herein are computer aided design (CAD) techniques to implement a unified data schema and graphical user interface (GUI) to link ECU/devices, in-vehicle communications, and vehicle harness information together with respect to architectural relation, perform... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8055489 | Method for using an RC circuit to model trapped charge in an electrostatic chuck A method for simulating the effect of trapped charge in an electrostatic chuck on the chuck performance comprises creating a trapped-charge electrical model having a trapped-charge capacitor and a gap-trapped resistor, and coupling the model to a plurality of voltag... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8032343 | Method of optimizing weld design for concurrent consideration of performance and manufacturing requirements A method of weld design for a work piece is provided. The work piece may be a unitary piece or a multi-component piece. The method includes determining a manufacturing feasible region of the work piece satisfying one or more predetermined manufacturing requirements ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8027819 | Fracture prediction device for spot welded portion, method of the same, software arrangement, and computer-accessible medium According to exemplary embodiments of the present invention, a fracture prediction device for a spot welded portion can be provided. For example, the device may include an input arrangement configured to input all or some of a material strength, a plate thickness, a... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8027820 | Method and apparatus for predicting the failure of a component The invention provides a method and apparatus for predicting the failure of a component using a probabilistic model of a material's microstructural-based response to fatigue. The method predicts the component failure by a computer simulation of multiple incarnations... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7996197 | Clearance detector and method for motion and distance A method for correct and efficient detection of clearances between three-dimensional bodies in computer-based simulations, where one or both of the volumes is subject to translation and/or rotations. The method conservatively determines of the size of such clearance... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7991599 | Meniscus prosthetic device selection and implantation methods Methods of selecting and implanting prosthetic devices for use as a replacement meniscus are disclosed. The selection methods include a pre-implantation selection method and a during-implantation selection method. The pre-implantation selection method includes a dir... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7991598 | Method and system for modeling a mechanical system A system and methods are disclosed herein for modeling a mechanical system having body elements movable in at least two dimensions in a graphical modeling environment. The system and methods described herein allow constraints on body elements movable in at least two... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7987079 | Tracking a surface in a 3-dimensional scene using natural visual features of the surface A facility for determining the 3-dimensional location and orientation of a subject surface in a distinguished perspective image of the subject surface is described. The subject surface has innate visual features, a subset of which are selected. The facility uses the... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7987080 | Method for operating an industrial scale installation and guidance system for same A method and a guidance system for operating an industrial scale installation, especially a power plant installation, are provided. For this method and guidance system a number of installation operating parameters characterizing the operating state of the installati... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7987078 | Dynamic modeling of an internal combustion engine operating with multiple combustion modes A method of modeling a diesel engine that is capable of multiple combustion modes and equipped with a turbocharger and EGR loop. The model comprises a set of equations, each equation representing one of the following as a time derivative: pressure at the intake mani... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7979254 | Simulation apparatus and method for NC machining A simulation control section 210 of an NC machining simulation apparatus 10 computes a movement path of a mechanical element when performing simulation. A ring buffer 270 memorizes the movement path of the mechanical element. In response to a re... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7974823 | Test postcondition items for automated analysis and test generation In one embodiment, a design is verified by creating a graphical model with a graphical modeling tool executing on a computing device. The graphical model may include a plurality of model elements. A postcondition element is coupled to a selected model element of the... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7974822 | Method and device for determining the life expectancy of components while in operation In a method for determining the life expectancy of machine components (2) during operation, characteristic data are established in order to determine the life expectancy for the relevant machine component (2), loads acting on the machine part (2... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7957944 | Using historical data to estimate wear profiles of consumable wear products An example method for estimating a wear profile of a consumable wear product used in conjunction with the processing of ore includes obtaining historical data related to wear of the consumable wear product, building a historical wear model based on the historical da... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7953583 | Method for determining the behavior of shafts of a multi-shaft machine which are jointly movable to move a tool or a tool receptacle Disclosed is a method for determining the behavior of jointly movable shafts of a multi-shaft machine. According to said method, a simulation model is created individually for each shaft. The shafts are then impinged upon individually by a movement pattern, and meas... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7933756 | Multi-representational model having two or more models of a mechanical object Apparatuses and methods for automating the generation of additional different models of a mechanical object from a first model by logically partitioning the different models based on parameters that are specific to the particular model being generated. All of the mo... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7930154 | Fluid solid interaction included in impact simulation of fuel delivery module A method is provided for simulating a vehicle crash on a fuel delivery module of a vehicle. The fuel delivery module (11) has a flange (10) constructed and arranged to be coupled to a fuel tank, a fuel pump (12) for delivering fuel from the tank... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7925478 | Method for automatically designing buffer packing size and computer accessible storage media to store program thereof A method for automatically designing a buffer packing size and a computer accessible storage media to store program thereof are provided. First, a buffer thickness of a buffer material is calculated, and a buffer area for a surface of the object receiving an impact ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7921000 | Maintenance support system for construction machine A maintenance support system for a construction machine calculates the cumulative load of every component corresponding with the driving and working conditions of the construction machine by a load calculation means after simulating the driving and working condition... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7912685 | Mitigating quantization effects in computer telemetry signals A system that mitigates quantization effects in quantized telemetry signals. During operation, the system monitors a set of quantized telemetry signals. For a given quantized telemetry signal in the set of quantized telemetry signals, the system uses a set of models... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7908128 | Method for modeling a tire model and simulation method Modeling a tire model used for a computer simulation of a pneumatic tire with a toroidal main body and a tread pattern by setting a three-dimensional main body model by dividing the main body by an integer M not less than 2 equally in a circumferential direction of ... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7904282 | Method and system for fault accommodation of machines A method for multi-objective fault accommodation using predictive modeling is disclosed. The method includes using a simulated machine that simulates a faulted actual machine, and using a simulated controller that simulates an actual controller. A multi-objective op... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7899656 | Virtual speaker demonstration system and virtual noise simulation A virtual speaker demonstration system is disclosed that permits a retail outlet to use a reference speaker to demonstrate the performance of multiple different demonstration speakers. A user interface permits a user to select a demonstration speaker and signal proc... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7881917 | Apparatus simulating operations between a robot and workpiece models A robot simulation apparatus (10) capable of creating and executing a robot program includes a virtual space creating unit (31) for creating a virtual space (60), a workpiece model layout unit (32) for automatically arranging at least one... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7873501 | Crack growth evaluation apparatus, crack growth evaluation method, and recording medium recording crack growth evaluation program The analysis model generation unit generates an analysis model for use in an analysis by a finite-element method. A stress distortion analysis unit analyzes a stress and a distortion occurring in finite elements of a continuum by a load using the analysis model for ... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7853441 | Systems and methods involving engine models Systems and methods involving engine models are provided. A representative method for updating a gas turbine engine reference model includes: determining whether an absolute difference between a dominant time constant of a sensor and an assumed sensor model time con... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7844428 | Method for assessing life-affecting damage on a rotary member Method and arrangements for predicting life-affecting damage on a rotary member subjected to repeated loading during operation. A number of operating parameters are measured, and a temperature increase during each loading is calculated from the operating parameters.... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7844429 | System and method for three-dimensional complete tooth modeling A system and method for modeling of complete tooth, including root and crown, of a patient to facilitate orthodontic treatment are provided, wherein a generic tooth modeling is combined with a tooth crown modeling for a patient to yield a complete tooth modeling. A ... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7840393 | Virtual prototyping and testing for medical device development A system and method of developing better-designed medical devices, particularly cardiovascular stents and endovascular grafts. The system comprises a geometry generator, a mesh generator, a stress/strain/deformation analyzer, and a visualization tool. In one embodim... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7831419 | PDC drill bit with cutter design optimized with dynamic centerline analysis having an angular separation in imbalance forces of 180 degrees for maximum time A method for designing a fixed cutter drill bit, includes simulating the fixed cutter drill bit drilling in an earth formation, determining radial and circumferential components of imbalance forces on the drill bit and a Beta angle between the radial and circumferen... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7805286 | System and method for sound system simulation A sound system design/simulation system includes background noise to provide more realistic sound renderings of the designed space and more accurate quality measures of the design space. The background noise may be provided as a library in the design system that all... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7747421 | Head assignment modeling and simulation To model head assignments for a multihead composite material application machine having a set of heads, a ply geometry for a composite part is received and a configuration for the multihead composite material application machine is received. In addition, a constella... | 06/29/2010 |
