Patents by Inventor Adam C. Woodbury

Adam C. Woodbury 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).

  • Hexahedral finite element mesh coarsening using pillowing technique
    Patent number: 8194068
    Abstract: A techniques for coarsening a hexahedral mesh is described. The technique includes identifying a coarsening region within a hexahedral mesh to be coarsened. A boundary sheet of hexahedral elements is inserted into the hexahedral mesh around the coarsening region. A column of hexahedral elements is identified within the boundary sheet. The column of hexahedral elements is collapsed to create an extraction sheet of hexahedral elements contained within the coarsening region. Then, the extraction sheet of hexahedral elements is extracted to coarsen the hexahedral mesh.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Sandia Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew L. Staten, Adam C. Woodbury, Steven E. Benzley, Jason F. Shepherd