Patents by Inventor Carlos F. Lopez

Carlos F. Lopez 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).

  • Patent number: 8783773
    Abstract: Attachment mechanisms are provided that may be riveted on one end and welded on another flanged end. The flanges may allow the rivets to be welded to a frame or other part without additional support plates. In certain embodiments, the rivets may simplify manufacturing and packaging as well as reduce the weight of the attachment mechanism. The attachment mechanisms may promote load distribution, allow for the use of thinner materials, facilitate attachment to heat treated materials, allow for attachment of parts that are difficult to access, reduce fixturing, and improve manufacturing efficiency, among other things.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Kurt A. Seibold, Carlos F. Lopez, Timothy S. Myers, Gregory V. Steinke
  • Patent number: 8234074
    Abstract: A coarse grain model that mimics a lipid molecule, such as dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine (DMPC), is used to simulate self-assembly of a lamellar bilayer starting from a disordered configuration. The coarse grain model is orders of magnitude less demanding of CPU time compared to all-atom models. An initial bilayer-like structure is generated from a disordered configuration of the coarse grain models using a Monte Carlo simulation. The initial bilayer-like structure is refined using a molecular dynamics simulation. For relatively small systems, the molecular dynamics simulation can be performed under constant volume or constant pressure conditions. For larger systems, the molecular dynamics simulation is preferably performed under constant pressure conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: Carlos F. Lopez, Steven O. Nielsen, Preston B. Moore, Michael L. Klein
  • Publication number: 20110156461
    Abstract: Attachment mechanisms are provided that may be riveted on one end and welded on another flanged end. The flanges may allow the rivets to be welded to a frame or other part without additional support plates. In certain embodiments, the rivets may simplify manufacturing and packaging as well as reduce the weight of the attachment mechanism. The attachment mechanisms may promote load distribution, allow for the use of thinner materials, facilitate attachment to heat treated materials, allow for attachment of parts that are difficult to access, reduce fixturing, and improve manufacturing efficiency, among other things.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2009
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
    Inventors: Kurt A. Seibold, Carlos F. Lopez, Timothy S. Myers, Gregory V. Steinke
  • Publication number: 20040102941
    Abstract: A coarse grain model that mimics a lipid molecule, such as dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine (DMPC), is used to simulate self-assembly of a lamellar bilayer starting from a disordered configuration. The coarse grain model is orders of magnitude less demanding of CPU time compared to all-atom models. An initial bilayer-like structure is generated from a disordered configuration of the coarse grain models using a Monte Carlo simulation. The initial bilayer-like structure is refined using a molecular dynamics simulation. For relatively small systems, the molecular dynamics simulation can be performed under constant volume or constant pressure conditions. For larger systems, the molecular dynamics simulation is preferably performed under constant pressure conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2003
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Applicant: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: Carlos F. Lopez, Steven O. Nielsen, Preston B. Moore, Michael L. Klein