Patents by Inventor Dave Powell

Dave Powell 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).

  • Publication number: 20260177321
    Abstract: A jig for exhaust structure work of a chamber is disclosed. The jig includes a base, a support, and a centering unit. The base may be formed to be disposed with respect to the exhaust socket of the chamber. The support may extend upward from the base to support an exhaust connector connected to the exhaust socket. The centering unit may be connected to the base and formed to center the base with respect to the exhaust socket based on a through hole of the chamber through which the exhaust socket passes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2025
    Publication date: June 25, 2026
    Inventor: Dave POWELL
  • Patent number: 6086617
    Abstract: A directed heuristic search (DHS) has been developed for an optimization design system. The DHS an optimization simulation system has been developed. The DHS directs a design optimization process that implements a user's selections and directions, the order and directions in which the search for an optimal design is to be conducted, and how the search is to sequence through potential design solutions. In addition, DHS is tractable, in that it records a log of the sequence of design solutions that were evaluated during a particular design optimization search. The user may review this search log, to understand how and why the DHS made design optimization decisions. The user may change search parameter settings in a user defined dependency to change future search patterns for optimal designs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: Engineous Software, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Waldon, Dave Powell, Siu Tong