Patents by Inventor Don F. Smart

Don F. Smart 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).

  • Method and apparatus for modeling cosmic ray effects on microelectronics
    Patent number: H2171
    Abstract: An aspect of the present invention is a method and apparatus for computing a geomagnetic transmission function. This apparatus includes a programmed digital computer running modeling software for modeling the transmission of cosmic ray particles through the magnetosphere. The software includes a model representing a solution to the Lorentz equation in a magnetic field given by B=BIGRF(r,t?)+BTSYG(Kp,r,t?). Another aspect of the present invention is a method and apparatus for computing a flux of particles at the outer surface of a satellite comprising, inter alia, an improved method and apparatus for computing a flux of solar heavy ions. This apparatus includes a programmed digital computer running modeling software for modeling the flux of cosmic ray particles through the outer surface of a satellite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: James H. Adams, Jr., Paul R. Boberg, Bruce A. Brownstein, William F. Dietrich, Erwin O. Flueckiger, Edward L. Petersen, Margaret A. Shea, Don F. Smart, Edward C. Smith, Allan J. Tylka