Patents by Inventor Earl E. Knight

Earl E. Knight 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: 12135925
    Abstract: Computer-implemented methods can include providing a numerical simulation mesh comprising a plurality of nodes and performing a numerical simulation of a solid material using the mesh and a user-selectable transition threshold associated with a cohesive zone model traction-separation relation. Additional computer-implemented methods can include performing a numerical simulation of a solid material using a numerical simulation mesh comprising a plurality of nodes, wherein the numerical simulation includes a transition threshold associated with a cohesive zone model traction-separation relation, and comparing local material states including a strain state of the mesh to the transition threshold during the performing the numerical simulation to determine whether to dynamically insert cohesive elements in the finite element mesh.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: Triad National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Zhou Lei, Esteban Rougier, Earl E. Knight, Antonio Munjiza
  • Patent number: 11893329
    Abstract: Computer implemented methods include providing a numerical simulation solid mesh comprising a plurality of solid nodes and a numerical simulation fluid mesh comprising a plurality of fluid nodes, and performing a numerical simulation with the solid mesh and fluid mesh including: determining a fluid-solid interaction between the fluid mesh and the solid mesh at a time step by (i) immersing boundaries of the solid and fluid meshes, (ii) computing current corrected fluid and solid velocities using an interaction parameter applied to an intermediate fluid-solid relative velocity, and (iii) computing a fluid-solid interaction force based on the current corrected fluid and solid velocities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Triad National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Esteban Rougier, Earl E. Knight, Zhou Lei, Antonio Munjiza