Patents by Inventor James Kenneth Comer, Jr.

James Kenneth Comer, Jr. 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: 20160092614
    Abstract: Included are embodiments of a method for modeling removal of fluid from an absorbent article. Accordingly, some embodiments include assigning at least one material property of the absorbent article, assigning at least one initial condition and at least one boundary condition associated with a fluid to be virtually removed from the absorbent article, and creating a three dimensional simulation of the absorbent article based on the at least one material property, the at least one initial condition, and the at least one boundary condition. Some embodiments of the method may also include dividing the three dimensional simulation of the absorbent article into a plurality of cells, simulating removal of the fluid from a predetermined cell of the plurality of cells, and providing the simulation for display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: James Kenneth COMER, JR., Ward William OSTENDORF, Peter Randall SCHUNK
  • Publication number: 20160092612
    Abstract: Included are embodiments of a method for modeling an absorbent article. Accordingly, some embodiments include assigning at least one material property of the absorbent article, assigning at least one initial condition and at least one boundary condition associated with a fluid to be virtually introduced to the absorbent article, and creating a three dimensional simulation of the absorbent article based on the at least one material property and the at least one initial condition. Some embodiments include dividing the three dimensional simulation of the absorbent article into a plurality of cells, simulating introduction of the fluid to a predetermined cell of the plurality of cells, and providing the simulation for display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: James Kenneth COMER, JR., Ward William OSTENDORF, Peter Randall SCHUNK
  • Publication number: 20160092613
    Abstract: Included are embodiments for performing a reduced order approximation to model an absorbent article. Some embodiments include assigning at least one material property of the absorbent article, wherein the absorbent article includes a plurality of absorbent plies, assigning at least one initial condition and at least one boundary condition associated with a fluid to be virtually introduced to the absorbent article, performing a reduced order approximation to create a simulation of the absorbent article, based on the at least one material property and the at least one initial condition, and providing the simulation for display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: James Kenneth COMER, JR., Ward William OSTENDORF, Peter Randall SCHUNK
  • Patent number: 8793105
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for airborne particle contamination control, comprising: creating a simulation by modeling a turbulent airflow in an environment that includes an equipment of interest; plotting a flow parameter on the simulation to visualize a flow field of air according to a current design; creating an injection point on the simulation for particles in the environment; determining a particle concentration of the particles; determining, by a computing device and from the particle concentration, whether the current design provides contamination control; in response to determining that the current design does not provide contamination control, creating a modified design; and providing the modified design for implementation. The present invention further relates to a computing device for airborne particle contamination control. The present invention still further relates to a non-transitory computer-readable medium for airborne particle contamination control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Shirdish Poondru, Mel Allende-Blanco, Joseph Francis Kitching, Savas Aydore, Hasan Eroglu, Krista Beth Comstock, Jianjun Feng, Yunpeng Yang, John Ferney McKibben, James Kenneth Comer, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20120253769
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for airborne particle contamination control, comprising: creating a simulation by modeling a turbulent airflow in an environment that includes an equipment of interest; plotting a flow parameter on the simulation to visualize a flow field of air according to a current design; creating an injection point on the simulation for particles in the environment; determining a particle concentration of the particles; determining, by a computing device and from the particle concentration, whether the current design provides contamination control; in response to determining that the current design does not provide contamination control, creating a modified design; and providing the modified design for implementation. The present invention further relates to a computing device for airborne particle contamination control. The present invention still further relates to a non-transitory computer-readable medium for airborne particle contamination control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventors: Shirdish Poondru, Mel Allende-Blanco, Joseph Francis Kitching, Savas Aydore, Hasan Eroglu, Krista Beth Comstock, Jianjun Feng, Yunpeng Yang, John Ferney McKibben, James Kenneth Comer, JR.
  • Patent number: 7979256
    Abstract: A method for determining absorbent article effectiveness of a virtual absorbent article. The steps of the method include providing a virtual body model, providing a virtual absorbent article model, providing virtual simulation software, running a virtual simulation of deformation of the virtual absorbent article model in proximity with the virtual body model, running a virtual simulation of the fluid balance of the virtual absorbent article model in proximity with the virtual body model, coupling the virtual simulation of deformation of the virtual absorbent article model and the virtual simulation of the fluid balance of the virtual absorbent article model, and determining absorbent article effectiveness of the virtual absorbent article model in proximity with the virtual body model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Matthew Joseph Macura, Paul Martin Lipic, Mel Allende-Blanco, James Kenneth Comer, Jr., Douglas Gregory Stevens, Bruce William Lavash