Patents by Inventor Ken L. Knopp

Ken L. Knopp 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: 7467070
    Abstract: Systems and methods for modeling stress intensity solutions of integrally stiffened panels are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes serving a process over the internet. The process includes taking a problem definition, automatically forming a finite element model at least partially based on the problem definition, automatically verifying a suitability condition of the finite element model, automatically solving a computational solution using the finite element model and automatically validating the computational solution. In one aspect, providing a problem definition includes at least one of providing a geometry definition, providing a crack definition, and providing load and constraint definition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Inventors: Eric S. Meyer, Scott S. Fields, Ken L. Knopp, Jeffrey S. Sermersheim