Patents by Inventor Nathan S. Clements

Nathan S. Clements 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).

  • Synthetic redundancy via prognostics
    Patent number: 8201424
    Abstract: An manufacturing method that uses synthetic redundancy to optimize equipment reliability, performance, weight, and cost. The manufacturing method identifies critical components, that would ordinarily require a redundant component to meet reliability and safety requirements, and replaces them with a single, non-redundant component. Safety and reliability is maintained by using prognostic health management to replace the non-redundant critical component prior to its failure. Verification techniques are used to ensure reliability requirements are being met.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: David S. Bodden, William E. Grube, Robert W. Hadden, Nathan S. Clements
  • Synthetic Redundancy Via Prognostics
    Publication number: 20100180418
    Abstract: An manufacturing method that uses synthetic redundancy to optimize equipment reliability, performance, weight, and cost. The manufacturing method identifies critical components, that would ordinarily require a redundant component to meet reliability and safety requirements, and replaces them with a single, non-redundant component. Safety and reliability is maintained by using prognostic health management to replace the non-redundant critical component prior to its failure. Verification techniques are used to ensure reliability requirements are being met.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: David S. Bodden, William E. Grube, Robert W. Hadden, Nathan S. Clements