Patents by Inventor Neal M. Patel

Neal M. Patel 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).

  • Crashworthiness design methodology using a hybrid cellular automata algorithm for the synthesis of topologies for structures subject to nonlinear transient loading
    Patent number: 8880380
    Abstract: Crashworthiness designing of a structure using a Hybrid Cellular Automata (HCA) algorithm where field states are computed using finite element analysis (FEA) and the material distribution of the structure is updated at each iteration using cellular automata method. The HCA algorithm optimizes the topology of the structures to achieve certain performance within the limits of various constraints applied to ensure crashworthiness of the structures. The HCA algorithm may also be applied to designing of structures to be fabricated by an extrusion method having the same cross section along the direction of extrusion or stamped structures having thickness varying across the structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., The University of Notre Dame Du Lac
    Inventors: Kishore K. Pydimarry, Duane T. Detwiler, John E. Renaud, Neal M. Patel, Byungsoo Kang, Chandan K. Mozumder
  • CRASHWORTHINESS DESIGN METHODOLOGY USING A HYBRID CELLULAR AUTOMATA ALGORITHM FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF TOPOLOGIES FOR STRUCTURES SUBJECT TO NONLINEAR TRANSIENT LOADING
    Publication number: 20090164178
    Abstract: Crashworthiness designing of a structure using a Hybrid Cellular Automata (HCA) algorithm where field states are computed using finite element analysis (FEA) and the material distribution of the structure is updated at each iteration using cellular automata method. The HCA algorithm optimizes the topology of the structures to achieve certain performance within the limits of various constraints applied to ensure crashworthiness of the structures. The HCA algorithm may also be applied to designing of structures to be fabricated by an extrusion method having the same cross section along the direction of extrusion or stamped structures having thickness varying across the structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Applicants: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., The University of Notre Dame du Lac
    Inventors: Kishore K. Pydimarry, Duane T. Detwiler, John E. Renaud, Neal M. Patel, Byungsoo Kang, Chandan K. Mozumder