Patents by Inventor Paul Richard Kinney

Paul Richard Kinney 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).

  • Method and system for optimizing a finite element mesh
    Patent number: 7295205
    Abstract: Computer-implemented method and system for optimizing a finite element mesh. Computing devices are configured to calculate a quality score for at least one original element in a finite element mesh based upon two or more quality attributes simultaneously. A quality score for at least one substitute element for the original element is calculated based upon the two or more quality attributes. If one or more substitute element(s) have a quality score that is better than the quality score of the original element(s), the original element(s) is/are replaced with the substitute element(s) having the best quality score. A quality score may be calculated for each of a plurality of combinations of one or more substitute elements. Input may be provided specifying at least one quality threshold value for comparing the two or more element quality parameters (skew, warp, aspect ratio, etc.).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Martin R. Wollny, Paul Richard Kinney
  • Method and system for optimizing a finite element mesh
    Patent number: 6970165
    Abstract: Computer-implemented method and system for optimizing a finite element mesh. Computing devices are configured to calculate a quality score for at least one original element in a finite element mesh based upon two or more quality attributes simultaneously. A quality score for at least one substitute element for the original element is calculated based upon the two or more quality attributes. If one or more substitute element(s) have a quality score that is better than the quality score of the original element(s), the original element(s) is/are replaced with the substitute element(s) having the best quality score. A quality score may be calculated for each of a plurality of combinations of one or more substitute elements. Input may be provided specifying at least one quality threshold value for comparing the two or more element quality parameters (skew, warp, aspect ratio, etc.).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2005
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Martin R. Wollny, Paul Richard Kinney
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING A FINITE ELEMENT MESH
    Publication number: 20040119711
    Abstract: Computer-implemented method and system for optimizing a finite element mesh. Computing devices are configured to calculate a quality score for at least one original element in a finite element mesh based upon two or more quality attributes simultaneously. A quality score for at least one substitute element for the original element is calculated based upon the two or more quality attributes. If one or more substitute element(s) have a quality score that is better than the quality score of the original element(s), the original element(s) is/are replaced with the substitute element(s) having the best quality score. A quality score may be calculated for each of a plurality of combinations of one or more substitute elements. Input may be provided specifying at least one quality threshold value for comparing the two or more element quality parameters (skew, warp, aspect ratio, etc.).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2002
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Applicant: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Martin R. Wollny, Paul Richard Kinney