Patents by Inventor Robert N. Pittman

Robert N. Pittman 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: 20090171626
    Abstract: An integrated engineering analysis system comprises: a) a first integrated computational process, the first process being comprised of a plurality of computational solvers adapted to compute characteristics of a first component; b) a second integrated computational process, the second process being comprised of a plurality of computational solvers adapted to compute characteristics of a second component; and c) communication paths between corresponding computational solvers of the first and second computational processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventors: Zaineddin S. Dweik, James Carlton Dudley, Robert N. Pittman, Amid Ansari
  • Publication number: 20090171631
    Abstract: A method for performing analytical engineering analyses on a plurality of components comprises the steps of: a) performing a first integrated computational process, the first process being comprised of a plurality of computational solvers adapted to compute characteristics of a first component; b) performing a second integrated computational process, the second process being comprised of a plurality of computational solvers adapted to compute characteristics of a second component; and c) communicating results back and forth between corresponding computational solvers of the first and second computational processes; and d) repeating the first and second computational processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventors: Zaineddin S. Dweik, James Carlton Dudley, Robert N. Pittman, Amid Ansari
  • Patent number: 6763324
    Abstract: An integrated engineering analysis system that determines at least one final output value in response to at least one initial input value. A first subprocesses provides at least one output value in response to the initial input value. A plurality of subprocesses provide a plurality of output values in response to the output values of the first subprocess. The plurality of output values and the output value of the first subprocess are inputted into at least one of the plurality of subprocesses. A command code executes each of the plurality of subprocesses in response to the output values and determines which one of the plurality of subprocesses to run and a final subprocess provides a final output. The final output is the result of a plurality of calculations executed by the plurality of subprocesses and the command code compares the final output with the initial input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2004
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Robert N. Pittman, Scott J. Dennison, Kenneth E. Seitzer, John D. Bibler, Stephen P. Schrantz, John C. Blanton, Mir M. Ali, Robert J. Maffeo, James C. Dudley, David M. Johnson