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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 30, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
David R Gardner, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Bruce A Hendrickson, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Steven J Plimpton, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Stephen W Attaway, Cedar Crest, NM (US);
Martin W Heinstein, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Courtenay T Vaughan, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Assignee:
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
364508 ; 364512 ; 364578 ;
Abstract
A process for predicting the structural performance of a mechanical system represents the mechanical system by a plurality of surface elements. The surface elements are grouped according to their location in the volume occupied by the mechanical system so that contacts between surface elements can be efficiently located. The process is well suited for efficient practice on multiprocessor computers.