VEXTEC Virtual Life Management technology is based on intellectual property developed by the company. In recognition of these unique aspects of the company’s technology, three patents have been granted, and several more are pending. VEXTEC believes these advancements represent significant contributions towards improving the processes of product development, research and testing, and manufacturing, with the end results being more reliable, better designed products, at lower costs.
| Patent #: 8,290,753 |
Issued: October 16, 2012 |
| Title: Materials-Based Failure Analysis In Design of Electronic Devices and Prediction of Operating Life |
| Abstract: The technology includes methods, a system, and a computer readable medium for predicting the failure of an electronic device during design of the device, by receiving data associated with the device, the data including data indicative of a device response to a specific load on the system while the device is in operation, and predicting potential failure of the device using a probabilistic model and the data, wherein the probabilistic model utilizes at least one of fast probability methods and simulation techniques. |
| Inventors: |
Tryon, III; Robert G. (Brentwood, TN), Dey; Animesh (Brentwood, TN), Nasser; A. Lorenz(Brentwood, TN), Krishnan, Ganapathi (Brentwood, TN) |
| Assignee: |
Vextec Corporation (Brentwood, TN) |
| Appl. No.: |
11/724,044
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| Filed: |
March 13, 2007 |
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| Patent #: 8,285,522 |
Issued: October 09, 2012 |
| Title: Materials-Based Failure Analysis In Design of Electronic Devices |
| Abstract: The technology includes methods, a system, and a computer readable medium for predicting the failure of an electronic device during design of the device, by receiving data associated with the device, the data including data indicative of a device response to a specific load on the system while the device is in operation, and predicting potential failure of the device using a probabilistic model and the data, wherein the probabilistic model utilizes at least one of fast probability methods and simulation techniques. |
| Inventors: |
Tryon, III; Robert G. (Brentwood, TN), Dey; Animesh (Brentwood, TN), Nasser; A. Lorenz(Brentwood, TN), Krishnan, Ganapathi (Brentwood, TN) |
| Assignee: |
Vextec Corporation (Brentwood, TN) |
| Appl. No.: |
11/698,262
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| Filed: |
January 24, 2007 |
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| Patent #: 8,027,820 |
Issued: September 27, 2011 |
| Title: Method and apparatus for predicting the failure of a component |
| Abstract: The invention provides a method and apparatus for predicting the failure of a component using a probabilistic model of a material's microstructural-based response to fatigue. The method predicts the component failure by a computer simulation of multiple incarnations of real material behavior, or virtual prototyping. The virtual prototyping simulates the effects of characteristics that include grain size, grain orientation, micro-applied stress and micro-yield strength that are difficult to simulate with real specimens. The invention provides an apparatus for predicting the response of a component to fatigue using the method. |
| Inventors: |
Tryon, III; Robert G. (Brentwood, TN) |
| Assignee: |
Vextec Corporation (Brentwood, TN) |
| Appl. No.: |
12/355,704 |
| Filed: |
January 16, 2009 |
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| Patent #: 8,006,544 |
Issued: August 30, 2011 |
| Title: Apparatus and methods for testing performance of a material for use in a jet engine |
| Abstract: An apparatus for testing failure of a material used in a jet engine, and more particularly to an apparatus that uses one or more model jet engine components made from a material used in a full-size jet engine and desired to be tested. The apparatus permits easy removal and disassembly of a jet engine mounted thereon as well as real-time measurements of run-time parameters. The methods and apparatus provide for predicting and analyzing failure by a number of fatigue-related mechanisms including creep, fatigue, crack growth, foreign object damage, fretting, erosion, and stress corrosion. |
| Inventors: |
Holmes; Richard (Franklin, TN), Tryon, III; Robert G. (Brentwood, TN), Pope; John E. (Greenwood, IN), Nasser; Daniel A. (Terre Haute, IN), Oja; Michael (Nashville, TN), Dey; Animesh (Brentwood, TN), Hamler; Jesse (Cookville, TN), Brooks; Jonathan (Gordonsville, TN), Tryon; James (Terre Haute, IN) |
| Assignee: |
Vextec Corporation (Brentwood, TN) |
| Appl. No.: |
12/008,997 |
| Filed: |
January 14, 2008 |
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| Patent #: 7,480,601 |
Issued: January 20, 2009 |
| Title: Methods and apparatus for predicting the failure of a component, and for determining a grain orientation factor for a material |
| Abstract: The invention provides a method and apparatus for predicting the failure of a component using a probabilistic model of a material's microstructural-based response to fatigue. The method predicts the component failure by a computer simulation of multiple incarnations of real material behavior, or virtual prototyping. The virtual prototyping simulates the effects of characteristics that include grain size, grain orientation, micro-applied stress and micro-yield strength that are difficult to simulate with real specimens. The invention provides an apparatus for predicting the response of a component to fatigue using the method. |
| Inventors: |
Tryon, III; Robert G. (Brentwood, TN) |
| Assignee: |
Vextec Corporation (Brentwood, TN) |
| Appl. No.: |
11/335,021 |
| Filed: |
January 18, 2006 |
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| Patent #: 7,016,825 |
Issued: March 21, 2006 |
| Title: Method and apparatus for predicting the failure of a component |
| Abstract: The invention provides a method and apparatus for predicting the failure of a component using a probabilistic model of a material's microstructural-based response to fatigue. The method predicts the component failure by a computer simulation of multiple incarnations of real material behavior, or virtual prototyping. The virtual prototyping simulates the effects of characteristics that include grain size, grain orientation, micro-applied stress and micro-yield strength that are difficult to simulate with real specimens. The invention provides an apparatus for predicting the response of a component to fatigue using the method. |
| Inventors: |
Tryon, III; Robert G. (Brentwood, TN) |
| Assignee: |
Vextec Corporation (Brentwood, TN) |
| Appl. No.: |
10/002,316 |
| Filed: |
October 25, 2001 |
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| Patent #: 7,006,947 |
Issued: February 28, 2006 |
| Title: Method and apparatus for predicting failure in a system |
| Abstract: The invention regards a system reliability or failure predicting apparatus and method that incorporates known information about system component failure into a system model and uses the model with or without other acquired system data to predict the probability of system failure. An embodiment of the method includes using probabilistic methods to create a system failure model from the failure models of individual system components, predicting the failure of the system based on the component models and system data, ranking the sensitivity of the system to the system variables, and communicating a failure prediction. |
| Inventors: |
Tryon, III; Robert G. (Brentwood, TN), Dey; Animesh (Brentwood, TN), Nasser; A. Lorenz (Brentwood, TN) |
| Assignee: |
Vextec Corporation (Brentwood, TN) |
| Appl. No.: |
10/043,712 |
| Filed: |
January 8, 2002 |
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