polyXengineering Inc.

ABOUT US

Who are we?

polyXengineering, Inc. is an engineering consulting firm on the Central Coast of California. It was founded in 2016 by two Cal Poly professors, Dr. Patrick Lemieux and Dr. Frank Owen.

Our focus is the engineering analysis of systems, processes and products, as well as the design and fabrication of mechanisms and machines along the strictest engineering guidelines. Our specialties include but are not limited to:

Engineering analysis of mechanisms and machines
Product development and design
Prototype fabrication & rapid prototyping
Process failures
Failure cause and origin
Fire and explosion cause and origin
Testing:
- Engines: dynamometer facility, up to 250hp
- Vibrations: multiple access shake tables
- Tensile, fatigue, impact strength testing
- Controls system analysis
Legal services:
- Expert witness testimony
- Root cause analysis and scientific reports
- Inter Partes Review (IPR), intellectual property design analysis, patent litigation
- Evidence storage

The name "poly-X-engineering" encapsulates the idea behind the firm: "poly" describes our multidisciplinary nature, "X" highlights our continuous growth and our experience in legal expert work. Engineering is what we do. Click here to read more about polyX.

Patrick Lemieux, PhD, PE

Litigation Consultant Patrick Lemieux, PhD, PE
Dr. Lemieux specializes in thermo-fluids mechanics and machine design. His work and research include heat transfer, energy conversion, combustion engines, gas turbines, wind turbines, mechanism and machine analyses, and more.

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David Houghton, P.E., Principal

David Houghton, P.E., Principal
Mr. Houghton is Adjunct Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Cal Poly. He brings in more than 25 years of consulting experience in the field of HVAC and high-efficiency building systems. A registered Professional Mechanical and Civil Engineer in California, Dave is an avid aviation specialist with over 1400 hours of pilot-in-command experience.

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Expert Witness Services

polyX brings expert witness testimony experience to your case. With both court testimony and expert deposition experience, you can feel secure that the answers are coming and your credibility will be high. We can provide:

Failure and root cause analysis
Engineering analysis and physical testing
Scientific report preparation
Inter Partes Review (IPR) and other engineering support in patent litigation
Analysis in intellectual property conflicts

Design & Manufacturing

polyX brings you access to world-class facilities in fabricating prototypes and single-run, custom designed mechanisms and machines. Our experienced designers, engineers and machinists deliver only the highest level of quality to your project. We can provide:

Full design analysis of existing system, or design from scratch
Design calculations for factors of safety
Finite Element Analysis
CAD drafting services
CAM fabrication
Full machine shop capabilities

Education & Workshops

By leveraging our experience as university teachers, we can take your company to the next level of engineering proficiency with tailored classes that include:

System modeling
Control systems
Practical fluid mechanics
Practical thermodynamics and heat transfer
Machine design and analysis

ENGINEERING CONSULTING SERVICES

Forensic Engineering
Forensic Engineering is simply the application of fundamental engineering principles to the investigation of system failures, or of their degradation in performance. The most important skill required is therefore a strong foundation in engineering principles – and the experience of using them. polyX allows you to not only determine what went wrong, but what can be done for the same problem to be avoided in the future.
Accident Reconstruction
Vehicles collide, motorcycles and bicycles crash, pedestrians are struck. The analysis of such accidents employs all three methods of solving Dynamics problems.
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The short answer is that it is possible to run an ICE in space despite the cold and vacuum of the environment. When it comes to how combustion works, everything is the same for gasoline and liquid rockets, it's just the amount of each liquid you need to achieve that combustion along with an oxidizer and the ignition event to get everything started.
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