Patents by Inventor Emil I. Vassev

Emil I. Vassev 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).

  • Power provision based on self-sacrificing craft
    Patent number: 9171266
    Abstract: A biologically-inspired system and method is provided for self-adapting behavior of swarm-based exploration missions, whereby individual components, for example, spacecraft, in the system can sacrifice themselves for the greater good of the entire system. The self-sacrifice can involve donating resources or assets, such as power provisions, to a different component of an autonomous system. A receiving component of the system can benefit from receiving the donated resource or power provision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventors: Michael G. Hinchey, Emil I. Vassev, Bridget Hinchey, Roy Sterrit
  • POWER PROVISION BASED ON SELF-SACRIFICING CRAFT
    Publication number: 20130132317
    Abstract: A biologically-inspired system and method is provided for self-adapting behavior of swarm-based exploration missions, whereby individual components, for example, spacecraft, in the system can sacrifice themselves for the greater good of the entire system. The self-sacrifice can involve donating resources or assets, such as power provisions, to a different component of an autonomous system. A receiving component of the system can benefit from receiving the donated resource or power provision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Inventors: Michael G. HINCHEY, Emil I. VASSEV, Bridget HINCHEY, Roy STERRIT
  • Method of improving system performance and survivability through changing function
    Patent number: 8275724
    Abstract: A biologically-inspired system and method is provided for self-adapting behavior of swarm-based exploration missions, whereby individual components, for example, spacecraft, in the system can sacrifice themselves for the greater good of the entire system. The swarm-based system can exhibit emergent self-adapting behavior. Each component can be configured to exhibit self-sacrifice behavior based on Autonomic System Specification Language (ASSL).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventors: Michael G. Hinchey, Emil I. Vassev
  • METHOD OF IMPROVING SYSTEM PERFORMANCE AND SURVIVABILITY THROUGH SELF-SACRIFICE
    Publication number: 20100146635
    Abstract: A biologically-inspired system and method is provided for self-adapting behavior of swarm-based exploration missions, whereby individual components, for example, spacecraft, in the system can sacrifice themselves for the greater good of the entire system. The swarm-based system can exhibit emergent self-adapting behavior. Each component can be configured to exhibit self-sacrifice behavior based on Autonomic System Specification Language (ASSL).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: USA as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventors: MICHAEL G. HINCHEY, EMIL I. VASSEV