Patents by Inventor Essam Mahmoud SABBAGH

Essam Mahmoud SABBAGH 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).

  • Patent number: 10325063
    Abstract: A system is provided with memory and a processor. The memory is configured to store data representative of a multi-valued decision diagram (MDD). The processor is in communication with the memory and is programmed to receive a current selection of one or more of the features, and to determine a feature state for each of the one or more features, based on the current selection and the possible configurations defined by the MDD. The processor is further programmed to calculate an availability bitset indicative of which features as available for further selection, consistent with the valid configurations and without violating existing constraints of the current selection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Melinda Kaye Hunsaker, David Mark Newton, Essam Mahmoud Sabbagh
  • Patent number: 10318701
    Abstract: A system is provided with a memory device and a processor. The memory device is adapted to store data representative of a multi-valued decision diagram (MDD) specifying a buildable space of all possible configurations of a vehicle. The processor is in communication with the memory and is programmed to identify an invalid configuration, and to generate a restricted buildable space, including to determine an edit distance of each complete path indicative of a number of features to change the invalid configuration of that path to one of the valid configurations, identify a minimum of the edit distances, and remove configurations having edit distances larger than the minimum. The processor is further programmed to identify at least one feature to change the invalid configuration to at least one valid configuration based on the restricted buildable space; and to generate output indicative of the at least one feature to change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Bryan Roger Goodman, Melinda Kaye Hunsaker, David Mark Newton, Yu-Ning Liu, Essam Mahmoud Sabbagh, Rickie Allan Sprague, Yakov M. Fradkin
  • Publication number: 20170206304
    Abstract: A system is provided with a memory device and a processor. The memory device is adapted to store data representative of a multi-valued decision diagram (MDD) specifying a buildable space of all possible valid configurations of a vehicle. The processor is in communication with the memory and is programmed to identify an invalid configuration, and to generate a restricted buildable space, including to determine an edit distance of each complete path indicative of a number of features to change the invalid configuration of that path to one of the valid configurations, identify a minimum of the edit distances, and remove configurations having edit distances larger than the minimum. The processor is further programmed to identify at least one feature to change the invalid configuration to at least one valid configuration based on the restricted buildable space; and to generate output indicative of the at least one feature to change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Bryan Roger GOODMAN, Melinda Kaye HUNSAKER, David Mark NEWTON, Yu-Ning LIU, Essam Mahmoud SABBAGH, Rickie Allan SPRAGUE, Yakov M. FRADKIN
  • Publication number: 20170206576
    Abstract: A system is provided with memory and a processor. The memory is configured to store data representative of a multi-valued decision diagram (MDD). The processor is in communication with the memory and is programmed to receive a current selection of one or more of the features, and to determine a feature state for each of the one or more features, based on the current selection and the possible valid configurations defined by the MDD. The processor is further programmed to calculate an availability bitset indicative of which features as available for further selection, consistent with the valid configurations and without violating existing constraints of the current selection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Melinda Kaye HUNSAKER, David Mark NEWTON, Essam Mahmoud SABBAGH