Patents by Inventor Kyle D. Hanifen

Kyle D. Hanifen 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).

  • Systems and methods for multi-objective heuristics with conditional genes
    Patent number: 10402728
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to engage in multi-objective optimization where there may be potential solutions for evaluation (e.g., chromosomes) that each have one or more conditional genes. The value of each of the conditional genes in each of the chromosomes may be equivalent to one of a plurality of hidden genes in each of the chromosomes. The value of each of the conditional genes may be evaluated prior to determining objective values of each of the chromosomes. The objective values of each of the chromosomes may be used to evaluate the potential solutions embodied in the chromosomes and further drive to more optimized solutions. The use of the conditional genes in the chromosomes may reduce the amount of constraint violation checks that may need to be performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: The Aerospace Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy Guy Thompson, Matthew Phillip Ferringer, Ronald Scott Clifton, Catherine F. Horan, Kyle D. Hanifen
  • Systems and Methods for Multi-Objective Heuristics with Conditional Genes
    Publication number: 20170293839
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to engage in multi-objective optimization where there may be potential solutions for evaluation (e.g., chromosomes) that each have one or more conditional genes. The value of each of the conditional genes in each of the chromosomes may be equivalent to one of a plurality of hidden genes in each of the chromosomes. The value of each of the conditional genes may be evaluated prior to determining objective values of each of the chromosomes. The objective values of each of the chromosomes may be used to evaluate the potential solutions embodied in the chromosomes and further drive to more optimized solutions. The use of the conditional genes in the chromosomes may reduce the amount of constraint violation checks that may need to be performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Timothy Guy Thompson, Matthew Phillip Ferringer, Ronald Scott Clifton, Catherine F. Horan, Kyle D. Hanifen