Patents by Inventor Nicholas S. ASSEFF

Nicholas S. ASSEFF 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).

  • Publication number: 20180178606
    Abstract: Systems, apparatus, and methods for interconnecting two vehicles for the purposes of physical integration, data transfer and/or fluid transfer between the two vehicles. In one example, a system can include a carriage assembly that is deployable from the first vehicle for engagement with the second vehicle. The carriage assembly includes a nesting frame that stabilizes pitch, roll and yaw movements to the second vehicle. A transfer probe assembly is connected to the nesting frame and is deployable together with the nesting frame from the first vehicle. The transfer probe assembly includes a probe that is engageable with the second vehicle at the engaged position and at least one transfer mechanism that can transfer fluid, data, and/or power through the transfer probe assembly between the first vehicle and the second vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Brian R. SAID, Nicholas S. ASSEFF, Brian N. FISK, Stephen M. THOMPSON