Patents by Inventor Nick MARKOV

Nick MARKOV 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).

  • AUTONOMOUS ROBOTIC AIRSHIP INSPECTION SYSTEM FOR LARGE-SCALE TANK INTERIORS
    Publication number: 20180088592
    Abstract: Designing intrinsically safe robotic inspection systems used for unmanned navigation and inspection of large tanks with hazardous and explosive atmosphere is challenging. The disclosed methods and devices provide solutions to overcome such challenge. Intrinsically safe devices and methods using a combination of a lighter-than-air blimp with various intrinsically safe subsystems attached to the blimp are presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Matthew GILDNER, Donald F. RUFFATTO, Sophia MITCHELL, Oktay ARSLAN, Joshua Vander HOOK, Jolly JAMES, Robert Kwan Meng SEAH, Nick MARKOV