Patents by Inventor Robert M. Kovac

Robert M. Kovac 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).

  • Homogeneous and single-side-operational connector mechanism for self-reconfigurable, self-assembly and self-healing systems
    Patent number: 8234950
    Abstract: Designs of single-end-operative reconfigurable genderless connectors that include a base, a plurality of movable jaws that are formed on the base and can engage to the jaws of another connector, and an actuator that is mounted on the base and can engage and move the jaws of the reconfigurable connector to connect the reconfigurable connector with another connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: University of Southern California
    Inventors: Wei-Min Shen, Robert M. Kovac