US Patent Issued to THE AEROSPACE on Feb. 17 for "Interlocking, reconfigurable, reconstitutable, reformable cell-based system with nested ring structures" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,552,556, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to THE AEROSPACE Corp. (El Segundo, Calif.).

"Interlocking, reconfigurable, reconstitutable, reformable cell-based system with nested ring structures" was invented by Henry Helvajian (Pasadena, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Cell-based space systems with nested-ring structures that interlock and can change configuration to support a mission are disclosed. The cells may self-assemble into a larger structure to carry out a mission. Multiple rotatable rings may be included in a cell, with a payload/control section in the center. The rings may provide power and/or data to trams that move about ...