Patents by Inventor Huy D. Nguyen

Huy D. Nguyen 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: 20240186124
    Abstract: An apparatuses relating generally to a test wafer, processing chambers, and method relating generally to monitoring or calibrating a processing chamber, are described. In one such an apparatus for a test wafer, there is a platform. An optical fiber with Fiber Bragg Grating sensors is located over the platform. A layer of material is located over the platform and over the optical fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2024
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: William J. O'Banion, An-Dien Nguyen, Huy D. Nguyen
  • Patent number: 11901165
    Abstract: An apparatuses relating generally to a test wafer, processing chambers, and method relating generally to monitoring or calibrating a processing chamber, are described. In one such an apparatus for a test wafer, there is a platform. An optical fiber with Fiber Bragg Grating sensors is located over the platform. A layer of material is located over the platform and over the optical fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Inventors: William J. O'Banion, An-Dien Nguyen, Huy D. Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20230114751
    Abstract: A substrate support assembly and processing chamber having the same are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a substrate support assembly is provided that includes a body. The body has a center, an outer perimeter connecting a substrate support surface and a backside surface. The body additionally has a pocket disposed on the substrate support surface at the center and a lip disposed between the pocket and the outer perimeter. A layer is formed in the pocket of the substrate support surface. A plurality of discreet islands are disposed in the layer, wherein the discreet islands are disposed about a center line extending perpendicular from the substrate support surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Zhepeng CONG, Nyi Oo MYO, Hui CHEN, Huy D. NGUYEN, Shaofeng CHEN, Xinning LUAN, Kirk Allen FISHER, Aimee S. ERHARDT, Shawn Joseph BONHAM, Philip Michael AMOS, James M. AMOS
  • Patent number: 11626720
    Abstract: A multiphase ground fault circuit interrupter includes a first phase power line input, a second phase power line input, a third phase power line input, a neutral line input, a controller circuit having a relay control output, a first phase latching relay having a first phase switch input coupled to the first phase power line input and a first phase relay control input coupled to the relay control output of the controller circuit, a sensor having a core and a sensor pickup coupled to the controller circuit, and a first phase load wire coupled to a first phase switch output of the first phase latching relay and passed through the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: NEILSEN-KULJIAN, INC.
    Inventors: Huy D. Nguyen, Tom Lik-Chung Lee
  • Publication number: 20210118654
    Abstract: An apparatuses relating generally to a test wafer, processing chambers, and method relating generally to monitoring or calibrating a processing chamber, are described. In one such an apparatus for a test wafer, there is a platform. An optical fiber with Fiber Bragg Grating sensors is located over the platform. A layer of material is located over the platform and over the optical fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: William J. O'Banion, IV, An-Dien Nguyen, Huy D. Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20210090865
    Abstract: An apparatuses relating generally to a test wafer, processing chambers, and method relating generally to monitoring or calibrating a processing chamber, are described. In one such an apparatus for a test wafer, there is a platform. An optical fiber with Fiber Bragg Grating sensors is located over the platform. A layer of material is located over the platform and over the optical fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: William J. O'Banion, An-Dien Nguyen, Huy D. Nguyen
  • Patent number: 10861682
    Abstract: An apparatuses relating generally to a test wafer, processing chambers, and method relating generally to monitoring or calibrating a processing chamber, are described. In one such an apparatus for a test wafer, there is a platform. An optical fiber with Fiber Bragg Grating sensors is located over the platform. A layer of material is located over the platform and over the optical fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: iSenseCloud, Inc.
    Inventors: William J. O'Banion, An-Dien Nguyen, Huy D. Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20190006157
    Abstract: An apparatuses relating generally to a test wafer, processing chambers, and method relating generally to monitoring or calibrating a processing chamber, are described. In one such an apparatus for a test wafer, there is a platform. An optical fiber with Fiber Bragg Grating sensors is located over the platform. A layer of material is located over the platform and over the optical fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: William J. O'Banion, An-Dien Nguyen, Huy D. Nguyen
  • Patent number: 9766273
    Abstract: A self-powered current sensor is described. The self-powered current sensor including an electrical signal input configured to receive a current signal. Further, the self-powered current sensor includes a power circuit configured to generate a power voltage from an electrical signal. The self-powered current sensor also includes a variable resistor configured to set a value corresponding to one or more indicators on the electrical sensor and an amplifier coupled with a variable resistor and a power circuit. And, the self-powered current sensor includes an alarm coupled with an amplifier, an alarm configured to activate based on a value set by said variable resistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Neilsen-Kuljian, Inc.
    Inventor: Huy D. Nguyen
  • Patent number: 9747776
    Abstract: An electrical sensor is described. The electrical sensor including an electrical signal input configured to receive an electrical signal, an alarm, one or more inputs configured to set a configuration value and at least one display configured to display said configuration value. The monitor is coupled with the electrical signal input, the alarm, the display, and the one or more inputs. Further, the monitor is configured to determine a characteristic of the electrical signal received on the electrical signal input. The monitor is configured to activate the alarm based on the configuration value set by the one or more inputs and the characteristic of the electrical signal. And, the monitor configured to generate at least one display signal based on the configuration value to be used by the at least one display to display the configuration value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Neilsen-Kuljian, Inc.
    Inventors: Huy D. Nguyen, Roger Borders, Tom Lik-Chung Lee
  • Patent number: 9664709
    Abstract: An electrical sensor is described. The electrical sensor including an electrical signal input configured to receive an electrical signal, an alarm, one or more inputs configured to set a configuration value corresponding to one or more indicators on the electrical sensor, and monitor. The monitor is coupled with the electrical signal input, the alarm, and the one or more inputs. Further, the monitor is configured to determine a characteristic of the electrical signal received on the electrical signal input. And, the monitor is configured to activate the alarm based on the configuration value set by the one or more inputs and the characteristic of the electrical signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: NEILSEN-KULJIAN, INC.
    Inventors: Huy D. Nguyen, Roger Borders
  • Patent number: 9618541
    Abstract: A magnetometer that senses low level currents flowing in a conductor or wire includes two cores with excitation windings on each core that are connected in series but which are wound in opposite orientations. A periodic alternating current drives the windings. Since the windings are in series but oppositely wound, the current flowing through the windings will produce equal but opposite flux flows in the two cores. A sensing winding is wound around both cores to provide flux profiles. A digital processor analyzes a quiescent flux profile, which is generated when no sense current is flowing through the dual cores, and distorted flux profiles when sense currents are flowing through the dual cores to measure a sense current flowing through the dual cores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: NEILSEN-KULJIAN, INC.
    Inventors: Huy D. Nguyen, Tom Lik-Chung Lee
  • Patent number: 9041390
    Abstract: A direct current transducer includes an open-loop Hall-effect sensor, a first ADC coupled to the open-loop Hall-effect sensor, a thermistor, a second ADC coupled to the thermistor, a manually controlled mode-selection device, a digital processor coupled to the first ADC and the second ADC, and digital memory coupled to the digital processor. The manually controlled mode-selection device is operative to develop an operating mode selection digital signal for a plurality of operating modes including a temperature-compensated direct current (DC) transducer mode and a calibration mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: NEILSEN-KULJIAN, INC.
    Inventors: Huy D. Nguyen, Tom Lik-Chung Lee
  • Publication number: 20140354439
    Abstract: An electrical sensor is described. The electrical sensor including an electrical signal input configured to receive an electrical signal, an alarm, one or more inputs configured to set a configuration value and at least one display configured to display said configuration value. The monitor is coupled with the electrical signal input, the alarm, the display, and the one or more inputs. Further, the monitor is configured to determine a characteristic of the electrical signal received on the electrical signal input. The monitor is configured to activate the alarm based on the configuration value set by the one or more inputs and the characteristic of the electrical signal. And, the monitor configured to generate at least one display signal based on the configuration value to be used by the at least one display to display the configuration value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: Neilsen-Kuljian, Inc.
    Inventors: Huy D. Nguyen, Roger Borders, Tom Lik-Chung Lee
  • Patent number: 8698426
    Abstract: An apparatus for setting a digital setpoint for a self-powered current sensing switch includes a current transformer, a digital processor and a parallel converter for converting the AC output of the current transformer to a DC power source for the digital processor along a first path and into a digital signal which is input to the digital processor along a second path. The apparatus also includes a manually operated switch coupled to the digital processor and having a calibration mode position, code segments executing on the digital processor to convert the digital signal to a digital setpoint value when the manually operated switch is in the calibration mode position, and non-volatile memory for storing the digital setpoint value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Neilsen-Kuljian, Inc.
    Inventors: Huy D. Nguyen, Tom Lik-Chung Lee
  • Publication number: 20140055151
    Abstract: A self-powered current sensor is described. The self-powered current sensor including an electrical signal input configured to receive a current signal. Further, the self-powered current sensor includes a power circuit configured to generate a power voltage from an electrical signal. The self-powered current sensor also includes a variable resistor configured to set a value corresponding to one or more indicators on the electrical sensor and an amplifier coupled with a variable resistor and a power circuit. And, the self-powered current sensor includes an alarm coupled with an amplifier, an alarm configured to activate based on a value set by said variable resistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: Neilsen-Kuljian, Inc.
    Inventor: Huy D. Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20130328687
    Abstract: An electrical sensor is described. The electrical sensor including an electrical signal input configured to receive an electrical signal, an alarm, one or more inputs configured to set a configuration value corresponding to one or more indicators on the electrical sensor, and monitor. The monitor is coupled with the electrical signal input, the alarm, and the one or more inputs. Further, the monitor is configured to determine a characteristic of the electrical signal received on the electrical signal input. And, the monitor is configured to activate the alarm based on the configuration value set by the one or more inputs and the characteristic of the electrical signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: Neilsen-Kuljian, Inc.
    Inventors: Huy D. Nguyen, Roger Borders
  • Patent number: 8589101
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring RMS values of burst-fired currents includes a current sensor having a signal output, an analog-to-digital (A/D) converter coupled to the signal output of the current sensor, a digital processor coupled to an output of the A/D converter, and a digital memory coupled to the digital processor. Code segments stored in the digital memory are executable on the digital processor and implement a process of: a) initially sampling the output of the A/D converter; b) determining from the initial sampling a burst-fired current pattern; c) sampling the output of the A/D converter N times within a burst-fired current pattern to provide N samples; and d) calculating an RMS value from the N samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Neilsen-Kuljian, Inc.
    Inventors: Huy D. Nguyen, Tom Lik-Chung Lee
  • Patent number: 6566855
    Abstract: A device measures current magnitude in a conductor coupled to an electrical device and generates a signal comprising a series of pulses having a frequency. The frequency of the series of pulses is responsive to the magnitude of current measured. The device comprises a sensor magnetically linked with the conductor connected to the electrical device. The sensor produces an analog signal in response to the presence of a current within the conductor. A signal conditioner is located proximate to the sensor and is electrically coupled to the sensor so as to receive the analog signal. The signal conditioner produces, in response to the analog signal, a first signal representative of a magnitude of the current. A converter receives and converts the first signal into an output signal that comprises a series of pulses having a frequency. The frequency of the series of pulses is responsive to the magnitude of the current. All the sensor, the signal conditioner, and the converter are located in a single unitary package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: Neilsen-Kuljian, Inc.
    Inventors: Huy D. Nguyen, Keith O. Brink, Daniel B. Schuster, Nicholas J. Holman