Patents by Inventor John T. Nguyen

John T. 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: 20150211509
    Abstract: A multiple diaphragm pump having a single drive and controller is disclosed. Each diaphragm of the multiple diaphragm pump is connected to a piston. The pistons may be connected to at least one lever. A cam may be operatively engaged with the at least one lever such that movement of the cam causes movement of the piston which translates into piston stroke. The pistons move in substantially the same direction such that when one diaphragm is in a forward stroke the other diaphragm is in a backward stroke.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Robert E. Gledhill, III, John T. Nguyen
  • Patent number: 9039821
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and compositions for coating aluminum substrates. In an embodiment, the invention includes a method of applying a coating on an aluminum substrate including contacting the aluminum substrate with a first solution. The first solution can include a zinc metal salt, a sugar acid or alkali metal salt thereof, and an alkali metal hydroxide. The method can also include contacting the aluminum substrate with a second solution. The second solution can include a molybdate salt, an alkanolamine, and a fluorine acid. Other embodiments are also included herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: BIRCHWOOD LABORATORIES LLC
    Inventors: William V. Block, David J. Halverson, John T. Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20150056089
    Abstract: Described is a method for manufacturing a diaphragm assembly through the use of injection molding. The method can avoid the use of PTFE as a chemically resistant coating. Further, the method can increase overall adherence of a polymer diaphragm to an insert through the use of an interference surface on at least the surface of a head of the insert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Robert E. Gledhill, III, John T. Nguyen, Steve L. Smith
  • Publication number: 20140190368
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and compositions for coating aluminum substrates. In an embodiment, the invention includes a method of applying a coating on an aluminum substrate including contacting the aluminum substrate with a first solution. The first solution can include a zinc metal salt, a sugar acid or alkali metal salt thereof, and an alkali metal hydroxide. The method can also include contacting the aluminum substrate with a second solution. The second solution can include a molybdate salt, an alkanolamine, and a fluorine acid. Other embodiments are also included herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: BIRCHWOOD LABORATORIES, INC.
    Inventors: William V. Block, David J. Halverson, John T. Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20140091675
    Abstract: Transducer assemblies and associated methods are provided for facilitating alignment of ultrasonic transducers with respect to pipes onto which the transducers are installed. The transducer assembly can include a transducer housing having a track on along which the transducers can be slidingly engaged. The transducer assembly can include attachment structures having alignment features used to align the transducers parallel to the axial centerline of the pipe while ensuring that the reception/emission sides of the transducers are oriented normal to the outer surface of the pipe. In some embodiments a transducer assembly alignment system can be used to align two transducer assemblies on circumferentially opposite sides of a pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: Blue-White Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: John T. Nguyen, Jason A. Woolard, William M. McDowell, Robert E. Gledhill, III
  • Patent number: 7284964
    Abstract: A pump leak monitor for use with a peristaltic pump comprises a pump housing and a pair of electrical contacts disposed along a bottom end of the pump housing. The electrical contacts are located such that the contacts are immersed in fluid when the pump is leaking. The fluid conducts electricity across the contacts and thereby closes an electrical circuit for providing an indication that a leak has been detected. By measuring an electrical parameter in the circuit, the pump leak monitor is capable of measuring the conductivity of the fluid in the pump housing. As a result, the pump leak monitor is capable of differentiating between different types of fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: Blue-White Industries
    Inventors: William M. McDowell, John T. Nguyen
  • Patent number: 7001153
    Abstract: A pump leak monitor for use with a peristaltic pump comprises a pump housing and a pair of electrical contacts disposed along a bottom end of the pump housing. The electrical contacts are located such that the contacts are immersed in fluid when the pump is leaking. The fluid conducts electricity across the contacts and thereby closes an electrical circuit for providing an indication that a leak has been detected. By measuring an electrical parameter in the circuit, the pump leak monitor is capable of measuring the conductivity of the fluid in the pump housing. As a result, the pump leak monitor is capable of differentiating between different types of fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: Blue-White Industries
    Inventors: William M. McDowell, John T. Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20040265154
    Abstract: A pump leak monitor for use with a peristaltic pump comprises a pump housing and a pair of electrical contacts disposed along a bottom end of the pump housing. The electrical contacts are located such that the contacts are immersed in fluid when the pump is leaking. The fluid conducts electricity across the contacts and thereby closes an electrical circuit for providing an indication that a leak has been detected. By measuring an electrical parameter in the circuit, the pump leak monitor is capable of measuring the conductivity of the fluid in the pump housing. As a result, the pump leak monitor is capable of differentiating between different types of fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventors: William M. McDowell, John T. Nguyen