Patents by Inventor Alex Phidung TRAN

Alex Phidung TRAN 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).

  • Method and device for marking fibrous materials
    Patent number: 10760182
    Abstract: A method of marking fibers, wherein the method includes providing a plurality of fibers; depositing a marker onto at least a portion of the fibers, the depositing being performed with a delivery mechanism comprising one or more outlets; and thereby marking the fibers. Also provided is a device for marking fibers, including a transport system adapted to transport fibers in a direction of a marker delivery apparatus positioned along the transport system; the delivery apparatus includes one or more outlets, adapted to deposit a solution of the marker through the outlets onto at least a portion of the fibers; and thereby marking the fibers. Authentication of a fibrous material using the marking method of the invention followed obtaining a sample of the marked fibers and assaying the sample for the presence of the nucleic acid marker; and thereby determining whether the fibrous material is authentic or counterfeit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: APDN (B.V.I.) INC.
    Inventors: Alex Phidung Tran, Abdelkrim Berrada, MingHwa Benjamin Liang, Lawrence Jung
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MARKING FIBROUS MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20160168781
    Abstract: A method of marking fibers, wherein the method includes providing a plurality of fibers; depositing a marker onto at least a portion of the fibers, the depositing being performed with a delivery mechanism comprising one or more outlets; and thereby marking the fibers. Also provided is a device for marking fibers, including a transport system adapted to transport fibers in a direction of a marker delivery apparatus positioned along the transport system; the delivery apparatus includes one or more outlets, adapted to deposit a solution of the marker through the outlets onto at least a portion of the fibers; and thereby marking the fibers. Authentication of a fibrous material using the marking method of the invention followed obtaining a sample of the marked fibers and assaying the sample for the presence of the nucleic acid marker; and thereby determining whether the fibrous material is authentic or counterfeit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicant: APDN (B.V.I.) INC.
    Inventors: Alex Phidung TRAN, Abdelkrim BERRADA, MingHwa Benjamin LIANG, Lawrence JUNG