Patents by Inventor An Duc Nguyen

An Duc 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).

  • Label removal solution for returnable beverage bottles
    Patent number: 9856434
    Abstract: According to the invention, the compositions and methods provide for the complete removal of synthetic glues or adhesives from a plurality of surfaces through the use of organic solvents and/or amine solvents in combination with surfactants, chelants, acidulants and/or additional bottle wash additives. Beneficially, the compositions and methods are suitable for use at lower temperatures and pH conditions that conventional caustic-based adhesive removal compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Clinton Hunt, Jr., Ralf Krack, Duc Nguyen, Terrence P. Everson
  • Hinged resonant power transfer coil
    Patent number: 9855437
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for wireless power transfer and communications are provided. In one embodiment, a resonator of a wireless power transfer system comprises a plurality of links connected to another with hinges to form a coil housing, the coil housing being adjustable at the hinges to conform to a body of a patient, and a flexible conductor wire attached to the coil housing, the flexible conductor wire being configured to transmit or receive wireless power. The resonator can be infinitely adjusted at the hinges to conform the shape of the resonator to a patient's body. In some embodiments, a locking mechanism can be configured to lock the resonator into a preferred position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: TC1 LLC
    Inventors: John Duc Nguyen, Carine Hoarau, Stephen Zimmermann
  • Heat exchanger with header contact regions for tubes support
    Patent number: 9810484
    Abstract: The application relates to a heat exchanger having a block with ribs and rectangular tubes. The block is arranged between a first collecting box and a second collecting box. Each collecting box is closed off by a base which has eyelets for receiving the tubes, and a trough-shaped circulating section for receiving the collecting box extends along the edge of the base. The base has an elevated contact region on at least one end face for the tube which lies directly opposite the end face in order to allow a stable structure of the heat exchanger, collecting boxes, and block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: MAHLE INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Timo Gruber, Werner Helms, Chi-Duc Nguyen, Hicham Rouhana, Peter Wolfangel
  • OUTDOOR LOUDSPEAKER WITH INTEGRAL LIGHTING
    Publication number: 20170311062
    Abstract: An outdoor loudspeaker that is weather resistant and includes environmental lighting is described. The lamp is mounted to a cap at the top of the loudspeaker. An audio driver is mounted below the lamp. A system outdoor loudspeakers is also described. The lighting circuitry and the audio circuitry is separate, e.g., separate conduits and wiring in the loudspeaker. The cap can include a light guide, e.g., a lens centrally mounted in the cap or an opaque cover to direct the light downwardly and outwardly. At least part of the loudspeaker can be mounted underground and, in the case of a sub-woofer, the entire chamber can be mounted below ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: James GARRETT, Fred TUBIS, An Duc NGUYEN, Aaron L. BUTTERS, Timothy GLADWIN
  • Spin-polarized light-emitting diodes based on organic bipolar spin valves
    Patent number: 9799842
    Abstract: Spin-polarized organic light-emitting diodes are provided. Such spin-polarized organic light-emitting diodes incorporate ferromagnetic electrodes and show considerable spin-valve magneto-electroluminescence and magneto-conductivity responses, with voltage and temperature dependencies that originate from the bipolar spin-polarized space charge limited current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: University of Utah Research Foundation
    Inventors: Zeev Valentine Vardeny, Tho Duc Nguyen, Eitan Avraham Ehrenfreund
  • Blood pump rotor bearings
    Patent number: 9759222
    Abstract: A bearing assembly for use in a blood pump includes a first component that has a convex bearing surface and a first outer surface proximate the convex bearing surface. The bearing assembly includes a second component that a concave bearing surface and a second outer surface proximate the concave bearing surface, the concave bearing surface being configured to receive the convex bearing surface. A plurality of grooves are defined through the convex bearing surface and first outer surface or through the concave bearing surface and the second outer surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: TC1 LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Zimmermann, Carine Hoarau, John Duc Nguyen
  • AUTOMATED CREATION OF A PUBLICATION VIA CAPTURED SOCIAL MEDIA INTERACTIONS
    Publication number: 20170250938
    Abstract: A content management server monitors activity on a social networking system originating from an authorized user account. The server detects a post by the account that contains a predefined trigger tag. The server creates a story record in a web publishing application on the server responsive to detecting the post containing the predefined trigger tag. The server automatically generates a direct messaging conversation to populate additional fields of the story record. The server detects a closing inbound direct message from the account containing a publish tag, and responsive to detecting the closing inbound direct message, automatically publishes the story record.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Eric Robert Dahl, Ka Yan Samatha Tong, Tan Duc Nguyen
  • INTEGRATED IMPLANTABLE TETS HOUSING INCLUDING FINS AND COIL LOOPS
    Publication number: 20170250575
    Abstract: Systems and methods for wireless energy transfer are described. A transmitter unit has a transmitter resonator with a coil that is coupled to a power supply to wirelessly transmit power to a receiver unit. A receiver unit has a receiver resonator with a coil coupled to a device load. The receiver unit can include a ferrite enclosure to prevent transmission of magnetic flux into electronics of the receiver unit, and can include ferrite fins to increase a coupling between the transmitter resonator and the receiver resonator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Kenneth Wong, George Chao-chih Hsu, John Duc Nguyen, Carine Hoarau, Steven Reichenbach, Kevin Gerald Heppell
  • Attachment system, device and method
    Patent number: 9682180
    Abstract: A ventricular assist system and a method of implanting the system are disclosed. The system can have a pump, an inflow conduit, an outflow conduit, attachment ring, ring clamp, and a valvular structure. The attachment ring can be attached to the apex of the heart. The valvular structure can have a flexible, one-way valve in a rigid housing. The inflow conduit can be passed through the valvular structure and the attachment ring into a beating heart with minimal loss of blood. Devices such as slitting tool, coring knife, and/or C-clamp and use of the devices can form part of the system and method for implanting the ventricular assist device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: THORATEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Carine Hoarau, John Duc Nguyen, Steven H. Reichenbach, Ruth Eleanor Costa, James Badia, Donald Lee Hannula
  • Power plant generation system, method for controlling wind turbine generators, power plant controller and wind turbine generator
    Patent number: 9677544
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a power generation system is provided comprising a wind power plant comprising a plurality of wind turbine generators and a power plant controller configured to signal, to at least a portion of the plurality of wind turbine generators, a voltage reference for the output voltage of the wind turbine generator wherein each wind turbine generator comprises a controller configured to control the wind turbine generator based on the voltage reference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Vestas Wind Systems A/S
    Inventors: Yishan Li, Chen Liu, Dinh Duc Nguyen, Liang Sun, Yi Zhou
  • Integrated implantable TETS housing including fins and coil loops
    Patent number: 9680310
    Abstract: Systems and methods for wireless energy transfer are described. A transmitter unit has a transmitter resonator with a coil that is coupled to a power supply to wirelessly transmit power to a receiver unit. A receiver unit has a receiver resonator with a coil coupled to a device load. The receiver unit can include a ferrite enclosure to prevent transmission of magnetic flux into electronics of the receiver unit, and can include ferrite fins to increase a coupling between the transmitter resonator and the receiver resonator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Thoratec Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth Wong, George Chao-chih Hsu, John Duc Nguyen, Carine Hoarau, Steven Reichenbach, Kevin Gerald Heppell
  • SPEAKER SYSTEM CHARGING STATION
    Publication number: 20170127204
    Abstract: A speaker assembly is provided with a housing, at least one transducer supported by the housing, and a controller. The controller is adapted to receive a first audio signal from a first audio source and a second audio signal from a second audio source. The controller is programmed to prioritize the first audio signal and the second audio signal based on a location of the housing relative to a charging station, and to provide the highest priority audio signal to the at least one transducer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Mark FISHER, An Duc NGUYEN
  • RF module and antenna systems
    Patent number: 9543661
    Abstract: Architectures and implementations of a transceiver system for wireless communications are presented, the system including one or more antennas supporting a single frequency band or multiple frequency bands, a transmit circuit, a receive circuit, and an isolation circuit that is coupled to the one or more antennas and the transmit and receive circuits and provides adequate isolation between the transmit circuit and the receive circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Services GmbH
    Inventors: Cheng Jung Lee, Nhan Duc Nguyen, Ajay Gummalla
  • DATA MIGRATION TO A CLOUD COMPUTING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160321275
    Abstract: A cloud-based migration system exposes a source-independent application programming interface for receiving data to be migrated. The data is uploaded and stored as a single entity in a cloud-based storage system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Joe Keng Yap, Mahadevan Thangaraju, Sean L. Livingston, Roberta Cannerozzi, Ghania Moussa, Ron Shimon Estrin, Yu-Ting Lin, Simon Bourdages, Trung Duc Nguyen, Wenyu Cai, Zachary Adam Koehne, Patrick J. Simek, Sukhvinder Singh Gulati, Ben Canning
  • Method and system for enhancing image quality
    Patent number: 9436985
    Abstract: This invention relates to methods and systems for enhance the signal-to-noise ratio of an image scanned by a charged particle beam. In an embodiment, a sequence of grayscales of a pixel is recorded first, extreme values of the sequence of grayscales are then identified and removed, and the remained grayscales are used to determine a nominated grayscale of the pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: HERMES MICROVISION INC.
    Inventors: Chiyan Kuan, Joe Wang, Van-Duc Nguyen
  • HINGED RESONANT POWER TRANSFER COIL
    Publication number: 20160250484
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for wireless power transfer and communications are provided. In one embodiment, a resonator of a wireless power transfer system comprises a plurality of links connected to another with hinges to form a coil housing, the coil housing being adjustable at the hinges to conform to a body of a patient, and a flexible conductor wire attached to the coil housing, the flexible conductor wire being configured to transmit or receive wireless power. The resonator can be infinitely adjusted at the hinges to conform the shape of the resonator to a patient's body. In some embodiments, a locking mechanism can be configured to lock the resonator into a preferred position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2014
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: John Duc Nguyen, Carine Hoarau, Stephen Zimmermann
  • COMPOSITE LIQUID BAG SYSTEM HOLDER
    Publication number: 20160243300
    Abstract: Embodiments of a system box for holding a bag system and methods for separating composite liquids are described. In embodiments, a bag system may be a blood bag system used to collect blood, separate the blood into components, store the components, and utilize the components in patients. The system box may hold the blood bag system. Processes can then be performed to separate components from the blood.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Applicants: Terumo BCT, Inc., Andreas Hettich GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Kris NACKAERTS, Makoto HIRABUKI, Marcellus GEISELMANN, Bruce ELLINGBOE, Hong Duc NGUYEN, Timothy M. TAGA, Ross TICHOTA, Tadashi IMAI, Armin BRENDLE, Christoph PABST, Roland BISET, Wilfried MERTENS, Klaus-Günter EBERLE
  • Dynamic focus adjustment with optical height detection apparatus in electron beam system
    Patent number: 9400176
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to dynamic focus adjustment for an image system. With the assistance of a height detection sub-system, present invention provides an apparatus and methods for micro adjusting an image focusing according the specimen surface height variation by altering the field strength of an electrostatic lens between objective lens and sample stage/or a bias voltage applied to the sample surface. Merely by way of example, the invention has been applied to a scanning electron inspection system. But it would be recognized that the invention could apply to other system using charged particle beam as observation tool with a height detection apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: HERMES MICROVISION, INC.
    Inventors: Joe Wang, Van-Duc Nguyen, Yi-Xiang Wang, Jack Jau, Zhong-Wei Chen
  • System and method for expanding a compressor bleed flow
    Patent number: 9347380
    Abstract: A system includes a bleed system configured to direct a bleed flow from a high pressure region to a low pressure region. The bleed system includes a valve configured to control the bleed flow through the bleed system and a staged bleed conduit configured to incrementally depressurize the bleed flow. The staged bleed conduit includes an inlet coupled to the valve, a first stage configured to depressurize the bleed flow that is coupled to the inlet, a second stage configured to depressurize the bleed flow that is coupled to the first stage, and an outlet coupled to the second stage. The outlet is configured to direct the bleed flow to the low pressure region. The inlet, the first stage, the second stage, and the outlet are disposed along parallel axes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Balakrishnan Ponnuraj, Eric Hongzhao Weng, Tu Duc Nguyen, Fernando Lopez-Parra, Pawel Jan Jablecki
  • Loudspeaker
    Patent number: D800696
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Harman International Industries, Incorporated
    Inventors: Fred Tubis, An Duc Nguyen