Patents by Inventor An Trinh

An Trinh 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).

  • Bit based formation evaluation and drill bit and drill string analysis using an acoustic sensor
    Patent number: 8215384
    Abstract: A drill bit having a bit body includes one or more acoustic sensors that are configured to detect elastic waves when the drill bit is used for drilling a wellbore. The acoustic sensor may be configured to detect a sonic signature associated with a failure event. In further arrangements, the acoustic sensors may be configured to receive signals from a controlled acoustic source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Tu Tien Trinh, Eric Sullivan
  • Bit based formation evaluation using a gamma ray sensor
    Patent number: 8210280
    Abstract: A drill bit made according to one embodiment includes at least a gamma ray sensor configured to provide signals representative of a presence and/or amount of a naturally occurring gamma ray source when the drill bit is used for cutting into a formation. A circuit may be configured to process signals from the gamma ray sensor to provide an estimate a parameter relating to the naturally occurring gamma ray source, which may used for purposes such as optimizing drilling parameters and geosteering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Tu Tien Trinh, Eric Sullivan, David A. Curry
  • MANUAL SUSPEND AND RESUME FOR NON-VOLATILE MEMORY
    Publication number: 20120167100
    Abstract: An external controller has greater control over control circuitry on a memory die in a non-volatile storage system. The external controller can issue a manual suspend command on a communication path which is constantly monitored by the control circuitry. In response, the control circuitry suspends a task immediately, with essentially no delay, or at a next acceptable point in the task. The external controller similarly has the ability to issue a manual resume command, which can be provided on the communication path when that path has a ready status. The control circuitry can also automatically suspend and resume a task. The external controller can cause a task to be suspended by issuing an illegal read command. The external controller can cause a suspended program task to be aborted by issuing a new program command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Inventors: Yan Li, Alon Marcu, Cynthia Hsu, Grishma Shah, Cuong Trinh, Mehrdad Mofidi
  • Systems and Methods for Web-Based Push-To-Talk Communications
    Publication number: 20120134352
    Abstract: A method of enabling a push-to-talk (PTT) connection between a first user on a first network and a second user on a second network is provided. According to the method, a web application registration server on the first network receives and authenticates login information from the first user, forwards the login information to a PTT server, and assigns a temporary network identity from a pre-allocated pool of network identities to a client of the first user. After the PTT registration has been authenticated, a PTT call may be conducted between the first user and the second user. The first network may be an internet protocol-based network. The second network is a multiple-access network for cellular devices, such as a Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) network or any other wireless network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: Nextel Communications, Inc.
    Inventor: Trinh D. Vu
  • Stabilizer assemblies with bearing pad locking structures and tools incorporating same
    Patent number: 8181722
    Abstract: Stabilizer assemblies and tools incorporating same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a stabilizer assembly comprises a body having at least one bearing pad receptacle therein, and a bearing pad disposed in the receptacle. The bearing pad includes at least a portion of a bore extending therethrough, the bore being aligned with body bores in the body on opposite sides of the bearing pad receptacle. A lock rod extends through the bore and into the associated body bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Steven R. Radford, Kevin G. Kidder, Khoi Q. Trinh
  • Method And System For Tagging Content
    Publication number: 20120124479
    Abstract: Systems and methods for tagging digital content are provided. In some embodiments, a method comprises receiving and storing personal data of a first user of an internet-based social network. The personal data of the first user can include one or more digital images or other digital content that the first user is willing to share with other users of the social network. Accordingly, a request from a second user of the internet-based social network can be received to view some of the digital content of the first user. A viewer image can be used to tag the digital content of the first user allowing the owner of the digital content to quick determine the viewers. The viewer image can be a personal profile picture, an image, an icon, an avatar (two-dimensional or three-dimensional), or other on-screen representation that includes a visual indicator of the second user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: Path, Inc.
    Inventors: David B. Morin, Dustin R. Mierau, Matthew Van Horn, Daniel S. Dofter, Mark Lewandowski, Daniel Trinh, Michael Jackson, Lowell Kirsh, Matthew M. Matteson, Jon Crosby
  • Method And System For A Personal Network
    Publication number: 20120124508
    Abstract: Systems and methods for asynchronous communications within an information sharing platform are provided. Traditional social network models use bi-directional friendship or unidirectional following. In contrast to these models, embodiments of the present invention provide for a unidirectional sharing friendship model. The unidirectional friendship model allows people to share information through a path of communications with a set of recipients selected by the sharer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: Path, Inc.
    Inventors: David B. Morin, Dustin R. Mierau, Matthew Van Horn, Daniel S. Dofter, Mark Lewandowski, Daniel Trinh, Michael Jackson, Lowell Kirsh, Matthew M. Matteson, Jon Crosby
  • GPS VISOR
    Publication number: 20120113521
    Abstract: A GPS device comprises a GPS unit, a visor, and an optional attachment means to attach the visor to the GPS unit to improve the viewing of the visual display screen under bright light and/or to eliminate the reflection of the lighted display screen of the GPS unit from a vehicle's windshield during nighttime driving; a visor set comprising said visor and said attachment means; said visor or visor set optionally comprising a GPS antenna for stronger reception and/or a faster acquisition of satellite GPS signals; a method for improving the viewing of the display screen under bright light, for eliminating reflection of the display screen from the vehicle's windshield, and for providing improved satellite GPS signals by using the GPS device or the visor set hereinabove; and an article of manufacture comprising the GPS device or the visor set hereinabove, in association with instructions for use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Inventors: Dennis Sam TRINH, Albert Long Trinh, Toan Trinh
  • TOOLS FOR USE IN SUBTERRANEAN BOREHOLES HAVING EXPANDABLE MEMBERS AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20120111579
    Abstract: Expandable apparatus for use in subterranean boreholes include at least one member configured to move between a retracted position and an extended position. A latching member disposed in the tubular body may selectively retain the at least one member in the retracted position. Methods of operating an expandable apparatus include securing at least one member of the expandable apparatus in a retracted position by engaging an inner wall of a tubular body with at least one latch member disposed in at least one aperture formed in a latch sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Steven R. Radford, Khoi Q. Trinh, S. Richard Gentry
  • Single puncture bifurcation graft deployment system
    Patent number: 8167925
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the endoluminal repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms at the aortic and iliac bifurcation. In particular, a deployment system and graft are disclosed for deploying the bifurcated graft within both iliac branches, as well as the aortic trunk, from a single vascular access.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Endologix, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel M. Shaolian, Gilbert Madrid, To Van Pham, Trinh Van Pham, Thanh Van Nguyen
  • GAS SPRING CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20120098172
    Abstract: A vehicle suspension system includes a pump, a gas spring, and an accumulator. The suspension system also includes a controller for adjusting the suspension system. The controller has a processing circuit configured to receive a measure of gas in the spring. The processing circuit is further configured to calculate a difference between a target value and a current value based on the received measure of gas. The processing circuit is also configured to provide an output for adjusting the gas in the spring in response to the calculated difference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Inventors: Minh Trinh, David P. Cuff, Rongjun Zhang
  • Multilayer ceramic capacitor with terminal formed by electroless plating
    Patent number: 8163331
    Abstract: A terminal to, most commonly, a ceramic capacitor, most commonly a multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC), is formed by electroless plating, also known as electroless deposition or simply as electrodeposition. In the MLCC having a multiple parallel interior plates brought to, and exposed at, at least one, first, surface, an electrically-conductive first-metal layer, preferably Cu, is electrolessly deposited upon this first surface directly in contact with, mechanically connected to, and electrically connected to, the edges of these interior plates. Lateral growth of the electrolessly-deposited first-metal is sufficient to span from exposed plate to exposed plate, electrically connecting the plates. One or more top layers, preferably one of Ni and one of Sn and Pb, are deposited, preferably by plating and more preferably by electrolytic plating, on top of the electrolessly-deposited Cu.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Presidio Components, Inc.
    Inventor: Hung Van Trinh
  • Drill bit with weight and torque sensors
    Patent number: 8162077
    Abstract: A drill bit made according to one embodiment includes a bit body and at least one preloaded sensor in the bit body. In one aspect, the sensor may include a sensor element on a sensor body having a first end and a second end and wherein the sensor is preloaded after placing the sensor body in the bit body. In another aspect, the sensor may be preloaded outside the bit body and then placed in the bit body in a manner that enables the sensor to retain the preloading.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Keith Glasgow, Sorin Gabriel Teodorescu, Eric Sullivan, Tu Tien Trinh, Daryl Pritchard, Xiaomin Cheng
  • Fragrance Test Bottle Display Fixture
    Publication number: 20120085717
    Abstract: A display fixture includes a base and a plurality of fragrance plate assemblies mounted to the base. The base includes a top having a top surface, a front, a back, opposing ends and a well. The well has a well surface recessed from the top surface and includes a plurality of openings in the well surface. Each of the fragrance plate assemblies includes a plate with a recess having a geometric shape constructed to correspond to a geometric contour of a bottom of a fragrance bottle, a pair of plate hooks and a pair of spacers attaching the plate to the pair of plate hooks. The pair of plate hooks are inserted into two of the openings in the well to secure each fragrance plate assembly to the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2010
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: TARGET BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Nick Q. Trinh, Vaughan R. Schaub
  • QUICK SECURE SHELVING
    Publication number: 20120084961
    Abstract: A shelving system includes a product, a base, a tray insert, a template, and a placement clip. The base has a top surface forming a receptacle and includes a hanger assembly for securing the base to a shelving unit. The tray insert is secured into the receptacle formed in the top surface of the base. The tray insert has a plurality of slots spaced along a length of the insert. The template is received over the tray insert to cover the insert. The template has openings through the tray insert to selectively expose a desired subset of slots. The placement clip is secured through one of the openings in the template into a pair of the desired subset of slots. The placement clip acts to secure the template to the tray insert and is adapted to maintain the product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: TARGET BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: William Y. Stafford, Nick Quang Trinh, Benjamin Weshler
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONNECTING MULTIPLE HARD DRIVES
    Publication number: 20120081851
    Abstract: A multiple hard drive connection system includes a first backplane, a second backplane, and a card assembly. The first backplane includes a pass-through and a first socket, and couples to a control system such that the first socket is in electrical communication with the control system. The second backplane is adjacent to and spaced apart from the first backplane, includes a second socket aligned with the pass-through, and couples to the control system such that the second socket is in electrical communication with the control system. The card assembly includes a first edge card connected to the first socket and a second edge card extending through the pass-through and connected to the second socket. The card assembly couples to a hard drive such that the hard drive is in electrical communication with the control system via the first backplane, the second backplane, and the card assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: MINH N. TRINH, MOSTAFA PAKZAD, SULEYMAN ATTILA YOLAR, PETER H. GREILACH, HENRY KUO, LINH G. TRAN
  • STATUS INDICATORS FOR USE IN EARTH-BORING TOOLS HAVING EXPANDABLE MEMBERS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SUCH STATUS INDICATORS AND EARTH-BORING TOOLS
    Publication number: 20120080228
    Abstract: A status indicator for determining a position of an extendable member in an expandable apparatus. The status indicator is configured to decrease a cross-sectional area of a portion of a fluid path extending through an expandable causing a pressure of a fluid within the fluid path to increase when an extendable member of the expandable apparatus is in an extended position. By determining the pressure of the fluid within the fluid path, one can determine the position of the status indicator within the fluid path and thereby determine whether the extendable member of the expandable apparatus is in the extended or a retracted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Steven R. Radford, Khoi Q. Trinh
  • REMOTELY CONTROLLED APPARATUS FOR DOWNHOLE APPLICATIONS, COMPONENTS FOR SUCH APPARATUS, REMOTE STATUS INDICATION DEVICES FOR SUCH APPARATUS, AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20120080183
    Abstract: An expandable apparatus may comprise a tubular body, a valve piston and a push sleeve. The tubular body may comprise a fluid passageway extending therethrough, and the valve piston may be disposed within the tubular body, the valve piston configured to move axially downward within the tubular body responsive to a pressure of drilling fluid passing through a drilling fluid flow path and configured to selectively control a flow of fluid into an annular chamber. The push sleeve may be disposed within the tubular body and coupled to at least one expandable feature, the push sleeve configured to move axially responsive to the flow of fluid into the annular chamber extending the at least one expandable feature. Additionally, the expandable apparatus may be configured to generate a signal indicating the extension of the at least one expandable feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Steven R. Radford, Chad T. Jurica, Li Li, Timothy Miller, Marcus Oesterberg, Khoi Q. Trinh
  • Orthodontic bracket
    Patent number: D660435
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: RMO, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Allen Smith, Nam Trinh
  • Orthodontic bracket
    Patent number: D660968
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: RMO, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Allen Smith, Nam Trinh