Patents by Inventor Ba Duong Phan

Ba Duong Phan 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).

  • Patent number: 11828793
    Abstract: A testing apparatus for Devices Under Test (DUTs) includes at least one intake damper and at least one exhaust damper. At least one fan moves recirculated fluid and exterior fluid across one or more DUTs inside the testing apparatus. In one aspect, the testing apparatus includes a door to provide access to a chamber and the door includes at least one channel. At least a portion of the fluid flows through the at least one channel of the door. In another aspect, the door is configured to provide access to a chamber from the front of the chamber and the fluid is moved in a direction across the one or more DUTs substantially from the front of the chamber towards a rear of the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ba Duong Phan, Alireza Daneshgar
  • Patent number: 11733292
    Abstract: A testing apparatus for Devices Under Test (DUTs) includes at least one intake damper and at least one exhaust damper. At least one fan moves recirculated fluid and exterior fluid across one or more DUTs inside the testing apparatus. In one aspect, the testing apparatus includes a door to provide access to a chamber and the door includes at least one channel. At least a portion of the fluid flows through the at least one channel of the door. In another aspect, the door is configured to provide access to a chamber from the front of the chamber and the fluid is moved in a direction across the one or more DUTs substantially from the front of the chamber towards a rear of the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ba Duong Phan, Alireza Daneshgar
  • Patent number: 11698408
    Abstract: A testing apparatus for Data Storage Devices (DSDs) includes a chassis and at least one interface module configured to be removably inserted into the chassis and house a plurality of interface boards. Each interface board includes a DSD connector for connecting a DSD to the interface board and a backplane connector for connecting to a backplane for communicating with a respective computing unit. In one aspect, the at least one interface module includes a housing and a plurality of openings in a side of the housing with each opening configured to receive a respective interface board. A plurality of guide member pairs is positioned to guide respective interface boards when inserted into respective openings such that the backplane connector is located at a respective predetermined location for connecting to the backplane. In another aspect, the interface boards are removable from the interface module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ba Duong Phan, Alireza Daneshgar
  • Publication number: 20230060313
    Abstract: A testing apparatus for Data Storage Devices (DSDs) includes a chassis and at least one interface module configured to be removably inserted into the chassis and house a plurality of interface boards. Each interface board includes a DSD connector for connecting a DSD to the interface board and a backplane connector for connecting to a backplane for communicating with a respective computing unit. In one aspect, the at least one interface module includes a housing and a plurality of openings in a side of the housing with each opening configured to receive a respective interface board. A plurality of guide member pairs is positioned to guide respective interface boards when inserted into respective openings such that the backplane connector is located at a respective predetermined location for connecting to the backplane. In another aspect, the interface boards are removable from the interface module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Ba Duong Phan, Alireza Daneshgar
  • Publication number: 20230060664
    Abstract: A testing apparatus for Devices Under Test (DUTs) includes at least one intake damper and at least one exhaust damper. At least one fan moves recirculated fluid and exterior fluid across one or more DUTs inside the testing apparatus. In one aspect, the testing apparatus includes a door to provide access to a chamber and the door includes at least one channel. At least a portion of the fluid flows through the at least one channel of the door. In another aspect, the door is configured to provide access to a chamber from the front of the chamber and the fluid is moved in a direction across the one or more DUTs substantially from the front of the chamber towards a rear of the chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Ba Duong Phan, Alireza Daneshgar