Patents by Inventor Chau H.T. Nguyen

Chau H.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).

  • Dynamic phantom
    Patent number: 10796607
    Abstract: Described is a dynamic phantom. The phantom comprises a body having a front, a back, and an internal cavity between the front and the back, the body having a movable chest wall. The phantom also comprises a first motion mechanism that is actuated to move the chest wall to thereby move the front relative to the back of the body. The phantom also comprises a moveable organ member supported within the internal cavity that is caused to move relative to the body by a second motion mechanism. The phantom also comprises a drive source for driving the first and second motion mechanisms, wherein the first and second motion mechanisms move the chest wall and the moveable organ member to substantially represent their movement in a human body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Inwentech
    Inventors: Chuan-Dong Wen, Benjamin Hill, Chau H. T. Nguyen, Helena S. Wen
  • A DYNAMIC PHANTOM
    Publication number: 20170169734
    Abstract: Described is a dynamic phantom. The phantom comprises a body having a front, a back, and an internal cavity between the front and the back, the body having a movable chest wall. The phantom also comprises a first motion mechanism that is actuated to move the chest wall to thereby move the front relative to the back of the body. The phantom also comprises a moveable organ member supported within the internal cavity that is caused to move relative to the body by a second motion mechanism. The phantom also comprises a drive source for driving the first and second motion mechanisms, wherein the first and second motion mechanisms move the chest wall and the moveable organ member to substantially represent their movement in a human body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Chuan-Dong Wen, Benjamin Hill, Chau H.T. Nguyen, Helena S. Wen