Patents by Inventor Cuong Vuong
Cuong Vuong 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).
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Publication number: 20200093814Abstract: This invention relates to ?-lactam compounds in combination with further drugs, e.g. ?-lactamase inhibitors (BLIs), for use in the treatment and prophylaxis of infections caused by resistant bacteria.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2017Publication date: March 26, 2020Applicant: AiCuris GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Irith WIEGAND, Cuong VUONG, Daniela M. RAUSCH
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Patent number: 9533899Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes gasifying a fuel source using a first oxygen stream supplied from an air separation unit (ASU), discharging a gasifier blowdown from a gasification and scrubbing system configured to gasify the fuel source, generating a grey water from the gasifier blowdown, and biologically treating the grey water in a reactor using a second oxygen stream supplied by the ASU.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2013Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Anindra Mazumdar, Dinh-Cuong Vuong, James Scott Kain, Paul Roberts Scarboro
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Patent number: 9080768Abstract: Gasifier preheater fuel and moderator injection apparatus, systems and methods are provided. A preheater distributor ring is securely mounted within the shell dome of a gasification vessel, for the selective discharge of preheat fuel and oxidizer into the vessel during preheating operations, or for the selective discharge of moderating agents into the vessel during normal gasification operations.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2012Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: John Caleb Wilson, Jennifer Lucia Ramirez, James Scott Kain, Shaoping Shi, Dinh-Cuong Vuong, Edward Pan
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Publication number: 20150014142Abstract: A method for processing wastewater is provided. The method includes pretreating a flow of the wastewater using at least one of a softening/clarification system, a sludge handling system, a filtration system, and an ammonia stripping system, evaporating the pretreated flow to produce at least a distillate and an evaporator brine; separating the evaporator brine to produce a liquid recycle stream and salt crystal mixture; and channeling the liquid recycle stream to a feed stream. The method eliminates the salt drying process that significantly reduces the costs of construction and operation of the standard zero process water discharge process.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2014Publication date: January 15, 2015Inventors: Dinh-Cuong Vuong, James Scott Kain
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Publication number: 20140263045Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes gasifying a fuel source using a first oxygen stream supplied from an air separation unit (ASU), discharging a gasifier blowdown from a gasification and scrubbing system configured to gasify the fuel source, generating a grey water from the gasifier blowdown, and biologically treating the grey water in a reactor using a second oxygen stream supplied by the ASU.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Anindra Mazumdar, Dinh-Cuong Vuong, James Scott Kain, Paul Roberts Scarboro
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Patent number: 8728328Abstract: A method of removing suspended solids from a gasification process water stream includes, in an exemplary embodiment, providing a gasification process water stream containing process derived suspended solids, settling at least a portion of the suspended solids from the process water stream in a settling apparatus, providing a filter apparatus having a plurality of filter elements, and removing a portion of the settled solids from the settling apparatus. The method also includes precoating the filter elements with the settled solids removed from the settling apparatus, directing a portion of the process water stream from the settling apparatus to the filter apparatus, and filtering the portion of the process water stream directed from the settling apparatus through the precoated filter elements to remove suspended solids particles to form a filtrate.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2007Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: James Scott Kain, Priyadharshini Swaminathan, Dinh-Cuong Vuong
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Publication number: 20140127089Abstract: Gasifier preheater fuel and moderator injection apparatus, systems and methods are provided. A preheater distributor ring is securely mounted within the shell dome of a gasification vessel, for the selective discharge of preheat fuel and oxidizer into the vessel during preheating operations, or for the selective discharge of moderating agents into the vessel during normal gasification operations.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2012Publication date: May 8, 2014Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: John Caleb Wilson, Jennifer Lucia Ramirez, James Scott Kain, Shaoping Shi, Dinh-Cuong Vuong, Edward Pan
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Publication number: 20130270181Abstract: Selenium in the form of a reduced species such as selenocyanate is oxidized to produce an oxidized selenium species such as selenate or selenite, and then a biological reduction process is used to remove selenium from the oxidized selenium species. In an example, a chemical oxidant is added to a wastewater containing selenocyanate to produce selenate and selenite. The partially treated wastewater is then fed to a reactor containing a fixed media supporting a biofilm with selenium reducing organisms. The selenium in the selenate and selenite is reduced to an insoluble form of selenium, such as elemental selenium, which precipitates from the wastewater.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: October 17, 2013Inventors: Timothy Michael PICKETT, Yanguo MA, Jill SONSTEGARD, James Scott KAIN, Dinh-Cuong VUONG, David Brian FRASER
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Patent number: 8557118Abstract: In one embodiment, a grey water treatment system includes an oxidation reactor for oxidizing grey water. The grey water treatment system also includes a biological reduction and precipitation system with microbes designed to remove one or more target components from the oxidized grey water.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2010Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: James Scott Kain, Dinh-Cuong Vuong, David Brian Fraser, Timothy Michael Pickett
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Patent number: 8425636Abstract: In certain embodiments, a system includes a gasification system configured to output grey water. The system also includes a grey water zero liquid discharge (ZLD) system configured to receive the grey water and to generate a first stream of distillate. The grey water ZLD system comprises an ammonia stripping system. An amount of water into and out of the grey water ZLD system is approximately equal.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2009Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Sampath K. Bommareddy, Dinh-Cuong Vuong, James Scott Kain, Anil Dhansukh Amlani, Robert Henry Weed
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Publication number: 20120301481Abstract: Immunogenic compositions and methods for eliciting an immune response against S. epidermidis and other related staphylococci are provided. The immunogenic compositions can include immunogenic conjugates of poly-?-glutamic acid (such as ?DLPGA) polypeptides of S. epidermidis, or related staphylococci that express a ?PGA polypeptide. The ?PGA conjugates elicit an effective immune response against S. epidermidis, or other staphylococci, in subjects to which the conjugates are administered. A method of treating an infection caused by a Staphylococcus organism that expresses cap genes is also disclosed. The method can include selecting a subject who is at risk of or has been diagonosed with the infection by the Staphylococcus organism which expresses ?PGA from the cap genes. Further, the expression of a ?PGA polypeptide by the organism can then be altered.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2012Publication date: November 29, 2012Inventors: Michael Otto, Stanislava Kocianova, Cuong Vuong, Jovanka Voyich, Yufeng Yao, Elizabeth Fischer, Frank De Leo
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Patent number: 8252550Abstract: Immunogenic compositions and methods for eliciting an immune response against S. epidermidis and other related staphylococci are provided. The immunogenic compositions can include immunogenic conjugates of poly-?-glutamic acid (such as ?DLPGA) polypeptides of S. epidermidis, or related staphylococci that express a ?PGA polypeptide. The ?PGA conjugates elicit an effective immune response against S. epidermidis, or other staphylococci, in subjects to which the conjugates are administered. A method of treating an infection caused by a Staphylococcus organism that expresses cap genes is also disclosed. The method can include selecting a subject who is at risk of or has been diagnosed with the infection by the Staphylococcus organism which expresses ?PGA from the cap genes. Further, the expression of a ?PGA polypeptide by the organism can then be altered.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2011Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human ServicesInventors: Michael Otto, Stanislava Kocianova, Cuong Vuong, Jovanka Voyich, Yufeng Yao, Elizabeth Fischer, Frank De Leo
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Publication number: 20110217312Abstract: Immunogenic compositions and methods for eliciting an immune response against S. epidermidis and other related staphylococci are provided. The immunogenic compositions can include immunogenic conjugates of poly-?-glutamic acid (such as ?DLPGA) polypeptides of S. epidermidis, or related staphylococci that express a ?PGA polypeptide. The ?PGA conjugates elicit an effective immune response against S. epidermidis, or other staphylococci, in subjects to which the conjugates are administered. A method of treating an infection caused by a Staphylococcus organism that expresses cap genes is also disclosed. The method can include selecting a subject who is at risk of or has been diagnosed with the infection by the Staphylococcus organism which expresses ?PGA from the cap genes. Further, the expression of a ?PGA polypeptide by the organism can then be altered.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2011Publication date: September 8, 2011Inventors: Michael Otto, Stanislava Kocianova, Cuong Vuong, Jovanka Voyich, Yufeng Yao, Elizabeth Fischer, Frank De Leo
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Publication number: 20110186489Abstract: In one embodiment, a grey water treatment system includes an oxidation reactor for oxidizing grey water. The grey water treatment system also includes a biological reduction and precipitation system with microbes designed to remove one or more target components from the oxidized grey water.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2010Publication date: August 4, 2011Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: James Scott Kain, Dinh-Cuong Vuong, David Brian Fraser, Timothy Michael Pickett
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Publication number: 20110108405Abstract: In certain embodiments, a system includes a gasification system configured to output grey water. The system also includes a grey water zero liquid discharge (ZLD) system configured to receive the grey water and to generate a first stream of distillate. The grey water ZLD system comprises an ammonia stripping system. An amount of water into and out of the grey water ZLD system is approximately equal.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2009Publication date: May 12, 2011Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Sampath K. Bommareddy, Dinh-Cuong Vuong, James Scott Kain, Anil Dhansukh Amlani, Robert Henry Weed
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Publication number: 20100089740Abstract: A method for processing wastewater is provided. The method includes pretreating a flow of the wastewater using at least one of a softening/clarification system, a sludge handling system, a filtration system, and an ammonia stripping system, evaporating the pretreated flow to produce at least a distillate and an evaporator brine; separating the evaporator brine to produce a liquid recycle stream and salt crystal mixture; and channeling the liquid recycle stream to a feed stream. The method eliminates the salt drying process that significantly reduces the costs of construction and operation of the standard zero process water discharge process.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2008Publication date: April 15, 2010Inventors: Dinh-Cuong Vuong, James Scott Kain
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Publication number: 20090188867Abstract: A method for processing wastewater is provided. The method includes concentrating a flow of the wastewater using a reverse osmosis process membrane, and evaporating the concentrated flow to produce at least distillate and solids.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2008Publication date: July 30, 2009Inventors: Dinh-Cuong Vuong, David M. Polizzotti, James Scott Kain, Robert Henry Weed
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Publication number: 20090101598Abstract: A method of removing suspended solids from a gasification process water stream includes, in an exemplary embodiment, providing a gasification process water stream containing process derived suspended solids, settling at least a portion of the suspended solids from the process water stream in a settling apparatus, providing a filter apparatus having a plurality of filter elements, and removing a portion of the settled solids from the settling apparatus. The method also includes precoating the filter elements with the settled solids removed from the settling apparatus, directing a portion of the process water stream from the settling apparatus to the filter apparatus, and filtering the portion of the process water stream directed from the settling apparatus through the precoated filter elements to remove suspended solids particles to form a filtrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2007Publication date: April 23, 2009Inventors: James Scott Kain, Priyadharshini Swaminathan, Dinh-Cuong Vuong
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Publication number: 20070193735Abstract: A wellhead assembly to seal and suspend an in-casing hydraulic drive unit for a downhole pump, including pressure-containing wellhead body members with a vertical bore and a production bore at its uppermost portion. A hydraulic pump hanger is retained and sealed in the vertical bore. The hydraulic pump hanger suspends and seals the hydraulic cylinder, includes a bore extending vertically therethrough, forms at least one hydraulic line to communicate with hydraulic fluid supply lines, forms a hydraulic inlet port to each hydraulic line, and provides a check valve sealed in each hydraulic inlet port. The wellhead body member(s) includes a stem port aligned with each hydraulic inlet port, with a valve actuating stem sealed in each stem port to actuate each check valve between a normally closed and open position. The wellhead body member(s) also includes hydraulic injection port(s) formed to supply hydraulic fluid to each hydraulic inlet port.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2007Publication date: August 23, 2007Applicant: Stream-Flo Industries Ltd.Inventors: David Farquharson, Gregory Allen, Cuong Vuong, Gregg Lacusta
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Patent number: 7144514Abstract: A method for substantially reducing cyanide and formate concentrations in gasification wastewater streams comprising first removing suspended solids from the wastewater stream, then adding sufficient hydrogen peroxide to completely oxidize contained cyanide ions and formate ions to form a feed solution, and then irradiating the resultant solution with sufficient UV light so as to substantially reduce said contained cyanide ions and formate ions.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2002Date of Patent: December 5, 2006Assignee: Texaco, Inc.Inventors: Dinh-Cuong Vuong, Byron Von Klock