Patents by Inventor Diep Nguyen

Diep 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).

  • Publication number: 20230118161
    Abstract: The utility solution provides the reverse osmosis water purifier (Reverse Osmosis—RO), more specifically the RO water purifier using a module to assist in diagnosing and protecting the good status of the product to assist users to monitor the good status of the machine, assisting technicians in quickly diagnosing the location of faulty components on the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventor: Van Diep Nguyen
  • Patent number: 11410694
    Abstract: An approach to a reduced-head hard disk drive (HDD) involves an actuator elevator subsystem that includes a ball screw cam assembly with an axial flux permanent magnet (AFPM) motor affixed to a cam screw to drive rotation of the screw, which drives translation of an actuator arm assembly so that a corresponding pair of read-write heads can access different magnetic-recording disks of a multiple-disk stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Diep Nguyen, David K. Myers, Bikash Sukla
  • Publication number: 20220171373
    Abstract: For etching tools, a neural network model is trained to predict optimum scheduling parameter values. The model is trained using data collected from preventive maintenance operations, recipe times, and wafer-less auto clean times as inputs. The model is used to capture underlying relationships between scheduling parameter values and various wafer processing scenarios to make predictions. Additionally, in tools used for multiple parallel material deposition processes, a nested neural network based model is trained using machine learning. The model is initially designed and trained offline using simulated data and then trained online using real tool data for predicting wafer routing path and scheduling. The model improves accuracy of scheduler pacing and achieves highest tool/fleet utilization, shortest wait times, and fastest throughput.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Raymond CHAU, Chung-Ho HUANG, Henry CHAN, Vincent WONG, Yu DING, Ngoc-Diep NGUYEN, Gerramine MANUGUID
  • Publication number: 20220086854
    Abstract: Some embodiments of this disclosure include apparatuses and methods for accessing a communication frequency channel by a first communication system during a first time interval, and accessing the communication frequency channel by a second communication system during a second time interval adjacent to the first time interval. The first communication system communicates using cellular communication techniques, and the second communication system communicates using IEEE 802.11 based communication techniques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ying HE, Markus Dominik MUECK, Leonardo GOMES BALTAR, Mustafa EMARA, Miltiadis FILIPPOU, Ren Ping LIU, Dinh Thai HOANG, Diep NGUYEN, Eryk DUTKIEWICZ, Srikanteswara SRIKATHYAYANI
  • Patent number: 11037590
    Abstract: An approach to a reduced-head hard disk drive (HDD) involves an actuator elevator subsystem that includes a ball screw cam assembly with a hybrid permanent magnet (PM)-variable reluctance (VR) stepper motor disposed therein, to rotate the cam screw, which vertically translates an actuator arm assembly so that a corresponding pair of read-write heads can access different magnetic-recording disks of a multiple-disk stack. A suitably configured hybrid stepper motor can provide 200 full steps/rev for a 3.8 mm translation. Thus, to meet or surpass a step resolution of 6 ?m/?step or 0.5625°/?step, the hybrid stepper motor would only need to be operated at 4 micro-step mode in order to achieve a 0.45°/?step or 0.00475 mm/?step, which enables a smoother motion since the available holding torque at the 4th micro-step provides sufficient torque margin to overcome load torque, frictional torque, and detent torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Diep Nguyen, David K. Myers, Bikash Sukla
  • Patent number: 10902871
    Abstract: An approach to a reduced-head hard disk drive (HDD) involves an actuator subsystem that includes a ball screw cam assembly wherein the number of starts of a multi-start screw equals the number of balls riding in a corresponding start. A stepper motor may be disposed within the screw, to drive rotation of the screw, which drives translation of an actuator arm assembly so that a corresponding pair of read-write heads can access different magnetic-recording disks of a multiple-disk stack. The actuator subsystem may further include a cam locking mechanism for coupling and decoupling the actuator arm with a coil support structure and corresponding voice coil, so that the cam mechanism is able to move under the control of a voice coil motor when input/output operations are performed and is able to move the actuator arm assembly during translation operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David Myers, Diep Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20210020194
    Abstract: An approach to a reduced-head hard disk drive (HDD) involves an actuator elevator subsystem that includes a ball screw cam assembly with an axial flux permanent magnet (AFPM) motor affixed to a cam screw to drive rotation of the screw, which drives translation of an actuator arm assembly so that a corresponding pair of read-write heads can access different magnetic-recording disks of a multiple-disk stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Diep Nguyen, David K. Myers, Bikash Sukla
  • Publication number: 20210012797
    Abstract: An approach to a reduced-head hard disk drive (HDD) involves an actuator elevator subsystem that includes a ball screw cam assembly with a hybrid permanent magnet (PM)-variable reluctance (VR) stepper motor disposed therein, to rotate the cam screw, which vertically translates an actuator arm assembly so that a corresponding pair of read-write heads can access different magnetic-recording disks of a multiple-disk stack. A suitably configured hybrid stepper motor can provide 200 full steps/rev for a 3.8 mm translation. Thus, to meet or surpass a step resolution of 6 ?m/?step or 0.5625°/?step, the hybrid stepper motor would only need to be operated at 4 micro-step mode in order to achieve a 0.45°/?step or 0.00475 mm/?step, which enables a smoother motion since the available holding torque at the 4th micro-step provides sufficient torque margin to overcome load torque, frictional torque, and detent torque.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Diep Nguyen, David K. Myers, Bikash Sukla
  • Patent number: 10858661
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing various metabolites from a gas-phase alkane compound using a Methylomonas sp. DH-1 strain, deposited under Accession Number KCTC18400P, or a transformant thereof. The method provided in the present invention enables more effective production of various metabolites from a gaseous alkane compound compared to the conventional method using methanotrophic bacteria, and thus, the method of the present invention can be widely used for production of a target material using a bioreactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: University-Industry Cooperation Group of Kyung Hee University
    Inventors: Eun Yeol Lee, In Yeub Hwang, So Hyeon Oh, Ok Kyung Lee, Young Chan Jeon, Thi Ngoc Diep Nguyen, Duc Anh Nguyen, Hye Jin Kim, Thi Thu Nguyen
  • Patent number: 10811044
    Abstract: An approach to a reduced-head hard disk drive (HDD) involves an actuator subsystem that includes a ball screw cam assembly wherein the number of starts of a multi-start screw equals the number of balls riding in a corresponding start. A stepper motor may be disposed within the screw, to drive rotation of the screw, which drives translation of an actuator arm assembly so that a corresponding pair of read-write heads can access different magnetic-recording disks of a multiple-disk stack. The actuator subsystem may further include a cam locking mechanism for coupling and decoupling the actuator arm with a coil support structure and corresponding voice coil, so that the cam mechanism is able to move under the control of a voice coil motor when input/output operations are performed and is able to move the actuator arm assembly during translation operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David Myers, Diep Nguyen, Bikash Sukla
  • Publication number: 20200123552
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing various metabolites from a gas-phase alkane compound using a Methylomonas sp. DH-1 strain, deposited under Accession Number KCTC18400P, or a transformant thereof. The method provided in the present invention enables more effective production of various metabolites from a gaseous alkane compound compared to the conventional method using methanotrophic bacteria, and thus, the method of the present invention can be widely used for production of a target material using a bioreactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: University-lndustry Cooperation Group of Kyung Hee University
    Inventors: Eun Yeol LEE, In Yeub HWANG, So Hyeon OH, Ok Kyung LEE, Young Chan JEON, Thi Ngoc Diep NGUYEN, Duc Anh NGUYEN, Hye Jin KIM, Thi Thu NGUYEN
  • Publication number: 20200027480
    Abstract: An approach to a reduced-head hard disk drive (HDD) involves an actuator subsystem that includes a ball screw cam assembly wherein the number of starts of a multi-start screw equals the number of balls riding in a corresponding start. A stepper motor may be disposed within the screw, to drive rotation of the screw, which drives translation of an actuator arm assembly so that a corresponding pair of read-write heads can access different magnetic-recording disks of a multiple-disk stack. The actuator subsystem may further include a cam locking mechanism for coupling and decoupling the actuator arm with a coil support structure and corresponding voice coil, so that the cam mechanism is able to move under the control of a voice coil motor when input/output operations are performed and is able to move the actuator arm assembly during translation operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: David Myers, Diep Nguyen, Bikash Sukla
  • Publication number: 20200027479
    Abstract: An approach to a reduced-head hard disk drive (HDD) involves an actuator subsystem that includes a ball screw cam assembly wherein the number of starts of a multi-start screw equals the number of balls riding in a corresponding start. A stepper motor may be disposed within the screw, to drive rotation of the screw, which drives translation of an actuator arm assembly so that a corresponding pair of read-write heads can access different magnetic-recording disks of a multiple-disk stack. The actuator subsystem may further include a cam locking mechanism for coupling and decoupling the actuator arm with a coil support structure and corresponding voice coil, so that the cam mechanism is able to move under the control of a voice coil motor when input/output operations are performed and is able to move the actuator arm assembly during translation operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: David Myers, Diep Nguyen
  • Patent number: 10002058
    Abstract: A method and system provides disaster recovery services in an expandable environment of virtual computing resources, according to one embodiment. The method and system provide a financial service with a primary financial service system, according to one embodiment. The method and system operate, on virtual computing resources in a second computing environment, a disaster recovery system for the primary financial service system, and the second computing environment is a virtual computing resources service provider computing environment that provides requested quantities of virtual computing resources for use by the disaster recovery system, in exchange for payment, according to one embodiment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: Intuit Inc.
    Inventors: Elangovan Shanmugam, Wei Zhou, Dong The Diep Nguyen, Luu Tran, Luis Felipe Cabrera, Seth B. de I'Isle
  • Publication number: 20180055191
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for removing a nail polish using a wearable article is disclosed. The wearable article comprises a fluid impermeable wearable glove having a plurality of finger covers adapted to receive a user finger. Two openings are defined in each of the finger cover configured to receive a cotton member and a solvent is sprayed on the cotton member of the finger cover to remove the nail polish from the user's finger. The openings of the finger cover in the fluid impermeable wearable glove are secured via an adhesive member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventor: Diep Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20140325203
    Abstract: Example embodiments disclosed herein relate to backing up firmware. An operating system can be initialized. During the initialization process, memory can be set. The firmware can be backed up to storage based on the set memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2012
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: John D. Roche, Baraneedharan Anbazhagan, Jayne E. Scott, Diep Nguyen
  • Patent number: 8716402
    Abstract: A barrier coating comprising a polyurethane dispersion and an elastomeric material is disclosed. The polyurethane comprises at least 30 weight percent of meta-substituted aromatic material. Methods for improving barrier using the coatings are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Inventors: Rodger G. Temple, Brian E. Woodworth, Diep Nguyen, Michelle S. Miles, Walter F. Kasper, Dennis L. Faler
  • Patent number: 8662620
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method of operating a permanent magnet direct current (PMDC) motor in a printer has been developed. The method includes identifying that a temperature of the PMDC motor exceeds an operating temperature of the motor without the use of a direct temperature sensor. The PMDC motor operates at a reduced printing rate to prevent the motor from overheating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Carl T. Urban, Joseph Lindley Lawson, Paul Gregory Van Gasse, Katie Maria Teslow, Ngoc-Diep Nguyen, Michael E. Jones, Michael Edward Norkitis
  • Patent number: 8635764
    Abstract: A system is provided that increases the spindle stiffness of a disk drive while optimizing power consumption. A multipurpose bearing provides axial stiffness and enhanced stiffness against radial and pitch loads applied to the spindle. When used in combination with a journal bearing, conventional thrust bearings may be eliminated without sacrificing overall stiffness. As a result, the height of the disk drive may be reduced, thereby making the system desirable to be used in smaller electronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Diep Nguyen, Hamid Salehizadeh
  • Patent number: D821114
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Inventors: Diep Nguyen, Allyson Ly