Patents by Inventor Diu Khue Luu

Diu Khue Luu 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: 11824555
    Abstract: A digital-to-analog converter device including a set of components, each component included in the set of components including a number of unit cells, each unit cell being associated with a unit cell size indicating manufacturing specifications of the unit cell is provided by the present disclosure. The digital-to-analog converter device further includes a plurality of switches, each switch included in the plurality of switches being coupled to a component included in the set of components, and an output electrode coupled to the plurality of switches. The digital-to-analog converter device is configured to output an output signal at the output electrode. A first unit cell size associated with a first unit cell included in the set of components is different than a second unit cell size associated with a second unit cell included in the set of components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
    Inventors: Zhi Yang, Anh Tuan Nguyen, Diu Khue Luu, Jian Xu
  • Publication number: 20230086004
    Abstract: A prosthetic limb in amputation rehabilitation, having a forearm and a hand with four fingers and a thumb, with the wrist and the fingers & thumb thereof being fully independently controlled by nerve signals originating in the amputee's brain and not being controlled by the actions of nearby muscles in the amputee's upper arm or shoulder. Control of the prosthesis is achieved by a fully contained electronic unit in the forearm of the prosthesis that receives neural signals from the brain, converts the analog neural signals to digital signals that are fed into an artificial intelligence engine circuit that utilizes a library of algorithms to learn from the brain what the signals are that will produce a desired hand and finger movement, then convert its computed digital output to analog electrical signals that are fed to the prosthetic hand and finger to produce actual motion as instructed by the brain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Zhi Yang, Anh Tuan Nguyen, Diu Khue Luu
  • Publication number: 20220409404
    Abstract: A neurostimulator incorporating a novel chip design that uses the principle of redundant signal crossfiring to overcome electronic component mismatch error in general and transistor mismatch error in particular, to yield superior quality neurostimulation signal generation, useful in enhancing the bidirectional human-machine interface in prosthesis operation for the restoration of somatosensation for an amputee.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Zhi Yang, Anh Tuan Nguyen, Diu Khue Luu
  • Patent number: 11424755
    Abstract: A digital-to-analog converter device including a set of components, each component included in the set of components including a number of unit cells, each unit cell being associated with a unit cell size indicating manufacturing specifications of the unit cell is provided by the present disclosure. The digital-to-analog converter device further includes a plurality of switches, each switch included in the plurality of switches being coupled to a component included in the set of components, and an output electrode coupled to the plurality of switches. The digital-to-analog converter device is configured to output an output signal at the output electrode. A first unit cell size associated with a first unit cell included in the set of components is different than a second unit cell size associated with a second unit cell included in the set of components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
    Inventors: Zhi Yang, Anh Tuan Nguyen, Diu Khue Luu, Jian Xu
  • Publication number: 20220239309
    Abstract: A digital-to-analog converter device including a set of components, each component included in the set of components including a number of unit cells, each unit cell being associated with a unit cell size indicating manufacturing specifications of the unit cell is provided by the present disclosure. The digital-to-analog converter device further includes a plurality of switches, each switch included in the plurality of switches being coupled to a component included in the set of components, and an output electrode coupled to the plurality of switches. The digital-to-analog converter device is configured to output an output signal at the output electrode. A first unit cell size associated with a first unit cell included in the set of components is different than a second unit cell size associated with a second unit cell included in the set of components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Zhi Yang, Anh Tuan Nguyen, Diu Khue Luu, Jian Xu
  • Publication number: 20220190839
    Abstract: A digital-to-analog converter device including a set of components, each component included in the set of components including a number of unit cells, each unit cell being associated with a unit cell size indicating manufacturing specifications of the unit cell is provided by the present disclosure. The digital-to-analog converter device further includes a plurality of switches, each switch included in the plurality of switches being coupled to a component included in the set of components, and an output electrode coupled to the plurality of switches. The digital-to-analog converter device is configured to output an output signal at the output electrode. A first unit cell size associated with a first unit cell included in the set of components is different than a second unit cell size associated with a second unit cell included in the set of components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Zhi Yang, Anh Tuan Nguyen, Diu Khue Luu, Jian Xu
  • Publication number: 20210111733
    Abstract: A digital-to-analog converter device including a set of components, each component included in the set of components including a number of unit cells, each unit cell being associated with a unit cell size indicating manufacturing specifications of the unit cell is provided by the present disclosure. The digital-to-analog converter device further includes a plurality of switches, each switch included in the plurality of switches being coupled to a component included in the set of components, and an output electrode coupled to the plurality of switches. The digital-to-analog converter device is configured to output an output signal at the output electrode. A first unit cell size associated with a first unit cell included in the set of components is different than a second unit cell size associated with a second unit cell included in the set of components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Zhi Yang, Anh Tuan Nguyen, Diu Khue Luu, Jian Xu