Patents by Inventor Khoi-Nguyen D. Tran

Khoi-Nguyen D. Tran 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: 11157839
    Abstract: A method for displaying a visual representation corresponding to a carriage capacity may include obtaining passenger data of passengers onboard a carriage of a multi-carriage vehicle. The method may further include predicting, based at least in part on the first passenger data, a number of passengers who will exit the carriage at a destination. The method may further include determining, based at least in part on the predicting, an available capacity for the carriage and generating a visual representation that corresponds to the available capacity. The method may further include displaying the visual representation at the destination of the multi-carriage vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Khoi-Nguyen D. Tran, Ying Xu, Nebula Alam, Christopher John Butler
  • Publication number: 20200167697
    Abstract: A method for displaying a visual representation corresponding to a carriage capacity may include obtaining passenger data of passengers onboard a carriage of a multi-carriage vehicle. The method may further include predicting, based at least in part on the first passenger data, a number of passengers who will exit the carriage at a destination. The method may further include determining, based at least in part on the predicting, an available capacity for the carriage and generating a visual representation that corresponds to the available capacity. The method may further include displaying the visual representation at the destination of the multi-carriage vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Khoi-Nguyen D. Tran, Ying Xu, Nebula Alam, Christopher John Butler
  • Publication number: 20200101786
    Abstract: A dry-erase marker comprising a cylindrical housing configured to store an ink and a conic housing coupled to the cylindrical housing on a first end and having a socket on a second end. The dry-erase marker further comprising a marker head contained in the socket of the conic housing, where the marker head comprises a polymeric material and a surface topology. The conic housing is configured to transfer the ink from the cylindrical housing to the marker head, and the marker head is configured to transfer the ink to a dry-erase board by rotating in the socket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventor: Khoi-Nguyen D. Tran