Patents by Inventor Nam Nguyen

Nam 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).

  • Patent number: 11472158
    Abstract: Described herein are methods for continuous production of an exfoliated two-dimensional (2D) material comprising passing a 2D material mixture through a convergent-divergent nozzle, the 2D material mixture comprising a 2D layered material and a compressible fluid. The method of the present disclosure employs physical compression and expansion of a flow of high-pressure gases, leaving the 2D layered material largely defect free to produce an exfoliated 2D layered in a simple, continuous, and environmentally friendly manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Richard B. Kaner, Emily Phuong Nam Nguyen, Syed Reza Rizvi
  • Patent number: 11454734
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for a horizon patch extraction process and in particular, to receiving seismic trace data of a plurality of seismic events of a subterranean volume, selecting a first seismic trace based on the seismic trace data of the plurality of seismic events, the first seismic trace including a plurality of seismic onsets, determining a depth, an amplitude, and a first thickness of a first seismic onset of the first seismic trace, determining a second thickness between the first seismic onset and a second seismic onset, determining a third thickness between the first seismic onset and a third seismic onset, and generating a horizon patch based on the depth, the amplitude, and the first thickness of the first seismic onset, the second thickness between the first seismic onset and the second seismic onset, and the third thickness between the first seismic onset and the third seismic onset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Xuan Nam Nguyen
  • Patent number: 11454725
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of determining the vertical profile of the wind speed upstream from a wind turbine (1), wherein wind speed measurements are performed by a LiDAR sensor (2), then the exponent ? of the power law is determined by an unscented Kalman filter and measurements, and the exponent ? is applied to the power law in order to determine the vertical wind speed profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES
    Inventors: Hoai-Nam Nguyen, Fabrice Guillemin
  • Patent number: 11448810
    Abstract: A display device for displaying images conveying depth information comprises a first display unit for representing first image information on a first screen. The first display unit comprises the first screen with a holographic optical element, HOE, provided thereon, and a first light source for providing light for illuminating the first screen. The display device further comprises a second display unit for representing second image information. The second display unit comprises a second light source for providing light with a plurality of predetermined discrete wavelengths for creating the second image information, and a second screen which is provided in parallel or oriented at an acute angle relative to the first screen in order to project the second image information onto the first screen and thereby generate a virtual image corresponding to the second image information behind the first screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Axel Torschmied, Giang-Nam Nguyen, Ryo Kajiura
  • Patent number: 11442188
    Abstract: A method for imaging a downhole formation. The method includes combining the captured images to generate a partial image of the formation, wherein the partial image includes captured images separated by gaps representing portions of the formation not captured with sensors what were disposed downhole. The method includes locating dips in the formation within the partial image and interpolating the partial image using the located dips within the partial image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Nam Nguyen, David Orlando Torres, Gary Wayne Kainer
  • Patent number: 11421651
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of determining the direction of the wind by a LiDAR sensor (2). This method comprises performing measurements by the LiDAR sensor (2), deducing a Gaussian distribution of the longitudinal (u) and transverse (v) components of the wind speed, and determining wind direction (?) by a spherical cubature approximation method and of the Gaussian distribution of the longitudinal and transverse components of the wind speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES
    Inventors: Fabrice Guillemin, Hoai-Nam Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20220261750
    Abstract: A method and system is disclosed a method and system for tracking a plurality of reusable item containers or assets comprising applying a unique permanent identification to each of the containers, populating a database with data related to each of the containers, wherein for each identified container the related data comprises the unique permanent identification and related static or dynamic data. During a container use stage: receiving an order from a consumer, selecting at least one of the containers and placing at least one ordered item in the selected container, shipping the packed container to a consumer, delivering the at least one shipped container to the consumer and returning the container, wherein a status and location of each of the containers is available upon request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: NAM NGUYEN, ALIN PETRESCU, ASHBEEL JOHN, HICHAM MOUNIR
  • Patent number: 11410283
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device. The electronic device obtains a first histogram regarding a difference in gradation between adjacent pixels of an input image based on the first maximum output brightness, obtains a second histogram regarding a difference in gradation between the adjacent pixels of the input image based on the second maximum output brightness, obtains a third histogram regarding a difference in brightness between the adjacent pixels of the input image based on the first HVS recognition information, obtains a fourth histogram regarding a difference in brightness between the adjacent pixels of the input image based on the second HVS recognition information, and obtains a brightness value regarding the input image corresponding to the second maximum output brightness based on a difference between a first value obtained based on information on the first and third histograms and a second value obtained based on the second and fourth histograms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., PUKYONG NATIONAL UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Younghoon Jeong, Hoang Nam Nguyen, Chul Lee, Joseph Kim, Youngsu Moon, Van Tu Vo, Jaemoon Lim
  • Patent number: 11402532
    Abstract: Disclosed are acoustic logging systems and methods that involve correlating broadband acoustic signals acquired by a plurality of acoustic sensors at multiple depths within a wellbore to compute covariance matrices and their eigenvalues in the frequency domain for a plurality of frequency bins. In accordance with various embodiments, acoustic sources are detected and located based on the eigenvalues viewed as a function of depth and frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Yi Yang Ang, Yinghui Lu, Avinash Vinayak Taware, Srinivasan Jagannanthan, Nam Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20220221826
    Abstract: A method for detecting events includes receiving measurements from a plurality of sensors, and executing a machine learning model trained to identify events based on the measurements. The machine learning model identifies the events based on the measurements. The method also includes determining based on the measurements and the identified events that training applied to the machine learning model is to be modified. A modified training data set is generated based on the measurements and an initial training data set used to train the machine learning model to identify the events. The modified training data set is applied to retrain the machine learning model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Nam NGUYEN, Jonathan Wun Shiung CHONG, Carlos Penedo ROCHA, Pengyu YUAN
  • Publication number: 20220196863
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a seismic data volume comprising seismic information of subterranean formations and receiving a set of seismic traces of the seismic data volume. The method also includes, determining, along each seismic trace of the set of seismic traces, a set of seed points comprising minimum or maximum onsets. Further, the method includes sorting the set of seed points into a sorted set of seed points by absolute amplitude values of the set of seed points. Furthermore, the method includes generating a horizon representation of every seismic event in the seismic data volume by automatically tracking horizons throughout an entirety of the seismic data volume from the sorted set of seed points in an order of the absolute amplitude values of the sorted set of seed points. Additionally, the method includes generating a graphical user interface that includes the horizon representation for display on a display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Xuan Nam Nguyen, Xuewei Tan
  • Patent number: 11361131
    Abstract: The present invention is a method for real-time determination of the forces exerted by incident waves on a mobile part of a wave energy system. Models are constructed of the radiation force exerted on the mobile part and of the drag force exerted on the mobile part and a non-linear model of the wave energy system dynamics. The invention uses only measurements of the float kinematics (position, velocity and possibly acceleration) and of the force applied by a converter machine, which measurements are normally available on a wave energy system since they are used for control and supervision thereof. Determination of the excitation force exerted by incident waves on the mobile part uses the models, the measurements and an unscented Kalman filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES
    Inventors: Hoai-Nam Nguyen, Paolino Tona
  • Publication number: 20220180019
    Abstract: Systems and methods generate and use a digital twin in a hydrocarbon system. The systems and methods can perform the following operations: (1) performing a plurality of simulations in a hyperdimensional space to generate outputs; (2) using the outputs of the plurality of simulations to generate one or more reduced order models (ROMs) using a regression technique or a machine learning technique; (3) generating a digital twin of the hydrocarbon system by instantiating the one or more ROMs at an operational point of the hydrocarbon system, and configuring the digital twin to use real-time data obtained from the hydrocarbon system; and (4) estimating values of one or more variables of the hydrocarbon system in real-time using the digital twin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Jonathan Chong, Albert Hoefel, Nam Nguyen, Rongzhen Jin, Shivam Agrawal, Yves-Marie Subervie
  • Publication number: 20220170353
    Abstract: A system for oil and gas production includes a drilling, pipeline, or power quality device, a sensor, and a storage device having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations including receiving first data from the sensor, determining whether the device is experiencing an event condition based on the first data, generating one or more potential corrective actions responsive to a determination that the device is experiencing the event condition, calculating a reward value for each of the one or more potential corrective actions, identifying a first corrective action of the one or more potential corrective actions with a largest or most positive reward value, and controlling the device according to the first corrective action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Jonathan Wun Shiung Chong, T. Everett Chambliss, Magnus Hedlund, David Rossi, Nam Nguyen, Pengyu Yuan, Albert Hoefel
  • Patent number: 11339646
    Abstract: A method for identifying a shape of a borehole may comprise disposing a downhole tool into the borehole, wherein the downhole tool comprises at least one transducer, transmitting a pressure pulse from the at least one transducer, wherein the pressure pulse is reflected as an echo, recording the echo with the at least one transducer, producing data points based at least in part on the echo, each data point including a radial distance value and an azimuthal value corresponding to the radial distance value, performing a pre-selection, fitting a geometric shape to a plurality of data points within the borehole, and sorting out at least one of the plurality of data points based at least in part on the shape. A system for identifying shape of a borehole may comprise at least one transducer and an information handling system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Nam Nguyen, David Orlando Torres, Gary Wayne Kainer
  • Patent number: 11340660
    Abstract: A hinge structure of a foldable electronic apparatus is provided. The hinge structure includes a hinge member fixed to each of a first housing member and a second housing member, a rotation support portion rotatably supporting the hinge member and including a rotation guide that guides a rotation of the hinge member, and an angle maintaining structure configured to maintain a position of the hinge member. The first housing member and the second housing members are maintained at a predetermined angle with respect to each other. The angle maintaining structure includes an elastic pressing portion arranged between the rotation guide and the hinge member, the angle maintaining structure extending along a rotation direction of the hinge member, and being elastically deformable, and at least one position maintaining groove into which a portion of the elastic pressing portion is insertable and which is formed in a surface of the hinge member opposite to the rotation guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dinh Quynh Nguyen, Danh Tung Tran, The Nam Nguyen, Hoai Nam Ngo, Xuan Truong Dao, Khac Cao Nguyen, Ha Duy Tran
  • Publication number: 20220154572
    Abstract: A method includes deploying a logging tool in a borehole formed in a subsurface formation, the logging tool having a transmitter and a receiver, wherein a condition that is present during logging comprises at least one of a shape of the borehole is non-circular and the logging tool is off-center within the borehole. The method includes emitting, by the transmitter, a signal into subsurface formation and detecting, by the receiver, a response to the signal being propagated through the subsurface formation. The method includes creating, from the response, a borehole image that includes features in the subsurface formation and correcting the features, wherein correcting the features comprises mapping points of a non-circular shape in the borehole image into a plane substantially perpendicular to an axis of the borehole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Nam Nguyen, David Orlando Torres, Gary Wayne Kainer
  • Publication number: 20220145856
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of determining the wind speed in the plane of a rotor (PR) of a wind turbine (1), by measuring (MES2) the rotational speed of the rotor, the angle of the blades and the generated power. The method according to the invention uses a wind turbine model (MOD) constructed from wind speed measurements (LID), and by use of measurement clustering (GRO) and regressions (REG).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Eduardo BEZERRA RUFINO FERREIRA PAIVA, Hoai-Nam NGUYEN, Olivier LEPREUX
  • Publication number: 20220112883
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of determining an induction factor between the rotor plane (PR) and a measurement plane (PM), involving measuring the wind speed in at least two measurement planes (PM), determining the wind speed in rotor plane (PR) by use of a Kalman filter from the measurements, and a step of measuring the induction factor by use of an adaptive Kalman filter from the measurements and the wind speed in rotor plane (PR).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Hoai-Nam NGUYEN, Fabrice GUILLEMIN
  • Publication number: 20220106937
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of determining the average wind speed in a vertical plane by use of a LiDAR sensor (2), comprising performing measurements (MES), constructing a measurement model (MOD M) and a wind model (MOD V), then using an adaptive Kalman filter (KAL) to determine the wind speed (v), and determining the average wind speed in the vertical plane being considered (RAWS).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Hoai-Nam NGUYEN, Fabrice GUILLEMIN