Patents by Inventor NAM V. NGO

NAM V. NGO 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: 10841004
    Abstract: A system for testing continuity of a cable assembly includes an optical time domain reflectometry (OTDR) device selectively coupled to an input connector of a cable and a design database storing cable data. The cable data indicates at least a length of the cable. The system includes a processor and memory in communication with the processor. The processor is configured to execute instructions stored on the memory which cause the processor to receive the cable data from the design database, receive OTDR data associated with the cable from the OTDR device, and calculate a distance-to-fault based on the OTDR data. In response to the distance-to-fault being less than the length of the cable, the processor determines that a connectivity failure has occurred with the cable and generates fault data indicating the connectivity failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Nam V. Ngo, Brandon M. Courter, Scott C Farner, Joseph M. Dray
  • Patent number: 10504307
    Abstract: A method for wire connectivity testing includes receiving wiring data indicating at least a length of a wire segment of a vehicle from a design database. The method further includes receiving spread-spectrum time-domain reflectometry (SSTDR) data associated with the wire segment from an SSTDR device coupled to an endpoint of the wire segment. The method also includes calculating a distance-to-fault based on the SSTDR data. The method includes comparing the distance-to-fault to the length of the wire segment. The method further includes, in response to the distance-to-fault being less than the length of the wire segment, generating fault data indicating a failure within the wire segment. The method also includes sending the fault data to a user output device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Brandon M. Courter, Nam V. Ngo, Scott C. Farner, Joseph M. Dray, Terrance Lee Thomas
  • Publication number: 20190181949
    Abstract: A system for testing continuity of a cable assembly includes an optical time domain reflectometry (OTDR) device selectively coupled to an input connector of a cable and a design database storing cable data. The cable data indicates at least a length of the cable. The system includes a processor and memory in communication with the processor. The processor is configured to execute instructions stored on the memory which cause the processor to receive the cable data from the design database, receive OTDR data associated with the cable from the OTDR device, and calculate a distance-to-fault based on the OTDR data. In response to the distance-to-fault being less than the length of the cable, the processor determines that a connectivity failure has occurred with the cable and generates fault data indicating the connectivity failure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Brandon M. COURTER, Nam V. NGO, Scott C. FARNER, Joseph M. DRAY
  • Patent number: 10230459
    Abstract: A system for testing continuity of a cable assembly includes an optical time domain reflectometry (OTDR) device selectively coupled to an input connector of a cable and a design database storing cable data. The cable data indicates at least a length of the cable. The system includes a processor and memory in communication with the processor. The processor is configured to execute instructions stored on the memory which cause the processor to receive the cable data from the design database, receive OTDR data associated with the cable from the OTDR device, and calculate a distance-to-fault based on the OTDR data. In response to the distance-to-fault being less than the length of the cable, the processor determines that a connectivity failure has occurred with the cable and generates fault data indicating the connectivity failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Brandon M. Courter, Nam V. Ngo, Scott C Farner, Joseph M. Dray
  • Publication number: 20190035177
    Abstract: A method for wire connectivity testing includes receiving wiring data indicating at least a length of a wire segment of a vehicle from a design database. The method further includes receiving spread-spectrum time-domain reflectometry (SSTDR) data associated with the wire segment from an SSTDR device coupled to an endpoint of the wire segment. The method also includes calculating a distance-to-fault based on the SSTDR data. The method includes comparing the distance-to-fault to the length of the wire segment. The method further includes, in response to the distance-to-fault being less than the length of the wire segment, generating fault data indicating a failure within the wire segment. The method also includes sending the fault data to a user output device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: BRANDON M. COURTER, NAM V. NGO, SCOTT C. FARNER, JOSEPH M. DRAY, TERRANCE LEE THOMAS
  • Patent number: 10102695
    Abstract: A method for wire connectivity testing includes receiving wiring data indicating at least a length of a wire segment of a vehicle from a design database. The method further includes receiving spread-spectrum time-domain reflectometry (SSTDR) data associated with the wire segment from an SSTDR device coupled to an endpoint of the wire segment. The method also includes calculating a distance-to-fault based on the SSTDR data. The method includes comparing the distance-to-fault to the length of the wire segment. The method further includes, in response to the distance-to-fault being less than the length of the wire segment, generating fault data indicating a failure within the wire segment. The method also includes sending the fault data to a user output device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Brandon M. Courter, Nam V. Ngo, Scott C. Farner, Joseph M. Dray, Terrance Lee Thomas
  • Publication number: 20180234174
    Abstract: A system for testing continuity of a cable assembly includes an optical time domain reflectometry (OTDR) device selectively coupled to an input connector of a cable and a design database storing cable data. The cable data indicates at least a length of the cable. The system includes a processor and memory in communication with the processor. The processor is configured to execute instructions stored on the memory which cause the processor to receive the cable data from the design database, receive OTDR data associated with the cable from the OTDR device, and calculate a distance-to-fault based on the OTDR data. In response to the distance-to-fault being less than the length of the cable, the processor determines that a connectivity failure has occurred with the cable and generates fault data indicating the connectivity failure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: BRANDON M. COURTER, NAM V. NGO, SCOTT C FARNER, JOSEPH M. DRAY
  • Publication number: 20180114382
    Abstract: A method for wire connectivity testing includes receiving wiring data indicating at least a length of a wire segment of a vehicle from a design database. The method further includes receiving spread-spectrum time-domain reflectometry (SSTDR) data associated with the wire segment from an SSTDR device coupled to an endpoint of the wire segment. The method also includes calculating a distance-to-fault based on the SSTDR data. The method includes comparing the distance-to-fault to the length of the wire segment. The method further includes, in response to the distance-to-fault being less than the length of the wire segment, generating fault data indicating a failure within the wire segment. The method also includes sending the fault data to a user output device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: BRANDON M. COURTER, NAM V. NGO, SCOTT C. FARNER, JOSEPH M. DRAY