Patents by Inventor Thao Hien Nguyen

Thao Hien 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).

  • Systems and methods for producing a three-dimensional printable material from igneous anorthosite rock
    Patent number: 11858852
    Abstract: Systems and methods for preparing a three-dimensional printing material derived from aluminosilicate material are provided. The method includes the steps of heating an amount of aluminosilicate powder to a temperature between approximately 1,100° C. and approximately 1,750° C. to form a molten aluminosilicate material; maintaining the molten aluminosilicate material at a temperature between approximately 1,100° C. and approximately 1,750° C. between about one minute and approximately 45 minutes; extruding molten aluminosilicate material through a nozzle to form an elongated bead of molten aluminosilicate material; and cooling the molten aluminosilicate material to form a hardened aluminosilicate material. Once hardened, the aluminosilicate material includes between about 50% and 90% feldspar and demonstrates a strength of between about 5,000 psi and 30,000 psi.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: ICON Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Kunal Kupwade-Patil, Michael McDaniel, Thao Hien Nguyen, Theodore Cera, Alexander Le Roux, Jason Ballard
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTABLE MATERIAL FROM IGNEOUS ANORTHOSITE ROCK
    Publication number: 20220242794
    Abstract: Systems and methods for preparing a three-dimensional printing material derived from aluminosilicate material are provided. The method includes the steps of heating an amount of aluminosilicate powder to a temperature between approximately 1,100° C. and approximately 1,750° C. to form a molten aluminosilicate material; maintaining the molten aluminosilicate material at a temperature between approximately 1,100° C. and approximately 1,750° C. between about one minute and approximately 45 minutes; extruding molten aluminosilicate material through a nozzle to form an elongated bead of molten aluminosilicate material; and cooling the molten aluminosilicate material to form a hardened aluminosilicate material. Once hardened, the aluminosilicate material includes between about 50% and 90% feldspar and demonstrates a strength of between about 5,000 psi and 30,000 psi.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Kunal Kupwade-Patil, Michael McDaniel, Thao Hien Nguyen, Theodore Cera, Alexander Le Roux, Jason Ballard