Patents by Inventor Thuy DUONG

Thuy DUONG 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: 11814809
    Abstract: A foundation structure is made up of a screw that is vertically adjustable into a pile to a desired height, a ball joint connected to the screw, and load bearing components that can be adjusted on the ball joint in 3-dimensional space with respect to the position of the pile. The load bearing components include one or more plates that define one or more hollow slots into which one or more bolts can be held in place vertically while still having allowance for lateral motion. A load bearing plate at the top of the structure can be laterally translated based on movement of the bolt. The load bearing plate is removably coupled to the floor of a building. The structure allows for vertical, lateral, and angular adjustment, providing tolerance for foundation misalignments due to inconsistencies inherent to topography and/or offset between an intended and an actual point of installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Samara Living Inc.
    Inventors: Thi Thuy Duong Tran, Margaret Bacon, Christopher Oliver, Nicole Voyen, Jean Chang
  • Publication number: 20230332308
    Abstract: S-doped SnO2 nanoparticles are synthesized by a solid-state process where thermal vaporization of sulfur powder under inert atmosphere to partially sulfurize the SnO2 nanoparticles. In the catalyst, the sulfur concentration is between 0.1 to 2 at%. A catalyst ink can be prepared from the catalyst containing: a liquid carrier; conductive particles; optionally an ionomer, and the catalyst. A gas diffusion electrode comprising the S-SnO2 catalyst dispersed onto a carbon paper electrode is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Thuy Duong Nguyen Phan, Douglas Kaufman, James E. Ellis
  • Publication number: 20230313393
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides hierarchical CuO-derived inverse opal (CuO—IO) electrocatalyst compositions, their synthesis, and their application to selectively convert CO2 into carbon monoxide (CO). The electrocatalyst compositions have a three-dimensional interconnected CuO backbone in hexagonal arrangement. In one embodiment, the compositions have an inverse structure of poly (methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) latex opal. In one embodiment, the electrocatalyst composition inverse-opal structure is comprised of copper-oxide nanoparticles having an average mean diameter ranging from about 15 to about 20 nm. In another embodiment, the compositions have an average cavity size of 175 to 185 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Douglas Kauffman, Thuy Duong Nguyen Phan
  • Patent number: 11709878
    Abstract: Examples described herein generally relate to a computer system for generating a knowledge graph storing a plurality of entities and to displaying a topic page for an entity in the knowledge graph. The computer system performs a mining of source documents within an enterprise intranet to determine a plurality of entity names. The computer system generates an entity record within the knowledge graph for a mined entity name based on an entity schema and the source documents. The entity record includes attributes aggregated from the source documents. The computer system receives a curation action on the entity record from a first user. The computer system updates the entity record based on the curation action. The computer system displays an entity page including at least a portion of the attributes to a second user based on permissions of the second user to view the source documents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Dmitriy Meyerzon, Jeffrey Wight, Andrei Razvan Popov, Andrei-Alin Corodescu, Omar Faruk, Jan-Ove Karlberg, Åge Andre Kvalnes, Helge Grenager Solheim, Thuy Duong, Simon Thoresen Hult, Ivan Korostelev, Matteo Venanzi, John Guiver, John Michael Winn, Vladimir V. Gvozdev, Nikita Voronkov, Chia-Jiun Tan, Alexander Armin Spengler
  • Publication number: 20220267913
    Abstract: Three-dimensional (3D) hollow nanosphere electrocatalysts that convert CO2 into formate with high current density and Faradaic efficiency (FE). The SnO2 nanospheres were constructed from small, interconnected SnO2 nanocrystals. The size of the constituent SnO2 nanocrystals was controlled between 2-10 nm by varying the calcination temperature and observed a clear correlation between nanocrystal size and formate production. In situ Raman and time-dependent X-ray diffraction measurements confirmed that SnO2 nanocrystals were reduced to metallic Sn and resisted microparticle agglomeration during CO2 reduction. The nanosphere catalysts outperformed comparably sized, non-structured SnO2 nanoparticles and commercially-available SnO2 with a heterogeneous size distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Thuy-Duong Nguyen-Phan, Douglas R. Kauffman
  • Publication number: 20210110278
    Abstract: Examples described herein generally relate to a computer system for generating a knowledge graph storing a plurality of entities and to displaying a topic page for an entity in the knowledge graph. The computer system performs a mining of source documents within an enterprise intranet to determine a plurality of entity names. The computer system generates an entity record within the knowledge graph for a mined entity name based on an entity schema and the source documents. The entity record includes attributes aggregated from the source documents. The computer system receives a curation action on the entity record from a first user. The computer system updates the entity record based on the curation action. The computer system displays an entity page including at least a portion of the attributes to a second user based on permissions of the second user to view the source documents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Dmitriy MEYERZON, Jeffrey WIGHT, Andrei Razvan POPOV, Andrei-Alin CORODESCU, Omar FARUK, Jan-Ove KARLBERG, Åge Andre KVALNES, Helge Grenager SOLHEIM, Thuy DUONG, Simon Thoresen HULT, Ivan KOROSTELEV, Matteo VENANZI, John GUIVER, John Michael WINN, Vladimir V. GVOZDEV, Nikita VORONKOV, Chia-Jiun TAN, Alexander Armin SPENGLER
  • Patent number: 10966488
    Abstract: A shoe accessory system and methods can include: an accessory connector having a male accessory mount and a female accessory mount: the male accessory mount including a base, a protrusion mounted above the base, an outwardly protruding lip extending from the protrusion, the outwardly protruding lip having a slope extending down toward an abutment, and the female accessory mount having inwardly extending flanges, the inwardly extending flanges extend in toward a center of the female accessory mount, the inwardly extending flanges spaced apart allowing the protrusion to fit therebetween; a shoe affixed to the male accessory mount; and an accessory affixable to the female accessory mount for allowing the accessory to be placed over the male accessory mount, pressed down, and twisted to lock the accessory onto the shoe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Inventors: Thuy Duong Nguyen, Duc Antoine Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20190281928
    Abstract: A shoe accessory system and methods can include: an accessory connector having a male accessory mount and a female accessory mount: the male accessory mount including a base, a protrusion mounted above the base, an outwardly protruding lip extending from the protrusion, the outwardly protruding lip having a slope extending down toward an abutment, and the female accessory mount having inwardly extending flanges, the inwardly extending flanges extend in toward a center of the female accessory mount, the inwardly extending flanges spaced apart allowing the protrusion to fit therebetween; a shoe affixed to the male accessory mount; and an accessory affixable to the female accessory mount for allowing the accessory to be placed over the male accessory mount, pressed down, and twisted to lock the accessory onto the shoe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Thuy Duong Nguyen, Duc Antoine Nguyen
  • Patent number: 9825794
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for the detection of more than one signals contained in a receive signal, the method comprising: down-converting the receive signal, thereby providing a down-converted signal in a complex IQ base band; at least partially cancelling the strongest user in the down-converted signal, thereby allowing for the detection of a possible secondary user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Inventor: Thuy Duong Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20160142236
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for the detection of more than one signals contained in a receive signal, the method comprising down-converting the receive signal, thereby providing a down-converted signal in a complex IQ base band; at least partially cancelling the strongest user in the down-converted signal, thereby allowing for the detection of a possible secondary user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventor: Thuy Duong NGUYEN