Patents by Inventor Tin A. Nguyen

Tin A. 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: 11919467
    Abstract: A driver seat airbag device that includes an occupant side panel of a cushion having a larger surface area than that of a steering wheel side panel and a side surface panel that forms the side surface of the cushion; the occupant side panel includes a depressed section recessed toward the steering wheel side and a bulged section in a ring shape positioned surrounding the depressed section; where based on prescribed means pulling toward the steering wheel side, a center area closest to the steering wheel and a first inclined area sloped in a flared shaped from the center area toward the occupant side are formed in the depressed section and a second inclined area continuous with the first inclined area is formed in the bulged section; and the center area and first and second inclined areas restrain the head of the occupant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Autoliv Development AB
    Inventors: Yutaka Baba, Tin Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20240058021
    Abstract: Patient-specific guide systems and methods for performing bone resections for ankle arthroplasties comprises a bone guide body and a bone resection block. The bone guide body comprises a patient-specific surface for engaging a surface of a talus or a tibia, and a first pin hole and a first socket in the bone guide body. The bone resection block is removably insertable into the first socket, receives a first pin that can be inserted in the first pin hole, and includes a resection guide surface. The system further comprises a floating bone trial that attaches to the bone resection block via a floating bone guide. The floating bone trail receives a chamfer spacer and guide for further resecting the bone. The system further comprises a stylus for engagement with the resection guide surface to confirm resection depth. The bone guide body includes alignment pin and resection block snap lock features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Bahareh Khatibi, Jeremie Menard, Trong-Tin Nguyen, Jean-Francois Girouard, Antony Bou-Francis, Quentin Derouault, Nicholas Boudreau, Sandra Snyder
  • Publication number: 20240023977
    Abstract: A reamer attachment system for attaching a reamer to a robotic arm comprises a reaming guide comprising a guide shaft and a collar attached to the guide shaft, a reamer shaft extending through the collar to articulate against the collar, and a reamer lock couplable to the reamer shaft to engage the collar and prevent axial displacement of the reamer shaft relative to the collar while permitting the reamer shaft to articulate against the collar. A method for collaborative reaming of a bone between a surgical robot and a surgeon comprises positioning a reamer guide at a location in a coordinate system for the surgical robot system using a robotic arm of the surgical robot, coupling a reamer to the reamer guide such that a reamer axis passes through the location, constraining movement of the reamer along the reamer axis, and pivoting the reamer at the location to remove bone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Trong-Tin Nguyen, Karine Dupuis, Jeremie Menard, Chloe Landry
  • Patent number: 11861003
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for identifying fraudulent user identifiers in a software application. An example method generally includes generating a vector representation of a user identifier. Using a first machine learning model and the vector representation of the user identifier, a fingerprint representative of the user identifier is generated. Using the first machine learning model and the generated fingerprint, a score is generated. The score generally describes a likelihood that the user identifier corresponds to a fraudulent user identifier. One or more similar user identifiers are identified based on the generated fingerprint and a second machine learning model. One or more actions are taken within a computing system relative to a user associated with the user identifier based on the generated score and the identified one or more similar user identifiers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: INTUIT INC.
    Inventors: Navid Imani Hossein Abad, Tin Nguyen
  • Patent number: 11849957
    Abstract: Patient-specific instrumentation for use when performing articular joint repair is provided. A patient-specific jig is adapted to be positioned over a bone at an articular surface thereof for assisting in preparing the bone surface for reception of a prosthesis. The jig comprises a bone contacting portion adapted to matingly contact a portion of the articular surface of the bone and a cutting slot adapted to receive therein a saw blade for resecting the articular surface of the bone. The cutting slot may be press-fitted into the opening of a cut guide. A patient-specific plate and a patient-specific rotational guide are also provided for guiding a positioning of the prosthesis over the resected surface of the bone. A method for manufacturing the patient-specific jig is further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: ZIMMER, INC.
    Inventors: Pierre Couture, Trong Tin Nguyen, Anselm Jakob Neurohr, Jean-Sebastien Merette, Jean-Guillaume Abiven, Alain Richard
  • Patent number: 11849961
    Abstract: Patient-specific guide systems and methods for performing bone resections for ankle arthroplasties comprises a bone guide body and a bone resection block. The bone guide body comprises a patient-specific surface for engaging a surface of a talus or a tibia, and a first pin hole and a first socket in the bone guide body. The bone resection block is removably insertable into the first socket, receives a first pin that can be inserted in the first pin hole, and includes a resection guide surface. The system further comprises a floating bone trial that attaches to the bone resection block via a floating bone guide. The floating bone trail receives a chamfer spacer and guide for further resecting the bone. The system further comprises a stylus for engagement with the resection guide surface to confirm resection depth. The bone guide body includes alignment pin and resection block snap lock features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Orthosoft ULC
    Inventors: Bahareh Khatibi, Jeremie Menard, Trong-Tin Nguyen, Jean-Francois Girouard, Antony Bou-Francis, Quentin Derouault, Nicholas Boudreau, Sandra Snyder
  • Patent number: 11801062
    Abstract: A reamer attachment system for attaching a reamer to a robotic arm comprises a reaming guide comprising a guide shaft and a collar attached to the guide shaft, a reamer shaft extending through the collar to articulate against the collar, and a reamer lock couplable to the reamer shaft to engage the collar and prevent axial displacement of the reamer shaft relative to the collar while permitting the reamer shaft to articulate against the collar. A method for collaborative reaming of a bone between a surgical robot and a surgeon comprises positioning a reamer guide at a location in a coordinate system for the surgical robot system using a robotic arm of the surgical robot, coupling a reamer to the reamer guide such that a reamer axis passes through the location, constraining movement of the reamer along the reamer axis, and pivoting the reamer at the location to remove bone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Orthosoft ULC
    Inventors: Trong-Tin Nguyen, Karine Dupuis, Jeremie Menard, Chloe Landry
  • Publication number: 20230202418
    Abstract: A driver seat airbag device that includes an occupant side panel of a cushion having a larger surface area than that of a steering wheel side panel and a side surface panel that forms the side surface of the cushion; the occupant side panel includes a depressed section recessed toward the steering wheel side and a bulged section in a ring shape positioned surrounding the depressed section; where based on prescribed means pulling toward the steering wheel side, a center area closest to the steering wheel and a first inclined area sloped in a flared shaped from the center area toward the occupant side are formed in the depressed section and a second inclined area continuous with the first inclined area is formed in the bulged section; and the center area and first and second inclined areas restrain the head of the occupant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Yutaka BABA, Tin NGUYEN
  • Publication number: 20230172667
    Abstract: A system for creating at least one model of a bone and implanted implant comprises a processing unit; and a non-transitory computer-readable memory communicatively coupled to the processing unit and comprising computer-readable program instructions executable by the processing unit for: obtaining at least one image of at least part of a bone and of an implanted implant on the bone, the at least one image being patient specific, obtaining a virtual model of the implanted implant using an identity of the implanted implant, overlaying the virtual model of the implanted implant on the at least one image to determine a relative orientation of the implanted implant relative to the bone in the at least one image, and generating and outputting a current bone and implant model using the at least one image, the virtual model of the implanted implant and the overlaying.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Ramnada CHAV, Jean-Sebastien MERETTE, Tin NGUYEN, Karine DUVAL, Pierre COUTURE
  • Publication number: 20230123347
    Abstract: A driver monitor system includes an image data acquiring module configured to acquire a plurality of image data from a data collection module; a training module configured to train a plurality of teacher models to obtain a plurality of feature groups using the plurality of image data, and transfer a plurality of pieces of knowledge obtained from the plurality of feature groups to a plurality of student models, respectively; and at least one edge device comprising the plurality of student models configured to use a pipeline design pattern with multiple threads to make a warning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: The De VU, Van Tuong NGUYEN, Truong Trung Tin NGUYEN, Viet Thanh Dat NGUYEN, Anh Pha NGUYEN, Duc Toan BUI, Hai Hung BUI
  • Publication number: 20230094132
    Abstract: A device for registering a bone for a robotic shoulder arthroplasty with a surgical robot. The device can include a first portion engageable with a first portion of a bone and can include a second portion engageable with a second portion of the bone, the second portion connected to the first portion and rotatable with respect to the first portion. The device can include a registration device connectable to the first portion and configured to interface with the surgical robot for registration of the device and the bone. The device can include an actuator engageable with the first portion and the second portion to move the second portion toward a closed position away from an open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Ian Basta, Alexis Balli, Jeremie Menard, Karine Dupuis, Yann Zimmermann, Aiden Reich, Ajith Airody, Bruno Chabot, VanGiau Luu, Trong-Tin Nguyen, Louis-Philippe Amiot, Maxime Besson
  • Patent number: 11576725
    Abstract: A system for creating at least one model of a bone and implanted implant comprises a processing unit; and a non-transitory computer-readable memory communicatively coupled to the processing unit and comprising computer-readable program instructions executable by the processing unit for: obtaining at least one image of at least part of a bone and of an implanted implant on the bone, the at least one image being patient specific, obtaining a virtual model of the implanted implant using an identity of the implanted implant, overlaying the virtual model of the implanted implant on the at least one image to determine a relative orientation of the implanted implant relative to the bone in the at least one image, and generating and outputting a current bone and implant model using the at least one image, the virtual model of the implanted implant and the overlaying.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: ORTHOSOFT ULC
    Inventors: Ramnada Chav, Jean-Sebastien Merette, Tin Nguyen, Karine Duval, Pierre Couture
  • Publication number: 20230006855
    Abstract: A computer implemented method in a smart home system is provided. The method comprises defining, by sensing an indoor position of a wearable electronic device comprising an indoor positioning module, an area in a real-world indoor environment, and attributing a rule to the defined area, the rule comprising one or more settings to be applied to one or more electronic devices upon a user being detected in the defined area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: Inter IKEA Systems B.V.
    Inventors: Per-Ola ROBERTSSON, Jonas SÖDERQVIST, Tony GJERLUFSEN, Ed CUTTING, Tin NGUYEN
  • Patent number: 11490902
    Abstract: A method of creating a patient specific instrument (PSI) for use in knee replacement surgery is described which includes using a digital bone model generated using at least two two-dimensional X-ray scans of a bone, each of the X-ray scans being taken from different angular positions. Locations for one or more anchor points on the PSI which are adapted to abut a surface of the bone are determined, the determined locations of the anchor points being disposed on the PSI at locations corresponding to areas of expected high accuracy on the digital bone model generated by the X-ray scans. The areas of expected high accuracy include at least a peripheral bone contour in at least one of the angular position of the X-ray scans. A method of positioning a surgical guide using such a PSI is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: ZIMMER, INC.
    Inventors: Pierre Couture, Trong Tin Nguyen, Anselm Neurohr, Jean-Sébastien Merette
  • Publication number: 20220110616
    Abstract: Techniques for securing an instrument to a surgical robot are provided. In an example, an apparatus can include a first portion, a second portion and a collar. The first portion can attach to an end of an arm of the surgical robot and can include a first rod extending away from the arm. The second portion can hold the surgical instrument and can include a second rod extending away from the surgical instrument. The collar can slidably adjust along an aligned axis of the first and second portions secure interfaces of the portions and to allow engagement and dis-engagement of the interfaces with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Rodolphe Rubrecht, Jeremie Menard, Cornelius Hart, Trong-Tin Nguyen, Delphine Cirette, Alexis Balli, Jean-Francois Girouard
  • Publication number: 20210330402
    Abstract: A robotic surgical system can include an end effector coupled to a robotic arm. A reamer operable to ream bone can be coupled to the end effector (e.g., via a retainer). The reamer can include a primary driveshaft and a cutting head. The primary driveshaft can be rotatable about a first axis of rotation and the cutting head can be rotatable about a second axis of rotation, for example parallel to and offset from the first axis of rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Jean-Guillaume Abiven, Karine Dupuis, Trong-Tin Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20210267609
    Abstract: A reamer attachment system for attaching a reamer to a robotic arm comprises a reaming guide comprising a guide shaft and a collar attached to the guide shaft, a reamer shaft extending through the collar to articulate against the collar, and a reamer lock couplable to the reamer shaft to engage the collar and prevent axial displacement of the reamer shaft relative to the collar while permitting the reamer shaft to articulate against the collar. A method for collaborative reaming of a bone between a surgical robot and a surgeon comprises positioning a reamer guide at a location in a coordinate system for the surgical robot system using a robotic arm of the surgical robot, coupling a reamer to the reamer guide such that a reamer axis passes through the location, constraining movement of the reamer along the reamer axis, and pivoting the reamer at the location to remove bone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Trong-Tin Nguyen, Karine Dupuis, Jeremie Menard, Chloe Landry
  • Publication number: 20210113222
    Abstract: Patient-specific guide systems and methods for performing bone resections for ankle arthroplasties comprises a bone guide body and a bone resection block. The bone guide body comprises a patient-specific surface for engaging a surface of a talus or a tibia, and a first pin hole and a first socket in the bone guide body. The bone resection block is removably insertable into the first socket, receives a first pin that can be inserted in the first pin hole, and includes a resection guide surface. The system further comprises a floating bone trial that attaches to the bone resection block via a floating bone guide. The floating bone trail receives a chamfer spacer and guide for further resecting the bone. The system further comprises a stylus for engagement with the resection guide surface to confirm resection depth. The bone guide body includes alignment pin and resection block snap lock features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Bahareh Khatibi, Jeremie Menard, Trong-Tin Nguyen, Jean-Francois Girouard, Antony Bou-Francis, Quentin Derouault, Nicholas Boudreau, Sandra Snyder
  • Patent number: 10881416
    Abstract: The patient specific instrument (PSI) assembly for guiding a surgical tool on a tibia during a knee replacement surgery includes an extra-medullary portion at a distal end, an elongated rod connected at a distal end to the extra-medullary portion and extending in a direction along a mechanical axis of the tibia, and an upper mounting portion at a proximal end. The extra-medullary portion has a pair of spaced apart malleoli clamping elements with a size and/or relative position that is patient-specific for engaging respective ones of the lateral and medial malleoli. The upper mounting portion including a base body connected to a proximal end of the elongated rod and a surgical guide having guide openings extending therethrough and anchor element(s) on the upper mounting portion in locations adapted to overlay a peripheral contour of the tibia. The peripheral contour of the tibia including an anterior surface of the proximal tibia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: ZIMMER INC.
    Inventors: Pierre Couture, Trong Tin Nguyen, Anselm Jakob Neurohr, Jean-Sébastien Merette
  • Publication number: 20200315634
    Abstract: A method of creating a patient specific instrument (PSI) for use in knee replacement surgery is described which includes using a digital bone model generated using at least two two-dimensional X-ray scans of a bone, each of the X-ray scans being taken from different angular positions. Locations for one or more anchor points on the PSI which are adapted to abut a surface of the bone are determined, the determined locations of the anchor points being disposed on the PSI at locations corresponding to areas of expected high accuracy on the digital bone model generated by the X-ray scans. The areas of expected high accuracy include at least a peripheral bone contour in at least one of the angular position of the X-ray scans. A method of positioning a surgical guide using such a PSI is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Pierre COUTURE, Trong Tin NGUYEN, Anselm NEUROHR, Jean-Sébastien MERETTE