Patents by Inventor Tom Vo

Tom Vo 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: 10074997
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of creating a dynamically reconfigurable energy source comprised of individual, isolated, controllable energy modules, supported by software to measure and manage the energy modules and facilitate the reconfiguration, where the platform consisting of hardware, based upon an inverted H-Bridge circuitry, in combination with software which allows for real-time management, control, and configuration of the modules and uses a combination of software algorithms and localized electronic switches, to achieve a performance and functionality of the invention matching, or exceeding, traditional large, heavy, and expensive power electronics-based products used for charging, energy storage management, power inverting, and motor or load control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: GLX Power Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Tom Vo, Richard Johnson, Zachary Killburn, Kent Kristensen
  • Publication number: 20170054306
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of creating a dynamically reconfigurable energy source comprised of individual, isolated, controllable energy modules, supported by software to measure and manage the energy modules and facilitate the reconfiguration, where the platform consisting of hardware, based upon an inverted H-Bridge circuitry, in combination with software which allows for real-time management, control, and configuration of the modules and uses a combination of software algorithms and localized electronic switches, to achieve a performance and functionality of the invention matching, or exceeding, traditional large, heavy, and expensive power electronics-based products used for charging, energy storage management, power inverting, and motor or load control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Tom Vo, Richard Johnson, Zachary Killburn
  • Patent number: 7873761
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a data pipeline management system and more particularly to a minimum memory solution for unidirectional data pipeline management in a situation where both the Producer and Consumer need asynchronous access to the pipeline, data is non-atomic, and only the last complete (and validated) received message is relevant and once a data read from/write to the pipeline is initiated, that data must be completely processed. The data pipeline management system according to the invention can be implemented as a circular queue of as little as three entries and an additional handshake mechanism, implemented as a set of indices that can fit in a minimum of six bits (2×2+2×1). Both the Producer and Consumer will have a 2 bit index indicating where they are in the queue, and a 1 bit binary value indicating a special situation. Both parties can read all the indices but can only write their own, i.e. P and wrapP for the Producer and C and wrapC for the Consumer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Ricardo Castanha, Franciscus Maria Vermunt, Tom Vos
  • Publication number: 20090282181
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a data pipeline management system and more particularly to a minimum memory solution for unidirectional data pipeline management in a situation where both the Producer and Consumer need asynchronous access to the pipeline, data is non-atomic, and only the last complete (and validated) received message is relevant and once a data read from/write to the pipeline is initiated, that data must be completely processed. The data pipeline management system according to the invention can be implemented as a circular queue of as little as three entries and an additional handshake mechanism, implemented as a set of indices that can fit in a minimum of six bits (2×2+2×1). Both the Producer and Consumer will have a 2 bit index indicating where they are in the queue, and a 1 bit binary value indicating a special situation. Both parties can read all the indices but can only write their own, i.e. P and wrapP for the Producer and C and wrapC for the Consumer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2006
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Ricardo Castanha, Franciscus Maria Vermunt, Tom Vos
  • Publication number: 20070293726
    Abstract: Medical devices, systems and methods that are useable to facilitate transnasal insertion and positioning of guidewires and various other devices and instruments at desired locations within the ear, nose, throat, paranasal sinuses or cranium. Direct viewing of such placements via an endoscope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Inventors: Eric Goldfarb, Thomas Jenkins, Isaac Kim, Tom Vo, Thomas Wisted, Daniel Harfe
  • Publication number: 20070282305
    Abstract: Medical devices, systems and methods that are useable to facilitate transnasal insertion and positioning of guidewires and various other devices and instruments at desired locations within the ear, nose, throat, paranasal sinuses or cranium. Direct viewing of such placements via an endoscope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2007
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Inventors: Eric Goldfarb, Thomas Jenkins, Isaac Kim, Tom Vo, Thomas Wisted, Daniel Harfe
  • Publication number: 20070270644
    Abstract: Medical devices, systems and methods that are useable to facilitate transnasal insertion and positioning of guidewires and various other devices and instruments at desired locations within the ear, nose, throat, paranasal sinuses or cranium. Direct viewing of such placements via an endoscope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Inventors: Eric Goldfarb, Thomas Jenkins, Isaac Kim, Tom Vo, Thomas Wisted
  • Publication number: 20070249896
    Abstract: Medical devices, systems and methods that are useable to facilitate transnasal insertion and positioning of guidewires and various other devices and instruments at desired locations within the ear, nose, throat, paranasal sinuses or cranium. Direct viewing of such placements via an endoscope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2007
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Inventors: Eric Goldfarb, Thomas Jenkins, Isaac Kim, Tom Vo, Thomas Wisted