Patents by Inventor Tommy Vu Phi NGUYEN

Tommy Vu Phi 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).

  • Latch mechanism with status indicator
    Patent number: 10329799
    Abstract: A latch mechanism is provided that includes a housing, a cap, and at least one indicator. The cap may include a central axis and may be mounted for selective rotational movement relative to the housing about the central axis between a latched position and an unlatched position. The at least one indicator may be interposed between the cap and the housing, such that the cap is in covering relationship to at least a portion of the at least one indicator. The at least one indicator may also be mounted for radial movement outwardly from the central axis relative to the cap as the cap is rotated from the latched position to the unlatched position such that the cap is no longer in covering relationship to the portion of the at least one indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Southco, Inc.
    Inventors: Brandon V. Hastings, Richard B. Langkamp, Jr., Tommy Vu Phi Nguyen
  • LATCH MECHANISM WITH STATUS INDICATOR
    Publication number: 20170306651
    Abstract: A latch mechanism is provided that includes a housing, a cap, and at least one indicator. The cap may include a central axis and may be mounted for selective rotational movement relative to the housing about the central axis between a latched position and an unlatched position. The at least one indicator may be interposed between the cap and the housing, such that the cap is in covering relationship to at least a portion of the at least one indicator. The at least one indicator may also be mounted for radial movement outwardly from the central axis relative to the cap as the cap is rotated from the latched position to the unlatched position such that the cap is no longer in covering relationship to the portion of the at least one indicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: Southco, Inc.
    Inventors: Brandon V. Hastings, Richard B. LANGKAMP, JR., Tommy Vu Phi NGUYEN