Patents by Inventor Tuong Q. Nguyen

Tuong Q. 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).

  • Mobile robotic system for guiding an automated vehicle along a reconfigurable path and method thereof
    Patent number: 10860026
    Abstract: A mobile robotic system including a floor assembly having a support surface and a reconfigurable pathway, wherein an automated guided vehicle is configured to travel on the support surface and follow the reconfigurable pathway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Tuong Q. Nguyen, John W. Pringle, IV
  • Mobile Robotic System for Guiding an Automated Vehicle Along a Reconfigurable Path and Method Thereof
    Publication number: 20190004521
    Abstract: A mobile robotic system including a floor assembly having a support surface and a reconfigurable pathway, wherein an automated guided vehicle is configured to travel on the support surface and follow the reconfigurable pathway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Tuong Q. Nguyen, John W. Pringle, IV
  • Mobile robotic system for guiding an automated vehicle along a reconfigurable continuous path defined by a floor assembly and method thereof
    Patent number: 10095233
    Abstract: A mobile robotic system may include an automated guided vehicle, and a floor assembly including a support surface and a reconfigurable pathway, wherein the automated guided vehicle is configured to travel on the support surface and follow the reconfigurable pathway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Tuong Q. Nguyen, John W. Pringle, IV
  • Robotic system and drilling end effector for robotic system
    Patent number: 9789549
    Abstract: A drilling end effector may include a motor operative to drive a drilling member, a housing surrounding the motor, and a vacuum shroud coupled to the housing and surrounding the drilling member, wherein the vacuum shroud has a variable length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Tuong Q. Nguyen, John W. Pringle, IV
  • Robotic System and Drilling End Effector for Robotic System
    Publication number: 20170008094
    Abstract: A drilling end effector may include a motor operative to drive a drilling member, a housing surrounding the motor, and a vacuum shroud coupled to the housing and surrounding the drilling member, wherein the vacuum shroud has a variable length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Tuong Q. Nguyen, John W. Pringle, IV
  • Mobile Robotic System
    Publication number: 20160378116
    Abstract: A mobile robotic system may include an automated guided vehicle, and a floor assembly including a support surface and a reconfigurable pathway, wherein the automated guided vehicle is configured to travel on the support surface and follow the reconfigurable pathway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Tuong Q. Nguyen, John W. Pringle, IV
  • Integrated window display
    Patent number: 7136030
    Abstract: A display system (12) for attachment to a sill (14) of a window structure (26) has been provided. The display system (12) includes a mounting device (28) for attaching the display system (12) to the sill (14) of the window structure (26) and a display device (18) for attachment to the mounting device (26). The display device (18) is intended to communicate various information to the viewer of the display device and preserve or create more available space surrounding the window structure (26).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Robert L. Steed, John R. Cowin, Timothy M. Mitchell, Wayne Cavanaugh, Craig A. Larson, David L. Allen, Tuong Q. Nguyen, Ronald C. Doty, Son T. Nguyen, Kevin L. Gosling, Taji Shafaat
  • Integrated window display
    Publication number: 20040172896
    Abstract: A display system (12) for attachment to a sill (14) of a window structure (26) has been provided. The display system (12) includes a mounting device (28) for attaching the display system (12) to the sill (14) of the window structure (26) and a display device (18) for attachment to the mounting device (26). The display device (18) is intended to communicate various information to the viewer of the display device and preserve or create more available space surrounding the window structure (26).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2003
    Publication date: September 9, 2004
    Inventors: Robert L. Steed, John R. Cowin, Timothy M. Mitchell, Wayne Cavanaugh, Craig A. Larson, David L. Allen, Tuong Q. Nguyen, Ronald C. Doty, Son T. Nguyen, Kevin L. Gosling, Syed T. Shafaat