Patents by Inventor Van H. Ngo

Van H. Ngo 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).

  • Reworking ceramic structures
    Patent number: 8252131
    Abstract: A method for reworking a ceramic structure. A number of holes are formed in a portion of the ceramic structure in which a rework of the ceramic structure is desired. The ceramic structure has a plurality of layers in the portion in which the rework is desired. A ceramic bonding material is introduced into the number of holes formed in the portion of the ceramic structure. The ceramic bonding material is cured in the portion of the ceramic structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Vann Heng, Elizabeth Chu, Van H. Ngo, Larry D. King
  • Reworking Ceramic Structures
    Publication number: 20110003077
    Abstract: A method for reworking a ceramic structure. A number of holes are formed in a portion of the ceramic structure in which a rework of the ceramic structure is desired. The ceramic structure has a plurality of layers in the portion in which the rework is desired. A ceramic bonding material is introduced into the number of holes formed in the portion of the ceramic structure. The ceramic bonding material is cured in the portion of the ceramic structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Vann Heng, Elizabeth Chu, Van H. Ngo, Larry D. King