Patents by Inventor Vien Lam Nguyen

Vien Lam 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).

  • Publication number: 20240099349
    Abstract: A system and methods of isolating probiotics and adding probiotics into matrices are disclosed, comprising: (a) selecting and preparing a food source by a predetermined quality guideline; (b) obtaining probiotics from the food source using a multi-purpose apparatus operable to function as either a centrifugal machine, a food mixer, and a fermentator; (c) screen testing the probiotics for viability and performances; (d) if the probiotics meet predetermined requirements for viability and performance standards, then record the predetermined quality guideline of said food source and parametric settings of said multi-purposed apparatus into a database for said food source; and (e) otherwise, repeating steps (a) to (c) until the probiotics meet the predetermined requirements for viability and performance standards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: VINAMIT USA LLC
    Inventor: VIEN LAM NGUYEN
  • Patent number: 11930835
    Abstract: A system and methods of isolating probiotics and adding probiotics into matrices are disclosed, comprising: (a) selecting and preparing a food source by a predetermined quality guideline; (b) obtaining probiotics from the food source using a multi-purpose apparatus operable to function as either a centrifugal machine, a food mixer, and a fermentator; (c) screen testing the probiotics for viability and performances; (d) if the probiotics meet predetermined requirements for viability and performance standards, then record the predetermined quality guideline of said food source and parametric settings of said multi-purposed apparatus into a database for said food source; and (e) otherwise, repeating steps (a) to (c) until the probiotics meet the predetermined requirements for viability and performance standards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: VINAMIT JSC.
    Inventor: Vien Lam Nguyen
  • Patent number: 11833184
    Abstract: A freeze-dried nipa palm powder obtainted by mixing (75-100) part of a sap of inflorescence stalk with (0-25) part other ingredients, then freezing said sap of inflorescence stalk with said other ingredients in frozen molds using an individual quick freezer (IQF) at temperature from ?25° C. to ?29° C. to obtain frozen sap of inflorescence stalk blocks, and freeze drying frozen sap of inflorescence stalk molds at a pressure of 7.8948×10?4?1.3158×10?3 atm for 48 hours. The freeze-dried nipa palm powder such as multi-purpose food products that can be used not only as directly, or dissolved in water such as a beverage, but also as a health-promoting functional food, improve immunity, skin care, and beauty for users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: VINAMIT JSC.
    Inventor: Vien Lam Nguyen
  • Patent number: 11185087
    Abstract: A concentrated coffee extract powder (instant coffee) and a system for producing the same are disclosed which includes: selecting and preparing coffee beans by a predetermined quality guideline; receiving a coffee extract by inputting the coffee beans into a high-volume coffee brewing machine a high-volume coffee brewing machine having a plurality of percolation tanks whose fluid inter-communication is controlled by a a Boolen logic performed by a proportional integral derivative controller (PIDC) after receiving time, temperature, and pressure data from the plurality of percolation tanks so that the coffee extract is qualitatively constant in each of said plurality of percolation tanks; freezing the coffee extract mixed with the probiotics in molds using an individual quick freezer (IQF) to obtain frozen coffee extract blocks; and vacuum freezing the frozen coffee extract blocks using a convection current vacuum freeze drying apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: VINAMIT USA LLC
    Inventor: Vien Lam Nguyen
  • Patent number: 10966439
    Abstract: A concentrated fruit juice powder obtained by a convection current vacuum freeze drying process that includes: selecting and preparing fruits by predetermined quality guideline; extracting fruit juice by inserting the fruits into a screw press juicing apparatus having a precutter and a screw press whose body surface varies non-linearly, which is configured to achieve a maximum extraction efficiency; adding probiotics into the extracted fruit juice; freezing the fruit juice mixed with the probiotics in molds using an individual quick freezer (IQF) to obtain frozen fruit juice blocks; and vacuum freezing the frozen fruit juice blocks using a convection current vacuum freeze drying apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: VINAMIT USA LLC
    Inventor: Vien Lam Nguyen
  • Patent number: 10921058
    Abstract: A convection current vacuum freeze drying method and a computer software program for manufacturing a product are disclosed which include: selecting specific freeze drying settings from a Database for a specific product; loading the specific freeze drying settings into a controller for fully controlling of the convection current freeze drying process; performing the convection current freeze drying process using an ice condenser unit equipped with a plurality of elongate heat exchange tubes having radially arranged fins; determining whether the convection current freeze drying process is operated in accordance to the specific freeze drying settings using a plurality of sensors and the controller, if the specific freeze drying settings are not corrected, then readjusting the specific freeze drying settings using the controller, and if the specific freeze drying settings are correct then packaging product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: VINAMIT USA LLC
    Inventor: Vien Lam Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20200367532
    Abstract: A concentrated fruit juice powder obtained by a convection current vacuum freeze drying process that includes: selecting and preparing fruits by predetermined quality guideline; extracting fruit juice by inserting the fruits into a screw press juicing apparatus having a precutter and a screw press whose body surface varies non-linearly, which is configured to achieve a maximum extraction efficiency; adding probiotics into the extracted fruit juice; freezing the fruit juice mixed with the probiotics in molds using an individual quick freezer (IQF) to obtain frozen fruit juice blocks; and vacuum freezing the frozen fruit juice blocks using a convection current vacuum freeze drying apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Applicant: VINAMIT USA LLC
    Inventor: VIEN LAM NGUYEN
  • Publication number: 20200359647
    Abstract: A concentrated coffee extract powder (instant coffee) and a system for producing the same are disclosed which includes: selecting and preparing coffee beans by a predetermined quality guideline; receiving a coffee extract by inputting the coffee beans into a high-volume coffee brewing machine a high-volume coffee brewing machine having a plurality of percolation tanks whose fluid inter-communication is controlled by a a Boolen logic performed by a proportional integral derivative controller (PIDC) after receiving time, temperature, and pressure data from the plurality of percolation tanks so that the coffee extract is qualitatively constant in each of said plurality of percolation tanks; freezing the coffee extract mixed with the probiotics in molds using an individual quick freezer (IQF) to obtain frozen coffee extract blocks; and vacuum freezing the frozen coffee extract blocks using a convection current vacuum freeze drying apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: VINAMIT USA LLC
    Inventor: VIEN LAM NGUYEN
  • Publication number: 20200240706
    Abstract: A convection current vacuum freeze drying method and a computer software program for manufacturing a product are disclosed which include: selecting specific freeze drying settings from a Database for a specific product; loading the specific freeze drying settings into a controller for fully controlling of the convection current freeze drying process; performing the convection current freeze drying process using an ice condenser unit equipped with a plurality of elongate heat exchange tubes having radially arranged fins; determining whether the convection current freeze drying process is operated in accordance to the specific freeze drying settings using a plurality of sensors and the controller, if the specific freeze drying settings are not corrected, then readjusting the specific freeze drying settings using the controller, and if the specific freeze drying settings are correct then packaging product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2019
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: VINAMIT USA LLC
    Inventor: VIEN LAM NGUYEN
  • Patent number: 10676797
    Abstract: A concentrated sugarcane juice powder obtained by a convection current vacuum freeze drying process that includes: selecting and preparing sugarcane stalks by a predetermined quality guideline; extracting sugarcane juice by inserting the sugarcane stalks into a sugarcane juice extracting apparatus having a mesh pattern of micro ridges configured to achieve a maximum extraction efficiency; adding probiotics into the extracted sugarcane juice; freezing the sugarcane juice mixed with the probiotics in molds using an individual quick freezer (IQF) to obtain frozen sugarcane juice blocks; and vacuum freezing said frozen sugarcane juice blocks using a convection current vacuum freeze drying apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: VINAMIT USA LLC
    Inventor: Vien Lam Nguyen
  • Patent number: 10451346
    Abstract: A convection current vacuum freeze drying apparatus is disclosed which includes a dryer chamber unit comprising a plurality of trays for depositing products to be freeze dried; a convection current condenser unit, mechanically connected to the dryer chamber unit, comprising a plurality of first elongate heat exchange tubes each having fins arranged around an outer circumference of the first elongate heat exchange tube; a refrigerator unit mechanically connected to the convection current condenser unit, operable to provide cold temperature to the plurality of elongate heat exchange tubes; a cooling tower unit mechanically connected to the convection current condenser unit; a primary vacuum pump unit, mechanically connected to the convection current condenser unit and the cooling tower unit, operable to provide a vacuum pressure to said convection current condenser unit; and a heater unit mechanically connected to provide a heat energy to both the dryer chamber unit and the convection current condenser unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: VINAMIT USA LLC
    Inventor: Vien Lam Nguyen