Vo, TX

Alexander H. Vo, Houston, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090149779	Human Biovibrations Method - This invention relates to the detection of human biovibrations using a digital signal processing (DSP) actigraph worn by the individual, and in at least one method using any noise existing in the signals. Human biovibrations result from the human body having reverberations and oscillations from bodily functioning. The DSP actigraph has been shown to be able to identify heart beat and breathing of an individual. The invention includes a method comprising: recording movement data of an individual that includes biovibrations data, determining when the movement data substantially falls within a predetermined threshold representative of death, and providing a notification. The invention in at least one embodiment includes a method comprising: monitoring activity counts for zero crossing mode, above threshold mode, and proportional integrative mode, providing a notification when all three activity counts are within a respective predetermined range for a period of time.	06-11-2009

Anh-Hoang Vo, Austin, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140244295	CLINICAL QUALITY ANALYTICS SYSTEM WITH RECURSIVE, TIME SENSITIVE EVENT-BASED PROTOCOL MATCHING - A clinical quality analytics system may include a data storage to store electronic medical record (EMR) data. The system may map events from the EMR data to a process map through a recursive matching process. The mapping may include recursively matching the events to nodes in threads in a map based on event times and thread times. One of the recursions may be selected as a best fit based on metrics determined for the recursions.	08-28-2014
20160055412	Predictive Model Generator - Methods, systems, and apparatuses, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, can be implemented to perform actions including receiving input data defining a predictive model, the predictive model including multiple features. The actions further include weighting the predictive model iteratively for each feature, using actual data including values for each feature for multiple entities within a population, by iteratively adjusting a current weight for the feature by a momentum until the momentum equals zero, the momentum being iteratively adjusted by a momentum factor based on whether a model score improves, the model score being calculated based on the actual data. The actions further include calculating a value score for the entity using the weighted predictive model.	02-25-2016
20160063043	Versatile Data Model - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for processing a data model, a data file and user input to provide a populated data model, the populated data model including: a data content table having one or more navigation columns and one or more content columns, at least one navigation column including one or more key values of a key node, and at least one content column including data values of a plurality of data values, and a foreign key table having one or more navigation columns and one or more relationship columns, at least one navigation column including one or more key values of a foreign key node, and the one or more relationship columns associating at least one key node of the data content table to a respective foreign key node.	03-03-2016

Anh Nhat Vo, Houston, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120000281	Meter Devices and Methods - Some embodiments of a meter device for measuring volume flow of gas can include bearings and the timing gears may each include a least one component comprising a ceramic material that enhances the wearability of the bearing and the timing gears. Accordingly, the gas flow meter can operate in a manner that reduces or eliminates the need for external oil lubrication of the bearings and the timing gears (e.g., the external oil lubrication conventionally provided by the oil bath compartment), and thus reduces the likelihood of failure of the gas flow meter due to leaks or failures of the oil bath compartment.	01-05-2012

Chanh C. Vo, Keller, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120121222	FIBER OPTIC CONNECTORS, CABLE ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - Disclosed are fiber optic connectors including a holder for attaching a fiber optic cable to a fiber optic connector along with cable assemblies and methods for making the same. In one embodiment, the holder includes a first and a second cantilevered arm that are squeezed together when a sleeve is placed over the holder. Further, one or more of the cantilevered arm may include a plurality of teeth for “biting” into the cable jacket and providing a suitable fiber optic cable retention force. The fiber optic connectors, cable assemblies and methods disclosed herein are advantageous since they allow the craft to quickly, reliably, and easily attach a robust fiber optic cable to a connector, thereby providing a rugged solution for the craft.	05-17-2012

Chanh Cuong Vo, Keller, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090128978	Hybrid surge protector for a network interface device - A hybrid surge protector for a network interface device (NID) is disclosed. The hybrid surge protector includes a fail-safe spring connected to the ground electrode of a three-electrode gas tube. Tabs on the fail-safe spring are held away from the gas-tube end electrodes by a fusible element. The hybrid surge protector also includes metal-oxide varistor elements (“MOVs”) in contact with the gas-tube end electrodes and with the ground electrode via an MOV spring. This arrangement provides for two initial paths to ground-one path from the gas-tube end electrodes to the ground electrode through the gas tube, and another from the gas-tube end electrodes to the ground electrode through the MOVs and the MOV spring. The dominant path to ground starts as the MOV ground path but switches to the gas-tube path as the gas tube becomes activated. Another path to ground via the fail-safe spring is also available should the gas tube overheat. A surge protection module that includes the hybrid surge protector is also disclosed.	05-21-2009
20140245875	STRIPPING APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR TIGHT-BUFFERED OPTICAL FIBERS - Apparatus and methods for stripping tight-buffered optical fibers are disclosed. The methods include removing a portion of the buffer layer and thin-coating layer to expose the bare fiber at the optical fiber end, wherein the cuts to the optical fiber needed to strip the optical fiber are made simultaneously. In some methods, a portion of the cover is used to clean the bare fiber as the cover portion is removed. In other methods, the normal force that secures the cover is alleviated so that the cover portion can be removed without breaking the bare fiber. Different apparatus configured to effectuate the stripping methods are disclosed.	09-04-2014

Dang The Vo, Houston, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090160184	End Connector For Flexible Pipe - An end connector for a flexible pipe positions onto an end of the flexible pipe. An insert having inner and outer conical surfaces positions in the connector's housing. To mechanically grip the pipe's inner layers, an outer sleeve positions in the housing against the first layer, and an outer nut threads onto the outer sleeve and compresses the first layer against the insert's outer surface. Also, an inner sleeve positions in the housing against a second layer, and an inner nut threads onto the sleeve and compresses the second layer against the insert inner surface. A tubular sleeve can position within an internal bore of the pipe for support, and another conical sleeve can be engaged between the housing and the outside of the pipe. The connector's end can be flexible or rigid along the pipe, while a flange on the connector's other end can bolt to another component.	06-25-2009
20090308478	Flexible Pipe for Offshore and Other Applications - A flexible pipe for conducting fluid, such as offshore production fluids, has interior tubing, a series of rings and clamps, and exterior tubing. The interior tubing has an extruded tube and a surrounding layer. Outer rings dispose about the interior tubing and abut end-to-end. Inner rings dispose on the tubing and fit in between each of the outer rings. These inner rings have tapered surfaces that fit against beveled ends defined in each end of the outer ring's internal bore. The clamps affix the abutting ends of the outer rings together, and the exterior tubing disposes on the series of rings and clamps. This exterior tubing has an inner layer of wrapped tape surrounded by an extruded tube. A flange couples by an end clamp to the end ring of the pipe, and inner and outer supports on the flange support the interior and exterior tubing.	12-17-2009
20130087239	Flexible Pipe for Offshore and Other Applications - A flexible pipe for conducting fluid, such as offshore production fluids, has interior tubing, a series of rings and clamps, and exterior tubing. The interior tubing has an extruded tube and a surrounding layer. Outer rings dispose about the interior tubing and abut end-to-end. Inner rings dispose on the tubing and fit in between each of the outer rings. These inner rings have tapered surfaces that fit against beveled ends defined in each end of the outer ring's internal bore. The clamps affix the abutting ends of the outer rings together, and the exterior tubing disposes on the series of rings and clamps. This exterior tubing has an inner layer of wrapped tape surrounded by an extruded tube. A flange couples by an end clamp to the end ring of the pipe, and inner and outer supports on the flange support the interior and exterior tubing.	04-11-2013

Dong Phuong Vo, Houston, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110145036	CHANGE MANAGEMENT IN ROUTE-BASED PROJECTS - Managing change in the design of a route-based project. Receiving data (a ticket) regarding a proposed change to the design of a route-based project. Associating the ticket with a project in a geographic information system (GIS). Communicating the ticket to an Analyst. Receiving spatializing data regarding the ticket. The ticket and spatializing data comprising a spatialized ticket. Communicating the spatialized ticket to a Quality Control Administrator. Receiving quality control approval of the spatialized ticket. Communicating the quality control approved ticket to at least one reviewer. Receiving recommendation from reviewers. The recommendations and the quality control approved ticket comprising a reviewed ticket. Communicating the reviewed ticket to at least one approver. Receiving approval from the approver. The approval and the reviewed ticket comprising an approved ticket. Committing the change described in the approved ticket to the GIS.	06-16-2011

Hoang Phi-Dung Vo, Sugar Land, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150129210	OILFIELD SURFACE EQUIPMENT COOLING SYSTEM - Systems and methods for cooling process equipment are provided. The system includes a process fluid source, and a heat exchanger fluidly coupled with the process equipment and the process fluid source. The heat exchanger is configured to receive a process fluid from the process fluid source and transfer heat from the process equipment to the process fluid. The system also includes a control system fluidly coupled with the heat exchanger. The control system is configured to vary a temperature of the process fluid heated in the heat exchanger. Further, at least a portion of the process fluid heated in the heat exchanger is delivered into a wellbore at a temperature below a boiling point of the process fluid.	05-14-2015

Huy Vo, Austin, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20160110490	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBSTACLE-AVOIDING SIGNAL BUS ROUTING - Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with providing obstacle-avoidance bus routing for an integrated circuit design are described. In one embodiment, a bus routing tool is disclosed that generates a plurality of escape nodes to construct a three-dimensional routing solution graph. The bus routing tool probes a design space of the integrated circuit design to dynamically determine a location of each escape node while avoiding path blockages within the design space. By traversing the three-dimensional routing solution graph from a leaf escape node near a target location within the design space back to a root escape node near a source location within the design space, a candidate routing solution for routing a signal bus from the source location to the target location may be determined.	04-21-2016

Huy Tran Ba Vo, Austin, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150220673	ROW FORMATION DURING DATAPATH PLACEMENT IN CIRCUIT DESIGN - Implementations of the present disclosure involve methods and systems for component placement in a datapath block of a microelectronic circuit design. In particular, implementations provide for collecting groups of common components in the datapath block that form a row or partial row. A preliminary layout of the datapath block is performed with the component set rows and any other components of the datapath block design. Common components are then collected into groups or sets to form additional rows within the datapath layout, with at least some consideration to the wire lengths between components in the rows. By collecting common components into rows with consideration to the wire lengths between interconnected components, the timing performance of the datapath block may be improved.	08-06-2015

Ivan Vo, Austin, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080284461	ACTIVE CANCELLATION MATRIX FOR PROCESS PARAMETER MEASUREMENTS - An active cancellation matrix for process parameter measurements provides feedback paths for each test location wherein each feedback path is used to sense the applied voltage and the sensed voltage is used to adjust the source voltage for any variations along the input path. The devices under test are arranged in a row and column array, and the feedback and voltage input paths are formed along respective rails which extend generally parallel to a row of devices under test. Selectors are used to selectively route the outputs of the test nodes to a measurement unit such as a current sensor. The input voltages can be varied to establish current-voltage (I-V) curves for the devices under various conditions. In the example where the devices under test are transistors, each source input includes three voltage inputs (rails) for a drain voltage, a source voltage, and a gate voltage.	11-20-2008
20110188295	High Performance eDRAM Sense Amplifier - Embedded dynamic random access memory (eDRAM) sense amplifier circuitry in which a bit line connected to each of a first plurality of eDRAM cells is controlled by cell control lines tied to each of the cells. During a READ operation the eDRAM cell releases its charge indicating its digital state. The digital charge propagates through the eDRAM sense amplifier circuitry to a mid-rail amplifier inverter circuit which amplifies the charge and provides it to a latch circuit. The latch circuit, in turn, inverts the charge to correctly represent at its output the logical value stored in the eDRAM cell being read, and returns the charge through the eDRAM sense amplifier circuitry to replenish the eDRAM cell.	08-04-2011

Loan Vo, Houston, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140190700	COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING PARTICULATE MIGRATION IN A SUBTERRANEAN FORMATION - Stabilizers that include hydrophobically modified amine-containing polymers may be utilized as compositions or in methods for controlling particulate migration in a subterranean formation. For example, a method may include providing a treatment fluid that comprises a base fluid and a hydrophobically modified amine-containing polymer (HMAP), the HMAP comprising a plurality of hydrophobic modifications on an amine-containing polymer; introducing the treatment fluid into a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation, the subterranean formation comprising a plurality of particulates; and allowing the HMAP to coat at least some of the particulates.	07-10-2014
20140311743	Methods and Compositions of Treating Subterranean Formations with a Novel Resin System - Methods of treating a wellbore in a subterranean formation including providing an aqueous treatment fluid comprising a liquid resin agent, wherein the liquid resin agent comprises the reaction product of a multifunctional electrophilic compound and at least one nucleophilic compound selected from the group consisting of a dimer acid; a dimer amine; any derivative thereof; and any combination thereof, and wherein the multifunctional electrophilic compound comprises least two electrophilic reactive groups; introducing the aqueous treatment fluid into the wellbore in the subterranean formation; and, curing the liquid resin agent.	10-23-2014
20140311745	Methods and Compositions of Treating Subterranean Formations with a Novel Resin System - Embodiments including methods of treating a subterranean formation comprising providing a solvent-based treatment fluid comprising a liquid resin agent, wherein the liquid resin agent comprises the reaction product of a multifunctional electrophilic compound comprising at least two electrophilic reactive groups and at least one nucleophilic compound selected from the group consisting of a dimer acid; a dimer diamine; any derivative thereof; and any combination thereof, and wherein the multifunctional electrophilic compound comprises at least two electrophilic reactive groups; introducing the solvent-based treatment fluid into the subterranean formation; and curing the liquid resin agent.	10-23-2014

Loan K. Vo, Houston, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140144639	METHODS FOR HINDERING THE SETTLING OF PARTICULATES IN A SUBTERRANEAN FORMATION - Embodiments herein include a method comprising proving a treatment fluid comprising an activator and providing gas-forming particulates comprising coating particulates with a binding agent, wherein the binding agent holds a gas-generating chemical onto the particulates. The gas-forming particulates are suspended in the treatment fluid and the treatment fluid comprising the gas-forming particulates is introduced into a subterranean formation. The gas-generating chemical and the activator then react to generate gas-formed particulates.	05-29-2014
20140238673	METHODS OF STABILIZING WEAKLY CONSOLIDATED SUBTERRANEAN FORMATION INTERVALS - Methods of fracturing a weakly consolidated target interval in a wellbore in a subterranean formation including providing a pad fluid comprising an aqueous base fluid and nanoparticulates; providing a fracturing fluid comprising an aqueous base fluid and gravel; introducing the pad fluid in the wellbore at or above a fracture gradient rate so as to create or enhance at least one fracture at or near the weakly consolidated target interval, such that the nanoparticulates in the pad fluid penetrate into the weakly consolidated target interval and into the at least one fracture; introducing the fracturing fluid in the wellbore at or above the fracture gradient rate so as to enhance the at least one fracture and form a proppant pack in the at least one fracture; and consolidating the weakly consolidated target interval.	08-28-2014
20140251611	Methods of Transporting Proppant Particulates in a Subterranean Formation - Methods of treating a wellbore in a subterranean formation including providing an oil-external treatment fluid, wherein the oil-external treatment fluid is a 3D-network comprising a chemical interaction between a hydrocarbon fluid, an aqueous fluid, and a surface modification agent; providing proppant particulates; suspending the proppant particulates in the oil-external treatment fluid; and introducing the oil-external treatment fluid comprising the proppant particulates into the wellbore in the subterranean formation.	09-11-2014
20140345870	Methods for Stimulation and Stabilization of Subterranean Formations - Methods treating a subterranean formation including providing a one-step acidizing treatment fluid comprising a first aqueous base fluid, a formation stimulation agent, and a stabilizing emulsion, wherein the stabilizing emulsion is an aqueous external emulsion comprising a second aqueous base fluid, a surfactant, and an aqueous-based surface modification agent; introducing the one-step acidizing treatment fluid into the subterranean formation; contacting the formation stimulation agent with the subterranean formation so as to acidize the subterranean formation and create conductive channels therethrough; and contacting the stabilizing emulsion with the subterranean formation so as to release the aqueous-based surface modification agent and stabilize unconsolidated formation particulates therein.	11-27-2014
20150122494	CONSOLIDATION COMPOSITIONS FOR USE IN SUBTERRANEAN FORMATION OPERATIONS - Embodiments disclosed herein include methods comprising providing a consolidation composition comprising the reaction product of a liquid curable resin and a liquid curing agent, wherein the liquid curable resin is an epoxy-functionalized alkoxysilane and wherein the liquid curing agent is selected from the group consisting of: a polyamine; a hydrophobically modified polyamine; a polyimine; a hydrophobically modified polyimine; a polyalcohol; hydrophobically modified polyacrylamide; a hydrophobically modified polyacrylate; and any combination thereof; coating proppant particulates with the consolidation composition, thereby creating coated proppant particulates; introducing the coated proppant particulates into a subterranean formation and placing the coated proppant particulates into a fracture therein; and curing the consolidation composition so as to consolidate the coated proppant particulates in the fracture and form a proppant pack therein.	05-07-2015
20150353812	Dimer Acid Grafted Polymer For Stabilizing Particulate In A Well - A fluid is provided including: (A) an aqueous phase; and (B) a dimer acid grafted polymer, wherein the dimer acid grafted polymer is at least sparingly soluble in water, wherein the polymer is dispersed, hydrated, or dissolved in the aqueous phase. The fluid can be used, for example, in a method of treating a well, including: (A) forming a fluid comprising a dimer acid grafted polymer, and (B) introducing the fluid into a treatment zone of a well.	12-10-2015
20160024371	RESIN COMPOSITION FOR TREATMENT OF A SUBTERRANEAN FORMATION - The present invention relates to resin compositions for treatment of a subterranean formation. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method of treating a subterranean formation. The method can include obtaining or providing a resin composition that includes a hardenable composition including a hardenable resin. The resin composition also can include a hardening composition including a water control hardening agent. The method can include contacting a subterranean material downhole with the resin composition, and reacting the hardenable composition and the hardening composition, to give a hardened resin composition. In some embodiments, the resin composition provides both particulate consolidation and water control.	01-28-2016
20160053599	FRACTURING FLUIDS COMPRISING FIBERS TREATED WITH CROSSLINKABLE, HYDRATABLE POLYMERS AND RELATED METHODS - A low-polymer-load fracturing fluid may include an aqueous carrier fluid, proppant, and polymer-treated degradable fibers. The polymer-treated degradable fibers may include degradable fibers that have been at least partially treated with a crosslinkable, hydratable polymer. In some instances, a method may involve placing a low-polymer-load fracturing fluid having an initial viscosity into a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore at a rate to generate pressure above fracture gradient to form or enhance at least one fracture in the formation matrix surrounding a designated portion of the wellbore; placing the low-polymer-load fracturing fluid into the fracture and allowing the polymer to crosslink and increase the initial viscosity to a gelled viscosity; and allowing the polymer-treated degradable fibers to degrade and reduce the gelled viscosity to a broken viscosity.	02-25-2016
20160061017	Methods for Enhancing and Maintaining Fracture Conductivity after Fracturing Shale Formations without Proppant Placement - A method of treating a subterranean shale formation includes placing a first treatment fluid comprising a fracturing fluid in the formation; forming fractures; placing a second fluid including a sloughing agent or eroding agent in the formation; allowing gaps in the fracture faces to form; placing a third fluid including a formation stabilizer and an agglomerating agent into the fractures; and allowing the third fluid to absorb into the formation, thereby stabilizing the shale formation fracture faces and transforming the solid shale particulates into proppant clusters.	03-03-2016
20160076352	CONDUCTIVITY ENHANCEMENT OF COMPLEX FRACTURE NETWORKS IN SUBTERRANEAN FORMATIONS - Some embodiments provide a method comprising a) introducing a delayed-release acid and a gelling agent into a subterranean formation at a rate and pressure sufficient to create or enhance at least one fracture in a first treatment interval; b) contacting the delayed-release acid with a face of the fracture in the first treatment interval so as to etch one or more channels thereon; c) introducing a combination of non-degradable and degradable micro-proppant particulates into the subterranean formation so as to place them into the fracture in the first treatment interval, wherein they at least partially inhibit fluid flow therethrough; d) introducing a combination of non-degradable and degradable proppant particulates into the subterranean formation so as to place them into the fracture in the first treatment interval, wherein they at least partially inhibit fluid flow therethrough; e) repeating (a) through (d) at a second treatment interval.	03-17-2016
20160083644	FRACTURING OR GRAVEL-PACKING FLUID WITH CMHEC IN BRINE - Treatment fluid suitable for use in subterranean formations may comprise: (i) an aqueous phase comprising water having at least 1,000 ppm total dissolved inorganic salts, wherein the aqueous phase comprises at least one of: a sulfate concentration of about 4,000 ppm or greater, a phosphate concentration of about 100 ppm or greater, a carbonate concentration of about 100 ppm or greater, or a barium concentration of about 37,000 ppm or greater; (ii) a carboxymethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose, wherein: (a) the carboxymethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose has a carboxymethyl degree of substitution is in the range of about 0.3 to about 0.45 per glucopyranose unit in the polymer; and (b) the carboxymethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose has a hydroxyethyl molecular substitution is in the range of about 2.1 to about 2.9 per glucopyranose unit in the polymer; and (c) the treatment fluid is substantially free of any crosslinker; and (iii) a breaker.	03-24-2016

Loan Thanh Vo, Hurst, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130183508	Attachable Elastomeric Pad - According to one embodiment, a method comprises calendering an elastomeric material into an elastomeric layer having a thickness that is more uniform than the elastomeric material prior to the calendaring. After calendaring, the elastomeric layer is vulcanized to a composite shim comprising at least one reinforcement layer and at least one layer of adhesive.	07-18-2013
20140109365	System and Method of Constructing Composite Structures - A method of constructing a composite component includes at least one of laterally and longitudinally aligning a material strip relative to a concavity of a layup tool, at least one of laterally and longitudinally extending the material strip to a predetermined location relative to the layup tool, wherein the material strip is substantially rectangular, and vertically abutting the material strip to the concavity of the layup tool, wherein the longitudinally extending the material strip includes at least one of (1) measuring a longitudinal distance of the material strip and (2) aligning a longitudinal end of the material strip with a longitudinal distance indicium and wherein the laterally extending the material strip includes at least one of (1) measuring a lateral distance of the material strip and (4) aligning a lateral end of the material strip with a lateral distance indicium.	04-24-2014

Minh Vo, Houston, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150107844	WELL TREATMENT FLUIDS CONTAINING BIODEGRADABLE ZIRCONIUM CROSSLINKER AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - A fracturing fluid containing a hydratable viscosifying polymer and a zirconium acetylacetonate crosslinker provides a green alternative to conventional systems. The zirconium aceylacetonate is dissolved in benzyl alcohol or in a mixture of benzyl alcohol and 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolan-4(yl)-methanol. The pH of the fracturing fluid may be between from about 3.5 to about 11.5. The fracturing fluid may contain an acidic buffering agent or a basic buffering agent. The fracturing fluid may be pumped into a well in order to initiate or enlarge a fracture within a subterranean formation penetrated by the well.	04-23-2015

Nhan Q. Vo, Cypress, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120042132	STORAGE SYSTEM WITH MIDDLE-WAY LOGICAL VOLUME - A storage system is disclosed including storage devices configured to store data, and a logical storage volume coupled to the storage devices and configured to store a subset of the data as segments. The storage system also includes a controller including a cache and memory. The memory is configured to include records such that each record corresponds with a segment in the logical storage volume and each record includes information regarding data stored in the corresponding segment. The controller is configured to access the records in response to a cache miss of the cache to determine if requested data from the cache miss is stored and ready for access in the logical storage volume. The controller is also configured to update the subset of data stored in the segments as a function of cache misses.	02-16-2012
20120284433	INPUT/OUTPUT HOT SPOT TRACKING - A system having input/output hot spot tracking is disclosed. The storage system includes a storage device, a host controller coupled to the storage device, and a tracking engine coupled to the host controller and the storage device. The host controller is configured to managed input/output of the storage device. The tracking engine includes a storage map cycling between active status and passive status. Input/output commands are stored in the storage map during the active status. Like input/output commands in the storage map during active status are counted and compared to a number. Counts greater than the number are reported as input/output hot spots.	11-08-2012
20140173223	STORAGE CONTROLLER WITH HOST COLLABORATION FOR INITIALIZATION OF A LOGICAL VOLUME - A device includes a storage controller for accessing a logical volume. The storage controller collaborates with a host to initialize the logical volume such that host resources perform a portion of the initialization of the logical volume.	06-19-2014
20150160955	DYNAMICALLY MODIFIABLE COMPONENT MODEL - To emulate a hardware component of a target hardware system including a plurality of hardware components, a component model of the hardware component is built, where the component model includes a register interface through which a host application provides inputs to and reads outputs from the component model, one or more parameter registers that hold values of state variables of the component model, and a state machine that models behavior of the hardware component without explicitly emulating logic implemented in the hardware component. During modeling of the hardware component utilizing the component model the component model is dynamically modified other than by modifying values of the state variables.	06-11-2015

Nhat D. Vo, Austin, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140367859	TIN-BASED WIREBOND STRUCTURES - Tin-based wirebond structures and wirebonds formed thereon. In some embodiments, an electronic package includes a semiconductor die located over a substrate and a wire configured to couple a terminal of the semiconductor die to a bond pad on the substrate. A wire bond between the wire and the bond pad may include an amount of tin originated from a layer of tin alloy formed on the bond pad. In other embodiments, a wirebond structure may include a conductive layer and a layer of tin alloy located over a portion of the conductive layer. The layer of tin alloy may provide a wirebonding contact surface configured to receive a bond wire.	12-18-2014

Nhat Dinh Vo, Austin, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090039470	STRESS RELIEF OF A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes a die including an active region, a scribe region, and a perimeter, wherein the scribe region is closer to the perimeter than the active region. In one embodiment, the die further comprises a crack arrest structure formed in the scribe region, and wherein the crack arrest structure includes one of curva-linear shapes and polygonal shapes concentrically oriented around a common center located at or near at least one corner of the die.	02-12-2009
20140063742	Thermally Enhanced Electronic Component Packages with Through Mold Vias - Systems and methods for thermally enhanced electronic component packaging with through mold vias are described. In some embodiments, a method may include forming one or more vias through an encapsulant with a laser, each of the one or more vias having one end proximal a top surface of an electronic component covered by the encapsulant and another end proximal an outer surface of the encapsulant. The method may also include inserting a thermally conductive material into the one or more vias, providing a heat spreader over the outer surface of the encapsulant, the heat spreader thermally coupled to the thermally conductive material, and reflowing the thermally conductive material.	03-06-2014

Patrick T. Vo, Houston, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090210872	METHOD TO ENHANCE THE SCALABILITY OF NETWORK CACHING CAPABILITY IN VIRTUALIZED ENVIRONMENT - A mechanism is provided to enhance the scalability of network caching capabilities. All network client applications running on a partition in a virtualized environment are configured to query information from a single virtual input/output server (VIOS) network caching daemon. Thus, the illustrative embodiments provide a 1:n model where a VIOS partition has a network caching daemon, and each of the n partitions uses the network caching daemon of the VIOS partition. The mechanism of the illustrative embodiments only requires the system administrator to control one copy of the local files on the VIOS server. The system administrator does not need to monitor all of these local files on each individual partition. The system administrator consolidates the entries used by the different individual partitions into one single file on the VIOS server side.	08-20-2009
20100106833	DYNAMIC EXPIRATION OF DOMAIN NAME SERVICE ENTRIES - Disclosed is a computer implemented method and computer program product for transmitting a resource record to a requesting computer. An authoritative domain name server receives a DNS query from a requesting computer at a name server. The authoritative domain name server looks up the resource record based on the DNS query, wherein the resource record is associated with an epochal time and a time to live. The authoritative domain name server transmits the resource record response based on the epochal time.	04-29-2010
20130047024	VIRTUAL I/O SERVER BANDWIDTH VIA SHARED ETHERNET ADAPTER (SEA) LOAD SHARING IN SEA FAIL-OVER CONFIGURATION - Provided are techniques for configuring a primary shared Ethernet adapter (SEA) and a backup SEA into a failover (F/O) protocol; providing a user interface (UI) for enabling a user to request a SEA load sharing protocol; in response to a user request for a SEA load sharing protocol, verifying that criteria for load sharing are satisfied; setting, by the UI a load sharing mode, comprising: requesting, by the backup SEA to the primary SEA, implementation of the SEA load sharing protocol; responsive to the requesting by the backup SEA, the primary SEA transmit an acknowledgment to the backup SEA and transitions into a sharing state; and responsive to the acknowledgment from the primary SEA, the backup SEA transitions to the sharing state.	02-21-2013

Patrick T. Vo, Austin, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110252419	DYNAMIC NETWORK ADAPTER QUEUE PAIR ALLOCATION - A method of dynamically changing an allocation of queue pair resources to an operating system image running in virtualized environment receives a notification at the operating system image of a change in allocation of queue pair resources to the operating system image. The method queries a physical network adapter through a hypervisor to obtain a new queue pair resource count that will exist in the virtualized system after the change in allocation. The method performs a hashing operation in the operating system image using the new queue pair resource count to distribute transmit traffic among the queue pair resources that will exist in the virtualized system after the change in allocation.	10-13-2011
20120192183	DYNAMIC NETWORK ADAPTER QUEUE PAIR ALLOCATION - A method of dynamically changing an allocation of queue pair resources to an operating system image running in virtualized environment receives a notification at the operating system image of a change in allocation of queue pair resources to the operating system image. The method queries a physical network adapter through a hypervisor to obtain a new queue pair resource count that will exist in the virtualized system after the change in allocation. The method performs a hashing operation in the operating system image using the new queue pair resource count to distribute transmit traffic among the queue pair resources that will exist in the virtualized system after the change in allocation.	07-26-2012

Patrick Tam Vo, Houston, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080225700	Protocol Definition for Software Bridge Failover - A method, data processing system, and computer usable code are provided for protocol definition for software bridge failover. In a first aspect of the present invention, a first software bridge determines the proper working operation of a physical adapter. Limbo packets are sent to a second software bridge alerting the second software bridge that the first software bridge is no longer bridging traffic responsive to the physical adapter failure in the first software bridge. The second software bridge receives the limbo packets, and, in response to receiving the limbo packets, asserts primary control and initiates bridging of traffic. In an alternative aspect of the present invention a first software bridge sends keep-alive packets. A second software bridge monitors the keep-alive packets from the first software bridge and, in response to a failure to detect the keep-alive packets from the first software bridge, the second software bridge initiates bridging of traffic.	09-18-2008
20080301312	Tunneling IPv6 Packets - Methods, systems, and products are provided for tunneling IPv6 packets. Embodiments include receiving, by an origin IPv6 border router from an origin IPv6 host, an IPv6 packet having an IPv6 destination address; receiving, by an origin IPv6 border router from an origin IPv6 host, an IPv4 address for a destination IPv6 border router retrieved from a data structure associating IPv6 destination addresses with IPv4 addresses for destination IPv6 border routers; encapsulating, by the origin IPv6 border router, the IPv6 packet in an IPv4 packet; and sending the encapsulated packet to a destination IPv6 border router at the IPv4 address. In many embodiments, encapsulating, by the origin IPv6 border router, the IPv6 packet in an IPv4 packet is carried out by adding an IPv4 header to the IPv6 packet.	12-04-2008
20090024723	Method and Apparatus for Centralization Configuration of Data Processing Systems - A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for configuring a remote data processing system. A configuration is identified for the remote data processing system to form an identified configuration. The hardware for the remote data processing system is configured. An installation application is sent to the remote data processing system across a communications link after the hardware in the remote data processing system has been configured, wherein the installation application executes on the remote data processing system to configure the remote data processing system. Installation files are sent across the communications link to the installation application executing on the remote data processing system. The installation program uses the installation files to configure install a set of operating systems, install applications, and configure software on the remote data processing system.	01-22-2009
20090125615	ADDRESS RESOLUTION PROTOCOL CHANGE ENABLING LOAD-BALANCING FOR TCP-DCR IMPLEMENTATIONS - Data processing systems, computer implemented methods, and computer program products are provided for updating an address resolution protocol table. Updates received for the address resolution protocol table are comprised of an internet protocol address, a media access control address, and a unique identifier.	05-14-2009

Thang Vo, Houston, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120193149	DRILL BIT WITH ENHANCED HYDRAULICS AND EROSION-SHIELD CUTTING TEETH - Disclosed is a rolling cone drill bit with inner row cutting teeth having portions shielded with an erosion-resistant material that differs in material properties from the tooth's core portion that is more impact resistant. The tooth includes shielding on at least a portion of the upstream end and along portions of the flanking surfaces. It includes shield-free portions on the flanks between the root and the tooth crest. Most of the tooth's perimeter is made of the core material and is free of shielding. Gage row teeth may be angled and form a channel to direct drilling fluid from the gage region of the borehole to locations where the inner row teeth are generating most cuttings. Nozzles are provided with non-uniform orientations.	08-02-2012
20120211282	ROCK BIT AND CUTTER TEETH GEOMETRIES - A rolling cone drill bit for cutting a borehole comprises a rolling cone cutter mounted on a bit body and adapted for rotation about a cone axis. Further, the bit comprises a tooth extending from the cone cutter. The tooth includes a base at the cone cutter and an elongate chisel crest distal the cone cutter. The crest extends along a crest median line between a first crest end and a second crest end and includes an elongate crest apex. The tooth also includes a first flanking surface extending from the base to the crest, and a second flanking surface extending from the base to the crest. The first flanking surface and the second flanking surface taper towards one another to form the chisel crest. Moreover, the tooth includes a first raised rib extending continuously along the first flanking surfaces and across the chisel crest to the second flanking surface.	08-23-2012
20140076639	Rock Bit and Cutter Teeth Geometries - A rolling cone drill bit for cutting a borehole comprises a rolling cone cutter mounted on a bit body and adapted for rotation about a cone axis. Further, the bit comprises a tooth extending from the cone cutter. The tooth includes a base at the cone cutter and an elongate chisel crest distal the cone cutter. The crest extends along a crest median line between a first crest end and a second crest end and includes an elongate crest apex. The tooth also includes a first flanking surface extending from the base to the crest, and a second flanking surface extending from the base to the crest. The first flanking surface and the second flanking surface taper towards one another to form the chisel crest. Moreover, the tooth includes a first raised rib extending continuously along the first flanking surfaces and across the chisel crest to the second flanking surface.	03-20-2014
20140138161	Hybrid Rolling Cone Drill Bits and Methods for Manufacturing Same - A rolling cone drill bit for drilling a borehole in earthen formations includes a bit body having a bit axis. In addition, the rolling cone drill bit includes a rolling cone cutter mounted on the bit body and having a cone axis of rotation. The cone cutter includes a cone body, a plurality of teeth arranged in a first inner row, and a plurality of inserts. Each insert is disposed within one tooth in the first inner row.	05-22-2014
20140144709	APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RETAINING INSERTS OF A ROLLING CONE DRILL BIT - An insert for a rolling cone drill bit includes a base portion having a central axis. The base portion is configured to be seated in a mating socket in a cone cutter of the rolling cone drill bit. In addition, the insert includes a cutting portion extending from the base portion. The base portion has a radially outer surface including a non-cylindrical axial retention feature configured to prevent the insert from moving axially out of the mating socket or a non-cylindrical torque holding feature configured to prevent the insert from rotating relative to the cone cutter.	05-29-2014
20160108681	Hybrid Rolling Cone Drill Bits and Methods for Manufacturing Same - A rolling cone drill bit for drilling a borehole in earthen formations includes a bit body having a bit axis. In addition, the rolling cone drill bit includes a rolling cone cutter mounted on the bit body and having a cone axis of rotation. The cone cutter includes a cone body, a plurality of teeth arranged in a first inner row, and a plurality of inserts. Each insert is disposed within one tooth in the first inner row.	04-21-2016

Theresa Vo, Houston, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150046098	METHOD AND SYSTEM OF NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING FOR COMPOSITES - Method and system are disclosed for characterizing and quantifying composite laminate structures. The method and system take a composite laminate of unknown ply stack composition and sequence and determine various information about the individual plies, such as ply stack, orientation, microstructure, and type. The method and system can distinguish between weave types that may exhibit similar planar stiffness behaviors, but would produce different failure mechanisms. Individual ply information may then be used to derive the laminate bulk properties from externally provided constitutive properties of the fiber and matrix, including extensional stiffness, bending-extension coupling stiffness, bending stiffness, and the like. The laminate bulk properties may then be used to generate a probabilistic failure envelope for the composite laminate. This provides the ability to perform non-destructive QA to ensure that individual lamina layup was accomplished according to specifications, and results may be used to identify a numerous laminate properties beyond purely structural.	02-12-2015
20150377839	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING OF CURVED COMPOSITES - Embodiments are disclosed for characterizing and quantifying composite laminate structures, including structures with surfaces that are curved in two and three dimensions. The embodiments take a composite laminate of unknown ply stack composition and sequence and determine various information about the individual plies, such as ply stack, orientation, microstructure, and type. The embodiments can distinguish between weave types that may exhibit similar planar stiffness behaviors, but would produce different failure mechanisms. Individual ply information may then be used to derive the laminate bulk properties from externally provided constitutive properties of the fiber and matrix, including extensional stiffness, bending-extension coupling stiffness, bending stiffness, and the like. The laminate bulk properties may then be used to generate a probabilistic failure envelope for the composite laminate. In some embodiments, ply stack type and sequence may also be determined for a curved carbon fiber composite using the disclosed embodiments by adding a rotational stage.	12-31-2015

Thomas Vo, Bellaire, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090216574	Method and system for monitoring plant operating capacity - A monitoring system is disclosed for acquiring output activity, utilization capacity and/or effluent data from an facility on a facility-by-facility and/or an industry-by-industry basis. The system is designed to generate a plant and/or industry output activity database that is updated on a continuous, near continuous, periodic and/or intermittent basis so that subscribers are apprised of changes in plant or overall industry output. A clearing house is also disclosed for distributing the acquired data to subscribers to aid in analyzing, predicting trends, pricing, maintaining, adjusting, minimizing, and/or maximizing individual plant or overall industry output.	08-27-2009
20140324551	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING PLANT OPERATING CAPACITY - A monitoring system is disclosed for acquiring output activity, utilization capacity and/or effluent data from an facility on a facility-by-facility and/or an industry-by-industry basis. The system is designed to generate a plant and/or industry output activity database that is updated on a continuous, near continuous, periodic and/or intermittent basis so that subscribers are apprised of changes in plant or overall industry output. A clearing house is also disclosed for distributing the acquired data to subscribers to aid in analyzing, predicting trends, pricing, maintaining, adjusting, minimizing, and/or maximizing individual plant or overall industry output.	10-30-2014

Thuy Viet Nguyen Vo, Wylie, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090318017	Small Foot Print Rugged Low Cost RF Connector with Improved Performance - An RF launch architecture that includes a circuit board including a conducting trace on a first side with a via proximate to the conducting trace and extending from the first side through the circuit board to a second side. Also included is an RF coaxial cable that has 1) a ferrule, coupled with a metallic shield of the cable, coupled with the second side and in electrical communication with the second side, 2) an insulator extending through the via to exit from the first side, wherein the ferrule surrounds a portion of a periphery of the insulator; and 3) a center core located within the insulator and extending through the via to exit from the first side, the center core extending above the insulator.	12-24-2009

Tiffany N. Vo, Houston, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150079020	INJECTABLE HYDROGELS - The present disclosure generally relates to injectable compositions. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to injectable, thermogelling hydrogels and associated methods. In one embodiment, the present disclosure provides for a composition comprising a poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-based macromer and a polyamidoamine-based macromer.	03-19-2015

Vinh Vo, Plano, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150185265	Mobile Device and Method for Determining a Handling Condition Thereof - A mobile device for determining a handling condition of the mobile device and a method of use thereof. One embodiment of the mobile device includes: at least one left capacitive proximity sensor disposed on a left side of the mobile device and operable to detect a hold condition, at least one right capacitive proximity sensor disposed on a right side of the mobile device and operable to detect a hold condition, an accelerometer disposed in the mobile device and operable to detect an orientation of the mobile device, an ambient light proximity sensor disposed in the mobile device and operable to detect a proximity of a user's head, and a processor operable to execute an application configured to gain access to and employ the hold condition, the orientation, and the proximity of the user's head to determine a handling condition.	07-02-2015

Vung Van Vo, San Antonio, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130155672	REMOTE CONTROL TRACK LIGHT FIXTURE - A track head unit includes a lighting device, a first sensor, a second sensor, one or more motors, and a controller. The first sensor is configured to receive transmissions from a portable remote control device. The second sensor is configured to receive transmissions associated with a target object. The one or more motors are mechanically coupled to the lighting device and is configured to position the lighting device along a first direction and a second direction. The controller is coupled to the lighting device, the first sensor, the second sensor, and the one or more motors. The controller is configured to receive a control signal from the remote control device via the first sensor, responsively transmit a locator signal to a locator that is disposed at a target object, receive a response signal via the second sensor from the remote object in response to the transmitting, and based upon the response signal, actuate the motors to aim the lighting device at the target object.	06-20-2013
20140217906	Remote Control Track Light Fixture - A track head unit includes a lighting device, a first sensor, a second sensor, one or more motors, and a controller. The first sensor is configured to receive transmissions from a portable remote control device. The second sensor is configured to receive transmissions associated with a target object. The one or more motors are mechanically coupled to the lighting device and are configured to position the lighting device along a first direction and a second direction. The controller is coupled to the lighting device, the first sensor, the second sensor, and the one or more motors. The controller is configured to receive a control signal from the remote control device via the first sensor, responsively transmit a locator signal to a locator that is disposed at a target object, receive a response signal via the second sensor from the remote object in response to the transmitting, and based upon the response signal, actuate the motors to aim the lighting device at the target object.	08-07-2014
20150308642	Self-Aiming Track Light Fixture System and Method - A camera, a mechanical movement system and a video control board are used to locate a recognizable light source on a stationary or moving object to be illuminated. Once the recognizable light source is recognized by the camera, the video control board provides instructions to the mechanical movement system to move the light output from the source of illumination in a track light fixture assembly to the location of the recognizable light source.	10-29-2015
20150312976	Low Power Bypass Circuit for LED Open Circuit and Reverse Polarity Protection - A low power bypass circuit for use with a string of series-connected LEDs includes a semiconductor diode and resistor connected in series, which semiconductor diode and resistor combination become conductive upon the failure of an LED or upon the improper, reverse polarity connection of the string of series-connected LEDs to a power supply. When the semiconductor and resistor combination becomes conductive, a three-terminal gate-controlled semiconductor switching device becomes conductive, thereby bypassing the failed LED and protecting the integrity of the string of series-connected LEDs upon the improper reverse polarity connection of the string of series-connected LEDs to a power supply.	10-29-2015