Thanh Dat Tran

US Patent:

6735884, May 18, 2004

Filed:

Jun 20, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/177034

Inventors:

Daniel Fratello - Golden CO
Dennis R. McCadden - Wheat Ridge CO
Thanh Tran - Aurora CO

Assignee:

Mark VII Equipment, Inc. - Arvada CO

International Classification:

F26B 300

US Classification:

34487, 34666, 34218, 34229, 34232, 239751, 454305

Abstract:

A dryer system for automated car wash systems includes a new and improved air dryer having a fan and a rotatable nozzle at its discharge end with the nozzle orientation being controlled by a rotary actuator whose drive shaft is mounted on the axis of rotation of the nozzle. A method of using the blowers includes the use of two or more blowers that are positioned above the vehicle and oriented so the streams of concentrated air complement each other in moving liquid particles on the vehicle toward the side or end of the vehicle where they drop from the lower edges of the sides and ends of the vehicle.

US Patent:

6807973, Oct 26, 2004

Filed:

May 4, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/849763

Inventors:

Daniel A. Fratello - Golden CO
James Johnson - Coeur Dalene ID
Michael W. Mingee - Aurora CO
Jon Leppo - Denver CO
David M. Gauthier - Denver CO
Eric Engen - Bailey CO
Dennis McCadden - Thornton CO
Thanh J. Tran - Aurora CO

Assignee:

Mark VII Equipment LLC - Arvada CO

International Classification:

B08B 302

US Classification:

134123, 134198, 134181

Abstract:

An automatic vehicle washing system is described. The vehicle washing system incorporates an elongated overhead cleaning platform for cleaning the front, top and rear surfaces of a vehicle. The overhead cleaning platform is attached to a single lift mechanism at a first end and is suspended from a belt at a second end, wherein the belt is also operatively connected to the first end. Accordingly, vertical movement of the lift actuator causes both ends of the platform to uniformly rise or descend. The platform further comprises a pivotal boom with fluid nozzles attached thereto, and a reciprocating pivotal actuator. The reciprocating pivotal actuator is capable of pivotal movement to any number of angular orientations within its operative range of motion. Advantageously, the pivotal and vertical positions of the nozzles can be independently varied, permitting the location of the overhead cleaning nozzles to be optimized for various vehicle profiles.

US Patent:

7042730, May 9, 2006

Filed:

Jul 31, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/631879

Inventors:

Bertrand Vaysse - Toulouse, FR
Heny Lin - Irvine CA, US
Thanh Van Tran - Temple City CA, US
Ajit Dubhashi - Redondo Beach CA, US

Assignee:

International Rectifier Corporation - El Segundo CA

International Classification:

H05K 7/20

US Classification:

361719, 361704, 361710, 361717, 361723, 257666, 257667, 257675, 257712

Abstract:

A power module including a power circuit having heat generating power devices including one or more heatsinks not isolated from the power devices by an insulating body.

US Patent:

7056390, Jun 6, 2006

Filed:

Feb 10, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/776092

Inventors:

Daniel A. Fratello - Golden CO, US
James Johnson - Coeur D'alene ID, US
Michael W. Mingee - Aurora CO, US
Jon Leppo - Denver CO, US
David M. Gauthier - Denver CO, US
Eric Engen - Bailey CO, US
Dennis McCadden - Thornton CO, US
Thanh J. Tran - Aurora CO, US

Assignee:

Mark VII Equipment LLC - Arvada CO

International Classification:

B08B 3/02

US Classification:

134 18, 134 26, 134 36

Abstract:

An automatic vehicle washing system is described. The vehicle washing system incorporates an elongated overhead cleaning platform for cleaning the front, top and rear surfaces of a vehicle. The overhead cleaning platform is attached to a single lift mechanism at a first end and is suspended from a belt at a second end, wherein the belt is also operatively connected to the first end. Accordingly, vertical movement of the lift actuator causes both ends of the platform to uniformly rise or descend. The platform further comprises a pivotal boom with fluid nozzles attached thereto, and a reciprocating pivotal actuator. The reciprocating pivotal actuator is capable of pivotal movement to any number of angular orientations within its operative range of motion. Advantageously, the pivotal and vertical positions of the nozzles can be independently varied, permitting the location of the overhead cleaning nozzles to be optimized for various vehicle profiles.

US Patent:

7787453, Aug 31, 2010

Filed:

Aug 2, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/882550

Inventors:

Thanh Tran - Anaheim CA, US
Andrew Hwang - Redondo Beach CA, US
Henry Chou - Anaheim CA, US

Assignee:

Broadcom Corporation - Irvine CA

International Classification:

H04L 12/28

US Classification:

370389

Abstract:

The present invention is directed to methods and systems for scaling receive protocol processing by allowing the network load from a network adapter to be balanced across multiple CPUs based on RSS and/or QoS traffic classification techniques.

US Patent:

8102842, Jan 24, 2012

Filed:

Aug 1, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/832440

Inventors:

Thanh Tran - Anaheim CA, US
Henry Chou - Anaheim CA, US
Scott Denton - Carlsbad CA, US
Andrew Hwang - Redondo Beach CA, US

Assignee:

Broadcom Corporation - Irvine CA

International Classification:

H04L 12/50

US Classification:

370359, 370360

Abstract:

Switching between communication ports of a notebook is typically accomplished using an off-chip local area network (LAN) switch or an off-chip high speed analog multiplexer. This off-chip component is disadvantageous for several reasons, including: added cost of an additional component; increased overall power consumption because transmit amplitude loss; and reduced cable reach and link performance due to hybrid mismatch and signal distortions. To reduce cost and preserve electrical and networking performance, an integrated switch is provided to multiplex signals of a networking communication chip to multiple network paths.

US Patent:

8379381, Feb 19, 2013

Filed:

Dec 27, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/930106

Inventors:

Thanh Tran - Temple City CA, US

Assignee:

TeleCommunications Systems, Inc. - Annapolis MD

International Classification:

G06F 1/16
H05K 5/00
H05K 7/00

US Classification:

36167936, 36167934, 36167933

Abstract:

A rugged hard drive includes a PC board mounted in an enclosure in a plane that is between, and parallel to two enclosure walls with the PC board being free to flex within the enclosure along an axis of the board when the hard drive is subjected to shock, or vibration, and with the enclosure including gaps, between the board and the inner surfaces of the enclosure, filled with silicone gel to cover electrical components on the board.

US Patent:

8397091, Mar 12, 2013

Filed:

Jun 29, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/476846

Inventors:

Wei Wang - San Jose CA, US
Andrew Hwang - Redondo Beach CA, US
Thanh Tran - Anaheim CA, US

Assignee:

Broadcom Corporation - Irvine CA

International Classification:

G06F 1/32

US Classification:

713322

Abstract:

In Gigabit Ethernet Systems, the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is designed to provide trust and security to a platform through integrity measurement, protected storage, and other cryptographic functions. The present invention relates to a TPM-LAN chip with separate TPM and LAN power management. The TPM-LAN chip is designed such a way that power is reduced significantly in different power management modes compared to the legacy devices. This is accomplished by turning off certain clocks during certain operating modes.