Phuong Ba Tran

US Patent:

6721383, Apr 13, 2004

Filed:

Dec 14, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/683335

Inventors:

Jose L. Casillas - Cupertino CA
Eugene C. Eckert - Los Gatos CA
Phuong T. Tran - Pleasanton CA

Assignee:

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY

International Classification:

G21C 1700

US Classification:

376245, 376207, 376210, 376219, 376246, 376247

Abstract:

A computerized method for expanding the operating domain of a boiling water nuclear reactor that permits safe operation of the reactor at core flows lower than normal operating parameters is provided. The operating domain is characterized by a map of the reactor thermal power and core flow. The computerized method includes determining by computer simulation a load line characteristic that is elevated over normal operating parameters and that increases reactor performance over normal operating parameters, performing safety evaluations by computer simulation at the elevated load line to determine compliance with safety design parameters, and performing operational evaluations by computer simulation at the elevated load line.

US Patent:

6987826, Jan 17, 2006

Filed:

Dec 30, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/748420

Inventors:

Jose L. Casillas - Cupertino CA, US
Eugene C. Eckert - Los Gatos CA, US
Phuong T. Tran - Pleasanton CA, US

Assignee:

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY

International Classification:

G21C 17/00

US Classification:

376245, 216259

Abstract:

A method for expanding the operating domain of a boiling water nuclear reactor that permits safe operation of the reactor at low core flows is described. The operating domain is characterized by a map of the reactor thermal power and core flow. In an exemplary embodiment, the method for expanding the operating domain of a boiling water nuclear reactor permits operation of the reactor between about 120 percent of rated thermal power and about 85 percent of rated core flow to about 100 percent of rated thermal power and about 55 percent of rated core flow. The method includes determining an elevated load line characteristic that improves reactor performance, performing safety evaluations at the elevated load line to determine compliance with safety design parameters, and performing operational evaluations at the elevated load line. The method also includes defining a set of operating conditions for the reactor in an upper operating domain characterized by the elevated load line. Additionally, the method includes performing a detailed analysis of the performance of the core recirculation system and the system control components.

US Patent:

20110210850, Sep 1, 2011

Filed:

Feb 26, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/713175

Inventors:

Phuong K Tran - Milpitas CA, US

International Classification:

G08B 21/00
G06F 3/041

US Classification:

340540, 345173

Abstract:

A touch-screen keyboard for small mobile devices that improves typing accuracy and speed by using directional swipes to select letters or symbols in combination keys containing multiple letters or symbols per key.

US Patent:

20130151509, Jun 13, 2013

Filed:

Nov 11, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/674069

Inventors:

Phuong L. Tran - Sunnyvale CA, US

Assignee:

SPIRORITY, INC. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707723

Abstract:

A graphical display of objects by a computer system comprises receiving a plurality of objects for display to a user; presenting for display on a display screen of an electronic device a plurality of sets of frames in increasingly smaller radial patterns, wherein after a first set of frames, each successive set of frames is nested within an immediately preceding set of frames; and presenting for display in the sets of frames at least a portion of the objects to form nested radial arrays of objects.

US Patent:

20130275860, Oct 17, 2013

Filed:

Apr 11, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/860648

Inventors:

Phuong L. Tran - Sunnyvale CA, US

Assignee:

SPIRORITY, INC. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30
G06F 17/22

US Classification:

715234, 707722

Abstract:

Exemplary embodiments provide for assisting information searching. Aspect of the exemplary embodiments include responsive to monitoring the user performing one or more searches for information via a browser, obtaining a set of user search results, wherein the search results include various content types of search results; organizing and displaying the search results into one or more containers of search results; receiving an upload of contents from the user and saving the contents into the one or more containers for subsequent retrieval for subsequent retrieval; and allowing the user to share the one or more containers with another user, and in response to the other user performing one or more searches for information via browser, adding selected portions of the other user's search results to the one or more containers.

US Patent:

6697447, Feb 24, 2004

Filed:

Dec 30, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/475592

Inventors:

Jose L. Casillas - Cupertino CA
Eugene C. Eckert - Los Gatos CA
Phuong T. Tran - Pleasanton CA

Assignee:

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY

International Classification:

G21C 1700

US Classification:

376245, 376217, 376219, 376210

Abstract:

A method for expanding the operating domain of a boiling water nuclear reactor that permits safe operation of the reactor at low core flows is described. The operating domain is characterized by a map of the reactor thermal power and core flow. In an exemplary embodiment, the method for expanding the operating domain of a boiling water nuclear reactor permits operation of the reactor between about 120 percent of rated thermal power and about 85 percent of rated core flow to about 100 percent of rated thermal power and about 55 percent of rated core flow. The method includes determining an elevated load line characteristic that improves reactor performance, performing safety evaluations at the elevated load line to determine compliance with safety design parameters, and performing operational evaluations at the elevated load line. The method also includes defining a set of operating conditions for the reactor in an upper operating domain characterized by the elevated load line. Additionally, the method includes performing a detailed analysis of the performance of the core recirculation system and the system control components.