Patents by Inventor Alex M. Miller

Alex M. Miller 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).

  • Apparatus and method for parsing a chemical string
    Patent number: 5345516
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for optical recognition of chemical graphics allows documents containing chemical structures to be optically scanned so that both the text and the chemical structures are recognized. The structures are converted directly into molecular structure files suitable for direct input into chemical databases, molecular modeling programs, image rendering programs and programs that perform real time manipulation of structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 6, 1994
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Steven K. Boyer, Richard G. Casey, Alex M. Miller, Bernadette Oudot, Karl S. Zilles
  • Surgical saw blade
    Patent number: 5306285
    Abstract: A surgical saw blade comprises a cutting edge, blade body and hub for connecting the blade body to a handpiece. The cutting edge comprises two rows of cutting teeth. Each tooth has a face and an opposing hollow trough at the base thereof, the distal end of the trough terminating at beveled sides. The beveled sides and face opposing the hollow trough terminate at a cutting point. The hollow trough and cutting point combine to provide a straight, fast and accurate cut with no cutting debris build up. The dispersion of cutting debris dramatically reduces the danger of thermal necrosis, produces a cooler cut and extends the saw blade life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 26, 1994
    Assignee: Komet Medical
    Inventors: Alex M. Miller, Robert L. Stranahan
  • Apparatus and method for optical recognition of chemical graphics
    Patent number: 5157736
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for optical recognition of chemical graphics allows documents containing chemical structures to be optically scanned so that both the text and the chemical structures are recognized. The structures are converted directly into molecular structure files suitable for direct input into chemical databases, molecular modeling programs, image rendering programs and programs that perform real time manipulation of structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1992
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen K. Boyer, Richard G. Casey, Alex M. Miller, Bernadette Oudot, Karl S. Zilles