Patents by Inventor C. Michael Miller

C. Michael 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).

  • Patent number: 11980834
    Abstract: A tank system may be conventional and fixed, or mobile, such as a fracking fluid or other tank trailer. A drain port thereof is fitted with an adapter connecting a snorkel system to drain liquids from near the top of the liquid level in the tank. A snorkel head at the extreme distal end of a tube near the longitudinal center of the tank is suspended by a system of buoys. A flow field controller plate resists formation of vortices near the snorkel head, so it can operate as near the surface as possible, withdrawing the highest grade oil efficiently. At its exit, the proximal end of the tube drains oil through an inner conduit of an adapter at a penetration in the wall of the tank. The adapter forms an annulus around the inner conduit draining tank bottoms directly from the tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Inventors: David A. Bell, C. Michael Miller, Kristen Tucker, John Michael Higley
  • Publication number: 20240074908
    Abstract: An adhesive bandage that is capable of delivering nitric oxide gas to skin is generally disclosed. The bandage may be used for topical skin therapy of a patient, such as, for example, to promote healing of a wound or condition, or to provide exogenous nitric oxide supplementation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: C. Michael Miller, David A. Bell
  • Publication number: 20240009125
    Abstract: A system for producing a gas-filled medium comprises a first pressurized vessel containing a gas, a second vessel containing a surfactant solution, a dose chamber in fluid communication with the first pressurized vessel, a mixing chamber in fluid communication with the dose chamber and the second vessel, the mixing chamber being configured to mix the gas flowing out of the dose chamber and the surfactant solution flowing out of the second vessel to produce a gas-filled solution, and a foaming nozzle comprising mesh screens configured to convert the gas-filled solution into a gas-filled foam medium, the foaming nozzle configured to discharge the gas-filled foam medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: C. Michael Miller, David A, Bell
  • Publication number: 20230390508
    Abstract: Systems, products, compounds and methods can be applied and/or used by a person to facilitate and promote the production of nitric oxide to be used by a person for health benefits. The systems, products, and devices include a nitric oxide nasal delivery system. The system can comprise one or more containers for compounds that when mixed are adapted to produce nitric oxide gas, at least one container with a nitrite powder and an acidic powder. The nitric oxide gas may then be delivered to a user via one or more of the nasal cavities and/or mouth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: C. Michael Miller, David A. Bell
  • Publication number: 20230240978
    Abstract: Systems, products, compounds, and methods can be applied and/or used by a person to facilitate and promote the production of nitric oxide to be used by a person for health benefits. The systems, products, and devices include a nitric oxide bath system. The systems and methods can comprise one or more compounds that when mixed are adapted to produce nitric oxide gas, with at least one nitrite compound and at least one acid compound. The nitric oxide gas may then be delivered to a user transdermally via one or more bath applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: C. Michael Miller, David A. Bell, Allyson N. Miller
  • Publication number: 20230114788
    Abstract: A tank system may be conventional and fixed, or mobile, such as a fracking fluid or other tank trailer. A drain port thereof is fitted with an adapter connecting a snorkel system to drain liquids from near the top of the liquid level in the tank. A snorkel head at the extreme distal end of a tube near the longitudinal center of the tank is suspended by a system of buoys. A flow field controller plate resists formation of vortices near the snorkel head, so it can operate as near the surface as possible, withdrawing the highest grade oil efficiently. At its exit, the proximal end of the tube drains oil through an inner conduit of an adapter at a penetration in the wall of the tank. The adapter forms an annulus around the inner conduit draining tank bottoms directly from the tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: David A. Bell, C. Michael Miller, Kristen Tucker, John Michael Higley
  • Publication number: 20230022521
    Abstract: Systems, products, compounds and methods can be applied and/or used by a person to facilitate and promote the production of nitric oxide to be used by a person for health benefits. The systems, products, and devices include a nitric oxide nasal delivery system. The system can comprise one or more containers for compounds that when mixed are adapted to produce nitric oxide gas, at least one container with a nitrite compound and at least one container with an acid compound. Containers can be ruptured so that the compounds may be mixed and produce nitric oxide gas. The nitric oxide gas may then be delivered to a user via one or more of the nasal cavities and/or mouth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: C. Michael Miller, David A. Bell
  • Publication number: 20230022404
    Abstract: Systems, products, compounds, and methods can be applied and/or used by a person to facilitate and promote the production of nitric oxide to be used by a person for health benefits. The systems, products, and devices include a nitric oxide bath system. The systems and methods can comprise one or more compounds that when mixed are adapted to produce nitric oxide gas, with at least one nitrite compound and at least one acid compound. The nitric oxide gas may then be delivered to a user transdermally via one or more bath applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: C. Michael Miller, David A. Bell, Allyson N. Miller
  • Patent number: 11478728
    Abstract: A tank system may be conventional and fixed, or mobile, such as a fracking fluid or other tank trailer. A drain port thereof is fitted with an adapter connecting a snorkel system to drain liquids from near the top of the liquid level in the tank. A snorkel head at the extreme distal end of a tube near the longitudinal center of the tank is suspended by a system of buoys. A flow field controller plate resists formation of vortices near the snorkel head, so it can operate as near the surface as possible, withdrawing the highest grade oil efficiently. At its exit, the proximal end of the tube drains oil through an inner conduit of an adapter at a penetration in the wall of the tank. The adapter forms an annulus around the inner conduit draining tank bottoms directly from the tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: THOUGHT PRESERVE, LLC
    Inventors: David A. Bell, C. Michael Miller, Kristen Tucker, John Michael Higley
  • Publication number: 20220153612
    Abstract: An apparatus and method isolating ion generation from target metal precipitation and flocculation rely on an ion generator and a precipitation reactor distinct, separated, optimized, and otherwise independent, so no co-habitation of ion generation and precipitation, nor their flow regimes, is permitted. Plug flow is hyper turbulent in the ion generator. Flow is quiescent to laminar the precipitator. Coating sacrificial anodes is avoided by not over driving currents for ionization at the anode. Control of electrical resistance across flows of very high TDS (over 200 kppm, often over 225 kppm) is accomplished by selectively masking a portion of the anode, cathode, or both of such electrodes. Masks may be dielectric films or layers, such as plastic sheets or tubes, or curtains of bubbles injected into the flow near an electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: C. Michael Miller, David Bell, Mark Hubbard
  • Patent number: 11304972
    Abstract: A topical application of nitric oxide may be provided by two separate containers, each containing an active component media to produce nitric oxide when combined. For example, a nitrite component media may be contained in one dispenser and an acidified component media may be contained in another dispenser. Each dispenser may dispense the respective component media as a foam. The resultant foams are combined to initiate the production of nitric oxide and the mixture of foams is applied topically to treat various skin disorders or wounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Syk Technologies LLC
    Inventors: C. Michael Miller, Gordon K. Hill, A. John Pate, David A. Bell
  • Publication number: 20220054536
    Abstract: A topical application of nitric oxide may be provided by two separate containers, each containing an active component media to produce nitric oxide when combined. For example, a nitrite component media may be contained in one dispenser and an acidified component media may be contained in another dispenser. Each dispenser may dispense the respective component media as a foam or a solution. They can be combined to initiate the production of nitric oxide and the mixture of resultant foam is applied topically to treat various skin disorders or wounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: C. Michael Miller, Gordon K. Hill, A. John Pate, David A. Bell
  • Publication number: 20220047968
    Abstract: A tank system may be conventional and fixed, or mobile, such as a fracking fluid or other tank trailer. A drain port thereof is fitted with an adapter connecting a snorkel system to drain liquids from near the top of the liquid level in the tank. A snorkel head at the extreme distal end of a tube near the longitudinal center of the tank is suspended by a system of buoys. A flow field controller plate resists formation of vortices near the snorkel head, so it can operate as near the surface as possible, withdrawing the highest grade oil efficiently. At its exit, the proximal end of the tube drains oil through an inner conduit of an adapter at a penetration in the wall of the tank. The adapter forms an annulus around the inner conduit draining tank bottoms directly from the tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: David A. Bell, C. Michael Miller, Kristen Tucker, John Michael Higley
  • Publication number: 20220040224
    Abstract: A topical application of nitric oxide may be provided by two separate containers, each containing an active component media to produce nitric oxide when combined. For example, a nitrite component media may be contained in one dispenser and an acidified component media may be contained in another dispenser. Each dispenser may dispense the respective component media as a foam. The resultant foams are combined to initiate the production of nitric oxide and the mixture of foams is applied topically to treat various skin disorders or wounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: C. Michael Miller, Gordon K. Hill, A. John Pate, David A. Bell
  • Patent number: 11180387
    Abstract: An apparatus and method isolating ion generation from target metal precipitation and flocculation rely on an ion generator and a precipitation reactor distinct, separated, optimized, and otherwise independent, so no co-habitation of ion generation and precipitation, nor their flow regimes, is permitted. Plug flow is hyper turbulent in the ion generator. Flow is quiescent to laminar the precipitator. Coating sacrificial anodes is avoided by not over driving currents for ionization at the anode. Control of electrical resistance across flows of very high TDS (over 200 kppm, often over 225 kppm) is accomplished by selectively masking a portion of the anode, cathode, or both of such electrodes. Masks may be dielectric films or layers, such as plastic sheets or tubes, or curtains of bubbles injected into the flow near an electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Inventors: C. Michael Miller, David Bell, Mark Hubbard
  • Publication number: 20210253451
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for controlling and isolating ion generation from target metal ion precipitation and flocculation rely on an ion generator and a precipitation reactor distinct, separated, optimized, and otherwise independent from each other as to flow regime and contained fluid at all times. No co-habitation of ion generation and precipitation nor their flow regimes is permitted in a single unit. Plug flow at hyper turbulence in the ion generator contrasts with quiescent to laminar flows in the precipitation reactor. Insulating coatings and uneven surface retreat (decay, sacrifice, removal) at sacrificial anodes are replaced by a uniform, electro-machined, anodic surface by controlling against conventional “over driving” of ionizing currents. A precipitation reactor is optimized by a dwell time effective to precipitate and flocculate heavy target metal precipitants and sacrificial ions relying on weak forces therein, overwhelmed by inertial forces in the ion generator upstream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: C. Michael Miller, David A. Bell, Mark William Hubbard, Richard Rosier
  • Patent number: 11052327
    Abstract: A continuous centrifugal separator (CCS) system provides a laminar, annular, velocity distribution (LAVD) throughout, using axially staged and radially staged distribution of incoming flows. Diffuser plates help establish the LAVD at comparatively low (stably laminar) Reynolds numbers in axial flow through a trapezoidal (trapezoid of rotation) rotor shell. Dynamic cleaning (during uninterrupted operation) by feedback control of fluid and system conditions (e.g., turbidity, vibration) may be set and reset by feedback control. Static cleaning removes deposits not flushed by dynamic cleaning. A coalescence plate encourages collapse of the dispersion band to a thin boundary between separated species at a central radius optimized by operating parameters, such as mass flow rate and rotational velocity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: THOUGHT PRESERUE, LLC
    Inventors: C. Michael Miller, David A. Bell
  • Patent number: 10995020
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method isolate anodic ion generation from precipitation and flocculation with target metal ions. Hyper-turbulent flow conditions in an ion generator confine reaction and flocculation to a precipitator downstream. Shear forces in a laminar boundary layer at a cylindrical anode separate anodic (sacrificial) ions from target ions effectively eliminating agglomeration in the bulk flow traveling in a hyper-turbulent flow regime through the generator. A precipitator downstream provides a dwell time for reaction between ions and initial agglomeration of reaction products therefrom. A controller, limiting electrical current through the generator (of anodic ions), optimizes operation without overdriving current, while virtually eliminating fouling of the anode. The system resists co-habitation of ion generation and precipitation and their distinct, respective flow regimes of hyper-turbulent and laminar flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: THOUGHT PRESERVE, LLC
    Inventors: C. Michael Miller, David A. Bell
  • Patent number: 10994224
    Abstract: A tank system may be conventional and fixed, or mobile, such as a fracking fluid or other tank trailer. A drain port thereof is fitted with an adapter connecting a snorkel system to drain liquids from near the top of the liquid level in the tank. A snorkel head at the extreme distal end of a tube near the longitudinal center of the tank is suspended by a system of buoys. A flow field controller plate resists formation of vortices near the snorkel head, so it can operate as near the surface as possible, withdrawing the highest grade oil efficiently. At its exit, the proximal end of the tube drains oil through an inner conduit of an adapter at a penetration in the wall of the tank. The adapter forms an annulus around the inner conduit draining tank bottoms directly from the tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: THOUGHT PRESERVE, LLC
    Inventors: David A. Bell, C. Michael Miller, Kristen Tucker, John Michael Higley
  • Patent number: 10751364
    Abstract: A topical application of nitric oxide may be provided by two separate containers, each containing an active component media to produce nitric oxide when combined. For example, a nitrite component media may be contained in one dispenser and an acidified component media may be contained in another dispenser. Each dispenser may dispense the respective component media as a foam. The resultant foams are combined to initiate the production of nitric oxide and the mixture of foams is applied topically to treat various skin disorders or wounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: SYK TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: C. Michael Miller, Gordon K. Hill, A. John Pate, David A. Bell