Patents by Inventor David Jeffrey Miller

David Jeffrey 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).

  • Remote digital image enhancement system and method
    Patent number: 7269303
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for remotely enhancing digital images by communication of the digital images over a network to a remote processing facility. More particularly, the digital image routing method includes steps of receiving a digital image packet that includes a digital image and a customer preference parameter and transmitting the digital image packet to a remote digital image editing system selected according to the customer preference parameter. In addition, the digital image routing method may include the steps of enhancing the digital image based on the customer preference parameter, and transmitting an enhanced digital image packet that includes an enhanced digital image and an enhancement description packet that describes the enhancements made for each of the digital images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2007
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: David Jeffrey Miller, Jefferson Patrick Ward
  • Method for replacing used reaction cuvettes in an automatic analyzer depending upon next scheduled assay
    Patent number: 7229592
    Abstract: A method for determining not to reuse a previously used and cleaned reaction cuvette in an analyzer when an assay scheduled to be performed may be adversely affected by contaminants remaining in the cleaned reaction cuvette. If determined not to reuse a previously used and cleaned reaction cuvette, the previously used and cleaned reaction cuvette is replaced with an unused new reaction cuvette.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: Dade Behring Inc.
    Inventors: William Jackson Devlin, Sr., Stephen Lawrence Frye, David Jeffrey Miller, Thomas John Pankratz
  • Method for resupplying reagents in an automatic clinical analyzer
    Patent number: 7029922
    Abstract: A method for resupplying reagents inventoried on-board an automatic clinical analyzer by: comparing an averaged assay demand pattern on the analyzer for assays over a sequence of specifically defined time periods with the reagents inventoried on-board the analyzer to determine which reagents will be exhausted before the next following the sequence of specifically defined time periods, and, resupplying reagents appropriately.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: Dade Behring Inc.
    Inventor: David Jeffrey Miller
  • Method for replacing used reaction cuvettes in an automatic analyzer depending upon next scheduled assay
    Patent number: 6991764
    Abstract: A method for determining not to reuse a previously used and cleaned reaction cuvette in an analyzer when an assay scheduled to be performed may be adversely affected by contaminants remaining in the cleaned reaction cuvette. If determined not to reuse a previously used and cleaned reaction cuvette, the previously used and cleaned reaction cuvette is replaced with an unused new reaction cuvette.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: Dade Behring Inc.
    Inventors: William Jackson Devlin, Sr, Steven Lawrence Frye, David Jeffrey Miller, Thomas John Pankratz
  • Method for replacing used reaction cuvettes in an automatic analyzer depending upon next scheduled assay
    Publication number: 20040115095
    Abstract: A method for determining not to reuse a previously used and cleaned reaction cuvette in an analyzer when an assay scheduled to be performed may be adversely affected by contaminants remaining in the cleaned reaction cuvette. If determined not to reuse a previously used and cleaned reaction cuvette, the previously used and cleaned reaction cuvette is replaced with an unused new reaction cuvette.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2002
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventors: William Jackson Devlin, Steven Lawrence Frye, David Jeffrey Miller, Thomas John Pankratz
  • Remote digital image enhancement system and method
    Publication number: 20020181012
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for remotely enhancing digital images by communication of the digital images over a network to a remote processing facility. More particularly, the digital image routing method includes steps of receiving a digital image packet that includes a digital image and a customer preference parameter and transmitting the digital image packet to a remote digital image editing system selected according to the customer preference parameter. In addition, the digital image routing method may include the steps of enhancing the digital image based on the customer preference parameter, and transmitting an enhanced digital image packet that includes an enhanced digital image and an enhancement description packet that describes the enhancements made for each of the digital images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2001
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Inventors: David Jeffrey Miller, Jefferson Patrick Ward