Patents by Inventor David Scott Miller

David Scott 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).

  • Scale with automatic offline indication and related method
    Publication number: 20080128177
    Abstract: A scale and associated methods automatically identify when a food product pricing scale is in an offline condition and changes a color condition on the scale display to alert scale operators of the offline condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2006
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventors: Carla A. Monnier, Mark Edward Eberhardt, David Scott Miller, James Carl Meyer
  • Varying heating in dawsonite zones in hydrocarbon containing formations
    Publication number: 20080107577
    Abstract: A method for treating an oil shale formation comprising dawsonite includes assessing a dawsonite composition of one or more zones in the formation. Heat from one or more heaters is provided to the formation such that different amounts of heat are provided to zones with different dawsonite compositions. The provided heat is allowed to transfer from the heaters to the formation. Fluids are produced from the formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2006
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Inventors: Harold J. Vinegar, Xueying Xie, David Scott Miller
  • Scale for weighing and determining a price of an item
    Patent number: 6884946
    Abstract: A scale for weighing an item and determining a price for the item includes a weighing station for receiving the item, the weighing station producing at least one weight indicative signal. A scale controller receives the weight indicative signal and determines the price for the item based upon the weight indicative signal. A remote interface link includes associated communication software. A web server associated with the controller serves user interface web page data to the remote interface link for transfer to a remotely located device. Advanced functions such as a monitoring function and service functions may be enabled by remote connection to the scale via the remote interface link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Assignee: Premark FEG L.L.C.
    Inventors: David Scott Miller, Joe Howard Crew, Clare Cecelia Dickey, Lawrence A. Pevoar, Harry Winn Collins
  • Scale for weighing and determining a price of an item
    Publication number: 20030168259
    Abstract: A scale for weighing an item and determining a price for the item includes a weighing station for receiving the item, the weighing station producing at least one weight indicative signal. A scale controller receives the weight indicative signal and determines the price for the item based upon the weight indicative signal. A remote interface link includes associated communication software. A web server associated with the controller serves user interface web page data to the remote interface link for transfer to a remotely located device. Advanced functions such as a monitoring function and service functions may be enabled by remote connection to the scale via the remote interface link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2002
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Inventors: David Scott Miller, Joe Howard Crew, Clare Cecelia Dickey, Lawrence A. Pevoar, Harry Winn Collins