Patents by Inventor Fran Miller

Fran 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: 6260600
    Abstract: A window treatment assembly comprising a conventional curtain rod which is formed to be longitudinally telescopic to the accommodate various widths of windows. The curtain rod is attachable to a wall by way of brackets having hooks which cooperate with apertures in the curtain rod members. Shaping members, preferably formed from Styrofoam having a circular cross section a receivable over the curtain rods to provide shaping formation to draperies, valances, and various other window treatments which are slidably receivable over the assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2001
    Assignee: Fabric Expressions
    Inventor: Fran Miller
  • Patent number: 5539409
    Abstract: The present invention improves upon conventional windshear data processing techniques in three mutually exclusive aspects. First, the present invention provides an improved method and system for detecting microburst downdraft candidates. The improvement lies in its capability of detecting multiple candidates in range. Because of the added capability to detect multiple candidates in range, the present invention also provides an improved method and system for azimuthal association of the multiple candidates in range to define an accurate locus of headwind and tailwind pairs. Second, the present invention provides an improvement in that it utilizes a non-circularly symmetric spatial model to compute the vertical component of a total hazard factor. Third, the present invention provides an improvement in the accurate detection of small radii microbursts by correcting bias present in the data from which the small radii microbursts may be detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1996
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp.
    Inventors: Bruce D. Mathews, Michael J. Albano, Guy T. Railey, Fran Miller