Patents by Inventor Lee Miller

Lee 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).

  • FEPS (flexion extension pronation supination) devices and methods of use
    Patent number: 11260255
    Abstract: A FEPS (flexion extension pronation supination) device includes: a structural frame; a shaft mounted to rotate relative to the structure frame; and a brake that is structured to apply a selectively variable resistance against rotation of the shaft relative to the structural frame. A FEPS (flexion extension pronation supination) device includes: a structural frame; a shaft mounted to rotate relative to the structure frame; and a gripping member mounted to the structural frame and structured to adhere to an external support surface. A method includes operating the FEPS device by rotating the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Karma Machining & Manufacturing Ltd.
    Inventors: Darryl Short, David Dejong, Sarah Lees-Miller
  • Pneumatic manifold-based flexible tooling system
    Patent number: 11262724
    Abstract: The low profile of the flexible tooling system disclosed allows for flexible tooling to be added to nearly all CNC machines with an accommodating z-axis height and allows easier relocation of the system from one CNC machine to another. The system includes one or more pods, each of the pods of the system replacing the function of four independent actuators of earlier systems but operating with a shared mechanical frame. Arranging the mechanism into groups of four allows for greater density of part support spacing, minimizes cable requirements, and allows for air, vacuum, and vacuum sensor requirements be localized on each pod. The pods allow for part supports to be spaced as close as 6? in the x and y axis. An increased variable position assembly density allows for greater flexibility to hold complicated parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: CNA MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Larry Ray Cook, Justin Somers Stamen, Brian Lee Miller, Steven Heath Mason, Kenneth O'Neil Kelly
  • VEHICLE OPERATION
    Publication number: 20220048471
    Abstract: A computer includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to collect biometric data of a vehicle user, identify a set of user-specific data from one or more stored sets of user-specific data based on the biometric data, and receive a request for a stored location. When the biometric data of the vehicle user match the stored biometric data, the instructions include instructions to display the requested location. When the biometric data of the vehicle user do not match the stored biometric data, the instructions include instructions to identify an offset location based on the requested location and a population density of the requested location and display the offset location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Patrick Brown, Thomas Lee Miller, Justin Bauer, Walter L. Stephens, JR., Gary Jablonski
  • INDEPENDENT HIGH VOLTAGE INTERLOCKING LOOP SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20220024318
    Abstract: A machine may a first high voltage interlocking loop (HVIL) system to provide power to one or more components of the machine, the first HVIL system comprising: a plurality of groups of batteries; a plurality of disconnect components connected to the plurality of groups of batteries; a plurality of sets of contactors, a set of contactors, of the plurality of sets of contactors, being connected to a group of batteries of the plurality of groups of batteries. The machine may a second HVIL system to receive power from a power source, the second HVIL system comprising: a port configured to receive a connector of the power source and receive power, from the power source via the connector, to charge the plurality of groups of batteries, wherein the second HVIL system is independent with respect to the first HVIL system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan M. BAUMANN, Justin D. MIDDLETON, Jason Lee MILLER, Dustin Craig SELVEY, Alexander C. CROSMAN, III
  • HANDGUN BRACE FOR MITIGATING MUZZLE JUMP RECOIL AND PROMOTING PROPER HANDGUN GRIP POSITIONING
    Publication number: 20220026173
    Abstract: Apparatus and associated methods relate to a handgun brace arranged with a rigid structure extending radially away from a handgun trigger guard, and having a forward-facing surface configured to physically engage with at least one finger of a user's non-primary grip hand in a stable position below the handgun's barrel and in front of the handgun's trigger, such that a counter-force applied by the finger(s) at the forward-facing surface tends to prevent the handgun (especially the muzzle), from rising or rotating in response to shooting, such as due to muzzle jump. In an illustrative example, the brace may be releasably fixed to the handgun (e.g., as a modular handgun accessory). A handgun brace that substantially mitigates the unwanted effects of muzzle jump/recoil may advantageously yield higher shooting accuracy and beneficially promote proper handgun grip positioning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: R MILLER & ASSOCIATES, INC.
    Inventor: Richard Lee Miller
  • Pharmacy management and administration with bedside real-time medical event data collection
    Patent number: 11217331
    Abstract: Methods and systems for automatically establishing an enhanced electronic health record (EHR) for a patient include an automatic data collection facility that collects data of a medically related event in proximity to a patient upon occurrence of the event. The collected data may include medication administration data such as medication, time of administration, administration of a dosage of medication, reaction data, and the like. The collected data is communicated to a real-time data integration facility that automatically integrates the data with a patient's electronic health record to establish an enhanced electronic health record.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: MILLENNIUM PHARMACY SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Suresh-Kumar Venkata Vishnubhatla, Lena Elizabeth Sturgeon, Christopher Lee Miller, Ronald Leo McKillip, Andrew Jonathan Lister, Garick George Newtzie, Joseph B. Poliseo
  • PHARMACY MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION WITH BEDSIDE REAL-TIME MEDICAL EVENT DATA COLLECTION
    Publication number: 20210382965
    Abstract: Methods and systems for automatically establishing an enhanced electronic health record (EHR) for a patient include an automatic data collection facility that collects data of a medically related event in proximity to a patient upon occurrence of the event. The collected data may include medication administration data such as medication, time of administration, administration of a dosage of medication, reaction data, and the like. The collected data is communicated to a real-time data integration facility that automatically integrates the data with a patient's electronic health record to establish an enhanced electronic health record.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Suresh-Kumar Venkata Vishnubhatla, Lena Elizabeth Sturgeon, Christopher Lee Miller, Ronald Leo McKillip, Andrew Jonathan Lister, Garick George Newtzie, Joseph B. Poliseo
  • SYSTEM, PROCESS AND RELATED SINTERED ARTICLE
    Publication number: 20210380430
    Abstract: A process of forming a sintered article includes heating a green portion of a tape of polycrystalline ceramic and/or minerals in organic binder at a binder removal zone to a temperature sufficient to pyrolyze the binder; horizontally conveying the portion of tape with organic binder removed from the binder removal zone to a sintering zone; and sintering polycrystalline ceramic and/or minerals of the portion of tape at the sintering zone, wherein the tape simultaneously extends through the removal and sintering zones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Edward Badding, William Joseph Bouton, Douglas Edward Brackley, Lanrik Wayne Kester, Thomas Dale Ketcham, Eric Lee Miller, Cameron Wayne Tanner, James William Zimmermann
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PALLETIZATION MINIATURIZATION AND DEMONSTRATION
    Publication number: 20210380356
    Abstract: An apparatus for palletization miniaturization and demonstration may include a miniaturized palletization surface that may include a horizontal surface, a miniaturized conveyor disposed on the horizontal surface, a miniaturized material mass, a miniaturized pallet disposed on the horizontal surface, and a miniaturized articulated robot disposed on the horizontal surface, the miniaturized articulated robot including an arm section and an end effector. The miniaturized pallet may be disposed within a reach of the arm section of the miniaturized articulated robot. The miniaturized articulated robot may be operable to grasp, via the end effector, the miniaturized material mass and translate the miniaturized material mass in a horizontal plane, a vertical plane, and a depth plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventor: Kevin Lee Miller
  • Integrated monitoring and control of processing environment
    Patent number: 11188381
    Abstract: A method of managing components in a processing environment is provided. The method includes monitoring (i) a status of each of one or more computing devices, (ii) a status of each of one or more applications, each application hosted by at least one of the computing devices, and (iii) a status of each of one or more jobs, each job associated with at least one of the applications; determining that one of the status of one of the computing devices, the status of one of the applications, and the status of one of the jobs is indicative of a performance issue associated with the corresponding computing device, application, or job, the determination being made based on a comparison of a performance of the computing device, application, or job and at least one predetermined criterion; and enabling an action to be performed associated with the performance issue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Ab Initio Technology LLC
    Inventors: Dino LaChiusa, Joyce L. Vigneau, Mark Buxbaum, Brad Lee Miller, Tim Wakeling
  • Handgun brace for mitigating muzzle jump recoil and promoting proper handgun grip positioning
    Patent number: 11181339
    Abstract: Apparatus and associated methods relate to a handgun brace arranged with a rigid structure extending radially away from a handgun trigger guard, and having a forward-facing surface configured to physically engage with at least one finger of a user's non-primary grip hand in a stable position below the handgun's barrel and in front of the handgun's trigger, such that a counter-force applied by the finger(s) at the forward-facing surface tends to prevent the handgun (especially the muzzle), from rising or rotating in response to shooting, such as due to muzzle jump. In an illustrative example, the brace may be releasably fixed to the handgun (e.g., as a modular handgun accessory). A handgun brace that substantially mitigates the unwanted effects of muzzle jump/recoil may advantageously yield higher shooting accuracy and beneficially promote proper handgun grip positioning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: R MILLER & ASSOCIATES, INC.
    Inventor: Richard Lee Miller
  • Adjustable gas block
    Patent number: 11175105
    Abstract: Systems and methods for an adjustable gas block are described. Systems may include an adjustment subassembly and a gas block assembly, wherein the adjustment subassembly may be coupled to the gas block assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: LWRC International LLC
    Inventors: Robert Stanley Schilling, Jason Lee Miller, Michael R. Llewellyn
  • NMR data acquisition while switching NMR activation sets
    Patent number: 11169295
    Abstract: An NMR logging system is disclosed which continues logging without interruption despite switching activation sets to adapt to changes in formation properties. Based on detection of an approaching or encountered geological boundary, an appropriate activation set is transmitted to the downhole NMR tool while the NMR tool continues logging. This system optimizes NMR data collection for each formation and associated formation fluid properties while reducing the need to stop the tool string movement while switching the activation set, and reduces incomplete collection of NMR and non-NMR logging tool data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel Lee Miller, MingJen Wang, Wei Shao, Songhua Chen, Ronnel Charles Balliet
  • PNEUMATIC MANIFOLD-BASED FLEXIBLE TOOLING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210286336
    Abstract: The low profile of the flexible tooling system disclosed allows for flexible tooling to be added to nearly all CNC machines with an accommodating z-axis height and allows easier relocation of the system from one CNC machine to another. The system includes one or more pods, each of the pods of the system replacing the function of four independent actuators of earlier systems but operating with a shared mechanical frame. Arranging the mechanism into groups of four allows for greater density of part support spacing, minimizes cable requirements, and allows for air, vacuum, and vacuum sensor requirements be localized on each pod. The pods allow for part supports to be spaced as close as 6? in the x and y axis. An increased variable position assembly density allows for greater flexibility to hold complicated parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Larry Ray Cook, Justin Somers Stamen, Brian Lee Miller, Steven Heath Mason, Kenneth O'Neil Kelly
  • System, process and related sintered article
    Patent number: 11111155
    Abstract: A process of forming a sintered article includes heating a green portion of a tape of polycrystalline ceramic and/or minerals in organic binder at a binder removal zone to a temperature sufficient to pyrolyze the binder; horizontally conveying the portion of tape with organic binder removed from the binder removal zone to a sintering zone; and sintering polycrystalline ceramic and/or minerals of the portion of tape at the sintering zone, wherein the tape simultaneously extends through the removal and sintering zones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael Edward Badding, William Joseph Bouton, Douglas Edward Brackley, Lanrik Wayne Kester, Thomas Dale Ketcham, Eric Lee Miller, Cameron Wayne Tanner, James William Zimmermann
  • SYSTEM, PROCESS AND RELATED SINTERED ARTICLE
    Publication number: 20210253439
    Abstract: A process of forming a sintered article includes heating a green portion of a tape of polycrystalline ceramic and/or minerals in organic binder at a binder removal zone to a temperature sufficient to pyrolyze the binder; horizontally conveying the portion of tape with organic binder removed from the binder removal zone to a sintering zone; and sintering polycrystalline ceramic and/or minerals of the portion of tape at the sintering zone, wherein the tape simultaneously extends through the removal and sintering zones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Edward Badding, William Joseph Bouton, Douglas Edward Brackley, Lanrik Wayne Kester, Thomas Dale Ketcham, Eric Lee Miller, Cameron Wayne Tanner, James William Zimmermann
  • Systems and methods for locating target vehicles
    Patent number: 11093765
    Abstract: A vehicle includes: motor(s), local sensors, processor(s) configured to: receive an instruction including first properties of a target vehicle; verify the instruction; instruct the local sensors to scan at a first resolution; mark a scanned external vehicle, having second properties, as compatible or incompatible based on a comparison of the first and second properties; instruct the local sensors to scan at a second resolution upon marking the external vehicle as compatible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Lee Miller, Brian Bennie
  • Solid Dosage Medicament Dispenser and Methods of Use
    Publication number: 20210220224
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a solid dosage medicament dispensing system including a user interface configured to receive one or more inputs from a user, and a control system configured to perform one or more functions of the solid dosage medicament dispensing system based on the one or more inputs received from the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Andrew Assad, Lucas Libraro, Thomas Gonnot, Jahir Leonardo Caro, Oluwadurotimi Solola, Lee Miller
  • Systems and methods of diagnosing root causes of anomalous AMI information
    Patent number: 11067618
    Abstract: An example embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method of diagnosing root causes of anomalous AMI meter data. The method can include receiving meter data, identifying anomalous data in the meter data, comparing the anomalous data to a database of known root causes, and generating a work order if there is a known root causes of the anomalous data. The method can also include requesting manual review of anomalous data without a known root cause and receiving input indicating a discovered root cause. The method can add the discovered root cause to the database of known root causes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: The Southern Company
    Inventors: Wesley Morgan Granade, Melanie Steele Sosebee, Robert L. Hatcher, Tracey Lee Miller, Reginald W. Carroll
  • System and method for automatically learning and recalling driver preferences
    Patent number: 11059440
    Abstract: A vehicle for automatically learning and recalling driver preferences includes a subsystem and a processor. The processor builds, for a user profile, an ideal range in which the subsystem has been adjusted over key cycles. For each instance in which the user profile is loaded, the processor causes the subsystem to adjust to the latest saved user adjustment of the subsystem. The processor save the current user adjustment in response to the current user adjustment of the subsystem being within the ideal range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Patrick Brown, Justin Bauer, Thomas Lee Miller, Walter L. Stephens, Jr., Sonya Golden, Patrick Maloney