Patents by Inventor Michael David Miller

Michael David 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: 11955116
    Abstract: Content is organized for brands by selecting a plurality of brand templates. After each selection, a set of properties is generated by applying a portion of settings of the respective brand template, with the remaining settings being overridden with settings for a channel communicating one of a plurality of presentations to a node of a network involved in the communication. The plurality of presentations may include different renditions of the same content. The properties may include sections configured for different focus areas and/or types of content associated with at tags to enable brand-level-targeting. Filters may be identified in the properties. Based on each of the identifications, a property from among the generated sets of properties may be selected based on comparisons with the associated tags.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Aaron Miller, Jason D. Justman, Lora Clark Bouchard, Michael Ellery Bouchard, Kevin James Cotlove, Mathew Keith Gitchell, Stacia Lynn Haisch, Jonathan David Kersten, Matthew Karl Marchio, Peter Arthur Pulliam, George Allen Smith, Todd Christopher Tibbetts
  • Patent number: 11776351
    Abstract: A novel food station comprises a plurality of cubbies, each cubby sized to enclose a food portion container, and an externally accessible collection hatch large enough for the food portion container to pass therethrough. A heating system can controllably heat the food portion container within a selected one of the cubbies, independently of an operation of the heating system the other cubbies. A cooling system can perform cooling within a subset of cubbies that includes at least the selected cubby. An internal transport system includes an end effector that temporarily couples to the portion container carrier of the selected cubby and controllably moves the food portion container carrier within the food station to the collection hatch. A control system includes a memory that controls the heating and controls the movement of the internal transport system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Inventors: Kent Yu, Andrew Joseph Rojee, Michael David Miller, Dov Z Glucksman
  • Publication number: 20230274602
    Abstract: A novel food station comprises a plurality of cubbies, each sized to enclose a food portion container (FPC). Each cubby includes a cubby door and a door actuation mechanism that can open and close the cubby door independently from that of other cubbies. A heating system that can controllably heat the FPC within at least a first cubby, and a cooling system can perform cooling within at least a second cubby. The food station includes an internal transport system with an end effector that temporarily couples to the FPC, and controllably moves the FPC in a common transport space within the food station. The food station includes a control system that controls the heating, the cubby doors, and the movement of the internal transport system. Each cubby door, when closed, closes off the corresponding cubby interior space sufficiently to enable independent temperature control within the cubby interior space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Andrew Joseph Rojee, Kent Yu, Michael David Miller, Dov Z Glucksman
  • Patent number: 11605260
    Abstract: A novel food station comprises first and second pluralities of cubbies, each sized to enclose a food portion container, and a food collection hatch that is selectively externally accessible. A heating system can controllably heat one or more of the first plurality of cubbies independently of the first plurality of cubbies, and a cooling system can cool one or more of the second plurality of cubbies independently of the first plurality of cubbies. An internal transport system including an end effector that temporarily couples to the portion container carrier of a selected cooled cubby of the second plurality of cubbies and can controllably move the food portion container carrier to a selected heated cubby or to the food collection hatch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Inventors: Dov Z. Glucksman, Andrew Joseph Rojee, Michael David Miller, Kent Yu
  • Publication number: 20230037435
    Abstract: A novel food station comprises a plurality of cubbies, each cubby sized to enclose a food portion container, and an externally accessible collection hatch large enough for the food portion container to pass therethrough. A heating system can controllably heat the food portion container within a selected one of the cubbies, independently of an operation of the heating system the other cubbies. A cooling system can perform cooling within a subset of cubbies that includes at least the selected cubby. An internal transport system includes an end effector that temporarily couples to the portion container carrier of the selected cubby and controllably moves the food portion container carrier within the food station to the collection hatch. A control system includes a memory that controls the heating and controls the movement of the internal transport system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: T3 Micro, Inc.
    Inventors: Kent Yu, Andrew Joseph Rojee, Michael David Miller, Dov Z. Glucksman
  • Patent number: 11565930
    Abstract: A beverage system including a beverage appliance and beverage containers where the functions required for creating beverages may be activated and controlled through a pre-programmed specific App (an application, especially as downloaded by a user to a mobile device), residing external to and wirelessly communicating with the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Inventors: Dov Z. Glucksman, Andrew Joseph Rojee, Michael David Miller, Joseph Grossi
  • Publication number: 20220392296
    Abstract: A novel food station comprises first and second pluralities of cubbies, each sized to enclose a food portion container, and a food collection hatch that is selectively externally accessible. A heating system can controllably heat one or more of the first plurality of cubbies independently of the first plurality of cubbies, and a cooling system can cool one or more of the second plurality of cubbies independently of the first plurality of cubbies. An internal transport system including an end effector that temporarily couples to the portion container carrier of a selected cooled cubby of the second plurality of cubbies and can controllably move the food portion container carrier to a selected heated cubby or to the food collection hatch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: T3 Micro, Inc.
    Inventors: Dov Z. Glucksman, Andrew Joseph Rojee, Michael David Miller, Kent Yu
  • Patent number: 11462072
    Abstract: A novel food station comprises a plurality of cubbies sized to enclose food portion containers, and an externally accessible collection hatch. An internal transport system uses an end effector to temporarily couple to a portion container carrier of a selected cubby, and to controllably move the food portion container carrier within the food station from the selected cubby to the collection hatch. The food station includes heating and cooling systems that selectively provide or remove heat to or from each of the plurality of cubbies independently of the other cubbies, with a heating or cooling rate, or for a heating or cooling duration, that is independently scheduled and controllable for each of the plurality of cubbies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Inventors: Dov Z. Glucksman, Andrew Joseph Rojee, Michael David Miller, Kent Yu
  • Publication number: 20220189235
    Abstract: A novel food station comprises a plurality of cubbies sized to enclose food portion containers, and an externally accessible collection hatch. An internal transport system uses an end effector to temporarily couple to a portion container carrier of a selected cubby, and to controllably move the food portion container carrier within the food station from the selected cubby to the collection hatch. The food station includes heating and cooling systems that selectively provide or remove heat to or from each of the plurality of cubbies independently of the other cubbies, with a heating or cooling rate, or for a heating or cooling duration, that is independently scheduled and controllable for each of the plurality of cubbies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: T3 Micro, Inc.
    Inventors: Dov Z. Glucksman, Andrew Joseph Rojee, Michael David Miller, Kent Yu
  • Publication number: 20220058604
    Abstract: A system including software and hardware and a smartphone application for enabling consumers to order and pay for a consumable from an extensive menu of hot and cold choices, and from one or more consumable providers, then to receive the chosen consumable in a fresh and properly temperatured state at a pre-chosen time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Dov Z. Glucksman, Andrew Joseph Rojee, Michael David Miller, Kent Yu
  • Publication number: 20210380392
    Abstract: A beverage system including a beverage appliance and beverage containers where the functions required for creating beverages may be activated and controlled through a pre-programmed specific App (an application, especially as downloaded by a user to a mobile device), residing external to and wirelessly communicating with the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Dov Z. Glucksman, Andrew Joseph Rojee, Michael David Miller, Joseph Grossi
  • Patent number: 10919675
    Abstract: A pharmacy container comprising a bottle and a closure. The bottle includes a body, a neck, stops on the neck defining a lug retention area. The body defines a storage chamber therein. The neck extends away from the body and defines an opening to the chamber of the body. The neck includes threads extending around an outside surface of the neck. The stops extend from a bottom of a first thread toward the body, the stops defining the lug retention area. The closure is secured over the opening and around the neck. The closure includes a lug configured to interface with the thread and engage with the lug retention area to retain the closure in place over the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: CVS Pharmacy, Inc.
    Inventors: Bennett P. Daley, Ryan Neil Peter Hall, Michael David Miller, Daniel Nelsen, Peter Rezac, Timothy Andrew Vanderpoel
  • Publication number: 20200397185
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for steaming and blending food products, also usable for sterilizing articles such as baby pacifiers and bottles as needed. The apparatus includes a base including a removable steam chamber and a motor driven drive shaft. A container assembly including a blade assembly can be mounted to the base for steaming the food and for blending the food. The apparatus may further include a steam diverter plate for sterilizing articles such as baby bottles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Dov Z. Glucksman, Michael David Miller, Ping Chuen Chow, Jianchang Ma
  • Publication number: 20190315536
    Abstract: A pharmacy container comprising a bottle and a closure is disclosed herein. The bottle includes a body, a neck, stops on the neck defining a lug retention area. The body defines a storage chamber therein. The neck extends away from the body and defines an opening to the chamber of the body. The neck includes threads extending around an outside surface of the neck. The stops extend from a bottom of a first thread toward the body, the stops defining the lug retention area. The closure is secured over the opening and around the neck. The closure includes a lug configured to interface with the thread and engage with the lug retention area to retain the closure in place over the opening. Other labels, bottles, associated combinations, and associated methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Bennett P. Daley, Ryan Neil Peter Hall, Michael David Miller, Daniel Nelsen, Peter Rezac, Timothy Andrew Vanderpoel
  • Patent number: 10442587
    Abstract: A pharmacy container comprising a bottle and a closure is described herein. The bottle includes a body, a neck, stops on the neck defining a lug retention area. The body defines a storage chamber therein. The neck extends away from the body and defines an opening to the chamber of the body. The neck includes threads extending around an outside surface of the neck. The stops extend from a bottom of a first thread toward the body, the stops defining the lug retention area. The closure is secured over the opening and around the neck. The closure includes a lug configured to interface with the thread and engage with the lug retention area to retain the closure in place over the opening. Other labels, bottles, associated combinations, and associated methods are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: CVS PHARMACY, INC.
    Inventors: Bennett P. Daley, Ryan Neil Peter Hall, Michael David Miller, Daniel Nelsen, Peter Rezac, Timothy Andrew Vanderpoel
  • Patent number: D837058
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: CVS Pharmacy, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael David Miller, Jacquelyn Hui-Yan Wan, Bennett P. Daley, Peter Rezac, Timothy Bernard Coker, Ryan Neil Peter Hall, Timothy Andrew Vanderpoel
  • Patent number: D843209
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: CVS Pharmacy, Inc.
    Inventors: Bennett P. Daley, Ryan Neil Peter Hall, Michael David Miller, Daniel Nelsen, Peter Rezac, Timothy Andrew Vanderpoel
  • Patent number: D876224
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: CVS Pharmacy, Inc.
    Inventors: Bennett P. Daley, Ryan Neil Peter Hall, Michael David Miller, Daniel Nelsen, Peter Rezac, Timothy Andrew Vanderpoel
  • Patent number: D898310
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Inventors: Michael David Miller, Douglas E. Dorfman, Dov Z. Glucksman
  • Patent number: D994413
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Inventors: Dov Z. Glucksman, Michael David Miller