Patents by Inventor Richard Dean Miller

Richard Dean 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: 9786402
    Abstract: A light shielding apparatus for blocking light from reaching an electronic device, the light shielding apparatus including left and right support assemblies, a cross member, and an opaque shroud. The support assemblies each include primary support structure, a mounting element for removably connecting the apparatus to the electronic device, and a support member depending from the primary support structure for retaining the apparatus in an upright orientation. The cross member couples the left and right support assemblies together and spaces them apart according to the size and shape of the electronic device. The shroud may be removably and adjustably connectable to the left and right support assemblies and configured to take a cylindrical dome shape so as to form a central space covered from above. The opaque shroud prevents light from entering the central space and contacting sensitive elements of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Dean Miller, Robert Anthony Thom
  • Publication number: 20170162289
    Abstract: A light shielding apparatus for blocking light from reaching an electronic device, the light shielding apparatus including left and right support assemblies, a cross member, and an opaque shroud. The support assemblies each include primary support structure, a mounting element for removably connecting the apparatus to the electronic device, and a support member depending from the primary support structure for retaining the apparatus in an upright orientation. The cross member couples the left and right support assemblies together and spaces them apart according to the size and shape of the electronic device. The shroud may be removably and adjustably connectable to the left and right support assemblies and configured to take a cylindrical dome shape so as to form a central space covered from above. The opaque shroud prevents light from entering the central space and contacting sensitive elements of the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: HONEYWELL FEDERAL MANUFACTURING & TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: RICHARD DEAN MILLER, ROBERT ANTHONY THOM
  • Patent number: 9598903
    Abstract: An apparatus for mounting an X-ray device or other electronic device, or a PAN disrupter or other mechanical device onto a ladder, the apparatus broadly comprising a horizontally extending mounting plate, a horizontally extending engagement bracket, a vertically extending mounting plate, and a hinge. The horizontally extending mounting bracket and the horizontally extending engagement bracket each include a rung engagement tab. The horizontally extending engagement bracket is slidable in relation to the horizontally extending mounting bracket for securing the apparatus to a ladder rung via the rung engagement tabs. The horizontally extending mounting plate stabilizes the electronic or mechanical device via the ladder rung and the vertically extending mounting plate supports the weight of the electronic or mechanical device on a lower ladder rung. The hinge pivotably connects the horizontally extending mounting plate and the vertically extending mounting plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Richard Dean Miller
  • Publication number: 20160177626
    Abstract: An apparatus for mounting an X-ray device or other electronic device, or a PAN disrupter or other mechanical device onto a ladder, the apparatus broadly comprising a horizontally extending mounting plate, a horizontally extending engagement bracket, a vertically extending mounting plate, and a hinge. The horizontally extending mounting bracket and the horizontally extending engagement bracket each include a rung engagement tab. The horizontally extending engagement bracket is slidable in relation to the horizontally extending mounting bracket for securing the apparatus to a ladder rung via the rung engagement tabs. The horizontally extending mounting plate stabilizes the electronic or mechanical device via the ladder rung and the vertically extending mounting plate supports the weight of the electronic or mechanical device on a lower ladder rung. The hinge pivotably connects the horizontally extending mounting plate and the vertically extending mounting plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventor: Richard Dean Miller
  • Patent number: 9343851
    Abstract: Pluggable connector including a connector housing having a leading end configured to mate with a receptacle assembly. The connector housing has an interior cavity. The pluggable connector also includes a communication assembly held by the connector housing. The communication assembly includes internal electronics located within the interior cavity, and a mating terminal located proximate to the leading end. The mating terminal is communicatively coupled to the internal electronics. The pluggable connector also includes a thermal-transfer assembly that is disposed within the interior cavity. The thermal-transfer assembly includes first and second thermal-transfer modules that each include a plurality of spaced-apart projections. The corresponding projections of the first and second thermal-transfer modules are interleaved with one another. The first thermal-transfer module is coupled to the internal electronics, and the second thermal-transfer module is coupled to the connector housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Alan Weir Bucher, Richard Dean Miller
  • Patent number: 9304268
    Abstract: An optical interposer comprising: (a) a crystalline substrate having a top planar surface and a crystalline plane angle; (b) a groove defined in the top planar surface and extending from an edge of the substrate to a terminal end, the groove having side walls and a first facet at the terminal end, the facet having a first angle relative to the top planar surface, the first angle being about the crystalline plane angle, the first angle having a delta from 45°; (c) a reflective coating on the first facet; and (d) an optical conduit having an optical axis and an end face optically coupled with the first facet, the end face having a second angle with respect to the optical axis such that the angle of refraction at the end face compensates for the delta such that the end face and the first facet cooperate to bend light about 90°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Lou Castagna, Richard Dean Miller, Shelly Ann Buchter
  • Publication number: 20160064873
    Abstract: Pluggable connector including a connector housing having a leading end configured to mate with a receptacle assembly. The connector housing has an interior cavity. The pluggable connector also includes a communication assembly held by the connector housing. The communication assembly includes internal electronics located within the interior cavity, and a mating terminal located proximate to the leading end. The mating terminal is communicatively coupled to the internal electronics. The pluggable connector also includes a thermal-transfer assembly that is disposed within the interior cavity. The thermal-transfer assembly includes first and second thermal-transfer modules that each include a plurality of spaced-apart projections. The corresponding projections of the first and second thermal-transfer modules are interleaved with one another. The first thermal-transfer module is coupled to the internal electronics, and the second thermal-transfer module is coupled to the connector housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Alan Weir Bucher, Richard Dean Miller
  • Patent number: 9151915
    Abstract: An interposer comprising a plurality of optical conduits, each having an optical axis, a substrate defining a plurality of grooves having a terminal end, each optical conduit being disposed in a single groove, and a common angled surface traversing two or more of the grooves at the terminal end, at least a portion of the angled surface proximate the optical axes of the optical conduits in the two or more grooves is reflective, and one or more optical components disposed above the angled surface, the optical components and the optical conduits being optically coupled by the angled surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Lou Castagna, Richard Dean Miller, Robert Nelson Fair, Jr., Timothy John Loftus, Terry Patrick Bowen
  • Patent number: 9036955
    Abstract: An optical interposer comprising: (a) a substrate having a planar surface: (b) at least one groove defined in the planar surface and extending from an edge of the substrate to a terminal end, the groove having side walls and a first facet at the terminal end perpendicular to side walls, the facet having a first angle relative to the planar surface, the first angle being about 45 degrees; and (c) a reflective coating on the first facet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Terry Patrick Bowen, Richard Dean Miller, Robert Nelson Fair, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8977088
    Abstract: An optical interposer for optically coupling light between an OED supported on a substrate and an optical fiber, the interposer comprising: (a) an interposer of an optically-clear moldable material comprising at least the following features: (b) a port for receiving a ferrule containing at least one optical fiber, the port comprising an interface surface positioned to optically couple with an end face of the optical fiber; (c) an active lens adapted to optically couple with an OED, the active lens and the interface surface optically coupled along an optical path in the interposer; (d) a protrusion extending backward from the port, the protrusion defining a first register surface, the first register surface being a certain distance from the optical path such that, when a second register surface of a ferrule containing the optical fiber contacts the first register surface, the ferrule is aligned with the port such that the port can receive a front portion of the ferrule if the ferrule is pushed forward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Tyco-Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Lou Castagna, Richard Dean Miller, William Lamar Herb, Donald Eugene Dellinger, Robert Nelson Fair, Jr., Daniel Edward Gillis
  • Publication number: 20130182994
    Abstract: An optical interposer comprising: (a) a crystalline substrate having a top planar surface and a crystalline plane angle; (b) a groove defined in the top planar surface and extending from an edge of the substrate to a terminal end, the groove having side walls and a first facet at the terminal end, the facet having a first angle relative to the top planar surface, the first angle being about the crystalline plane angle, the first angle having a delta from 45°; (c) a reflective coating on the first facet; and (d) an optical conduit having an optical axis and an end face optically coupled with the first facet, the end face having a second angle with respect to the optical axis such that the angle of refraction at the end face compensates for the delta such that the end face and the first facet cooperate to bend light about 90°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lou Castagna, Richard Dean Miller, Shelly Ann Buchter
  • Publication number: 20130004118
    Abstract: An interposer comprising a plurality of optical conduits, each having an optical axis, a substrate defining a plurality of grooves having a terminal end, each optical conduit being disposed in a single groove, and a common angled surface traversing two or more of the grooves at the terminal end, at least a portion of the angled surface proximate the optical axes of the optical conduits in the two or more grooves is reflective, and one or more optical components disposed above the angled surface, the optical components and the optical conduits being optically coupled by the angled surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lou Castagna, Richard Dean Miller, Robert Nelson Fair, JR., Timothy John Loftus, Terry Patrick Bowen
  • Patent number: 8262297
    Abstract: A body is configured for alignment to a substrate having an alignment feature. The body includes an alignment structure defining a viewing surface, and a dedicated lens adapted to focus an image of the substrate's alignment feature through an optically-clear material of the body and onto the viewing surface. In the fiber optic context, a lens body is provided for optically coupling a substrate's OED to a corresponding optical fiber. The lens body further includes at least one active lens adapted to cooperate optically with a respective OED. The dedicated lens is positioned externally to any optical path. An optical subassembly includes a substrate having at least one perceptible alignment feature provided in a predetermined spatial relationship to the OED, and a lens body secured to the substrate such that the image of the substrate's alignment feature appears aligned relative to the viewing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Lou Castagna, Richard Dean Miller, Daniel Gillis, Donald Eugene Dellinger
  • Publication number: 20120189244
    Abstract: An optical interposer comprising: (a) a substrate having a planar surface: (b) at least one groove defined in the planar surface and extending from an edge of the substrate to a terminal end, the groove having side walls and a first facet at the terminal end perpendicular to side walls, the facet having a first angle relative to the planar surface, the first angle being about 45 degrees; and (c) a reflective coating on the first facet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2011
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Terry Patrick Bowen, Richard Dean Miller
  • Publication number: 20120027346
    Abstract: An optical interposer for optically coupling light between an OED supported on a substrate and an optical fiber, the interposer comprising: (a) an interposer of an optically-clear moldable material comprising at least the following features: (b) a port for receiving a ferrule containing at least one optical fiber, the port comprising an interface surface positioned to optically couple with an end face of the optical fiber; (c) an active lens adapted to optically couple with an OED, the active lens and the interface surface optically coupled along an optical path in the interposer; (d) a protrusion extending backward from the port, the protrusion defining a first register surface, the first register surface being a certain distance from the optical path such that, when a second register surface of a ferrule containing the optical fiber contacts the first register surface, the ferrule is aligned with the port such that the port can receive a front portion of the ferrule if the ferrule is pushed forward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Lou Castagna, Richard Dean Miller, William Lamar Herb, Donald Eugene Dellinger, Robert Nelson Fair, JR., Daniel Edward Gillis
  • Publication number: 20120027345
    Abstract: A body is configured for alignment to a substrate having an alignment feature. The body includes an alignment structure defining a viewing surface, and a dedicated lens adapted to focus an image of the substrate's alignment feature through an optically-clear material of the body and onto the viewing surface. In the fiber optic context, a lens body is provided for optically coupling a substrate's OED to a corresponding optical fiber. The lens body further includes at least one active lens adapted to cooperate optically with a respective OED. The dedicated lens is positioned externally to any optical path. An optical subassembly includes a substrate having at least one perceptible alignment feature provided in a predetermined spatial relationship to the OED, and a lens body secured to the substrate such that the image of the substrate's alignment feature appears aligned relative to the viewing surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Lou Castagna, Richard Dean Miller, Daniel Gillis, Donald Eugene Dellinger
  • Patent number: 6227492
    Abstract: A redundant ice management system and method to de-ice and anti-ice an aircraft member (150) is provided. The system comprising a primary ice management sub-system (154) for providing thermal ice management to the aircraft member and a secondary ice management sub-system (172) for providing back-up thermal ice management to the aircraft member (150) in the event of a failure by the primary ice management sub-system (154). The system provides primary and secondary de-ice and anti-ice capabilities to the aircraft member (150) before and during airborne operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Bell Helicopter TEXTRON Inc.
    Inventors: Ernst Calvin Schellhase, Mark P. Eisenhauer, Richard Dean Miller, John Peter Pappas, Gary Scott Froman, Roger Jacques Michel Aubert