Patents by Inventor Thomas A. Miller

Thomas A. 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).

  • Publication number: 20230343923
    Abstract: Disclosed are self-standing calcined elements (e.g. bricks and tiles) comprising a cathode active material, and methods of preparation thereof. The process includes mixing a reagent with a metal precursor to form a precursor mixture, compressing the precursor mixture into a self-standing precursor element (e.g. brick and tile), and heating the self-standing precursor element (e.g. brick and tile) to form a self-standing calcined element (e.g. brick and tile) comprising a cathode active material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Turner Boris Caldwell, Anthony Michael Thurston, Hao Liu, Alexander Thomas Miller
  • Publication number: 20230312616
    Abstract: This disclosure provides modulators of Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR), pharmaceutical compositions containing at least one such modulator, methods of treatment of cystic fibrosis using such modulators and pharmaceutical compositions, and processes for making such modulators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Alexander Russell ABELA, Jeremy J. CLEMENS, Peter Diederik Jan GROOTENHUIS, Sara Sabina HADIDA RUAH, Yoshihiro ISHIHARA, Haripada KHATUYA, Jason McCARTNEY, Mark Thomas MILLER, Fabrice Jean Denis PIERRE, Joe Anh TRAN, Jinglan ZHOU
  • Patent number: 11759744
    Abstract: An air filter arrangement is disclosed. The air filter arrangement includes media comprising corrugated media secured to facing media and defining a media pack having opposite flow faces. Media pack arrangements including such media are described. Also described are filter cartridges including such media packs and air cleaners including the filter cartridges. Advantageous housing seal arrangements having a pinch seal member and forming a trough are described. Methods of assembly and use are also provided. Also, systems of use are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Reichter, Wayne Bishop, Benny K. Nelson, Darrel Wegner, Bruce Crenshaw, Vladimir Kladnitsky, Thomas Miller, Donald Mork, Kevin Schrage, Richard Osendorf, Bradley Kuempel, Thomas Lundgren
  • Patent number: 11737794
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a spinal stabilization system may be formed in a patient using quick-connect sleeve assemblies. Each quick-connect sleeve assembly can be coupled to a bone fastener assembly in a fast and intuitive way. In one embodiment, a quick-connect sleeve assembly has a detachable member and a movable member. Both members engage a collar of the bone fastener assembly. In one embodiment, the engagement can be locked via one or more locking features to facilitate screwing a bone fastener of the bone fastener assembly onto a vertebral body in a minimally invasive surgical procedure. Each quick-connect sleeve assembly has a low profile and is particularly shaped for minimally invasive entry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Zimmer Spine, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael E. Landry, Larry T. Khoo, Charles R. Forton, Brian Bergeron, Bruce A. Riceman, Peter Thomas Miller, Kameron Scott Ely
  • Patent number: 11729556
    Abstract: Two coils are wrapped in one of numerous different implementations. In one implementation, the two coils are wrapped about a portion of a bobbin that has at least three flanges. The first coil is disposed about a first portion of the bobbin between the first flange and the second flange, and a second coil is disposed about a second portion of the bobbin between the second flange and the third flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: KNOWLES ELECTRONICS, LLC
    Inventors: Yahui Zhang, Shehab Albahri, Richard Scheleski, Thomas Miller, Charles King
  • Patent number: 11727272
    Abstract: According to an aspect of an embodiment, operations may comprise receiving a point cloud representing a region. The operations may also comprise identifying a cluster of points in the point cloud having a higher intensity than points outside the cluster of points. The operations may also comprise determining a bounding box around the cluster of points. The operations may also comprise identifying a traffic sign within the bounding box. The operations may also comprise projecting the bounding box to coordinates of an image of the region captured by a camera. The operations may also comprise employing a deep learning model to classify a traffic sign type of the traffic sign in a portion of the image within the projected bounding box. The operations may also comprise storing information regarding the traffic sign and the traffic sign type in a high definition (HD) map of the region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: NVIDIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Derek Thomas Miller, Yu Zhang, Lin Yang
  • Publication number: 20230254012
    Abstract: Systems and methods for processing, transmitting and displaying data received from an analyte sensor, such as a glucose sensor, are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for transmitting data between a first communication device associated with an analyte sensor and a second communication device configured to provide user access to sensor-related information comprises: activating a transceiver of a first communication device associated with an analyte sensor at a first time; and establishing a two-way communication channel with the second communication device; wherein the activating comprises waking the transceiver from a low power sleep mode using a forced wakeup from the second communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas MILLER, Mark DERVAES, Phong LIEU, Peter C. SIMPSON, Shawn LARVENZ, Jacob S. LEACH, Sebastian BOHM
  • Publication number: 20230254013
    Abstract: Systems and methods for processing, transmitting and displaying data received from an analyte sensor, such as a glucose sensor, are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for transmitting data between a first communication device associated with an analyte sensor and a second communication device configured to provide user access to sensor-related information comprises: activating a transceiver of a first communication device associated with an analyte sensor at a first time; and establishing a two-way communication channel with the second communication device; wherein the activating comprises waking the transceiver from a low power sleep mode using a forced wakeup from the second communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas MILLER, Mark DERVAES, Phong LIEU, Peter C. SIMPSON, Shawn LARVENZ, Jacob S. LEACH, Sebastian BOHM
  • Patent number: 11720350
    Abstract: Building and deployment of multiple applications can be augmented using metadata. Source code of a service can be generated automatically in a programming language without human intervention based on metadata descriptive of a data store and desired interaction with the data store by the service. Furthermore, documentation can be created automatically based on the metadata, wherein the documentation comprises at least one of application programming interface (API) data, data definitions, or end-user help document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Joseph Albert Bogushefsky, III, Christopher Thomas Miller, Dennis Wayne Wilson
  • Publication number: 20230233560
    Abstract: The present invention features a compound of formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, where R1, R2, R3, W, X, Y, Z, n, o, p, and q are defined herein, for the treatment of CFTR mediated diseases, such as cystic fibrosis. The present invention also features pharmaceutical compositions, method of treating, and kits thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Mark Thomas Miller, Corey Anderson, Vijayalaksmi Arumugam, Brian Richard Bear, Hayley Marie Binch, Jeremy J. Clemens, Thomas Cleveland, Erica Conroy, Timothy Richard Coon, Bryan A. Frieman, Peter Diederik Jan Grootenhuis, Raymond Stanley Gross, Sara Sabina Hadida-Ruah, Haripada Khatuya, Pramod Virupax Joshi, Paul John Krenitsky, Chun-Chieh Lin, Gulin Erdogan Marelius, Vito Melillo, Jason McCartney, Georgia McGaughey Nicholls, Fabrice Jean Denis Pierre, Alina Silina, Andreas P. Termin, Johnny Uy, Jinglan Zhou
  • Patent number: 11685912
    Abstract: The invention relates to an affinity resin functionalized with small molecule inhibitors of glycoside-cleaving enzymes, e.g., ?-galactosidase A (?-Gal A), glucocerebrosidase (GCB), ?-galactosidase, and acid alpha-glucosidase (GAA), and a method for purifying glycoside-cleaving enzymes produced in a cell line using the small molecule inhibitor-functionalized affinity resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Brian Dwyer, Bohong Zhang, Jun Hu, Muthuraman Meiyappan, Thomas Miller, Paul McLean, Clark Pan
  • Patent number: 11679352
    Abstract: Air cleaner and preferred components for an air cleaner are provided. In certain arrangements, a band is mounted to the media pack, surrounding the media. Also, the cartridge is non-circular and includes a seal thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Counlonvaux, Johan DeWit, Cary Donald Olson, Thomas Miller, Marty Barris, Wayne Bishop, Donald Engel, Steven Campbell, Johan Fobe
  • Patent number: 11677443
    Abstract: Systems and methods for processing, transmitting and displaying data received from an analyte sensor, such as a glucose sensor, are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for transmitting data between a first communication device associated with an analyte sensor and a second communication device configured to provide user access to sensor-related information comprises: activating a transceiver of a first communication device associated with an analyte sensor at a first time; and establishing a two-way communication channel with the second communication device; wherein the activating comprises waking the transceiver from a low power sleep mode using a forced wakeup from the second communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Dexcom, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Miller, Mark Dervaes, Phong Lieu, Peter C. Simpson, Shawn Larvenz, Jacob S. Leach, Sebastian Bohm
  • Publication number: 20230174216
    Abstract: An airframe design may include a bonded frame or assembly, and one or more components that may be removably attached to the bonded frame. The bonded frame may include struts, central bulkheads, a tail section, a plurality of wing sections, and motor mounts that are adhered together using adhesive. The one or more attachable components may include a forward fuselage, motors, propellers, motor pod fairings, stabilizer fins, and landing gear that are attached using fasteners. The bonded frame may reduce the number of parts of the airframe design and may also reduce complexity, cost, and weight, while also increasing stiffness and strength. Further, the various attachable components may facilitate fabrication, assembly, and maintenance of an aerial vehicle having the airframe design.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Jon T. Braam, Kyle Thomas Miller, Bradley David Urban, Raffaele Cipolletta, Rahul Bhardwaj, Dominic Shiosaki
  • Publication number: 20230173514
    Abstract: A spray coating apparatus that applies a coating material onto outer surfaces of glass objects includes a coating material source that includes a coating material. A spray nozzle assembly includes a spray nozzle fluidly connected to the coating material source. The spray nozzle is arranged and configured to direct the coating material in a first direction toward the glass object and provide an overspray amount of the coating material by the glass object such that the overspray amount bypasses a non-line of sight area of the glass object. A turn nozzle assembly includes a turn nozzle fluidly connected to a pressurized gas source. The turn nozzle is arranged and configured to direct pressurized gas in a second direction different than the first direction toward the non-line of sight area of the glass package to redirect the coating material onto the non-line of sight area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: James Michael Brown, Brian Charles Cook, Daniel Warren Hawtof, Purushotam Kumar, Sean Thomas Miller, Bruce Arthur Mourhess, JR., Elias Panides, James Westley Rogacki, John Stone, III, Yujian Sun, Leo Young Zheng
  • Publication number: 20230170936
    Abstract: Systems and methods for processing, transmitting and displaying data received from an analyte sensor, such as a glucose sensor, are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for transmitting data between a first communication device associated with an analyte sensor and a second communication device configured to provide user access to sensor-related information comprises: activating a transceiver of a first communication device associated with an analyte sensor at a first time; and establishing a two-way communication channel with the second communication device; wherein the activating comprises waking the transceiver from a low power sleep mode using a forced wakeup from the second communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2023
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas MILLER, Mark DERVAES, Phong LIEU, Peter C. SIMPSON, Shawn LARVENZ, Jacob S. LEACH, Sebastian BOHM
  • Publication number: 20230135901
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to fluoride ion batteries and structures of metal based electrode materials for various fluoride ion batteries. The structures of the metal based electrode materials comprise one or more shells or interfaces, enabling the electrodes to operate at room temperature with a liquid electrolyte.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Qingmin XU, Christopher J. BROOKS, Kaoru OMICHI, Ryan K. MCKENNEY, Simon JONES, Victoria DAVIS, Stephen MUNOZ, Jeongmin KIM, Keith BILLINGS, Thomas MILLER, III, Robert H. GRUBBS, William WOLF, Nam Hawn CHOU
  • Publication number: 20230140606
    Abstract: Disclosed in certain embodiments is a method of treating respiratory depression modulated by a non-opioid agent comprising administering, to a patient in need thereof, an effective amount of a compound selected from Formula (I) as disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Joseph Pergolizzi, Thomas Miller, Alfred Schweikert
  • Publication number: 20230127655
    Abstract: Compounds of the present invention and pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, are useful as modulators of ATP-Binding Cassette (“ABC”) transporters or fragments thereof, including Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (“CFTR”). The present invention also relates to methods of treating ABC transporter mediated diseases using compounds of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Sara Sabina HADIDA RUAH, Peter Diederik Jan GROOTENHUIS, Fredrick F. VAN GOOR, Jinglan ZHOU, Brian Richard BEAR, Mark Thomas MILLER, Jason McCARTNEY, Mehdi Michel Djamel NUMA
  • Publication number: 20230123369
    Abstract: The present invention is a baseball and softball hitting training device that prevents early arm extension, early wrist release, swinging the bat from the outside to the inside, throwing the back shoulder toward the plate, or otherwise casting the hands during a swing. The device comprises a support block with one or more grooves, a horizontal bar mounted perpendicular to the support block, a flag indicator connected perpendicular to the horizontal bar, and one or more attachment straps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas Miller, Ricky D. Venters, JR., Justin Mack, Samantha Verzi, Cyrus Etemad-Moghadam