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: 20220306606
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I: pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, deuterated derivatives of any of the foregoing, and metabolites of any of the foregoing are disclosed. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, methods of treating cystic fibrosis using the same, and methods for making the same are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Timothy Alcacio, Minson Baek, Peter Grootenhuis, Sara Sabina Hadida Ruah, Robert M. Hughes, Ali Keshavarz-Shokri, Rachel McAuley-Aoki, Jason McCartney, Mark Thomas Miller, Fredrick Van Goor, Beili Zhang, Corey Anderson, Thomas Cleveland, Bryan A. Frieman, Haripada Khatuya, Pramod Virupax Joshi, Paul John Krenitsky, Vito Melillo, Fabrice Jean Denis Pierre, Andreas P. Termin, Johnny Uy, Jinglan Zhou, Alexander Russell Abela, Brett Bradley Busch, Prasuna Paraselli
  • Patent number: 11453655
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula (I): pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, deuterated derivatives of any of the foregoing, and metabolites of any of the foregoing are disclosed. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, methods of treating cystic fibrosis using the same, and methods for making the same are also disclosed. Also disclosed are solid state forms of Compound 1 and salts and solvates thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Alexander Russell Abela, Timothy Alcacio, Corey Anderson, Paul Timothy Angell, Minson Baek, Jeremy J. Clemens, Thomas Cleveland, Lori Ann Ferris, Peter Diederik Jan Grootenhuis, Raymond Stanley Gross, Anton V. Gulevich, Sara Sabina Hadida Ruah, Clara Kuang-Ju Hsia, Robert M. Hughes, Pramod Virupax Joshi, Ping Kang, Ali Keshavarz-Shokri, Haripada Khatuya, Paul John Krenitsky, Jason McCartney, Mark Thomas Miller, Prasuna Paraselli, Fabrice Jean Denis Pierre, Yi Shi, Muna Shrestha, David Andrew Siesel, Kathy Stavropoulos, Andreas P. Termin, Fredrick F. Van Goor, Johnny Uy, Timothy John Young, Jinglan Zhou
  • Patent number: 11446792
    Abstract: A retrieval device may include a first plate and a second plate which may be movably coupled to a body via a first body fastener and a second body fastener, respectively. An upper plate connector and a lower plate connector may each be movably coupled to the first plate and a second plate with the lower plate connector positioned between the upper plate connector and the body fasteners. An optional tensioner may tension portions of the first plate and a second plate together. Upper gripper(s) may be coupled to the upper plate connector and lower gripper(s) may be coupled to the lower plate connector. The device may be movable between an open position, in which the upper gripper(s) and lower gripper(s) are positioned relatively distally from each other, and a closed position, in which the upper gripper(s) and lower gripper(s) are positioned relatively proximate to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas Miller, Timothy Miller
  • Patent number: 11438702
    Abstract: Sound-producing acoustic receivers are disclosed. The acoustic receiver includes a housing, a first diaphragm, and a motor. The housing has an internal volume separated by the first diaphragm into a first front volume and a first back volume such that the first front volume has a first sound outlet. The first diaphragm includes a first paddle movable about a first hinge. The motor is disposed in the housing and includes an armature mechanically coupled to the first paddle. The first hinge is located between opposite ends of the first paddle such that actuation of the armature pivots both ends of the first paddle about the hinge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Knowles Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: Kalyan Nadella, Thomas Miller, Shehab Albahri, Yahui Zhang
  • Patent number: 11428536
    Abstract: A system accesses a three-dimensional map of a geographic region and generates a two-dimensional projection of the road based on the three-dimensional map. The two-dimensional projection comprises a plurality of points along the road and each point is assigned a score measuring a navigability of the point. Based on the navigability score of each point and history of vehicle positions on the road, the system identifies a plurality of navigable points on the two-dimensional projection of the road. Based on the plurality of navigable points, the system determines a navigable surface corresponding to a physical area over which a vehicle may safely navigate and navigable surface boundaries surrounding that area. The navigable surface area and boundaries on the two-dimensional projection are converted into a three-dimensional representation, which the system uses to generate an updated three-dimensional map of the geographic region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: NVIDIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Derek Thomas Miller, Lin Yang, Mark Damon Wheeler
  • Patent number: 11426407
    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: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: 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
  • Publication number: 20220271797
    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: October 4, 2021
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas Miller, Mark Dervaes, Phong Lieu, Peter C. Simpson, Shawn Larvenz, Jacob S. Leach, Sebastian Bohm
  • Patent number: 11414439
    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 by administering such modulators and pharmaceutical compositions, and processes for making such modulators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    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: 11399235
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a balanced armature receiver (100) including a housing having a diaphragm comprising a movable paddle (116) disposed in the housing and separating the housing into a back volume (112) and a front volume (110) defined partly by space between a ceiling of the housing and the diaphragm, wherein the paddle is oriented non-parallel to the ceiling. A sound port (142) in the housing acoustically couples the front volume to an exterior of the housing, wherein the sound port is located on an end wall between the diaphragm and the ceiling. A motor disposed in the back volume includes a coil magnetically coupled to an armature having an end portion movably disposed between magnets retained by a yoke and coupled to the paddle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Knowles Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Miller, Paul C Dayton
  • Publication number: 20220232323
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a balanced armature receiver diaphragm including a paddle (202) flexibly coupled to a frame (204) and spaced apart therefrom by a gap (206). The paddle comprises a material having a specific modulus kg/m3) in at least one direction and density selected to increase stiffness and reduce mass. In one implementation, at least the paddle includes a carbon fiber material. The resulting paddle has improved acoustic performance including improved frequency response and less resonance in the audio band, among other benefits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas Miller, Christopher Monti
  • Publication number: 20220225030
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a balanced armature receiver (100) including a housing having a diaphragm comprising a movable paddle (116) disposed in the housing and separating the housing into a back volume (112) and a front volume (110) defined partly by space between a ceiling of the housing and the diaphragm, wherein the paddle is oriented non-parallel to the ceiling. A sound port (142) in the housing acoustically couples the front volume to an exterior of the housing, wherein the sound port is located on an end wall between the diaphragm and the ceiling. A motor disposed in the back volume includes a coil magnetically coupled to an armature having an end portion movably disposed between magnets retained by a yoke and coupled to the paddle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas Miller, Paul C Dayton
  • Publication number: 20220176299
    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: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    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
  • Publication number: 20220150643
    Abstract: Sound-producing acoustic receivers are disclosed. The acoustic receiver includes a receiver housing with a first internal volume and a second internal volume, a first diaphragm separating the first internal volume into a first front volume and a first back volume such that the first front volume has a first sound outlet port, a second diaphragm separating the second internal volume into a second front volume and a second back volume such that the second front volume has a second sound outlet port, a motor disposed at least partially inside the housing such that the motor including an armature mechanically coupled to both the first diaphragm and the second diaphragm, an acoustic seal between the first front volume and the second back volume such that the acoustic seal accommodates the mechanical coupling of the armature to one of the first diaphragm or the second diaphragm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: SHEHAB ALBAHRI, YAHUI ZHANG, KALYAN NADELLA, THOMAS MILLER, CHRISTOPHER MONTI, CHARLES KING, JOSE SALAZAR
  • Patent number: 11324398
    Abstract: A method is provided for observing structure and function of individual cells in a living human eye, comprising: using an adaptive optics optical coherence tomography (AO-OCT) system to image a volume of a retinal patch including numerous cells of different types, as for example, ganglion cells; using 3D subcellular image registration to correct for eye motion, including digitally dissecting the imaged volume; and using organelle motility inside the cell to increase cell contrast and to measure cell temporal dynamics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Donald Thomas Miller, Zhuolin Liu, Kazuhiro Suzuki, Furu Zhang
  • Patent number: 11320273
    Abstract: A system accesses a three-dimensional map of a geographic region and generates a two-dimensional projection of the road based on the three-dimensional map. The two-dimensional projection comprises a plurality of points along the road and each point is assigned a score measuring a navigability of the point. Based on the navigability score of each point and history of vehicle positions on the road, the system identifies a plurality of navigable points on the two-dimensional projection of the road. Based on the plurality of navigable points, the system determines a navigable surface corresponding to a physical area over which a vehicle may safely navigate and navigable surface boundaries surrounding that area. The navigable surface area and boundaries on the two-dimensional projection are converted into a three-dimensional representation, which the system uses to generate an updated three-dimensional map of the geographic region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: NVIDIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Derek Thomas Miller, Lin Yang, Mark Damon Wheeler
  • Publication number: 20220108151
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media for utilizing an augmented neural network are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes utilizing a neural network (NN) pre-processor to convert generic coordinates associated with a dynamical system to canonical coordinates, concatenating a Hamiltonian neural network (HNN) to the NN pre-processor to create a generalized HNN, and training the generalized HNN to learn nonlinear dynamics present in the dynamical system from generic training data. The method also includes utilizing the trained generalized HNN to forecast the nonlinear dynamics, and quantifying chaotic behavior from the forecasted nonlinear dynamics to discover and map one or more transitions between orderly states and chaotic states exhibited by the dynamical system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: William Lawrence Ditto, John Florian Lindner, Sudeshna Sinha, Scott Thomas Miller, Anshul Choudhary, Elliott Gregory Holliday
  • Publication number: 20220106331
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula (I): pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, deuterated derivatives of any of the foregoing, and metabolites of any of the foregoing are disclosed. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, methods of treating cystic fibrosis using the same, and methods for making the same are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Jeremy J. Clemens, Alexander Russell Abela, Corey Don Anderson, Brett B. Busch, Weichao George Chen, Thomas Cleveland, Timothy Richard Coon, Bryan Frieman, Senait G. Ghirmai, Peter Grootenhuis, Anton V. Gulevich, Sara Sabina Hadida Ruah, Clara Kuang-Ju Hsia, Ping Kang, Haripada Khatuya, Jason McCartney, Mark Thomas Miller, Prasuna Paraselli, Fabrice Pierre, Sara E. Swift, Andreas Termin, Johnny Uy, Carl V. Vogel, Jinglan Zhou
  • Publication number: 20220072465
    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: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Paul Counlonvaux, Johan DeWit, Cary Donald Olson, Thomas Miller, Marty Barris, Wayne Bishop, Donald Engel, Steven Campbell, Johan Fobe
  • Patent number: 11272294
    Abstract: Sound-producing acoustic receivers are disclosed. The acoustic receiver includes a receiver housing with a first internal volume and a second internal volume, a first diaphragm separating the first internal volume into a first front volume and a first back volume such that the first front volume has a first sound outlet port, a second diaphragm separating the second internal volume into a second front volume and a second back volume such that the second front volume has a second sound outlet port, a motor disposed at least partially inside the housing such that the motor including an armature mechanically coupled to both the first diaphragm and the second diaphragm, an acoustic seal between the first front volume and the second back volume such that the acoustic seal accommodates the mechanical coupling of the armature to one of the first diaphragm or the second diaphragm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Knowles Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: Shehab Albahri, Yahui Zhang, Kalyan Nadella, Thomas Miller, Christopher Monti, Charles King, Jose Salazar
  • Publication number: 20220068473
    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. The method also includes establishing a two-way communication channel with the second communication device. 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 28, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas Miller, Mark Dervaes, Phong Lieu, Peter C. Simpson, Shawn Larvenz, Jacob S. Leach, Sebastian Bohm