Patents by Inventor Wiley W. Miller

Wiley W. 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).

  • Manual control knob with adjustable pointer assembly
    Patent number: 4499630
    Abstract: An adjustable knob assembly for operating a gas valve includes a rotatable knob affixable to the shaft of the gas valve and having a hub with an axially extending ridge. An annular pointer is angularly displaceably affixed to the hub and has opposed sets of adjacent grooves selectively alignable to engage the ridge on the hub, to permit angular displacement of the pointer with respect to the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1982
    Date of Patent: February 19, 1985
    Assignee: The Tappan Company
    Inventors: Stephen K. Harris, Wiley W. Miller