Patents by Inventor Amanda Miller
Amanda 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).
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Publication number: 20240126537Abstract: An embodiment includes a method of computer software update in a managed network that includes endpoints having heterogenous operating systems. The method includes receiving a first update configured modify a first application on a first endpoint implementing a first non-Linux-based operating system (OS) and first metadata associated therewith. The method includes generating a first update package based on the first metadata and distributing the first update and the first update package to the first endpoint. The method includes accessing a product update list identifying a second application in an unpatched state on the second endpoint implementing a Linux-based OS and repository information of a repository device. Based on the repository information, the method includes accessing the second update and second metadata associated therewith. The method includes generating a second update package and distributing it and the second update such that the second endpoint locally implements the second update.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: Ivanti, Inc.Inventors: Brent Miller, Todd A. Schell, John Meisner, Amanda Schultz, Mitch Berg
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Publication number: 20230415982Abstract: A refuse vehicle includes a chassis, a body coupled to the chassis and configured to store a volume of refuse, a lift assembly, and a controller. The lift assembly includes a track coupled to the chassis, a track actuator configured to move the track relative to the chassis, a track position sensor configured to provide track position data indicating a position of the track relative to the chassis, a grabber coupled to the track and configured to engage a refuse container, a lift actuator configured to move the grabber relative to the track, and a grabber position sensor configured to provide grabber position data indicating a position of the grabber relative to the track. The controller is configured to control the track actuator and the lift actuator based on the grabber position data and the track position data.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Applicant: Oshkosh CorporationInventors: Amanda Miller, Christopher Rukas, Greg Steffens, Aaron Fisher, Ryan Wolf, Jeff Verhagen
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Publication number: 20230415986Abstract: A refuse vehicle includes a chassis, a cab coupled to the chassis, a refuse compartment supported by the chassis and including a storage volume and a hopper volume, a lift assembly configured to selectively move relative to the refuse compartment, a hopper sensor coupled to a portion of the refuse compartment and configured to measure a refuse height within the hopper volume, and a packing assembly including a pack panel and a packing actuator. The packing actuator is configured to selectively move the pack panel between a retracted position and an extended position. The pack panel is configured to extend away from the retracted position in response to the hopper sensor sensing that the refuse height is greater than or equal to a refuse height threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Applicant: Oshkosh CorporationInventors: Greg Steffens, Aaron Fisher, Amanda Miller
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Publication number: 20230415742Abstract: A refuse vehicle includes a motor, a battery, a pedal, and processing circuitry. The motor consumes electrical energy transport the refuse vehicle, or is back-driven to generate electrical energy and provide regenerative braking. The processing circuitry obtains an amount of depression from the pedal, and compares the amount of depression to a transition point. In response to the amount of depression of the pedal exceeding the transition point, the processing circuitry uses a linear relationship and the amount of depression to operate the motor to provide a requested amount of acceleration for transportation. In response to the amount of depression of the pedal being less than the transition point, the processing circuitry uses a non-linear relationship and the amount of depression of the pedal to operate the motor to provide a requested amount of regenerative braking.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Applicant: Oshkosh CorporationInventors: Ryan Wolf, Jeremy Andringa, Amanda Miller
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Publication number: 20230415981Abstract: A method of operating a refuse vehicle includes capturing an image of a target area. The target area includes a collection exception that prevents lifting of a refuse container from the target area at the location. The method further includes classifying the collection exception and including the classified collection exception in collection data, and transmitting the image of the target area and the collection data to a remote server or cloud platform.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Inventors: Amanda Miller, Greg Steffens, Brendan Chan, Jeff Verhagen
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Publication number: 20230415985Abstract: A refuse vehicle includes a chassis, a cab coupled to the chassis, a refuse compartment supported by the chassis and having a storage volume and a hopper volume, a packing assembly including a pack panel and a packing actuator, and an ejection input configured to automatically initiate an ejection procedure upon activation of the ejection input. The packing actuator is configured to selectively move the pack panel between a retracted position and an extended position. The ejection procedure includes extending the pack panel to a plurality of extended positions between the retracted position and the extended position.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Inventors: Greg Steffens, Chris Mills, Aaron Fisher, Amanda Miller
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Publication number: 20230415641Abstract: A refuse vehicle includes a battery configured to power the refuse vehicle, a light, and a controller electrically coupled to the battery and the light. The controller includes one or more processors and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the controller to control the light to provide a safety function and/or provide visibility to a user of the refuse vehicle when the refuse vehicle is in active operation and to control the light to indicate a charge status of the battery when the refuse vehicle is not in active operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Applicant: Oshkosh CorporationInventors: Amanda Miller, Jeffrey Koga, Jerry SHIRLEY, Troy Herman, Jeff Verhagen, Jon Branson
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Publication number: 20230347712Abstract: A refuse vehicle includes a chassis, a cab, a body assembly coupled with the chassis, and a lift assembly. The body assembly defines a refuse compartment. The lift assembly can be configured to engage a refuse container. The refuse vehicle further comprises a heating, ventilation, or air conditioning (HVAC) system that is configured to deliver air to the cab via a plurality of ducts. The refuse vehicle further includes a controller configured to receive data from one or more sensors, determine, based on the received data, that an interlock condition is present, and alter an operation of the HVAC system based on the interlock condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: Oshkosh CorporationInventors: Josh Gentner, James Tebbe, Jon Zeamer, Jeremy Andringa, Greg Steffens, Jon Branson, Jeff Verhagen, Amanda Miller, Ryan Wolf
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Publication number: 20230311916Abstract: A vehicle system including a vehicle including a chassis, a body assembly coupled to the chassis, a prime mover configured to generate mechanical energy to drive the vehicle, a lift assembly; and a vehicle control system including a sensor integrated into the body assembly. The vehicle control system is configured to receive sensor data from the sensor. The sensor data indicates a potential event. The vehicle control system is further configured to generate a notification associated with the potential event, receive control data indicating a state of the refuse vehicle, filter the sensor data through the control data to determine if the potential event is a false event associated with the state of the refuse vehicle or a true event associated with an external source, and mask the notification in response to a determination that the potential event is a false event.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: Oshkosh CorporationInventors: Brendan Chan, Amanda Miller, Jon Zeamer, Justin Neils
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Publication number: 20230312237Abstract: A refuse vehicle includes an electric motor powered by a battery, a hydraulic pump driven by the electric motor, a hydraulic actuator powered by the hydraulic pump, and one or more processing circuits being configured to: determine a location of the refuse vehicle including a global position system coordinate, determine a position on a route map using the location, control the hydraulic actuator based on the position on the route map, determine a state of charge of the battery and a threshold for the state of charge below which operation of the electric motor, the hydraulic pump, or the hydraulic actuator is adjusted, and dynamically update the threshold based on the position on the route map or a weight of refuse in a refuse compartment.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: Oshkosh CorporationInventors: Amanda Miller, Greg Steffens, Aaron Fisher, Chris Mills, Jeff Verhagen, Michael Bolton
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Publication number: 20230311666Abstract: A refuse vehicle includes control system that includes processing circuitry configured to obtain a speed of the refuse vehicle, or an indication of activation of a lift apparatus of the refuse vehicle. The processing circuitry is configured to transition the refuse vehicle between a collection mode of operation and a highway mode of operation based on at least one of the speed of the refuse vehicle or the indication of activation of the lift apparatus of the refuse vehicle. The processing circuitry is configured to operate the refuse vehicle according to the collection mode of operation or the highway mode of operation, wherein the collection mode of operation and the highway mode of operation each comprise different braking settings for the refuse vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: Amanda Miller, Ryan Wolf, Brendan Chan, Jeff Verhagen, Jeremy Andringa, Jon Branson
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Publication number: 20230311768Abstract: A refuse vehicle including a chassis, a tractive element coupled to the chassis and configured to engage a support surface to support the refuse vehicle, a refuse compartment coupled to the chassis, a lift assembly coupled to the chassis and configured to lift a refuse container to transfer refuse from the refuse container into the refuse compartment, and a light projector coupled to the chassis and positioned to emit a light onto the support surface to define a target area. The target area represents a range of positions within which the lift assembly is capable of engaging the refuse container.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: Oshkosh CorporationInventors: Brendan Chan, Greg Steffens, Amanda Miller, Jeff Verhagen, Jon Branson, Mitchell Murphy
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Publication number: 20230316897Abstract: A system includes a wearable alert device and processing circuitry. The wearable alert device can be worn by the user of a vehicle and includes a visual alert device configured to provide visual feedback to a user, an aural alert device configured to provide aural feedback to the user, and a haptic alert device configured to provide haptic feedback to the user. The processing circuitry obtains a position of the user of the vehicle and determines an alert condition and a severity of the alert condition based on sensor data obtained from one or more sensors of the vehicle and the position of the user. The processing circuitry operates the visual alert device, the aural alert device, or the haptic alert device to provide visual feedback, aural feedback, or haptic feedback to the user to inform the user regarding the alert condition and the severity of the alert condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: Oshkosh CorporationInventors: Jeff Koga, Jon Branson, Amanda Miller
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Publication number: 20230312236Abstract: A refuse vehicle includes a chassis, a body coupled to the chassis, a cab coupled to the chassis, and a lift assembly. The lift assembly includes a positioning member, an interface member coupled to a distal end of the positioning member and configured to engage with a refuse container, an actuator coupled to the positioning member to facilitate repositioning of the interface member and one or more position sensors configured to measure a position of the interface member. The refuse vehicle also includes a return assist system configured to receive a user input to engage the interface member with the refuse container, determine an original position of the refuse container based on the position of the interface member when the user input is received, reposition, using the actuator, the interface member to empty the refuse container into the body, and return the refuse container to the original position.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: Oshkosh CorporationInventors: Amanda Miller, Greg Steffens, Aaron Fisher, Luke Gustafson, Mark Kolell, Chris Mills, Christopher Rukas, Ryan Wolf
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Publication number: 20230278425Abstract: A refuse vehicle includes a controller having a processor and at least one memory. The controller is in communication with a control console on a first side of a cab and a control console on a second side of a cab. The controller is configured to detect a presence of an operator in a seat on the first side or a seat on the second side based on a signal from a camera, a weight sensor, or an ignition, and in response to detecting the presence of an operator on the first side of the cab, enable a vehicle operator interface of the control console on the first side and disable a vehicle operator interface of the control console on the second side.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2023Publication date: September 7, 2023Inventors: Amanda Miller, Greg Steffens, Andrew Rausch
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Patent number: 10327585Abstract: The present invention relates to an infant feeding warming system useful to repeatedly and precisely warm breastmilk or formula for use in the NICU. The system in one form comprises a bedside unit that is attachable to an IV pole. The system may also comprise a centralized warming station with multiple chambers, wherein one chamber heats a bottle or syringe, and the remaining chambers are used for storage and/or refrigeration. The system will use a non-liquid heating system to heat feedings. A disposable liner may be used inside the chamber. The system may also contain heating algorithms that are based on a user inputting milk parameters such as volume and initial temperature.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2014Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: Medela Holding AGInventors: Ryan Bauer, Amanda Miller, Jill M. Hunt, Joseph Wach
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Patent number: 10136759Abstract: The present invention relates to an infant feeding warming system useful to repeatedly and precisely warm breastmilk or formula for use in the NICU. The system in one form comprises a bedside unit that is attachable to an IV pole. The system may also comprise a centralized warming station with multiple chambers, wherein one chamber heats a bottle or syringe, and the remaining chambers are used for storage and/or refrigeration. The system will use a non-liquid heating system to heat feedings. A disposable liner may be used inside the chamber. The system may also contain heating algorithms that are based on a user inputting milk parameters such as volume and initial temperature.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2014Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: Medela Holding AGInventors: Ryan Bauer, Amanda Miller, Jill M. Hunt, Joseph Wach
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Patent number: 9352458Abstract: A power tool having a light for illuminating an area proximate a movable end effector. The light may be mounted in such a way as to transmit light through a rotatable collar on the power tool, through or through a member of a housing of the power tool, or from the moving end effector. The light may be powered by a power source that is used for moving the end effector or from a generator that generates electrical power when the power tool is used.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2013Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.Inventors: Brian E. Friedman, Stephen P. Osborne, Eva J. Dixon, Eric E. Hatfield, Daniel Krout, Robert Kusmierski, Corey G. Robertson, Jeffrey Delcamp, Daniel Puzio, Robert S. Gehret, Stuart Garber, Joerg Zellerhoff, Joao Norona, Aris Cleanthous, Amanda Miller
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Patent number: 9241596Abstract: The present invention relates to an infant feeding warming system useful to repeatedly and precisely warm breastmilk or formula for use in the NICU. The system in one form comprises a bedside unit that is attachable to an IV pole. The system may also comprise a centralized warming station with multiple chambers, wherein one chamber heats a bottle or syringe, and the remaining chambers are used for storage and/or refrigeration. The system will use a non-liquid heating system to heat feedings. A disposable liner may be used inside the chamber. The system may also contain heating algorithms that are based on a user inputting milk parameters such as volume and initial temperature.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2009Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: Medela Holding AGInventors: Ryan Bauer, Amanda Miller, Jill M. Solberg
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Patent number: D761647Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2014Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: Medela Holding AGInventors: Ryan Bauer, Amanda Miller, Jill M. Hunt