Patents by Inventor Brandon H Miller

Brandon H 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: 20240117769
    Abstract: A turbomachine engine includes a fan section having a fan shaft, and a core engine having one or more compressor sections, one or more turbine sections that includes a power turbine, and a combustion chamber in flow communication with the compressor sections and turbine sections. The turbomachine engine includes a low-speed shaft coupled to the power turbine and having a midshaft that extends from a forward bearing to an aft bearing. The low-speed shaft is characterized by a midshaft rating (MSR) between two hundred (ft/sec)1/2 and three hundred (ft/sec)1/2. The low-speed shaft has a redline speed between fifty and two hundred fifty feet per second (ft/sec). The turbomachine engine includes a gearbox assembly that couples the fan shaft to the low-speed shaft and characterized by a gearbox assembly mode less than 95% of a midshaft mode of the midshaft or greater than 105% of the midshaft mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Narayanan Payyoor, Weize Kang, Brandon W. Miller, Bugra H. Ertas, Andrea Piazza
  • Publication number: 20230189417
    Abstract: A showerhead includes a plurality of water outlets for providing a flow of water. The showerhead includes one or more lighting elements and a light driver communicably coupled to the one or more lighting elements. The light driver is configured to control at least a subset of the lighting elements to output light based on various conditions corresponding to the showerhead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Brandon H. Miller, Connor McManus, Brian M. Kaule
  • Publication number: 20230086368
    Abstract: A quick-connect system for a plumbing fixture includes an arm attachment, an intermediate fitting, and a collar. A first end of the arm attachment is mountable to a fluid conduit. At least a portion of the arm attachment at a second end of the arm attachment is sized to be received within the intermediate fitting and the collar. The collar is configured to slidably engage with the intermediate fitting and press against the intermediate fitting to deform the intermediate fitting over the second end of the arm attachment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Brandon H. Miller, Liam J. MacGillivray, Jack E. Davies
  • Patent number: 11602032
    Abstract: A showerhead includes a plurality of water outlets for providing a flow of water. The showerhead includes one or more lighting elements and a light driver communicably coupled to the one or more lighting elements. The light driver is configured to control at least a subset of the lighting elements to output light based on various conditions corresponding to the showerhead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Brandon H. Miller, Connor McManus, Brian M. Kaule
  • Patent number: 11511304
    Abstract: A quick-connect system for a plumbing fixture includes an arm attachment, an intermediate fitting, and a collar. A first end of the arm attachment is mountable to a fluid conduit. At least a portion of the arm attachment at a second end of the arm attachment is sized to be received within the intermediate fitting and the collar. The collar is configured to slidably engage with the intermediate fitting and press against the intermediate fitting to deform the intermediate fitting over the second end of the arm attachment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Brandon H. Miller, Liam J. MacGillivray, Jack E. Davies
  • Publication number: 20210195712
    Abstract: A showerhead includes a plurality of water outlets for providing a flow of water. The showerhead includes one or more lighting elements and a light driver communicably coupled to the one or more lighting elements. The light driver is configured to control at least a subset of the lighting elements to output light based on various conditions corresponding to the showerhead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Brandon H. Miller, Connor McManus, Brian M. Kaule
  • Publication number: 20210178410
    Abstract: A shower assembly includes a stationary base and an inlet assembly configured to rotate relative to the stationary base. The inlet assembly includes a pivot rotatably coupled to the stationary base, a first arm extending radially from the pivot, and a second arm extending radially from the pivot, opposite the first arm. The shower assembly further includes a showerhead disposed on an end of the first arm and a first ball joint disposed between the showerhead and the end of the first arm. A docking member is disposed on an end of the second arm and has a second ball joint disposed between the docking member and the end of the second arm. The docking member includes a magnet disposed therein. A removable hand shower including a ferromagnetic element is configured to magnetically couple to the magnet of the docking member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: Kohler Co
    Inventors: Jack E. Davies, Brandon H. Miller
  • Publication number: 20200384494
    Abstract: A quick-connect system for a plumbing fixture includes an arm attachment, an intermediate fitting, and a collar. A first end of the arm attachment is mountable to a fluid conduit. At least a portion of the arm attachment at a second end of the arm attachment is sized to be received within the intermediate fitting and the collar. The collar is configured to slidably engage with the intermediate fitting and press against the intermediate fitting to deform the intermediate fitting over the second end of the arm attachment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Brandon H. Miller, Liam J. MacGillivray, Jack E. Davies
  • Publication number: 20170151054
    Abstract: A suture anchor for anchoring a suture in the selected portion of an anatomical portion for fixing a suture thereto. The suture anchor including an anatomical engaging portion and a suture engaging portion wherein both the anatomical engaging portion and a suture engaging portion are adopted to be substantially disposed below an exterior of the anatomical portion after implantation. Suture eyelets are provided in the suture engaging section and a suture passage is formed to interconnect the eyelets to allow a suture to be easily threaded in the suture engaging section from the first eyelet to the second eyelet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2016
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Inventors: Kevin T. Stone, Troy M. Walters, Brandon H. Miller, Ryan A. Kaiser
  • Publication number: 20100222812
    Abstract: A suture anchor for anchoring a suture in the selected portion of an anatomical portion for fixing a suture thereto. The suture anchor including an anatomical engaging portion and a suture engaging portion wherein both the anatomical engaging portion and a suture engaging portion are adopted to be substantially disposed below an exterior of the anatomical portion after implantation. Suture eyelets are provided in the suture engaging section and a suture passage is formed to interconnect the eyelets to allow a suture to be easily threaded in the suture engaging section from the first eyelet to the second eyelet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: Biomet Sports Medicine, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin T. Stone, Troy M. Walters, Brandon H. Miller, Ryan A. Kaiser
  • Patent number: D958290
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Roque M. Corpuz, Jr., Brandon H. Miller
  • Patent number: D958291
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Roque M. Corpuz, Jr., Brandon H. Miller
  • Patent number: D960296
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Roque M. Corpuz, Jr., Brandon H. Miller
  • Patent number: D960320
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Connor McManus, Brandon H. Miller, Rodney L. Weekley
  • Patent number: D977068
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Brandon H. Miller, Gary N. Clarke
  • Patent number: D987034
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Roque M. Corpuz, Jr., Brandon H. Miller
  • Patent number: D994076
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Connor McManus, Brandon H. Miller, Rodney L. Weekley
  • Patent number: D1001967
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Roque M. Corpuz, Jr., Brandon H. Miller
  • Patent number: D1014701
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Brandon H. Miller, Gary N. Clarke
  • Patent number: D1014703
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Connor McManus, Brandon H. Miller, Rodney L. Weekley