Patents by Inventor Charles A. Miller

Charles 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).

  • METHODS OF BIOPLASTIC PRODUCTION
    Publication number: 20130344550
    Abstract: A method of producing bioplastics from algae, the method including processing algae to yield an aqueous phase containing glycerol, and fermenting the aqueous phase with a bioplastic-producing bacteria to yield bioplastics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: Utah State University
    Inventors: Charles Miller, Asif Rahman, Ronald Sims, Ashik Sathish, Renil Anthony
  • High performance probe system
    Patent number: 8614590
    Abstract: A probe system for providing signal paths between an integrated circuit (IC) tester and input/output, power and ground pads on the surfaces of ICs to be tested includes a probe board assembly, a flex cable and a set of probes arranged to contact the IC's I/O pads. The probe board assembly includes one or more rigid substrate layers with traces and vias formed on or within the substrate layers providing relatively low bandwidth signal paths linking the tester to probes accessing some of the IC's pads. The flex cable provides relatively high bandwidth signal paths linking the tester to probes accessing others of the IC's pads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Inventor: Charles A. Miller
  • BIOLOGICAL METHOD FOR LIQUID FERRIC SULFATE MANUFACTURING
    Publication number: 20130323810
    Abstract: The present document describes a process for manufacturing liquid ferric sulfate from an iron sulfide material provided from ore tailings or mine tailings, the process comprising the step of contacting an aqueous solution containing the iron sulfide material with a thermotolerant bacteria culture capable of promoting oxidation of the iron sulfide material for producing liquid ferric sulfate effected without a sulfuric acid addition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: BACTECH ENVIRONMENTAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Murray Ross ORR, Lou NAGY, Paul Charles MILLER, Junxiang GUO
  • Method of designing an application specific probe card test system
    Patent number: 8581610
    Abstract: A method is provided for design and programming of a probe card with an on-board programmable controller in a wafer test system. Consideration of introduction of the programmable controller is included in a CAD wafer layout and probe card design process. The CAD design is further loaded into the programmable controller, such as an FPGA to program it: (1) to control direction of signals to particular ICs, even during the test process (2) to generate test vector signals to provide to the ICs, and (3) to receive test signals and process test results from the received signals. In some embodiments, burn-in only testing is provided to limit test system circuitry needed so that with a programmable controller on the probe card, text equipment external to the probe card can be eliminated or significantly reduced from conventional test equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Inventors: Charles A Miller, Matthew E Chraft, Roy J Henson
  • Chemical Compounds
    Publication number: 20130274243
    Abstract: The invention relates to benzimidazole and imidazopyridine derivatives, to their use in medicine, to compositions containing them, to processes for their preparation and to intermediates used in such processes. More particularly the invention relates to new Nav1.8 modulators of formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, X and Y are as defined in the description. Nav1.8 modulators are potentially useful in the treatment of a wide range of disorders, particularly pain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventors: Sharanjeet Kaur Bagal, Alan Daniel Brown, Mark Ian Kemp, Wolfgang Klute, Laia Malet Sanz, Brian Edward Marron, Duncan Charles Miller, Sarah Elizabeth Skerratt, Mark J. Suto, Christopher William West
  • Apparatus and method of testing singulated dies
    Patent number: 8513969
    Abstract: An exemplary die carrier is disclosed. In some embodiments, the die carrier can hold a plurality of singulated dies while the dies are tested. The dies can be arranged on the carrier in a pattern that facilities testing the dies. The carrier can be configured to allow interchangeable interfaces to different testers to be attached to and detached from the carrier. The carrier can also be configured as a shipping container for the dies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: FormFactor, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas H. Dozier, II, Benjamin N. Eldridge, David H. Hsu, Igor Y. Khandros, Charles A. Miller
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TREATING A SUBTERRANEAN FORMATION USING DIVERSION
    Publication number: 20130168082
    Abstract: A method of well treatment includes establishing fluid connectivity between a wellbore and at least one target zone for treatment within a subterranean formation. The method includes injecting a treatment composition into the wellbore. The method includes contacting a subterranean formation with the treatment composition, providing a diversion agent to a desired interval in the wellbore and measuring a wellbore parameter while performing at least one of the contacting the target zone and the providing the diversion agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Inventors: W. E. Clark, Doug Bentley, John Daniels, Christopher N. Fredd, Charles Miller, John Lassek
  • System and method for ultrasound imaging with a configurable receive aperture
    Patent number: 8430819
    Abstract: A system and method of ultrasound imaging includes a beamformer including a plurality of channels, a two-dimensional transducer array including a plurality of elements, and a plurality of signal pathways linking the plurality of elements to the plurality of channels. The system and method also include a plurality of switches positioned along the plurality of signal pathways. The plurality of switches being configured to actively connect a subset of the plurality of elements to the plurality of channels in order to form a receive aperture. The plurality of switches are further configured to control an aspect ratio of the receive aperture by changing which of the plurality of elements are actively connected to the plurality of channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Steven Charles Miller
  • RECYCLABLE CONTAINER
    Publication number: 20120318857
    Abstract: A recyclable container includes a hollow body having an outer surface and an inner surface. The hollow body includes a top end, a bottom end, and at least one side panel. The at least one side panel defines a fitted cutout, and the hollow body defines a cavity interior to the hollow body and about continuous from the top end to the bottom end. The fitted cutout defines an opening from the outer surface to the cavity. A top panel contacts the top end of the hollow body, and a bottom panel contacts the bottom end of the hollow body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: PRATT INDUSTRIES (U.S.A.), INC.
    Inventor: Brandon Charles Miller
  • Stacked die module
    Patent number: 8324725
    Abstract: Semiconductor dies are stacked offset from one another so that terminals located along two edges of each die are exposed. The two edges of the dies having terminals may be oriented in the same direction. Electrical connections may connect terminals on one die with terminals on another die, and the stack may be disposed on a wiring substrate to which the terminals of the dies may be electrically connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: FormFactor, Inc.
    Inventors: Igor Y. Khandros, Charles A. Miller, Bruce J. Barbara, Barbara Vasquez
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPUTER BASED COLLABORATION INITIATED VIA A VOICE CALL
    Publication number: 20120269185
    Abstract: A method and infrastructure for online collaboration, cloud computing in which collaboration sessions, known as peering sessions, are triggered by telephone calls. Other systems and methods are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2011
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: PBX CENTRAL CORPOTATION
    Inventors: Mark CASTLEMAN, Charles MILLER
  • Method and system for treating a subterranean formation using diversion
    Patent number: 8220543
    Abstract: A method well treatment includes establishing fluid connectivity between a wellbore and at least one target zone for treatment within a subterranean formation, which is intersected by a wellbore. The method includes deploying coiled tubing into the wellbore and introducing a treatment composition into the wellbore. The method includes contacting a target zone within the subterranean formation with the treatment composition, introducing a diversion agent through the coiled tubing to an interval within a wellbore and repeating the introduction of the treatment, the contacting of the target zone and the introduction of the diversion agent for more than one target zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: William Ernest Clark, Doug Bentley, John Daniels, Christopher N. Fredd, Charles Miller, John Lassek
  • CARTON WITH DISPENSER
    Publication number: 20120145775
    Abstract: A package includes an article group formed of cylindrical articles disposed on their sides in a side-by-side parallel fashion, and a carton disposed around the group. The carton includes a top wall, opposed side walls, end walls and an article dispenser. The side walls are disposed alongside the ends of the articles while one end wall is disposed adjacent to the side wall of an endmost article. The dispenser is formed from the end and top walls and includes at least one retaining panel to hold all the articles in the carton until removed by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: THE C.W. ZUMBIEL COMPANY
    Inventor: Charles A. Miller
  • Integrated tray converter
    Patent number: 8142133
    Abstract: A method and system for converting mail between trays in a multiple pass mail sorting system using a plurality of different tray types. Mail from a first type of tray is unloaded and stacked along with mail from other trays to form a large stack. The large stack of mail is then broken down into smaller stacks which are transferred to one of several outputs where the mail is loaded into different types of trays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Systems Corp.
    Inventors: Mark Neebe, Matthew Good, Charles Miller
  • Carton with dispenser
    Patent number: 8118212
    Abstract: A package includes an article group formed of cylindrical articles disposed on their sides in a side-by-side parallel fashion, and a carton disposed around the group. The carton includes a top wall, opposed side walls, end walls and an article dispenser. The side walls are disposed alongside the ends of the articles while one end wall is disposed adjacent to the side wall of an endmost article. The dispenser is formed from the end and top walls and includes at least one retaining panel to hold all the articles in the carton until removed by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: The C.W. Zumbiel Co.
    Inventor: Charles A. Miller
  • Method and apparatus for terminating a test signal applied to multiple semiconductor loads under test
    Patent number: 8098076
    Abstract: Apparatus for terminating a test signal applied to multiple semiconductor loads under test is described—for example apparatus for interfacing a test signal between a tester and a semiconductor device under test (DUT). In some examples, a probe card assembly may include at least one probe substrate each having test probes configured to contact test features of a DUT; a wiring substrate, coupled to the at least one probe substrate, having a connector configured for coupling with a source termination of a tester; a signal path formed on and/or in the wiring substrate and the at least one probe substrate, the signal path having a trace and trace stubs fanning out from the trace, an input of the trace being coupled to the connector and outputs of the trace stubs being coupled to the test probes; and a resistive termination coupled between the trace and at least one potential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: FormFactor, Inc.
    Inventors: Guang Chen, Charles Miller, David Pritzkau
  • COMPOSITIONS, METHODS AND KITS FOR PREPARING PLASMINOGEN AND PLASMIN PREPARED THEREFROM
    Publication number: 20120009650
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for preparing plasminogen, in particular recombinant plasminogen, and compositions and methods of utilizing same for preparing plasmin are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: Talecris Biotherapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Koepf, Myies Lindsay, Rebecca Silverstein, Jennifer Hunt, James Rebbeor, Thomas Zimmerman, Charles Miller, Anthony Caronna, Kenya Stokes
  • West nile virus vaccine
    Patent number: 8088391
    Abstract: The invention provides chimeric flavivirus vaccines against West Nile virus and methods of using these vaccines to prevent or treat West Nile virus infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Sanofi Pasteur Biologics Co.
    Inventors: Juan Arroyo, Charles Miller, John Avram Catalan, Thomas P. Monath
  • RAPID SAMPLE EXCHANGE FOR MINIATURIZED NMR SPECTROMETER
    Publication number: 20110316536
    Abstract: A method is provided for acquiring multiple NMR response signal data in rapid succession for averaging NMR spectral data from a sample. The fluid sample is placed in a capillary that extends through the magnetic field of the NMR spectrometer, including through the center of the magnetic field to place a segment of the sample in the magnetic center. After the sample fluid, initially magnetized by the magnetic field, is activated to emit an NMR pulse signal, the fluid in the capillary is advanced rapidly to put another pre-magnetized segment of the sample fluid in the fluid center, acquiring an NRM pulse signal, and continuing the cycle until a desired number of NMR response data signals from the sample have been acquired. Those response data from multiple acquisitions are then averaged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Inventors: John C. Price, Charles Miller, Erick Winston
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ULTRASOUND IMAGING WITH A CONFIGURABLE RECEIVE APERTURE
    Publication number: 20110295122
    Abstract: A system and method of ultrasound imaging includes a beamformer including a plurality of channels, a two-dimensional transducer array including a plurality of elements, and a plurality of signal pathways linking the plurality of elements to the plurality of channels. The system and method also include a plurality of switches positioned along the plurality of signal pathways. The plurality of switches being configured to actively connect a subset of the plurality of elements to the plurality of channels in order to form a receive aperture. The plurality of switches are further configured to control an aspect ratio of the receive aperture by changing which of the plurality of elements are actively connected to the plurality of channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventor: Steven Charles Miller