Patents by Inventor Charles S. Miller

Charles S. 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: 20240081802
    Abstract: Various methods and devices are provided for allowing multiple surgical instruments to be inserted into sealing elements of a single surgical access device. The sealing elements can be movable along predefined pathways within the device to allow surgical instruments inserted through the sealing elements to be moved laterally, rotationally, angularly, and vertically relative to a central longitudinal axis of the device for ease of manipulation within a patient's body while maintaining insufflation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Mark S. Ortiz, David T. Martin, Matthew C. Miller, Mark J. Reese, Wells D. Haberstich, Carl Shurtleff, Charles J. Scheib, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jerome R. Morgan, Daniel H. Duke, Daniel J. Mumaw, Gregory W. Johnson, Kevin L. Houser
  • Patent number: 5267752
    Abstract: A polymeric liner is arranged for replacement into a wheel well portion of a vehicle for replacement of an original shell lost due to damage and rust. The unitary shell construction permits ease of mounting of the shell structure within an associated vehicle, with the shell having an outer wall formed in a spaced parallel relationship relative to an inner wall, and the outer wall including an outer wall semi-circular recess having a flange orthogonally mounted to the outer wall projecting exteriorly of the shell for ease of mounting to an existing vehicle. The inner wall includes an inner wall recess for accommodating suspension components of an associated vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1993
    Inventor: Charles S. Miller
  • Patent number: 4184639
    Abstract: A first steerable prime mover wheeled tower and a plurality of laterally spaced intermediate and end towers collectively carry a horizontal irrigation conduit which receives water through a hose dragged behind the prime mover wheeled tower. The irrigation conduit is supported by a truss structure extending between the tops of the several towers. Electric drive motors on the individual towers are powered in proper sequence to cause the intermediate and end wheeled towers to follow the linear path of the prime mover wheeled tower without appreciable lag. A system of control switches responds to tension in a control cable connected with a spring-loaded crank element on the prime mover wheeled tower to produce automatic activation of the control switches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1978
    Date of Patent: January 22, 1980
    Assignee: Miller Brothers Farms, Inc.
    Inventor: Charles S. Miller