Patents by Inventor Christian Miller
Christian 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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Patent number: 11913506Abstract: A vehicle transmission includes a hydraulic circuit and a control unit. The control unit is configured to: obtain (20) a target pressure specification; convert (26) the target pressure specification into a target volume flow rate; determine (42) a valve volume flow rate as a function of the target volume flow rate and as a function of parameters that represent system properties of the hydraulic circuit; determine (46) a pressure drop at a valve due to flow forces as a function of the valve volume flow rate; determine (48) a compensated valve output pressure as a function of the valve volume flow rate and the pressure drop; determine (58) the electric control current as a function of the compensated valve output pressure; and activate a valve with the electric control current.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2023Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Anton Fritzer, Thilo Schmidt, Andreas Schmidt, Valentine Vincent, Christoph Köhler, Jonas Knör, Michael Miller, Mario Hasel, Jakob Mayer, Christian Hunger, Fabian Schöniger
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Publication number: 20220362319Abstract: The present application discloses a process for the purification and concentration of cannabinoids from cannabis inflorescence. Kief, or resinous trichomes, are suspended in water in order to be treated by electrolysis. The mixture is then filtered by an electrically charged depth filter. The mixture is then concentrated via a Tangential Flow Filter. The resulting concentrate may be at least one of THC, THCa, CBD, CBG, CBDV, CBDA, THCV, CBCA, THCVA, CBDVA, and CBCVA.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2021Publication date: November 17, 2022Applicant: PPM Labs LLCInventors: Ray Okada Parker, John Sant Parker, Douglas Montague Pratt, Mark Christian Miller
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Publication number: 20210199811Abstract: System and methods are disclosed for automatically provisioning and commissioning an electronic device (“device”), such as a satellite modem coupled to a reconfigurable satellite antenna. The device is provisioned at a first location, e.g., at a manufacturing facility, using first provisioning data and first commissioning data that is sufficient for the device to establish a communication link with a network and a server having an activated user account. The first provisioning data and first commissioning data is based at least in part upon machine learning over a plurality of devices of a similar type. The device is then set-up and powered-on at a second location, e.g., an end-use location. The device connects to the network, logs in to the user account, and provides a serial number and the second location to the server. The server downloads second provisioning data this based at least in part upon the second location to the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2020Publication date: July 1, 2021Inventors: Troy Terry, Christian Miller, Paul Klassen, Paul Yahnig
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Patent number: 10934017Abstract: A method of prognostic health monitoring is provided for use with an aircraft. The method includes performing real-time monitoring of torque generated for controlling positions of controllable surfaces at right- and left-hand-sides (RHS and LHS) of the aircraft, generating RHS and LHS torque information from results of the monitoring and comparing the RHS and LHS torque information at least with each other or with corresponding historic torque information.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2017Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: HAMILTON SUNSTRAND CORPORATIONInventors: Erik Harrington, Christian Miller, Yuniya S. Bishop
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Patent number: 10730610Abstract: An aircraft is provided. The aircraft includes fuselage, an aerodynamic element extending from the fuselage and including a main section and an adjustable section which is adjustable relative to the main section, a power distribution unit (PDU) configured to generate torque to drive an adjustment of the adjustable section, an actuator, torque tubes and elastomeric couplings. The PDU is disposed proximate to a fuselage-aerodynamic interface. The actuator is disposed along the aerodynamic element and is receptive of the torque for driving the adjustment of the adjustable section. The torque tubes transmit the torque from the PDU to the actuator and are arranged between the PDU and the actuator such that adjacent torque tubes define an obtuse angle. The elastomeric couplings are disposed at respective ends of each of the torque tubes to enable torque transmission between at least the adjacent torque tubes defining the obtuse angle.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2017Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: HAMILTON SUNSTRAND CORPORATIONInventors: Erik Harrington, Yuniya S. Bishop, Christian Miller
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Patent number: 10703462Abstract: A method for braking a motor in a high lift system of an aircraft, the high lift system comprising a central power drive unit for moving high lift surfaces arranged at a wing through providing rotational power by means of a transmission shaft to a plurality of drive stations operably coupled with the high lift surfaces; which power drive unit is operatively coupled to a controller and comprises at least one electric motor coupled therewith. The method includes determining a braking requirement for the at least one electric motor, measuring at least one of a current command to the motor and a current speed and direction of the at least one electric motor, based on the braking requirement, applying a braking command to the at least one electric motor, and reducing the braking command as the at least one electric motor comes to rest.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2017Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: HAMILTON SUNSTRAND CORPORATIONInventors: Erik Harrington, Victor Barger, Adam M. Finney, Timothy Michael Mayer, Yuniya S. Bishop, Adam Crandall, Darrell E. Ankney, Eugene W. Dolfi, Michael C. Harke, Christian Miller, Artemio Pérez
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Patent number: 10696380Abstract: Control surface operating systems for controlling aerodynamic control surfaces of aircraft are provided. The systems includes a drive system operably connected to a drive shaft, the drive system including a continuously variable transmission, at least one actuator operably connected to the drive shaft and arranged to convert rotational movement of the drive shaft to move at least a portion of the aerodynamic control surface, and at least one control surface operably connected to the at least one actuator, wherein the at least one control surface is adjusted by the at least one actuator.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2017Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: HAMILTON SUNSTRAND CORPORATIONInventors: Christian Miller, Yuniya S. Bishop, Erik Harrington
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Patent number: 10622737Abstract: A method for fabricating a circuit board apparatus includes providing a circuit board that has a socket with at least one plated through-hole and providing a connector that has a housing with first and second connector interfaces that have, respectively, at least first and second connector contacts. The first connector interface opens into an interior of the housing such that there is a vapor path through the first connector interface and interior of the housing to the second connector contact at the second connector interface. The first connector contact is inserted through the resilient seal and into the plated through-hole such that the resilient seal intimately seals around the first connector contact to provide a barrier at the first connector interface into the vapor path.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2017Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATIONInventors: Robert C. Cooney, John A. Dickey, Christian Miller, Kevin Case Fritz
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Patent number: 10589871Abstract: A method of prognostic health monitoring is provided for use with an aircraft. The method includes generating torque for controlling positions of controllable surfaces at right- and left-hand-sides (RHS and LHS) of the aircraft in a power drive unit (PDU) based on torque-limiter (TL) thresholds, performing real-time monitoring of the torque at the RHS and LHS of the aircraft, generating RHS and LHS torque information from results of the performing of the real-time monitoring, analyzing the RHS and LHS torque information and controlling operations of the PDU based on results of the analysis by at least one of modifying, tuning and defining the TL thresholds.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2017Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATIONInventors: Erik Harrington, Christian Miller, Yuniya S. Bishop, Jason B. Kreienheder, Michael Skirtich, Gregory T. Wallen
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Patent number: 10544215Abstract: The invention provides antibody-drug conjugates comprising an antibody conjugated to a 1-(chloromethyl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-benzo[e]indole (CBI) dimer drug moiety via a linker, and methods of using the antibody-drug conjugates.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2016Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: Genentech, Inc.Inventors: John A. Flygare, Thomas H. Pillow, Brian Safina, Vishal Verma, BinQing Wei, William Denny, Anna Giddens, Ho Lee, Guo-Liang Lu, Christian Miller, Gordon Rewcastle, Moana Tercel, Muriel Bonnet
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Patent number: 10501201Abstract: Actuator systems and methods for controlling aerodynamic control surfaces of aircraft including a first actuator receiving a first input and a first linear translation element that moves based thereon, the first linear translation element operably connected to a first portion of the control surface. A first sensor assembly is disposed relative to the first actuator that generates an output based on a displacement of the first translation element. A second actuator receives a second input and a second linear translation element moves based on the second input, the second linear translation element operably connected to a second portion of the control surface. A second sensor assembly is disposed relative to the second actuator that generates a second sensor output based on a displacement of the second translation element. A controller generates the inputs and receives the sensor outputs to determine if an error condition exists for the system.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2017Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATIONInventors: Erik Harrington, Christian Miller, Yuniya S. Bishop
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Patent number: 10473163Abstract: A predictive system is provided and include a torque-limiter, a sensor disposed to sense a condition of the torque-limiter and a processing system. The processing system is coupled to the sensor and configured to process readings of the sensor, to calculate whether the condition of the torque-limiter is indicative of degradation or failure incidents based on the readings being processed and to determine whether an action should be taken based on a calculation result.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2017Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATIONInventors: Erik Harrington, David G. Hill, Rachel Gallagher, Cory M. Crandall-Seibert, Victor Barger, Timothy Michael Mayer, Artemio Pérez, Christian Miller, Yuniya S. Bishop
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Patent number: 10442836Abstract: The invention provides antibody-drug conjugates comprising an antibody conjugated to a 1-(chloromethyl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-benzo[e]indole (CBI) dimer drug moiety via a linker, and methods of using the antibody-drug conjugates.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2014Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: Genentech, Inc.Inventors: John Flygare, Thomas Pillow, Brian Safina, Vishal Verma, Binqing Wei, William Denny, Anna Giddens, Ho Lee, Guo-Liang Lu, Christian Miller, Gordon Rewcastle, Moana Tercel, Muriel Bonnet
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Publication number: 20190092492Abstract: A method of prognostic health monitoring is provided for use with an aircraft. The method includes performing real-time monitoring of torque generated for controlling positions of controllable surfaces at right- and left-hand-sides (RHS and LHS) of the aircraft, generating RHS and LHS torque information from results of the monitoring and comparing the RHS and LHS torque information at least with each other or with corresponding historic torque information.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2017Publication date: March 28, 2019Inventors: Erik Harrington, Christian Miller, Yuniya S. Bishop
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Publication number: 20190092491Abstract: A method of prognostic health monitoring is provided for use with an aircraft. The method includes generating torque for controlling positions of controllable surfaces at right- and left-hand-sides (RHS and LHS) of the aircraft in a power drive unit (PDU) based on torque-limiter (TL) thresholds, performing real-time monitoring of the torque at the RHS and LHS of the aircraft, generating RHS and LHS torque information from results of the performing of the real-time monitoring, analyzing the RHS and LHS torque information and controlling operations of the PDU based on results of the analysis by at least one of modifying, tuning and defining the TL thresholds.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2017Publication date: March 28, 2019Inventors: Erik Harrington, Christian Miller, Yuniya S. Bishop, Jason B. Kreienheder, Michael Skirtich, Gregory T. Wallen
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Publication number: 20190063508Abstract: A predictive system is provided and include a torque-limiter, a sensor disposed to sense a condition of the torque-limiter and a processing system. The processing system is coupled to the sensor and configured to process readings of the sensor, to calculate whether the condition of the torque-limiter is indicative of degradation or failure incidents based on the readings being processed and to determine whether an action should be taken based on a calculation result.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2017Publication date: February 28, 2019Inventors: Erik Harrington, David G. Hill, Rachel Gallagher, Cory M. Crandall-Seibert, Victor Barger, Timothy Michael Mayer, Artemio Pérez, Christian Miller, Yuniya S. Bishop
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Publication number: 20190061531Abstract: A method for braking a motor in a high lift system of an aircraft, the high lift system comprising a central power drive unit for moving high lift surfaces arranged at a wing through providing rotational power by means of a transmission shaft to a plurality of drive stations operably coupled with the high lift surfaces; which power drive unit is operatively coupled to a controller and comprises at least one electric motor coupled therewith. The method includes determining a braking requirement for the at least one electric motor, measuring at least one of a current command to the motor and a current speed and direction of the at least one electric motor, based on the braking requirement, applying a braking command to the at least one electric motor, and reducing the braking command as the at least one electric motor comes to rest.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2017Publication date: February 28, 2019Inventors: Erik Harrington, Victor Barger, Adam M. Finney, Timothy Michael Mayer, Yuniya S. Bishop, Adam Crandall, Darrell E. Ankney, Eugene W. Dolfi, Michael C. Harke, Christian Miller, Artemio Pérez
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Patent number: 10202088Abstract: A single-unit aerospace remote sensing and solid state power controller may include a processing module, a remote data concentrator (RDC) module in communication with the processing module, and configured to receive analog or discrete or discrete input comprising load sensor information and translate the analog or discrete input into a protocol operable by the processing module. The single-unit aerospace remote sensing and solid state power controller may further include a solid state power controller in communication with the RDC and the processing module, configured to receive load sensor information from the RDC module and control at least one load mechanism based on the load sensor information.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2016Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATIONInventors: Kevin Case Fritz, Christian Miller
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Publication number: 20190023378Abstract: Control surface operating systems for controlling aerodynamic control surfaces of aircraft are provided. The systems includes a drive system operably connected to a drive shaft, the drive system including a continuously variable transmission, at least one actuator operably connected to the drive shaft and arranged to convert rotational movement of the drive shaft to move at least a portion of the aerodynamic control surface, and at least one control surface operably connected to the at least one actuator, wherein the at least one control surface is adjusted by the at least one actuator.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2017Publication date: January 24, 2019Inventors: Christian Miller, Yuniya S. Bishop, Erik Harrington
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Patent number: D1021519Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2023Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Fellow Industries, Inc.Inventors: Andrew Hudak, Nicholas Terzulli, Patrick Donaghy, Matthew Flowers, Christopher HibmaCronan, Joshua T. Morenstein, Jacob Miller, Christian Scott Ross