Patents by Inventor Christopher B. Miller
Christopher B. 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: 11950101Abstract: An embodiment includes a method to increase the efficiency of security checkpoint operations. A security checkpoint kiosk serves as a Relying Party System (RPS). The RPS establishes a secure local connection between the RPS and a User Mobile-Identification-Credential Device (UMD). The RPS sends a user information request to the UMD, via the secure local connection, seeking release of user information associated with a Mobile Identification Credential (MIC). The RPS obtains authentication of the user information received in response to the user information request. The RPS retrieves user travel information based on the user information. The RPS determines that the user travel information matches the user information. When the user travel information matches the user information, the RPS approves the user to proceed past the security checkpoint kiosk.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2021Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Haya Iris Villanueva Gaviola, Gianpaolo Fasoli, Vinay Ganesh, Irene M. Graff, Martijn Theo Haring, Ahmer A. Khan, Franck Farian Rakotomalala, Gordon Y. Scott, Ho Cheung Chung, Antonio Allen, Mayura Dhananjaya Deshpande, Thomas John Miller, Christopher Sharp, David W. Silver, Policarpo B. Wood, Ka Yang
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Patent number: 10724162Abstract: Elongated bodies made from high tenacity polyolefin fibers are provided that are useful as fishing lines, and processes for making the lines. Fibers having tenacities of at least 39 g/denier are braided and fused together to form braided bodies having very small diameters.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2017Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Thomas Tam, Huy Xuan Nguyen, Lori L. Wagner, Mark Tallent, Christopher B. Miller
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Publication number: 20180080154Abstract: Elongated bodies made from high tenacity polyolefin fibers are provided that are useful as fishing lines, and processes for making the lines. Fibers having tenacities of at least 39 g/denier are braided and fused together to form braided bodies having very small diameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2017Publication date: March 22, 2018Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: THOMAS TAM, HUY XUAN NGUYEN, LORI L. WAGNER, MARK TALLENT, CHRISTOPHER B. MILLER
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Patent number: 9834872Abstract: Elongated bodies made from high tenacity polyolefin fibers are provided that are useful as fishing lines, and processes for making the lines. Fibers having tenacities of at least 39 g/denier are braided and fused together to form braided bodies having very small diameters.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2014Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Thomas Tam, Huy Xuan Nguyen, Lori L. Wagner, Mark Tallent, Christopher B. Miller
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Patent number: 9476244Abstract: A belt tensioning motor mount comprises a support plate; a motor mount holding a motor, the motor mount slidably attached to the support plate; and a tension adjustor disposed on the support plate, the tension adjustor for adjusting the position of the motor mount along the support plate. In an embodiment, the motor mount includes an opening that accommodates a shaft of the motor, a driver pulley attached to the shaft. A belt is attached to the driver pulley on one side and a return pulley on an opposite side. The support plate is disposed adjacent a wall and above the belt which operates a plurality of sliding doors. In an embodiment, the tension adjustor includes a threaded bolt which, depending on which way turned, either causes the motor mount to slide in a first direction to increase belt tension or slide in a second direction to decrease belt tension.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2015Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Inventor: Christopher B. Miller
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Publication number: 20160122918Abstract: Elongated bodies made from high tenacity polyolefin fibers are provided that are useful as fishing lines, and processes for making the lines. Fibers having tenacities of at least 39 g/denier are braided and fused together to form braided bodies having very small diameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2014Publication date: May 5, 2016Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: THOMAS TAM, HUY XUAN NGUYEN, LORI L. WAGNER, MARK TALLENT, CHRISTOPHER B. MILLER
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Publication number: 20160024833Abstract: A belt tensioning motor mount comprises a support plate; a motor mount holding a motor, the motor mount slidably attached to the support plate; and a tension adjustor disposed on the support plate, the tension adjustor for adjusting the position of the motor mount along the support plate. In an embodiment, the motor mount includes an opening that accommodates a shaft of the motor, a driver pulley attached to the shaft. A belt is attached to the driver pulley on one side and a return pulley on an opposite side. The support plate is disposed adjacent a wall and above the belt which operates a plurality of sliding doors. In an embodiment, the tension adjustor includes a threaded bolt which, depending on which way turned, either causes the motor mount to slide in a first direction to increase belt tension or slide in a second direction to decrease belt tension.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2015Publication date: January 28, 2016Inventor: Christopher B. Miller
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Publication number: 20150370745Abstract: An identifier of an asset is retrieved using a first communication protocol and is converted to a form compatible with a second communication protocol. Translation circuitry can convert the identifier and can transmit the converted identifier to a communication bus that uses the second communication protocol. An identifier from a USB device can be converted to a Dallas Semiconductor/Maxim Integrated 1-Wire protocol format in an example, and an RFID identifier can be converted to 1-Wire protocol format in another example.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2014Publication date: December 24, 2015Inventors: George H. Eckerdt, Thomas Rockwell, Christopher B. Miller
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Patent number: 6742864Abstract: A waste ink removal system for cleaning ink residue from an ink drop sensing belt in a printing mechanism is provided. The waste ink removal system has a base, an actuator coupled to the sensing belt, and an ink removal member, supported by the base, which removes ink residue from the sensing belt when the sensing belt is moved by the actuator. A method for drop detection, and a printing mechanism having such a waste ink removal system are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2002Date of Patent: June 1, 2004Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Patrick J. Therien, Christopher B. Miller, Ramon Vega, Xavier Bruch
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Publication number: 20030202037Abstract: A waste ink removal system for cleaning ink residue from an ink drop sensing belt in a printing mechanism is provided. The waste ink removal system has a base, an actuator coupled to the sensing belt, and an ink removal member, supported by the base, which removes ink residue from the sensing belt when the sensing belt is moved by the actuator. A method for drop detection, and a printing mechanism having such a waste ink removal system are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2002Publication date: October 30, 2003Inventors: Patrick J. Therien, Christopher B. Miller, Ramon Vega, Xavier Bruch
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Patent number: 6031158Abstract: Germplasm carrying a trait for parthenocarpy for the species Cucurbita pepo, particularly summer squash such as zucchini and related cultivars, and methods for selecting for the trait and transferring it to other germplasm are disclosed. A specific parthenocarpic hybrid of Cucurbita pepo is provided.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 1997Date of Patent: February 29, 2000Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.Inventors: Christopher B. Miller, Franco Vecchio
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Patent number: 5930575Abstract: An apparatus, method and printing machine that utilizes a ramped backer and/or a shock absorbing material in a cleaner subsystem to reduce or prevent photoreceptor motion quality disturbances. The shock absorbing material prevents an instantaneous high impact force between the spacer wheel and the photoreceptor backer bar that can cause photoreceptor motion quality disturbance. The ramped backer prevents the instantaneous deceleration of the spacer wheel with the backer that causes motion quality disturbance due to the shaking of the photoreceptor belt from the impact on contact. The combination of the shock absorbing material and the ramped backer create a preferred embodiment to prevent photoreceptor motion quality disturbance by the cleaner system.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 1997Date of Patent: July 27, 1999Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Anthony C. Fornalik, Christopher B. Miller, Ronald E. Auty, Norman E. LaTour, Nicholas M. Soures, Bruce E. Thayer
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Patent number: 5669055Abstract: An apparatus in which a six bar linkage cleaner brush retraction/engagement mechanism enables brush retraction (and engagement with the photoreceptor) while providing good control over the brush interference and the capability of changing all of the timing parameters through clutch actuation times in software and clutch shaft speed. The mechanism allows the brushes to retract and engage the photoreceptor independently of one another with relatively soft contacts to the photoreceptor to minimize impacts to photoreceptor motion quality. A four position clutch is used to provide magnetic pole sensor outputs to the system controller to decide when the clutch, which drives the six bar linkage, is engaged and disengaged. The index wheel of the clutch has four equally spaced magnets that are located relative to the retraction crank shaft so that there is a significant amount of time between detecting a pole and the corresponding desired state. An encoder is used to monitor the mechanical drift of each cleaner state.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 1996Date of Patent: September 16, 1997Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Bruce E. Thayer, Dennis G. Gerbasi, Norman E. LaTour, Christopher B. Miller
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Patent number: 5652945Abstract: A method to evaluate the cleaning performance of brush cleaners by measuring the brush to photoreceptor nip width (e.g cleaning footprint or contact zone) using an ESV sensor or ETAC sensor. This nip width measurement is automatically made using one of the sensing devices. The nip width measurement is converted into diagnostic information using a software algorithm or similar mode of conversion. The diagnostic information can be used in a variety of ways such as a diagnostic tool for a technical representative to warn against the end of brush life, to adjust cleaner biases for automatic changes in setup to achieve better cleaning, to predict brush replacement, to correct brush BPI (i.e. brush to photoreceptor interference) for an under or over engaged brush.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 1996Date of Patent: July 29, 1997Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Bruce E. Thayer, Dennis G. Gerbasi, Christopher B. Miller