Patents by Inventor Christopher T. Miller

Christopher T. 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).

  • Patent number: 11940121
    Abstract: A lighting system for a ceiling grid system may provide lighting at a location below the ceiling grid system. The light fixture includes a light source and a support member, and the light fixture may provide diffusely reflected light to a ceiling grid opening. The light fixture may include a wall assembly that is adapted to be moved between a folded configuration and an unfolded configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: Dominic Matthew Large, Ryan Matthew Walker, Carl T. Gould, Zachary Adam Ingalls, Christopher Jay Sorensen, Dirk Zylstra, Alexis Rondeau, Joshua Jeremy Miller
  • Publication number: 20240068632
    Abstract: A lighting system for a ceiling grid system may provide lighting at a location below the ceiling grid system. The light fixture includes a light source and a support member, and the light fixture may provide diffusely reflected light to a ceiling grid opening. The light fixture may include a wall assembly that is adapted to be moved between a folded configuration and an unfolded configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Dominic Matthew Large, Ryan Matthew Walker, Carl T. Gould, Zachary Adam Ingalls, Christopher Jay Sorensen, Dirk Zylstra, Alexis Rondeau, Joshua Jeremy Miller
  • Patent number: 6582173
    Abstract: A collation strip of a plurality of adjacent fasteners interlocked together by a pair of protuberances and a pair of indentations. Each fastener has two protuberances located on one side and two corresponding and aligned indentations located on the other side, wherein the two protuberances of each fastener respectively engaged with the two indentations of an adjacent fastener, thereby interlocking two adjacent fasteners together. In a broader embodiment, each fastener has at least one protuberance located on one side and at least one corresponding and aligned indentation located on the other side wherein the at least one protuberance of each fastener respectively engages with the at least one indentation of an adjacent fastener, thereby interlocking two adjacent fasteners together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Master Fasteners International, Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher T. Miller
  • Patent number: 6135289
    Abstract: A shipping container and display case for storing, transporting and displaying a plurality of pre-assembled packages of small items. The shipping container includes a top carton and a bottom carton integrally formed and connected along a score line around the container, in such a manner that the container can be broken into the top and bottom cartons along the score line. An upper insert is inserted in the top carton and a lower insert is inserted in the bottom carton respectively. The upper and lower inserts each has a plurality of slots configured for respective insertion of the plurality of pre-assembled packages. The shipping container can be used for storing and transporting the plurality of pre-assembled packages, and the top carton can be removed by breaking the container along the score line and the upper insert can further be removed to convert the container into a display case with the lower insert left in the bottom carton and the plurality of pre-assembled packages exposed for retail display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2000
    Assignee: Master Fasteners Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher T. Miller
  • Patent number: D444965
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2001
    Assignee: Master Fasteners Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher T. Miller
  • Patent number: D429093
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2000
    Assignee: Master Fasteners Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher T. Miller