Patents by Inventor Dane Miller

Dane 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: 20260161533
    Abstract: A test and measurement system includes a test and measurement instrument having one or more ports to connect to one or more devices under test (DUTs), a generative AI model, a user interface to allow a user to provide inputs to the system, and one or more processors to receive a user input identifying a test requirement specification, provide the test requirement specification to the generative AI model. receive a set of prerequisites from the generative AI model, use the set of prerequisites to generate an order for a set of tests for the DUT to minimize hardware changes for testing and minimize data collection instances from the DUT, perform the set of tests according to the order to acquire data from the DUT, and analyze the acquired data from the DUT to determine if the DUT has passed or failed one or more of the tests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2025
    Publication date: June 11, 2026
    Inventors: Keith D. Rule, Dane Miller, Madhusudan Acharya, Nitin Khaneja, P E Ramesh, Frederick B. Kuhlman, III
  • Publication number: 20260003862
    Abstract: A test and measurement instrument includes one or more memories, a generative artificial intelligence (AI) model to access to the one or more memories, a display, user controls, and one or more processors configured to access an application programming interface (API) of an AI assistant for the generative AI model, receive one or more user inputs as a prompt through one or more of the API or a user interface, access a master vector database to retrieve a list of master candidates, compare the prompt to the list of master candidates to select ones of the master candidates, send the selected ones to a vector database, receive specific candidates from the vector database, send the prompt and the specific candidates to the generative AI model, receive a response, and display the response on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2025
    Publication date: January 1, 2026
    Inventors: Dane Miller, Keith D. Rule, Abdul Bailey
  • Publication number: 20250277844
    Abstract: A test and measurement system includes one or more test and measurement instruments comprising at least one test and measurement instrument having one or more ports to connect the to a device under test (DUT), one or more memories including test and measurement knowledge, a generative artificial intelligence (AI) model connected to the one or more test and measurement instruments, and the one or more memories, one or more processors to: present a user interface having a prompt to a user, receive a request from the user, the request comprising one or more tasks to be performed by the one or more test and measurement instrument, access an application programming interface (API) of the generative AI model to translate the request to commands, send the commands to the one or more test and measurement instruments, and display an output on the user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2024
    Publication date: September 4, 2025
    Inventors: Keith D. Rule, Frederick B. Kuhlman, III, Aaron Acton, Alexander Ulyanov, Sean T. Marty, Dane Miller
  • Publication number: 20250229168
    Abstract: A dart game has two target arrangements that are placed on a ground surface a substantial distance apart from each other. Each of the target arrangements includes a frame, a target panel, and a leg arrangement that inclines the target panel at an angle of less than 45 degrees. The target panel includes at least two apertures therein for receiving a beverage can and at least two can holders to support and hold the beverage cans. In play, opposing players or teams throw darts at the target panels in an attempt to score points by piercing the top surface of the target panels or beverage cans disposed in the apertures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2024
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Inventors: Dane Miller, Chandler MIller
  • Patent number: 9828948
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for accurately determining the composition of a knock control fluid using sensors already present in the engine system. An intake oxygen sensor is used to estimate the water and the alcohol content of a knock control fluid that is direct injected into an engine cylinder responsive to an indication of abnormal combustion. A change in the pumping current of the oxygen sensor due to the water content of the knock control fluid is distinguished from a change in the pumping current of the oxygen sensor due to the alcohol content of the knock control fluid, while compensating for interfering effects of intake air diluents on the change in pumping current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Dane Miller, Michael McQuillen, Gopichandra Surnilla, Richard E. Soltis, Mohannad Hakeem
  • Publication number: 20170159614
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for accurately determining the composition of a knock control fluid using sensors already present in the engine system. An intake oxygen sensor is used to estimate the water and the alcohol content of a knock control fluid that is direct injected into an engine cylinder responsive to an indication of abnormal combustion. A change in the pumping current of the oxygen sensor due to the water content of the knock control fluid is distinguished from a change in the pumping current of the oxygen sensor due to the alcohol content of the knock control fluid, while compensating for interfering effects of intake air diluents on the change in pumping current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Dane Miller, Michael McQuillen, Gopichandra Surnilla, Richard E. Soltis, Mohannad Hakeem