Patents by Inventor Daniel R. Miller

Daniel R. 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: 20240148429
    Abstract: A method for determining motional branch current in an ultrasonic transducer of an ultrasonic surgical device over multiple frequencies of a transducer drive signal. The method may comprise, at each of a plurality of frequencies of the transducer drive signal, oversampling a current and voltage of the transducer drive signal, receiving, by a processor, the current and voltage samples, and determining, by the processor, the motional branch current based on the current and voltage samples, a static capacitance of the ultrasonic transducer and the frequency of the transducer drive signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Eitan T. Wiener, Jeffrey L. Aldridge, Brian T. Noyes, Jeffrey D. Messerly, James R. Giordano, Robert J. Beetel, III, Nathan J. Price, Matthew C. Miller, Jeffrey P. Wiley, Daniel W. Price, Robert L. Koch, JR., Joseph A. Brotz, John E. Hein
  • Patent number: 11979721
    Abstract: A wearable device can provide an audio module that is operable to provide audio output from a distance away from the ears of the user. For example, the wearable device can be worn on clothing of the user and direct audio waves to the ears of the user. Such audio waves can be focused by a parametric array of speakers that limit audibility by others. Thus, the privacy of the audio directed to the user can be maintained without requiring the user to wear audio headsets on, over, or in the ears of the user. The wearable device can further include microphones and/or connections to other devices that facilitate calibration of the audio module of the wearable device. The wearable device can further include user sensors that are configured to detect, measure, and/or track one or more properties of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel A. Podhajny, Joshua A. Hoover, Nicholas R. Trincia, Yue Chen, Seul Bi Kim, Chad J. Miller, Kristen L. Cretella, Yi Zou, William Leith
  • Patent number: 11943679
    Abstract: Location mapping and navigation user interfaces may be generated and presented via mobile computing devices. A mobile device may detect its location and orientation using internal systems, and may capture image data using a device camera. The mobile device also may retrieve map information from a map server corresponding to the current location of the device. Using the image data captured at the device, the current location data, and the corresponding local map information, the mobile device may determine or update a current orientation reading for the device. Location errors and updated location data also may be determined for the device, and a map user interface may be generated and displayed on the mobile device using the updated device orientation and/or location data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Robert William Mayor, Isaac T. Miller, Adam S. Howell, Vinay R. Majjigi, Oliver Ruepp, Daniel Ulbricht, Oleg Naroditsky, Christian Lipski, Sean P. Cier, Hyojoon Bae, Saurabh Godha, Patrick J. Coleman
  • 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: 11128568
    Abstract: A packet is analyzed at an outbound end of a tunnel from a first data network to determine whether the packet is directed to a first remote target in a first remote data network over a first tunnel or to a second remote target in a second remote data network over a second tunnel. A target address of the packet is present in both the first remote data network and the second remote data network. When the packet is to be directed to the first remote target in the first remote data network, an octet in the target address of the packet is changed from a first value to a second value, the changing forming a modified packet. When the second value is stored in the octet, the modified packet is caused to be sent to the tunnel for delivery to the second data network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eric M. Anderson, Susan A. Hearn, Linwood E. Loving, Martin G. Mclaughlin, Daniel R. Miller, John B. Simmons
  • Patent number: 11025542
    Abstract: At an outbound end of a tunnel from a first data network, a packet is analyzed to determine whether the packet is to be directed to a local target in the first data network or to be sent over the tunnel to a remote target in a second data network. A target address of the packet is present in both the first data network and the second data network. When the packet is to be directed to the remote target in the second data network, an octet in the target address of the packet is changed from a first value to a second value, the changing forming a modified packet. When the second value is stored in the octet, the modified packet is caused to be sent to the tunnel for delivery to the second data network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Inventors: Eric M. Anderson, Susan A. Hearn, Linwood E. Loving, Martin G. Mclaughlin, Daniel R. Miller, John B. Simmons, Joseph V. Boyle
  • Publication number: 20190334819
    Abstract: A packet is analyzed at an outbound end of a tunnel from a first data network to determine whether the packet is directed to a first remote target in a first remote data network over a first tunnel or to a second remote target in a second remote data network over a second tunnel. A target address of the packet is present in both the first remote data network and the second remote data network. When the packet is to be directed to the first remote target in the first remote data network, an octet in the target address of the packet is changed from a first value to a second value, the changing forming a modified packet. When the second value is stored in the octet, the modified packet is caused to be sent to the tunnel for delivery to the second data network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Eric M. Anderson, Susan A. Hearn, Linwood E. Loving, Martin G. Mclaughlin, Daniel R. Miller, John B. Simmons
  • Publication number: 20190334818
    Abstract: At an outbound end of a tunnel from a first data network, a packet is analyzed to determine whether the packet is to be directed to a local target in the first data network or to be sent over the tunnel to a remote target in a second data network. A target address of the packet is present in both the first data network and the second data network. When the packet is to be directed to the remote target in the second data network, an octet in the target address of the packet is changed from a first value to a second value, the changing forming a modified packet. When the second value is stored in the octet, the modified packet is caused to be sent to the tunnel for delivery to the second data network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Eric M. Anderson, Susan A. Hearn, Linwood E. Loving, Martin G. Mclaughlin, Daniel R. Miller, John B. Simmons
  • Patent number: 10425330
    Abstract: A packet is analyzed at an outbound end of a tunnel from a first data network to determine whether the packet is directed to a first remote target in a first remote data network over a first tunnel or to a second remote target in a second remote data network over a second tunnel. A target address of the packet is present in both the first remote data network and the second remote data network. When the packet is to be directed to the first remote target in the first remote data network, an octet in the target address of the packet is changed from a first value to a second value, the changing forming a modified packet. When the second value is stored in the octet, the modified packet is caused to be sent to the tunnel for delivery to the second data network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eric M. Anderson, Susan A. Hearn, Linwood E. Loving, Martin G. Mclaughlin, Daniel R. Miller, John B. Simmons
  • Patent number: 10397109
    Abstract: At an outbound end of a tunnel from a first data network, a packet is analyzed to determine whether the packet is to be directed to a local target in the first data network or to be sent over the tunnel to a remote target in a second data network. A target address of the packet is present in both the first data network and the second data network. When the packet is to be directed to the remote target in the second data network, an octet in the target address of the packet is changed from a first value to a second value, the changing forming a modified packet. When the second value is stored in the octet, the modified packet is caused to be sent to the tunnel for delivery to the second data network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eric M. Anderson, Susan A. Hearn, Linwood E. Loving, Martin G. Mclaughlin, Daniel R. Miller, John B. Simmons
  • Publication number: 20180309669
    Abstract: A packet is analyzed at an outbound end of a tunnel from a first data network to determine whether the packet is directed to a first remote target in a first remote data network over a first tunnel or to a second remote target in a second remote data network over a second tunnel. A target address of the packet is present in both the first remote data network and the second remote data network. When the packet is to be directed to the first remote target in the first remote data network, an octet in the target address of the packet is changed from a first value to a second value, the changing forming a modified packet. When the second value is stored in the octet, the modified packet is caused to be sent to the tunnel for delivery to the second data network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Eric M. Anderson, Susan A. Hearn, Linwood E. Loving, Martin G. Mclaughlin, Daniel R. Miller, John B. Simmons
  • Publication number: 20180309670
    Abstract: At an outbound end of a tunnel from a first data network, a packet is analyzed to determine whether the packet is to be directed to a local target in the first data network or to be sent over the tunnel to a remote target in a second data network. A target address of the packet is present in both the first data network and the second data network. When the packet is to be directed to the remote target in the second data network, an octet in the target address of the packet is changed from a first value to a second value, the changing forming a modified packet. When the second value is stored in the octet, the modified packet is caused to be sent to the tunnel for delivery to the second data network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Eric M. Anderson, Susan A. Hearn, Linwood E. Loving, Martin G. Mclaughlin, Daniel R. Miller, John B. Simmons
  • Patent number: 10053262
    Abstract: A collapsible nestable container is provided. The collapsible nestable container may comprise a plurality of panels, each having one or more locking features that interlock with the locking features of the other panels to form an assembled container. The panels further comprise one or more nesting features, that interlock with the nesting features of the other panels to allow the panels to nest in a collapsed configuration with similar or dissimilar panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: BUCKHORN INC.
    Inventors: Daniel R. Miller, Anthony P. Habodasz
  • Publication number: 20160264295
    Abstract: A collapsible nestable container is provided. The collapsible nestable container may comprise a plurality of panels, each having one or more locking features that interlock with the locking features of the other panels to form an assembled container. The panels further comprise one or more nesting features, that interlock with the nesting features of the other panels to allow the panels to nest in a collapsed configuration with similar or dissimilar panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: Buckhorn Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel R. Miller, Anthony P. Habodasz
  • Patent number: 9371179
    Abstract: A collapsible nestable container is provided. The collapsible nestable container may comprise a plurality of panels, each having one or more locking features that interlock with the locking features of the other panels to form an assembled container. The panels further comprise one or more nesting features, that interlock with the nesting features of the other panels to allow the panels to nest in a collapsed configuration with similar or dissimilar panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: BUCKHORN, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel R. Miller, Anthony P. Habodasz
  • Publication number: 20150321837
    Abstract: A container, that is usable for dispensing flowable materials, includes angled bottom walls which direct the flowable material to a dispensing opening. A flow cutoff device is supported, for movement between open and closed positions, in a frame assembly which defines the dispensing opening. A shield plate prevents any of the flowable material from being trapped in residual flowable material receiving areas that are adjacent the frame assembly at the outlet opening of the container. Openings are provided in an end rail of the frame assembly and also at the juncture of the end rail with spaced side rails of the frame assembly. These openings provide egress areas for any of the flowable material that might be supported by the side rails and the end rail as the cutoff device is slid along the frame assembly to the flow cutoff position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventor: Daniel R. MILLER
  • Publication number: 20140197168
    Abstract: A collapsible nestable container is provided. The collapsible nestable container may comprise a plurality of panels, each having one or more locking features that interlock with the locking features of the other panels to form an assembled container. The panels further comprise one or more nesting features, that interlock with the nesting features of the other panels to allow the panels to nest in a collapsed configuration with similar or dissimilar panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2014
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: Buckhorn Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel R. Miller, Anthony P. Habodasz
  • Patent number: 8714388
    Abstract: A collapsible rectangular container includes a container body having a pair of opposed solid side walls, a pair of opposed foldable side walls hingedly connected to the pair of solid side walls and a base end wall and a top end wall removably and slidably connected to ends of the pairs of solid and foldable side walls when the container body is in an erected position. The base and top end walls are removable from the ends of the container body to permit the body to be collapsed into a flat configuration by folding the side walls inwardly when the base and top end walls are removed. The end walls are slidably received on one of the solid side walls when the container body is in a collapsed position. When the containers are collapsed and/or erected, the containers interlock for shipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Buchorn, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel R. Miller, David T. Devaney
  • Patent number: 8707620
    Abstract: A seedling tray includes a top body member constructed of a rigid solid plastic material having a plurality of planting cells formed in an upper surface with each of the cells converging downwardly and inwardly to define an opening at the bottom thereof. A plurality of air chambers are formed between adjacent ones of the cells which are closed at the bottom by a bottom plate member constructed of a rigid plastic material which is fixedly attached to the body member and which has openings therein corresponding in number and alignment with the openings of the bottoms of the cells which are sealingly engaged with the openings in the bottom plate member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Buckhorn, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel R. Miller, Jose Alessio Panosso
  • Publication number: 20130174481
    Abstract: A seedling tray includes a top body member constructed of a rigid solid plastic material having a plurality of planting cells formed in an upper surface with each of the cells converging downwardly and inwardly to define an opening at the bottom thereof. A plurality of air chambers are formed between adjacent ones of the cells which are closed at the bottom by a bottom plate member constructed of a rigid plastic material which is fixedly attached to the body member and which has openings therein corresponding in number and alignment with the openings of the bottoms of the cells which are sealingly engaged with the openings in the bottom plate member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: Buckhorn, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel R. MILLER, Jose Alessio PANOSSO