Patents by Inventor Danny T. Miller

Danny 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: 8381421
    Abstract: A frame for mounting an implement to a vehicle having wheels includes elongated frame members for supporting the implement and drive members that are mounted on the elongated frame members. The drive members contact the wheels of the vehicle and receive a driving force from the wheels. The frame is mounted to the vehicle only on the vehicle wheels, and is able to pivot to follow the steering motion of the vehicle wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Snap-N-Go-Products
    Inventors: Thomas E. Lhota, Danny T. Miller
  • Publication number: 20110297406
    Abstract: A frame for mounting an implement to a vehicle having wheels includes elongated frame members for supporting the implement and drive members that are mounted on the elongated frame members. The drive members contact the wheels of the vehicle and receive a driving force from the wheels. The frame is mounted to the vehicle only on the vehicle wheels, and is able to pivot to follow the steering motion of the vehicle wheels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Inventors: Thomas E. Lhota, Danny T. Miller
  • Patent number: 5363750
    Abstract: A pasta pan and cooking method is provided which is particularly suitable for preparing an entree which includes two or more components, with the pan assembly allowing the components to be cooked simultaneously. For cooking a pasta and sauce dish, pasta can be disposed in an apertured pan, with sauce disposed in a non-apertured pan. Both the pasta pan and the sauce pan are disposed in an outer pan which includes a small portion of water in the bottom thereof. The pans are covered and inserted into an oven for simultaneous cooking of two or more components of an entree, such as pasta and sauce, simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1994
    Assignee: Little Caesar Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Danny T. Miller, Robert Viviano
  • Patent number: 5186098
    Abstract: A table-top apparatus for conveying small loaves of bread beneath a liquid applicator and a dry particle dispenser. As bread is conveyed along an upper conveyor, butter, margarine, or the like is applied by a liquid applicator. The bread then drops to a lower conveyor and is topped with grated cheese and/or seasonings from a dry particle hopper. The conveyors and the liquid applicator are run continuously. An agitator within the dry particle hopper is only run when bread moving along the lower conveyor trips a limit switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1993
    Assignee: Little Caesar Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventor: Danny T. Miller