Patents by Inventor Douglas Paul Miller

Douglas Paul 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: 11947167
    Abstract: Fiber optic terminals, tools and methods for adjusting a split ratio of a fiber optic terminal are disclosed. In one embodiment, a tool for adjusting a split ratio of a fiber optic terminal includes an axle for insertion into a port of the fiber optic terminal, and a terminal engagement body disposed about the axle. The terminal engagement body includes a terminal engagement feature for engaging an alignment feature within the fiber optic terminal, wherein the axle is free to rotate with respect to the terminal engagement body, and a set-point indicator. The tool further includes an end piece coupled to the axle, and a plurality of set-point markers, wherein rotation of the end piece causes rotation of the axle and an alignment between one set-point marker of the plurality of set-point markers with the set-point indicator indicates the split ratio of the fiber optic terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jody Todd Bliss, Douglas Llewellyn Butler, Agnivo Gosai, Martin Hempstead, Blake Paul Lee, William James Miller, Pinhas Yehuda Rosenfelder, Peter Gerard Wigley
  • Publication number: 20150209635
    Abstract: A device for detection of tampering with the interior of sports implements or other hollow opaque objects. The device is inserted in the interior of the object and includes an RFID tag with supporting microcircuitry for transmission of a signal. The signal can be detected outside of the device. Persistence of the signal indicates that the body of the object has not been breached or otherwise adulterated. The microcircuitry includes a kill switch that terminates the signal when the interior of the object has been compromised. Inability to detect a signal indicates tampering of the object. The device enables quick and easy screening of objects for compliance with rules or performance standards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Daniel Silvain, William Rodger Gateley, Douglas Paul Miller
  • Patent number: 8423112
    Abstract: According to embodiments, a medical sensor may be configured for use on mucosal tissue. Such a sensor may include a portion that facilitate the application of the sensor to the tissue and a portion that includes the optical components of the sensor. The two portions of the sensor may be reversibly coupled to one another. In embodiments, such sensors may be used to determine patient hematocrit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Edward M. McKenna, Douglas Paul Miller, David Philip Besko
  • Publication number: 20100081902
    Abstract: According to embodiments, a medical sensor may be configured for use on mucosal tissue. Such a sensor may include a portion that facilitate the application of the sensor to the tissue and a portion that includes the optical components of the sensor. The two portions of the sensor may be reversibly coupled to one another. In embodiments, such sensors may be used to determine patient hematocrit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: Nellcor Puritan Bennett LLC
    Inventors: Edward M. McKenna, Douglas Paul Miller, David Philip Besko