Patents by Inventor Eric A. Miller
Eric A. 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).
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Patent number: 12646768Abstract: An energy storage system may include a storage container having an enclosed compartment containing one or more energy storage units and an enclosed compartment duct, an inverter cabinet containing an inverter, the inverter cabinet having one or more inverter cabinet inlets, and an inverter exhaust duct. The storage container may also have a transformer bay containing a transformer. The energy storage system may also include an air temperature control unit, attached to the storage container and configured to circulate conditioned air to the enclosed compartment via the enclosed compartment duct and to the inverter cabinet via the one or more inverter cabinet inlets, and to return air from the enclosed compartment and the inverter cabinet via an air temperature control unit return.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2023Date of Patent: June 2, 2026Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Jeremy Byrd, Gregory S. Hasler, John M. Tanner, Sampathkumar Nachimuthu, Dachuan Yu, Eric A. Miller, Gregory J. Davis, Craig P. Hittle
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Patent number: 12379500Abstract: A handheld laser-based vehicle speed measurement device incorporating on-board data storage with GPS, compass, excess panning detection, and voice recognition technology, as well as, recording minimum and maximum speeds of a plurality of vehicles along a roadway and calculating the 85th percentile speed.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2023Date of Patent: August 5, 2025Assignees: Laser Technology, Inc., Kama-Tech (HK) LimitedInventors: William E. Rett, Vinny A. Alvino, Eric A. Miller, Jeremy G. Dunne, Neil T. Heeke
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Publication number: 20250067859Abstract: A zoom optics structure for implementation in a laser-based rangefinding instrument provides a magnified image of a target. The structure disclosed can also serve to magnify a reticle or other information on an in-sight display in conjunction with the magnified target image. The zoom optics structure disclosed is also amenable to rangefinding instruments incorporating ballistics interfaces and those having image stabilization.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2023Publication date: February 27, 2025Applicants: Laser Technology, Inc., Kama-Tech (HK) LimitedInventors: Takamasa Suzuki, Naomi Watanabe, Roger Corn, Eric A. Miller, Jeremy G. Dunne
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Publication number: 20240426607Abstract: A laser-based rangefinding instrument for, inter alia, golfing or hunting activities having an unique ergonomic design and an external multi-function switch for controlling display brightness, selectable display of differing distance units and a slope selection switch for enabling display of line of sight distance or angle of slope and “Compensated Golf Distance” slope distance to a target.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2024Publication date: December 26, 2024Applicants: Laser Technology, Inc., Kama-Tech (HK) LimitedInventors: Jordan T. Vermillion, Scott M. Peterson, Neil T. Heeke, Eric A. Miller, Jeremy G. Dunne, David W. Williams
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Publication number: 20240410785Abstract: A precise bearing measurement device wirelessly couplable to an associated rangefinder for providing the rangefinder with the horizontal bearing of the device. The device comprises a rotor board and parallel and spaced apart resolver board to which it is capacitively coupled. A processor and an inclinometer are provided to ensure the device is maintained in a level orientation when taking a bearing measurement.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2023Publication date: December 12, 2024Applicants: Laser Technology, Inc., Kama-Tech (HK) LimitedInventors: Jeremy G. Dunne, Eric A. Miller, Derrick T. Reish, William E. Rett
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Patent number: 12111181Abstract: A laser-based rangefinding instrument for, inter alia, golfing or hunting activities having an unique ergonomic design and an external multi-function switch for controlling display brightness, selectable display of differing distance units and a slope selection switch for enabling display of line of sight distance or angle of slope and “Compensated Golf Distance” slope distance to a target.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2021Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignees: Laser Technology, Inc., Kama-Tech (HK) LimitedInventors: Jordan T. Vermillion, Scott M. Peterson, Neil T. Heeke, Eric A. Miller, Jeremy G. Dunne, David W. Williams
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Publication number: 20240178487Abstract: An energy storage system may include a storage container having an enclosed compartment containing one or more energy storage units and an enclosed compartment duct, an inverter cabinet containing an inverter, the inverter cabinet having one or more inverter cabinet inlets, and an inverter exhaust duct. The storage container may also have a transformer bay containing a transformer. The energy storage system may also include an air temperature control unit, attached to the storage container and configured to circulate conditioned air to the enclosed compartment via the enclosed compartment duct and to the inverter cabinet via the one or more inverter cabinet inlets, and to return air from the enclosed compartment and the inverter cabinet via an air temperature control unit return.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2023Publication date: May 30, 2024Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Jeremy BYRD, Gregory S. HASLER, John M. TANNER, Sampathkumar NACHIMUTHU, Dachuan YU, Eric A. MILLER, Gregory J. DAVIS, Craig P. HITTLE
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Publication number: 20230146823Abstract: A handheld laser-based vehicle speed measurement device incorporating on-board data storage with GPS, compass, excess panning detection, and voice recognition technology, as well as, recording minimum and maximum speeds of a plurality of vehicles along a roadway and calculating the 85th percentile speed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2023Publication date: May 11, 2023Applicants: Laser Technology, Inc., Kama-Tech (HK) LimitedInventors: William E. Rett, Vinny A. Alvino, Eric A. Miller, Jeremy G. Dunne, Neil T. Heeke
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Publication number: 20220026204Abstract: A laser-based rangefinding instrument for, inter alia, golfing or hunting activities having an unique ergonomic design and an external multi-function switch for controlling display brightness, selectable display of differing distance units and a slope selection switch for enabling display of line of sight distance or angle of slope and “Compensated Golf Distance” slope distance to a target.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2021Publication date: January 27, 2022Applicants: Laser Technology, Inc., Kama-Tech (HK) LimitedInventors: Jordan T. Vermillion, Scott M. Peterson, Neil T. Heeke, Eric A. Miller, Jeremy G. Dunne, David W. Williams
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Patent number: 11168982Abstract: A laser-based rangefinding instrument for, inter alia, golfing or hunting activities having an unique ergonomic design and an external multi-function switch for controlling display brightness, selectable display of differing distance units and a slope selection switch for enabling display of line of sight distance or angle of slope and “Compensated Golf Distance” angle corrected distance to a target.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2018Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignees: Laser Technology, Inc., Kama-Tech (HK) LimitedInventors: Jordan T. Vermillion, Scott M. Peterson, Neil T. Heeke, Eric A. Miller, Jeremy G. Dunne, David W. Williams
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Publication number: 20180231377Abstract: A laser-based rangefinding instrument for, inter alia, golfing or hunting activities having an unique ergonomic design and an external multi-function switch for controlling display brightness, selectable display of differing distance units and a slope selection switch for enabling display of line of sight distance or angle of slope and “Compensated Golf Distance” angle corrected distance to a target.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Applicants: Laser Technology, Inc., Kama-Tech (HK) LimitedInventors: Jordan T. Vermillion, Scott M. Peterson, Neil T. Heeke, Eric A. Miller, Jeremy G. Dunne, David W. Williams
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Publication number: 20040233277Abstract: An improved imaging system includes a single solid state interlaced imager device such as a CCD camera chip, a positionable mirror, and a controller for re-positioning the mirror in synchronism with the capture of video information by the imager device so as to obtain interlaced video information from multiple selected views.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2003Publication date: November 25, 2004Inventors: Eric A. Miller, Ronald M. Taylor
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COMPACT SPEED MEASUREMENT SYSTEM WITH ONSITE DIGITAL IMAGE CAPTURE, PROCESSING, AND PORTABLE DISPLAY
Publication number: 20040015289Abstract: A compact speed measurement system for field or onsite use in measuring speeds of vehicles and capturing images of select vehicles. The system includes a laser speed detector for determining a speed of a vehicle in a specific target area. When a speed is determined, the detector generates a speed signal. The system includes a camera generally aligned with the speed detector operable to capture and store digital still images of vehicles in memory. The camera is programmed to respond to an image capture signal to generate and transmit a digital image file including a still image of the vehicle targeted by the detector. A portable field processor is communicatively linked to the speed detector and the camera to first receive the speed signal, to process the speed signal and to transmit an image capture signal to the camera, and to receive the digital image file from the camera.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2001Publication date: January 22, 2004Inventors: Richard J. Poland, Eric A. Miller, Jeremy G. Dunne, David W. Williams, Mark Frischman, Bruce Kenneth Clifford -
Compact speed measurement system with onsite digital image capture, processing, and portable display
Patent number: 6681195Abstract: A compact speed measurement system for field or onsite use in measuring speeds of vehicles and capturing images of select vehicles. The system includes a laser speed detector for determining a speed of a vehicle in a specific target area. When a speed is determined, the detector generates a speed signal. The system includes a camera generally aligned with the speed detector operable to capture and store digital still images of vehicles in memory. The camera is programmed to respond to an image capture signal to generate and transmit a digital image file including a still image of the vehicle targeted by the detector. A portable field processor is communicatively linked to the speed detector and the camera to first receive the speed signal, to process the speed signal and to transmit an image capture signal to the camera, and to receive the digital image file from the camera.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2001Date of Patent: January 20, 2004Assignee: Laser Technology, Inc.Inventors: Richard J. Poland, Eric A. Miller, Jeremy G. Dunne, David W. Williams, Mark Frischman, Bruce Kenneth Clifford -
Patent number: 6064330Abstract: An apparatus and method for accurately determining a target distance in adverse weather conditions utilizing both LASER and RADAR is disclosed. The radar signals are used to determine an approximate range which is then used as a gating window for the determination of which laser reflection is from the actual target as opposed to a reflection from the atmospheric interference. The method basically comprises the steps of initiating a radar pulse in the direction of a target and receiving a reflection, transmitting a laser signal and receiving a plurality of reflections, determining an approximate range based on the radar signals, and using this approximate range to ascertain which of the laser reflections is from the target. This determination is preferably made by generating a gating signal and gate width from the radar signals and passing the set of laser range signals through the gate to eliminate the false signals and select the signal that survives the gate as the accurate target range.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 1998Date of Patent: May 16, 2000Assignee: Laser Technology, Inc.Inventors: Scott Elliott, Eric A. Miller, Jeremy G. Dunne
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Patent number: 5926762Abstract: A computer implemented process which includes furnishing data indicating the actual strengths of all signals to be transmitted by a plurality of cells each positioned at an individual physical position in a mobile communications system and to be received by a mobile unit at a plurality of points of an entire mobile communications system, relating data indicating the actual strengths of all signals to the physical positions from which the signals are to be transmitted, identifying cells transmitting signals likely to serve each point of the plurality of points, and comparing planned frequencies to be used at any position serving a point with planned frequencies to be used at other positions to identify cells transmitting signals which might interfere with signals transmitted by cells serving a point.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 1996Date of Patent: July 20, 1999Assignee: Internet Mobility CorporationInventors: John E. Arpee, Eric H. Jensen, Eric A. Miller
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Patent number: 5926260Abstract: A light-weight, hand-held range finding apparatus of the present invention includes signal emitting circuitry and lens for emitting signals, and signal receiving circuitry and lens for receiving reflected signals, which are positioned within a chamber of a housing. The housing includes an upper section to which a sighting device is attached, a front end through which the emitted signals are emitted and the reflected signals are received, a back panel having a display device attached to said housing for displaying operational selections and range findings. An actuator is mounted adjacent the upper section and is operably connected to the signal emitting circuitry. The actuator is used to select desired operational selections displayed on the display device and actuating the signal emitting circuitry.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 1997Date of Patent: July 20, 1999Assignee: Laser Technology, Inc.Inventors: Jeremy G. Dunne, Blair J. Zykan, Eric A. Miller
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Patent number: 5781147Abstract: An apparatus and method for accurately determining a target distance in adverse weather conditions utilizing both LASER and RADAR is disclosed. The radar signals are used to determine an approximate range which is then used as a gating window for the determination of which laser reflection is from the actual target as opposed to a reflection from the atmospheric interference. The method basically comprises the steps of initiating a radar pulse in the direction of a target and receiving a reflection, transmitting a laser signal and receiving a plurality of reflections, determining an approximate range based on the radar signals, and using this approximate range to ascertain which of the laser reflections is from the target. This determination is preferably made by generating a gating signal and gate width from the radar signals and passing the set of laser range signals through the gate to eliminate the false signals and select the signal that survives the gate as the accurate target range.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 1997Date of Patent: July 14, 1998Assignee: Laser Technology, Inc.Inventors: Scott Elliott, Eric A. Miller, Jeremy G. Dunne
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Patent number: D850947Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2018Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignees: Laser Technology, Inc., Kama-Tech (HK) LimitedInventors: Jordan T. Vermillion, Scott M. Peterson, Neil T. Heeke, Eric A. Miller
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Patent number: D1102919Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2022Date of Patent: November 25, 2025Assignees: Laser Technology, Inc., Kama-Tech (HK) LimitedInventors: Eric A. Miller, William E. Rett, Jordan T. Vermillion, Derrick T. Reish, Neil T. Heeke