Patents by Inventor Jack D. Miller

Jack D. 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: 9345110
    Abstract: A motion detecting device that, upon sensing motion, actuates an eclectic variety of illuminations to a proximal area of a fixture for providing functional and aesthetic benefits. The sensitivity of the motion detecting device is adjustable, and once actuated, powers on at least one light stream and or sound emanation device. Each light stream is positioned to illuminate a specific area on the fixture, or in proximity to the fixture. In various embodiments, the resultant illumination allows a user to better proximate the distance from a toilet seat, the perimeter of a toilet, the quantity and direction of water dispensing from a sink, and other similar uses. The motion detecting device may further include a light sensor to prevent illumination when light is detected, and a timer to turn off the illumination device after it has been activated for a predetermined amount of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Inventor: Jack D. Miller
  • Patent number: 4720942
    Abstract: An apparatus that abrades the edges of contact lenses. The device has a cone-shaped body portion which has an axis of rotation that coincides with the axis of symmetry of a cone. The body portion is fixedly secured to a spindle member that is engaged by a machine and rotated at high speeds. Annular grooves of differing widths and with differing radii of curvature are formed in the body portion; a polishing compound is deposited into the bottom of a groove to be used and a lens edge is introduced into the groove while the spindle and hence the body portion of the device are rotating. The angle of taper of a particular device corresponds to the dioptric power of the lens to be abraded by it. Accordingly, a cone-shaped member intended to abrade the edges of a lens of high dioptric power will have a higher degree of taper than another device intended to abrade the edges of a lens of low dioptric power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1988
    Inventor: Jack D. Miller