Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Miller

Jeffrey 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).

  • Methods for nanowire alignment and deposition
    Patent number: 7968474
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and systems for nanowire alignment and deposition. Energizing (e.g., an alternating current electric field) is used to align and associate nanowires with electrodes. By modulating the energizing, the nanowires are coupled to the electrodes such that they remain in place during subsequent wash and drying steps. The invention also provides methods for transferring nanowires from one substrate to another in order to prepare various device substrates. The present invention also provides methods for monitoring and controlling the number of nanowires deposited at a particular electrode pair, as well as methods for manipulating nanowires in solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignees: Nanosys, Inc., Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Samuel Martin, Xiangfeng Duan, Katsumasa Fujii, James M. Hamilton, Hiroshi Iwata, Francisco Leon, Jeffrey Miller, Tetsu Negishi, Hiroshi Ohki, J. Wallace Parce, Cheri X. Y. Pereira, Paul John Schuele, Akihide Shibata, David P. Stumbo, Yasunobu Okada
  • Hemostatic Tapes and Dispensers Therefor
    Publication number: 20110112572
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to tapes and tape dispensers. The tapes include a porous substrate, a first hydrogel precursor, a second hydrogel precursor and a release sheet. The first and second hydrogel precursors are applied to the porous substrate. The release sheet is removably attached on the porous substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: Tyco Healthcare Group LP
    Inventor: Jeffrey Miller
  • Hemostatic Tapes and Dispensers Therefor
    Publication number: 20110108199
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to tapes and tape dispensers. The tapes include a porous substrate, a first hydrogel precursor, a second hydrogel precursor and a release sheet. The first and second hydrogel precursors are applied to the porous substrate. The release sheet is removably attached on the porous substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: Tyco Healthcare Group LP
    Inventor: Jeffrey Miller
  • Simultaneous modulation of multiple genes
    Patent number: 7939327
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions and methods that regulate expression of two or more endogenous genes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Sangamo Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Miller, Guofu Li, Carl Pabo, Trevor Collingwood
  • SELF DEPLOYING IMPLANT IN NEEDLE
    Publication number: 20110093088
    Abstract: Described, in certain inventive embodiments, are unique devices and methods for introducing implants into soft tissue of a patient. One of these devices includes a tissue-penetrating member that is configured to pass in its entirety through a volume of patient tissue. The tissue-penetrating member has a leading end and a trailing end, and provides a receiving space for receipt of an implant body portion for carrying the implant body portion into the volume of patient tissue. The device also includes an implant that has an implant body portion removably received in the receiving space of the tissue-penetrating member. The implant body portion is configured for deployment from the receiving space in the volume of patient tissue so as to remain deployed there along a passageway traversed by the tissue-penetrating member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventors: Steve Chen, Ryan Dempsey, Jeffrey Miller, Amy Overby
  • Stable and filterable enveloped virus formulations
    Patent number: 7914979
    Abstract: Envelope viruses (e.g. Newcastle disease virus (NDV)) are formulated for storage at moderately cold temperatures (e.g. ?20° C.). The formulation is an aqueous solution containing the enveloped virus at a concentration of from 106 PFU/mL to 1012 PFU/mL; and a non-reducing saccharide (e.g. sucrose). When the non-reducing saccharide is a disaccharide it is present in the solution at a concentration of from 5% (w/v) to 50% (w/v), and when it is a monosaccharide it is present in the solution at a concentration of from 2.5% (w/v) to 25% (w/v). The solution has an osmotic pressure of about 250 mOs or higher, and has a pH of from 5 to 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Wellstat Biologics Corporation
    Inventors: Tzer-Fen Chen, Jouhn-Wern Jang, Jeffrey A. Miller
  • Compositions comprising bowman-birk protease inhibitors and variants thereof
    Patent number: 7696173
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods related to expression of protease inhibitors and variants thereof in bacterial species. The present invention further provides fusion nucleic acids, vectors, fusion polypeptides, and processes for obtaining the protease inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Danisco US Inc.
    Inventors: Katherine Collier, Grant Ganshaw, Hans De Nobel, Scott D. Power, Anita Van Kimmenade, Marc Kolkman, Jeffrey Miller, Brian Schmidt, Gudrun Vogtentanz, David Estell
  • Light Pipe For Imaging Head of Video Inspection Device
    Publication number: 20100033986
    Abstract: A light dispersal unit or light pipe for a video imaging device includes a transparent body. The body includes a tubular ring having an outer diameter and a through bore defining an inner diameter. Four equidistantly spaced raised portions are homogenously joined to the tubular ring. The ring has a semi-circular shape corresponding to the outer and inner diameters of the tubular ring. The raised portions each include a slot created between opposed first and second extending portions, the slot having an end wall and opposed first and second slot walls. A rounded end face defines a free end of each of the first and second extending portions facing away from the tubular ring. The rounded end face includes at least two curved portions each having a different radius of curvature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2008
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: PERCEPTRON INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey C. Schober, Al Boehnlein, Jeffrey Miller
  • Turning Machine
    Publication number: 20090320657
    Abstract: A turning machine is provided for machining a workpiece with respect to a longitudinal axis (14) of the machine. The machine comprises a base (2), a headstock (10) and a tailstock (12) supported by the base for mounting respective ends of the workpiece (8) such that it is rotatable about said longitudinal axis, and a carriage (4) for carrying a tool (24) to engage with the io workpiece. The carriage is moveable parallel to said longitudinal axis along two guideways on the base, wherein the guideways are located in use on either side of and spaced horizontally from said longitudinal axis. The machine configuration seeks to reduce roll and/or pitch errors occurring as the carriage moves along the workpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: Cinetic Landis Grinding Limited
    Inventor: Glenn Jeffrey Miller
  • QUILTED IMPLANTABLE GRAFT
    Publication number: 20090306688
    Abstract: Described are embodiments of a multilaminate or multiple layer implantable surgical graft comprising remodelable collagenous sheet material, the graft including one or more interweaving members to stitch together the graft to help prevent the layers from delaminating or separating during handling and the initial stages of remodeling. The interweaving members may comprise lines of suture, thread, individual stitches, strips of material, etc. that are woven through the layers of biomaterial in a desired pattern. In one embodiment, the interweaving members comprise a pharmacologically active substance, such as a drug, growth factors, etc. to elicit a desired biological response in the host tissue. In another embodiment, the graft further comprises a reinforcing material, such as a synthetic mesh, within the layers of remodelable biomaterial and stitched together by one or more interweaving members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Inventors: Umesh H. Patel, Jeffrey Miller
  • Oncolytic virus therapy
    Patent number: 7595042
    Abstract: A method of treating a human subject with cancer is disclosed. A pharmaceutical composition is administered to the subject, the pharmaceutical composition comprising human leukocytes and a replication-competent oncolytic virus in suspension in a physiologically acceptable solution. Alternatively the pharmaceutical composition comprises human leukocytes or platelets infected with an oncolytic virus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignee: Wellstat Biologics Corporation
    Inventors: William S. Groene, Jeffrey A. Miller, Stephen N. Mueller
  • Methods for Formation of Substrate Elements
    Publication number: 20090230380
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of forming substrate elements, including semiconductor elements such as nanowires, transistors and other structures, as well as the elements formed by such methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicant: NANOSYS, Inc.
    Inventors: Francisco LEON, Francesco LEMMI, Jeffrey MILLER, David DUTTON, David P. STUMBO
  • Bed Assemblies
    Publication number: 20090183311
    Abstract: Provided are, among other things, bed assemblies, components thereof, and systems, methods and techniques for constructing the same. According to one representative embodiment, a bed assembly includes an upper frame having a perimeter and also having a lateral support that extends across the perimeter of the upper frame and that is hinged so that the upper frame can be folded; a lower frame having a perimeter and also having a lateral support that extends across the perimeter of the lower frame and that is hinged so that the lower frame can be folded; and a number of vertical supports, each attached at one end to the upper frame and at an opposite end to the lower frame, so as to provide a mattress box foundation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2009
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Inventors: Vy Nguyen, Jeffrey Miller
  • ONCOLYTIC VIRUS THERAPY
    Publication number: 20090180994
    Abstract: A method of treating a human subject with cancer is disclosed. A pharmaceutical composition is administered to the subject, the pharmaceutical composition comprising human leukocytes and a replication-competent oncolytic virus in suspension in a physiologically acceptable solution. Alternatively the pharmaceutical composition comprises human leukocytes or platelets infected with an oncolytic virus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2009
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Applicant: WELLSTAT BIOLOGICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: William S. Groene, Jeffrey A. Miller, Stephen N. Mueller
  • COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING BOWMAN-BIRK PROTEASE INHIBITORS AND VARIANTS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20090111160
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods related to expression of protease inhibitors and variants thereof in bacterial species. The present invention further provides fusion nucleic acids, vectors, fusion polypeptides, and processes for obtaining the protease inhibitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2008
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Inventors: Katherine Collier, Grant Ganshaw, Hans De Nobel, Scott D. Power, Anita Van Kimmenade, Marc Kolkman, Jeffrey Miller, Brian Schmidt, Gudrun Vogtentanz, David Estell
  • Optimized non-canonical zinc finger proteins
    Publication number: 20090111188
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are zinc fingers comprising CCHC zinc coordinating residues. Also described are zinc finger proteins and fusion proteins comprising these CCHC zinc fingers as well as polynucleotides encoding these proteins. Methods of using these proteins for gene editing and gene regulation are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Inventors: Qihua C. Cai, Vipula K. Shukla, Joseph F. Petolino, Lisa W. Baker, Robbi J. Garrison, Ryan C. Blue, Jon C. Mitchell, Nicole L. Arnold, Sarah E. Worden, Jeffrey Miller, Fyodor Urnov
  • Submersible pumping system
    Patent number: 7469748
    Abstract: A technique is provided for pumping fluids in a subterranean wellbore. A submersible pumping system can be deployed in a wellbore for moving desired fluids within the wellbore. The pumping system energizes the desired fluid movement by reciprocating a working fluid between expandable members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Murat Ocalan, John F. Benton, Michael H. Du, Jeffrey Miller, Arukumar Arumugam, Peter Julstrom, John David Rowatt, Allan D. Ross, Steven Dornak, Arthur I. Watson, Brigitte Finkiewicz
  • Photo Streaming to Media Device
    Publication number: 20080307106
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for streaming images to a media device. In one aspect, a method includes receiving from a server an image listing comprising a database identifying one or more images stored on the server; presenting to a user a menu of albums, each album having one or more associated images, based on the image listing; receiving input from the user selecting an album from the menu of albums; transmitting to the server one or more image requests, wherein each image request corresponds to an image associated with the selected album; and generating output to a display device representing an image associated with the selected album based on image data received from the server in response to the image requests. Further, an audio clip associated with the selected album can be identified and one or more audio requests corresponding to the audio clip can be transmitted to the server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2007
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Miller, Kevin Arnold
  • Seat
    Patent number: D609037
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: ITOKI Design Corp.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Miller, Yoshihisa Konishi
  • Decorative corner joint
    Patent number: D617584
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Itoki Design Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey Miller, Yoshihisa Konishi