Patents by Inventor Jim Mills

Jim Mills 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).

  • Publication number: 20170298718
    Abstract: Methods, system and devices for deploying an MI cable heater down-hole into a hydrocarbon reservoir are provided, wherein one or more MI cables are housed inside a protective jacket, and connected to a pump-in device. The pump-in device allows the cable to be deployed by pumping fluid down-hole, and the pump-in device catches the fluid and pulls the cable down-hole, even in a horizontal well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Jim A. MILLS, Dan ECK
  • Patent number: 6018654
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for downloading tone data from a public land mobile network to a mobile telephone unit is disclosed. A mobile telephone unit includes means enabling the user to request downloading of tone data to the mobile telephone unit from a public land mobile network via a connection-less communications link such as the USSD or SMS. The downloaded tone data is uniquely associated with a selected telephone number within the mobile telephone unit such that a call to the mobile unit involving the telephone number initiates audio play back of the tone data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2000
    Assignee: Ericsson Inc
    Inventors: Eric Lee Valentine, Jim Mills
  • Patent number: 4067449
    Abstract: There is disclosed a highly accurate counting and handling arrangement particularly adaptable to large-volume, high-speed multiple-output apparatus producing discrete, solid particular objects, such as tablets. Sensing means, preferably retroreflective optical sensors, fluidic sensors or strain-gauge sensing arrangements, are employed in associated with existing apparatus to detect each object at the point where the objects are substantially completely formed. The signals generated by the individual sensors are received by a control counter arrangement which provides a continuous separate displayed counting for each sensor employed. The control counter arrangement has provision for separately presetting the maximum desired count of sensed objects for each sensor employed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1975
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1978
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Jim Mills Adams, Edward Francis DEZabala
  • Patent number: 4066173
    Abstract: There is disclosed a highly accurate counting and handling arrangement particularly adaptable to large-volume, high-speed multiple-output apparatus producing discrete, solid particular objects, such as tablets. Sensing means, preferably retroreflective optical sensors, fluidic sensors or strain-gauge sensing arrangements, are employed in associated with existing apparatus to detect each object at the point where the objects are substantially completely formed. The signals generated by the individual sensors are received by a control counter arrangement which provides a continuous separate displayed counting for each sensor employed. The control counter arrangement has provision for separately presetting the maximum desired count of sensed objects for each sensor employed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1975
    Date of Patent: January 3, 1978
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Jim Mills Adams, Edward Francis DEZabala
  • Patent number: 3997063
    Abstract: There is disclosed a highly accurate counting and handling arrangement particularly adaptable to large-volume, high-speed multiple-output apparatus producing discrete, solid particular objects, such as tablets. Sensing means, preferably retroreflective optical sensors, fluidic sensors or strain-gauge sensing arrangements, are employed in associated with existing apparatus to detect each object at the point where the objects are substantially completely formed. The signals generated by the individual sensors are received by a control counter arrangement which provides a continuous separate displayed counting for each sensor employed. The control counter arrangement has provision for separately presetting the maximum desired count of sensed objects for each sensor employed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1974
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1976
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Jim Mills Adams, Edward Francis DEZabala
  • Patent number: 3982865
    Abstract: There is disclosed a highly accurate counting and handling arrangement particularly adaptable to large-volume, high-speed multiple-output apparatus producing discrete, solid particular objects, such as tablets. Sensing means, preferably retroreflective optical sensors, fluidic sensors or strain-gauge sensing arrangements, are employed in associated with existing apparatus to detect each object at the point where the objects are substantially completely formed. The signals generated by the individual sensors are received by a control counter arrangement which provides a continuous separate displayed counting for each sensor employed. The control counter arrangement has provision for separately presetting the maximum desired count of sensed objects for each sensor employed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1975
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1976
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Jim Mills Adams, Edward Francis DE Zabala
  • Patent number: 3958687
    Abstract: Herein is disclosed a feeding arrangement for high-speed multi-channel sensing and counting apparatus utilized in processing randomly-flowing discreet solid particular objects such as pharmaceutical tablets. An inclined vibrating feeder-tray is provided having a receiving and spreading region and a multi-channel sorting region. Each channel of the latter is provided with an exit port at the extreme end thereof for passage of the objects from the tray to an associated channel of a sensing apparatus. Associated with each channel of the feeder-tray is a wedge-like directing means having at least four unique inclined plane surfaces for operating on the objects incoming to the channel, which directing means enables each object to become oriented in the preferred erect orientation of rolling on its cylindrical surface, regardless of the initial orientation thereof upon entering the channel. Additional means are provided for adapting the feeder-tray to various different ranges of sizes of the objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1974
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1976
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Jim Mills Adams, Gilbert Carl Kaetzel