Patents by Inventor Kerry P. L. Miller

Kerry P. L. 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).

  • Device comprising multiple channel selectors
    Patent number: 8112784
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention comprise a television converter device, such as a set-top-box (STB), that includes two or more channel selectors and the necessary control electronics to allow each of the multiple channel selectors to operate independently. STB embodiments of the present invention may be connected to and support one or more TVs. The STB embodiments allow each connected TV to receive television programming independent of what any other connected TVs may be receiving, at a significant cost savings over providing separate STBs for each TV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: EchoStar Corporation
    Inventors: Mark W. Jackson, Daniel J. Minnick, David A. Kummer, Mark H. Gomez, Kerry P. L. Miller, George C. Lewis