Patents by Inventor Lee A. Miles

Lee A. Miles 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: 10358867
    Abstract: A motorized window covering switching mechanism is described herein. The switching mechanism includes a deflectable arm and a pull cord. The deflectable arm is connected to a first contact, and the pull cord is connected to the deflectable arm such that, as the pull cord is tugged, the deflectable arm deflects to move the first contact toward a second contact, thereby converting gestures of the pull cord into electrical signals that control a motorized window covering. In some embodiments, cord gestures that deflect the deflectable arm include pull sequences, numbers of pulls, strength of pulls, or combinations thereof. Additionally, in some embodiments, a controller receives the cord gestures and translates the cord gestures into operational commands to control and operate a window covering gearbox assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Hall Labs LLC
    Inventors: David R. Hall, Austin Benjamin Carlson, Clint J. Cook, Kevin Dean Rees, Davido Loyal Hyer, Jerome Lee Miles, Emily Brimhall
  • Publication number: 20170089129
    Abstract: A motorized window covering switching mechanism is described herein. The switching mechanism includes a deflectable arm and a pull cord. The deflectable arm is connected to a first contact, and the pull cord is connected to the deflectable arm such that, as the pull cord is tugged, the deflectable arm deflects to move the first contact toward a second contact, thereby converting gestures of the pull cord into electrical signals that control a motorized window covering. In some embodiments, cord gestures that deflect the deflectable arm include pull sequences, numbers of pulls, strength of pulls, or combinations thereof. Additionally, in some embodiments, a controller receives the cord gestures and translates the cord gestures into operational commands to control and operate a window covering gearbox assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: David R. Hall, Austin Benjamin Carlson, Clint J. Cook, Kevin Dean Rees, Davido Loyal Hyer, Jerome Lee Miles, Emily Brimhall
  • Patent number: 6457894
    Abstract: This product is a specially designed squeeze bottle cap with an attachment sauce brush that snaps into place in the cap. The cap is designed with an o-ring type of seal that allows the brush to snap in place with its groove at the end of the tube. This cap and brush system eliminates almost all waste when in use by applying the sauce directly to the meat or other intended use. It also eliminates the use of both hands when cooking, for example, brush in one hand and bowl of sauce in the other. When the brush is not in use the cap aides the application of the sauce to your favorite snacks. Clean up is also easy by just pulling out the brush and rinsing it off or throw it in the dishwasher. This cap and brush system is both a waste eliminator and a time saver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2002
    Inventor: Danny Lee Miles
  • Patent number: 6296718
    Abstract: A method of stripping cured paint from reject painted production parts, aluminum and galvanized safe, comprising: a) adding a stripping composition to a strip tank, said stripping composition consisting an alkanolamine, a fatty acid and a surfactant; b) immersing said reject painted part in said strip tank containing said stripping composition; and c) heating said stripping composition to 300 degrees F. for approximately 1-hour, wherein cured paint is removed from said reject painted part with no attack on the base metal substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2001
    Inventor: Samuel Lee Miles
  • Patent number: 5894854
    Abstract: A method of stripping cured paint from a non-ferrous substrate comprising: a) adding a stripping composition to a strip tank, said stripping composition consisting an alkylphenol-hydroxypolyoxyethlene and triethanolamine; b) immersing said nonferrous substrate in said strip tank containing said stripping composition; and c) heating said stripping composition to 350.degree. F. for approximately 60 minutes, wherein cured paint is removed from said non-ferrous substrate. This method is environmentally safe and will not alter, attack, or stain the non-ferrous substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1999
    Inventor: Samuel Lee Miles
  • Patent number: 5189881
    Abstract: A refrigerant recovery system or apparatus and method for moving a liquid refrigerant from a refrigerator system to a storage cylinder remotely located from the refrigerator. This system includes a chiller unit, and a piping circuit for connection to the refrigerator system, and a storage cylinder connected to the piping circuit and disposed within the chiller unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1993
    Inventor: Lee A. Miles