Patents by Inventor Mark D. Miller
Mark 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).
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Publication number: 20250107783Abstract: Provided are embodiments of a device, having a device body suitable to hold a syringe. The device body can have an elongated member with a distal support and a proximal support. The device further includes a ratcheting rod configured to fit moveably within an open chamber in the elongated member, where the ratcheting rod has a proximal end configured to connect to a plunger of the syringe. The device can include a lever handle hingedly connected to a distal end of the device body, and a ratcheting lever hingedly connected to a distal end of the lever handle and positioned to interact with the ratcheting rod. Compression of the lever handle forces the ratcheting lever to extend the ratcheting rod in a proximal direction and to extract the plunger of the syringe.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2024Publication date: April 3, 2025Inventors: Mark D. Miller, Ian A. Backlund
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Publication number: 20250057294Abstract: A container device may have an outer shell that has an opening that is sealed by a closure mechanism. The closure mechanism may include resealable closure elements that are configured to partially or wholly seal the opening. In some examples, the closure elements may include magnetic strips that are formed with a first member, a second member, and a plurality of magnetic elements. In addition, the closure mechanism may include curved members to prevent the opening from closing when the closure mechanism is in an open configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2024Publication date: February 20, 2025Inventors: Isabelle Cochran, John Warren Dow, Andy Bondhus, Mark D. Miller, William Drinkwater, Xi Huang, Quan Xiao, Fuzhen Lai
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Publication number: 20240343455Abstract: A container having a canister can be configured to retain a volume of liquid. The canister can be sealed by a lid structure, and the lid structure can have a spout opening. The spout opening may be sealed by a removably-coupled cap. Further, the cap may have a magnetic top surface configured to magnetically couple to a recess on the top surface of the lid for temporary storage of the cap when manually removed from the spout opening. Further, the lid structure may have one or more of an integrated anti-glug venting feature within the removable lid and cap or handle indexing.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2024Publication date: October 17, 2024Inventors: Mark D. Miller, Derek G. Sullivan, Roy Joseph Seiders, John Alan Tolman, Steve Nichols
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Publication number: 20240140664Abstract: A container having a base and a lid is provided. The lid may be rotatable about a hinge from a closed configuration to an open configuration and may be secured, via one or more latching assemblies. The latch assembly may comprise a latch body, a locking member, a biasing member, and an activating member. The lid may have a handle that has a stowed and a carry position, where the handle may be maintained in the stowed position until acted upon by a first force greater than a threshold force to move the handle from the stowed position to the carry position. Similarly, when in the carry position, the handle may be maintained in the carry position until acted upon by a second force greater than the threshold force to move the handle from the carry position to the stowed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2024Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Mark D. Miller, Nicholas James Lombardi, Steven M. Scott, Elizabeth Ruchte, Andrew J. Winterhalter, Liza Morris
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Patent number: 11912477Abstract: A container having a base and a lid is provided. The lid may be rotatable about a hinge from a closed configuration to an open configuration and may be secured, via one or more latching assemblies. The latch assembly may comprise a latch body, a locking member, a biasing member, and an activating member. The lid may have a handle that has a stowed and a carry position, where the handle may be maintained in the stowed position until acted upon by a first force greater than a threshold force to move the handle from the stowed position to the carry position. Similarly, when in the carry position, the handle may be maintained in the carry position until acted upon by a second force greater than the threshold force to move the handle from the carry position to the stowed position.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Mark D. Miller, Nicholas James Lombardi, Steven M. Scott, Elizabeth Ruchte, Andrew J. Winterhalter, Liza Morris
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Publication number: 20240017907Abstract: An insulating device can include an opening having a waterproof closure which allows access to a storage compartment within the insulating device. The closure can help prevent any fluid leakage into and out of the insulating device if the insulating device is overturned or in any configuration other than upright. The closure may also prevent any fluid from permeating into the chamber if the insulating device is exposed to precipitation, other fluid, or submersed under water. This construction results in an insulating chamber that is substantially impervious to water and other liquids when the closure is sealed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2023Publication date: January 18, 2024Inventors: Ryan Nixon, Mark D. Miller, Derek G. Sullivan, Kyle Edward Rogers, John Warren Dow, Jenny Huynh, Donald Edward Desroches, Chris Franks
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Publication number: 20230399155Abstract: A container having a base and a lid is provided. The lid may be rotatable about a hinge from a closed configuration to an open configuration and may be secured, via one or more latching assemblies. The latch assembly may comprise a latch body, a locking member, a biasing member, and an activating member. The lid may have a handle that has a stowed and a carry position, where the handle may be maintained in the stowed position until acted upon by a first force greater than a threshold force to move the handle from the stowed position to the carry position. Similarly, when in the carry position, the handle may be maintained in the carry position until acted upon by a second force greater than the threshold force to move the handle from the carry position to the stowed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2022Publication date: December 14, 2023Inventors: Mark D. Miller, Nicholas James Lombardi, Steven M. Scott, Elizabeth Ruchte, Andrew J. Winterhalter, Liza Morris
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Patent number: 11679525Abstract: A chainsaw which has a low profile chain cover and a chain bar tightening clutch system. The chain bar tightening clutch system can have a bar tightening knob which drives a clutch which governs the amount of pressure applied to the chain bar by operating the bar tightening knob. The chainsaw can have a chain bar tensioning system which can have a tensioning drive member in an offset position from the tensioning post which positions the tensioning post to achieve a chain tension and compact chainsaw design. The chainsaw can also have an oil cap with a lock channel having a detent with produces a sound when moved from a disengaged to an engage position with an oil reservoir.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2020Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: Black & Decker, Inc.Inventors: Jason C. McRoberts, Ashok Samuel Baskar, Mark D. Miller, Lin Wu, Jianyi Liu, Corey Barnett, Chao Wu
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Publication number: 20210339356Abstract: A method of using an oscillating accessory with an oscillating power tool may include providing an attachment member. The attachment member may include an attachment plate, a raised rim portion extending from the attachment plate, the raised rim having a central recess, a keyed sidewall with an at least partially star shape configured to be engaged by a first mating geometry of an oscillating power tool, and a top wall that includes a receiving portion having a plurality of recesses configured to be engaged by a second mating geometry of an oscillating power tool. The central recess may not be in communication with any of the plurality of recesses. The attachment member may be used to facilitate tool-free attachment of a working portion to the oscillating power tool via a clamp assembly having a first clamp member moveable relative to a second clamp member without use of a secondary tool.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2021Publication date: November 4, 2021Inventors: Sarah J. Montplaisir, David B. Lee, Rachel A. Lombardo, Mark D. Miller, JR., Kevin W. Covell
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Patent number: 11123121Abstract: An adjustable and self-locking fixation device for fixedly securing two structures wherein the device comprises two spans and a receiving aperture configured to receive the spans and form a closed loop around a first structure. The two spans are further configured to secure and lock onto each other so as to form a second closed loop around the two structures and secure the two structures in a tensioned state.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2017Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: University of Virginia Patent FoundationInventor: Mark D. Miller
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Patent number: 11097396Abstract: An accessory for use with an oscillating power tool includes an attachment portion having a first planar member, a second planar member parallel to the first planar member, a central opening defined in one of the first planar member and the second planar member, a keyed sidewall disposed at least partially around the central opening and extending from the first planar member to the second planar member transverse to the first planar member and to the second planar member, and a plurality of equiangularly spaced recesses defined in one of the first planar member and the second planar member, the recesses spaced apart from the keyed sidewall and not in communication with the central opening. A working portion may be couplable to the attachment portion and configured to perform an operation on a workpiece.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2018Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.Inventors: Sarah J. Montplaisir, David B. Lee, Rachel A. Lombardo, Mark D. Miller, Jr., Kevin W. Covell
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Patent number: 11024916Abstract: The battery housing assembly, connected to a support shaft assembly of a string trimmer, includes a base housing member defining a chamber configured to receive a battery therein. The base housing member includes a frontal member configured to engage a front of the battery, a top member extending from the frontal member, configured to engage the top portion of the battery, and a bottom member, configured to engage a bottom portion of the battery. A first side member is configured to be removably connected to a first side of the base housing member; and a second side member configured to be removably connected to a second side of the base housing member.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2019Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.Inventors: Mark D Miller, Brian Poole, John Palermo, Michael Cannaliato, Robert B Schoch
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Publication number: 20210086394Abstract: A chainsaw which has a low profile chain cover and a chain bar tightening clutch system. The chain bar tightening clutch system can have a bar tightening knob which drives a clutch which governs the amount of pressure applied to the chain bar by operating the bar tightening knob. The chainsaw can have a chain bar tensioning system which can have a tensioning drive member in an offset position from the tensioning post which positions the tensioning post to achieve a chain tension and compact chainsaw design. The chainsaw can also have an oil cap with a lock channel having a detent with produces a sound when moved from a disengaged to an engage position with an oil reservoir.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2020Publication date: March 25, 2021Inventors: Jason C. McRoberts, Ashok Samuel Baskar, Mark D. Miller, Lin Wu, Jianyi Liu, Corey Barnett, Chao Wu
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Patent number: 10882206Abstract: A chainsaw which has a low profile chain cover and a chain bar tightening clutch system. The chain bar tightening clutch system can have a bar tightening knob which drives a clutch which governs the amount of pressure applied to the chain bar by operating the bar tightening knob. The chainsaw can have a chain bar tensioning system which can have a tensioning drive member in an offset position from the tensioning post which positions the tensioning post to achieve a chain tension and compact chainsaw design. The chainsaw can also have an oil cap with a lock channel having a detent with produces a sound when moved from a disengaged to an engage position with an oil reservoir.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2015Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: Black & Decker, Inc.Inventors: Jason C. McRoberts, Ashok Samuel Baskar, Mark D. Miller, Lin Wu, Jianyi Liu, Corey Barnett, Chao Wu
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Patent number: 10758251Abstract: An adjustable device for identifying the target location for, and placement of, a bone tunnel wherein the device is capable of measuring a total distance across a region of an anatomic structure. The device may be further configured to engage the anatomic structure at a target distance across the anatomic structure to identify the location for bone tunnel placement. A method for identifying the target location for, and placement of, a bone tunnel such that the method is capable of measuring a total distance across a region of an anatomic structure and capable of engaging the anatomic structure at a target distance across the anatomic structure.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2017Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: University of Virginia Patent FoundationInventor: Mark D. Miller
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Patent number: D1024557Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2022Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Mark D. Miller, Nicholas James Lombardi, Steven M. Scott, Elizabeth Ruchte, Andrew J. Winterhalter, Liza Morris
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Patent number: D1036116Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2022Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Mark D. Miller, Nicholas James Lombardi, Steven M. Scott, Elizabeth Ruchte, Andrew J. Winterhalter, Liza Morris
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Patent number: D1036119Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2022Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Mark D. Miller, Nicholas James Lombardi, Steven M. Scott, Elizabeth Ruchte, Andrew J. Winterhalter, Liza Morris
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Patent number: D1063376Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2022Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Mark D. Miller, Nicholas James Lombardi, Steven M. Scott, Elizabeth Ruchte, Andrew J. Winterhalter, Liza Morris
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Patent number: D1083381Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2024Date of Patent: July 15, 2025Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Mark D. Miller, Nicholas James Lombardi, Steven M. Scott, Elizabeth Ruchte, Andrew J. Winterhalter, Liza Morris