Patents by Inventor Mark F. Miller

Mark F. 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).

  • Patent number: 12255749
    Abstract: In accordance with examples of the present disclosure, a collaborative platform provides a digital collaboration assistant that continuously monitors and analyzes shared meeting contents (e.g., voice, text chat messages, shared links and documents, presentation materials, and the like) by participants during a collaborative meeting in near real-time, periodically updates a structure summary log of the meeting contents that are deemed important during the collaborative meeting, and interacts with the participants throughout the collaborative meeting in near real-time, for example, to answer questions or provide additional information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Shawn Cantin Callegari, Umesh Madan, Samuel Edward Schillace, Abby Harrison, Gina Elizabeth Triolo, Mark Karle, LeRoy F. Miller, Devis Lucato, Tara Eve Walker, Brian Krabach, Adrian Wyatt Bonar, Alexander Chao, Nicholas Becker
  • Publication number: 20150172927
    Abstract: A mobile device has an authentication module that detects a proximity-based authentication component and unlocks sensitive areas of the mobile device when the proximity-based authentication component is within a desired proximity of the mobile device. If the proximity-based authentication component is not within the desired proximity of the mobile device, the mobile device automatically locks the secured areas of the mobile device. The proximity-based authentication component is separate from the mobile device in that it is not inserted or slid within the mobile device, or in any way attached to the mobile device, in order to be used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventor: Mark F. Miller
  • Patent number: 8995960
    Abstract: A mobile device has an authentication module that detects a proximity-based authentication component and unlocks sensitive areas of the mobile device when the proximity-based authentication component is within a desired proximity of the mobile device. If the proximity-based authentication component is not within the desired proximity of the mobile device, the mobile device automatically locks the secured areas of the mobile device. The proximity-based authentication component is separate from the mobile device in that it is not inserted or slid within the mobile device, or in any way attached to the mobile device, in order to be used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Dedo Interactive, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark F. Miller
  • Publication number: 20130244615
    Abstract: A mobile device has an authentication module that detects a proximity-based authentication component and unlocks sensitive areas of the mobile device when the proximity-based authentication component is within a desired proximity of the mobile device. If the proximity-based authentication component is not within the desired proximity of the mobile device, the mobile device automatically locks the secured areas of the mobile device. The proximity-based authentication component is separate from the mobile device in that it is not inserted or slid within the mobile device, or in any way attached to the mobile device, in order to be used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: Dedo Interactive, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark F. Miller
  • Patent number: 5454272
    Abstract: A non-destructive method for tensioning a cable under tension is described whereby the cable is contacted with an impact stimulus with a force transverse to the length of the cable thereby creating an incident vibrational wave in the cable and propagating the wave along the length of the cable. The propagating wave is sensed by a first accelerometer positioned on the cable which detects the passage and amplitude of the wave and creates electrical signals having a magnitude directly proportional to the amplitude of the wave. A second accelerometer which is positioned at a distance apart from the first accelerometer subsequently senses and detects the passage of the wave at the second accelerometer, also creating electrical signals having a magnitude directly proportional to the amplitude of the wave. The electrical signals from the accelerometers are received and processed to ultimately calculate the tension in the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 3, 1995
    Assignee: IHS Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark F. Miller, Allan G. Burk, Andrew H. Stewart
  • Patent number: 5429058
    Abstract: A heart/lung machine base reduces tubing length by reducing the distance between the arterial pump and the surgical table. This is accomplished by providing a lift which will raise and lower the base in order to follow the movement of the surgical table. In this manner, slack in the tubing is unnecessary. Also, the cardioplegia pump can be positioned on an upper shelf in a relatively close position to the oxygenator. Tubing to the cardioplegia pump can therefore be reduced. To further minimize tubing length, the disposables can be configured in a generally straight line between the arterial pump and the patient. In order to maintain access and visibility of the vent and sucker pumps which are located beneath the cardioplegia shelf, an incline platform is provided. The arterial pump is positioned outwardly of uprights of the base such that its access and visibility is unhindered. Because of a mirror-image configuration for the base, it can readily be used in either a right-sided or left-sided configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 4, 1995
    Inventor: Mark F. Miller