Patents by Inventor Melvin E. Miller

Melvin E. 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).

  • Process for manufacturing 3-hydroxy-3-methylbutanoic acid
    Patent number: 6392092
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing 3-hydroxy-3-methylbutanoic acid (HMB) in commercially viable amounts is disclosed. The reaction mixture cycles through an external heat exchanger while the primary reactant is added in a warmer so as to control and maintain a low temperature for the reaction mixture. The manufacturing process herein disclosed increases yield while decreasing reaction time from the synthetic processes currently practiced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Met-Rx USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence W. McCoy, Daniel A. Lima, Melvin E. Miller
  • Process for manufacturing 3-hydroxy-3-methylbutanoic acid
    Publication number: 20010014757
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing 3-hydroxy-3-methylbutanoic acid (HMB) in commercially viable amounts is disclosed. The reaction mixture cycles through an external heat exchanger while the primary reactant is added in a warmer so as to control and maintain a low temperature for the reaction mixture. The manufacturing process herein disclosed increases yield while decreasing reaction time from the synthetic processes currently practiced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2001
    Publication date: August 16, 2001
    Applicant: Met-Rx USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence W. McCoy, Daniel A. Lima, Melvin E. Miller
  • Process for manufacturing 3-hydroxy-3-Methylbutanoic acid
    Patent number: 6248922
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing 3-hydroxy-3-methylbutanoic acid (HMB) in commercially viable amounts is disclosed. The reaction mixture cycles through an external heat exchanger while the primary reactant is added in a warmer so as to control and maintain a low temperature for the reaction mixture. The manufacturing process herein disclosed increases yield while decreasing reaction time from the synthetic processes currently practiced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2001
    Assignee: MET-RX USA Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence W. McCoy, Daniel A. Lima, Melvin E. Miller
  • Process for manufacturing 3-hydroxy-3-methylbutanoic acid
    Patent number: 6090978
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing 3-hydroxy-3-methylbutanoic acid (HMB) in commercially viable amounts is disclosed. The reaction mixture cycles through an external heat exchanger while the primary reactant is added in a warmer so as to control and maintain a low temperature for the reaction mixture. The manufacturing process herein disclosed increases yield while decreasing reaction time from the synthetic processes currently practiced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2000
    Assignee: MET-RX USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence W. McCoy, Daniel A. Lima, Melvin E. Miller
  • Apparatus and process for manufacture of tunnel tubes
    Patent number: 4462535
    Abstract: This invention relates to improved apparatus and process for manufacture of tunnel modules and tunnel sections used to build underwater tunnel tubes. A collapsible fixture is used to roll up a steel plate into a cylindrical shell. Cables wrapped around channels on the outer ends of fixtures are used to roll up the fixture along the plate. After the fixture with the shell on it is placed on pedestals for further fabrication, cables placed in the channels are used to rotate the shells. After the fixture is collapsed within the shell, it is raised up by pedestal lifting mechanisms, and wheels provided on the fixture are lowered into place to aid in removal of the fixture from the shell, and onto a roll-out table. Roller mechanisms are also used to aid in the removal of the fixture from the shell. The roll-out table is situated between two sets of pedestals and used in the removal of fixtures from single modules or sets of modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1983
    Date of Patent: July 31, 1984
    Assignee: AMCA International Corporation
    Inventors: Edward Johnston, Morton Jacobs, Melvin E. Miller, Robert A. Kaucic
  • Apparatus for manufacture of tunnel tubes
    Patent number: 4418561
    Abstract: This invention relates to improved apparatus and process for manufacture of tunnel modules and tunnel sections used to build underwater tunnel tubes. A collapsible fixture is used to roll up a steel plate into a cylindrical shell. Cables wrapped around channels on the outer ends of fixtures are used to roll up the fixture along the plate. After the fixture with the shell on it is placed on pedestals for further fabrication, cables placed in the channels are used to rotate the shells. After the fixture is collapsed within the shell, it is raised up by pedestal lifting mechanisms, and wheels provided on the fixture are lowered into place to aid in removal of the fixture from the shell, and onto a roll-out table. Roller mechanisms are also used to aid in the removal of the fixture from the shell. The roll-out table is situated between two sets of pedestals and used in the removal of fixtures from single modules or sets of modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1981
    Date of Patent: December 6, 1983
    Assignee: Amca International Corporation
    Inventors: Edward Johnston, Morton Jacobs, Melvin E. Miller, Robert A. Kaucic