Patents by Inventor Michael Mills
Michael Mills 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: 20240151969Abstract: A head-up display system includes an eye-box having a first and second dimension, an image projector including a picture generating unit and an optical system, and a movement assembly. The picture generating unit includes a spatial light modulator arranged to spatially modulate light in accordance with a hologram. The optical system relays the spatially modulated light to an optical combiner. The movement assembly moves at least a portion of the image projector rectilinearly between a plurality of positions such that at least one component of the picture generating unit is moved together with the optical system. Spatially modulated light relayed to the optical combiner forms a virtual image viewable from a sub-eye-box having a position in the first dimension being dependent on the position of the at least a portion of the image projector. The eye-box is the sum of the sub-eye-boxes associated with each of the plurality of positions.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Inventors: Michael Spurr, Daniel Molina, Gary Mills
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Patent number: 11966497Abstract: A portable communication device, method, and system enable temporary access to private user information by a venue communication system. The temporary access to the private information is based on a registration that includes user selectable privacy thresholds and predetermined venue conditions. The temporary access by the venue communication system can be adjusted and limited by the portable communication device. The usage of the private data by the venue communication system may be limited to anonymous analytics and/or extended to non-anonymous analytics and notifications based on user input to the communication device.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2021Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Maryam Eneim, Joseph Namm, Karl F Mueller, Lee Michael Proctor, Peter H Mills
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Publication number: 20240127308Abstract: A retail sales system and method for using same are provided. The system may include a mobile in-store terminal having a processor configured to execute a software application configured to receive product search information relating to a requested product, a database configured to store product detail information for a plurality of products, and a server configured to receive the product search information from the mobile in-store terminal, identify one or more products corresponding to the product search information, obtain and provide product detail information related to each of the one or more identified products to the mobile in-store terminal. The mobile in-store terminal may receive product search information that includes a product image of the requested product, a unique visual code corresponding to the requested product, a text code corresponding to the requested product, and a text description corresponding to the requested product.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2022Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: Hibbett Retail, Inc.Inventors: Michael E. Longo, Charles Mills, William Timothy Boggess, Benjamin A. Knighten, Michael Bonamy, Kevin Young, Ryan Besterwitch
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Publication number: 20240103894Abstract: A computer readable medium stores instructions that cause a processor to receive an indication of a request for analysis of a simulation model associated with an industrial automation system, wherein the industrial automation system includes a plurality of devices, wherein each of the plurality of devices includes a respective compute surface configured to perform one or more software tasks, identify a first device of the plurality of devices having sufficient resources to perform the analysis, and deploy a container to the first device. The container is configured to collect data from one or more sensors disposed in or around the industrial automation system, update the simulation model based on the collected data, and provide the updated simulation model for distribution to one or more other devices of the plurality devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2022Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Nathaniel S. Sandler, Bruce T. McCleave, JR., James M. Teal, Bart Nieuwborg, Todd A. Wiese, Jonathan A. Mills, Michael J. Anthony
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Publication number: 20240087547Abstract: A system for platform-independent visualization of audio content, in particular audio tracks utilizing a central computer system in communication with user devices via a computer network. The central system utilizes various algorithms to identify spoken content from audio tracks and identifies “great moments” and/or selects visual assets associated with the identified content. Audio tracks, for example Podcasts, may be segmented into topical audio segments based upon themes or topics, with segments from disparate podcasts combined into a single listening experience, based upon certain criteria, e.g., topics, themes, keywords, and the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: John Ivers, Theo Rosendorf, Kevin Carlson, Michael Kakoyiannis, Sherry Mills
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Publication number: 20230396062Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of a recreational vehicle power system are shown and described herein, the system having a transfer switch in AC power connection with an AC power bus and adapted to accept shore power input and generator power input as well as a DC-DC converter in DC power connection with a DC power bus. Additionally, embodiments include a solar charge controller, a bi-directional inverter in AC power connection with the transfer switch, a battery management assembly, and a battery. Preferably, a control module is placed in DC power connection with the DC power bus and in electrical communication with the battery management assembly, solar charge controller, and bi-directional inverter.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2023Publication date: December 7, 2023Inventors: Michael Mills-Price, Tyler Dunham
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Publication number: 20220239605Abstract: There is provided systems, methods and computer program products for dynamically allocating bandwidth of a network in a transportation network. The system comprises a module (103) that receives schedule data including data defining a plurality of different journeys and data defining an equipment type. The module (103) identifies an event type for each journey based on the schedule data and generates a request to change the bandwidth allocation of the network based on a first event type and the equipment type. This advantageously enables the system to efficiently allocate bandwidth to a plurality of customers without exceeding a network bandwidth capacity.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2019Publication date: July 28, 2022Inventors: Ryan Michael MILLS, Matthew Harold BROADBENT, Veronique CRISTINI
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Patent number: 11280016Abstract: An apparatus and system for in-situ electropolishing and/or for in-situ electroforming a structural or functional reinforcement layer such as a sleeve of a selected metallic material on the internal surfaces of metallic tubular conduits are described. The apparatus and system can be employed on straight tubes, tube joints to different diameter tubes or face plates, tube elbows and other complex shapes encountered in piping systems. The apparatus includes components which can be independently manipulated and assembled on or near a degraded site and, after secured in place, form an electrolytic cell within the workpiece.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2020Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: Integran Technologies Inc.Inventors: Gino Palumbo, Leo Monaco, Jonathan McCrea, Klaus Tomantschger, Dave Limoges, Michael Mills
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Publication number: 20210292930Abstract: An apparatus and system for in-situ electropolishing and/or for in-situ electroforming a structural or functional reinforcement layer such as a sleeve of a selected metallic material on the internal surfaces of metallic tubular conduits are described. The apparatus and system can be employed on straight tubes, tube joints to different diameter tubes or face plates, tube elbows and other complex shapes encountered in piping systems. The apparatus includes components which can be independently manipulated and assembled on or near a degraded site and, after secured in place, form an electrolytic cell within the workpiece.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2020Publication date: September 23, 2021Inventors: GINO PALUMBO, LEO MONACO, JONATHAN MCCREA, KLAUS TOMANTSCHGER, DAVE LIMOGES, MICHAEL MILLS
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Patent number: 11122091Abstract: Systems and methods for managing network security for a plurality of networks. Each of the networks comprises one or more networked devices, and each of the networks includes one or more security devices configured to monitor data traffic into and out of the networks. Abstracted access rules are created to define access between the networked devices. Each of the access rules are compiled into a security rule that uses object definitions of the networked devices to define access between the networked devices. The security rules are compiled and transmitted to the security devices for implementation.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2019Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: FireMon, LLCInventors: Jeremy Ned Martin, Matthew R. Dean, Timothy R. Garrett, Sean Michael Mills, Lindsay V. Brechler, Jason Wendel, Hugh D. Brown, Patrick G. Clark, Joseph P. Brazil, Jr.
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Publication number: 20200336513Abstract: Systems and methods for managing network security for a plurality of networks. Each of the networks comprises one or more networked devices, and each of the networks includes one or more security devices configured to monitor data traffic into and out of the networks. Abstracted access rules are created to define access between the networked devices. Each of the access rules are compiled into a security rule that uses object definitions of the networked devices to define access between the networked devices. The security rules are compiled and transmitted to the security devices for implementation.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2019Publication date: October 22, 2020Applicant: FireMon, LLCInventors: Jeremy Ned Martin, Matthew R. Dean, Timothy R. Garrett, Sean Michael Mills, Lindsay V. Brechler, Jason Wendel, Hugh D. Brown, Patrick G. Clark, Joseph P. Brazil, JR.
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Publication number: 20180240561Abstract: A method to synthesize radioactive nanoparticles includes the production of metallic and multimetallic nanoparticles in a single step by providing an aqueous solution of the metal precursor, and irradiating the aqueous solution thereby producing nanoparticles. The obtained nanoparticles include one or more radioactive isotopes of gold, such as 198Au and 199Au as well as radioisotopes of silver when the obtained nanoparticles are bimetallic. The aqueous solution is irradiated in a radiation field that includes neutrons and gamma rays. The radiation field may be provided by a nuclear reactor. The aqueous solution may include silver, and bimetallic nanoparticles may be produced. Duration of the irradiation time is selected to control the particle size distribution of the produced nanoparticles. The bimetallic nanoparticles can include core-shell nanoparticles and alloyed nanoparticles.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2018Publication date: August 23, 2018Applicant: The Curators of the University of MissouriInventors: Carlos Henry Castano Giraldo, Maria Camila Garcia Toro, Brian Michael Mills
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Publication number: 20180143949Abstract: A web content extension system and platform is described. Web content extensions include tags as well as actionable code that supports deeper integration with web content than that supported by conventional tags, e.g., through interaction with APIs of the web content. The web content extensions are made available by developers of the extension to content creators via an extension catalog. The extension catalog thus supports a platform that unites developers of the web content extensions with content creators of web content. Further, this platform may be configured to support developer control of integration of the web content extension through use of an extension user interface that is created by the developer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2016Publication date: May 24, 2018Applicant: Adobe Systems IncorporatedInventors: Joel Andrew Stachowicz, Serban Andrei Stancu, Rares Sabin Vlasceanu, Jeffrey Daniel Hicken, Corey Spencer, Brandon John Pack, Mark Allen Hicken, Jeffrey Raymond Walter, Evan Michael LaPointe, Ben Michael Mills, Andrei Cristian Ionescu, Aaron Adair Hardy
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Publication number: 20180064062Abstract: A system includes an equipment portion and a plurality of milking box stalls arranged adjacent to the equipment portion. Each of the milking box stalls is of a size sufficient to accommodate a dairy livestock. The system further includes a robotic attacher housed in the equipment portion and configured to service each of the plurality of milking box stalls at different times. The robotic attacher has a gripping portion with a spray nozzle. The gripping portion is operable to rotate around a longitudinal axis such that during a milking operation the spray nozzle is positioned on the bottom of the gripping portion, and after the milking operation the spray nozzle is positioned on the top of the gripping portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2017Publication date: March 8, 2018Inventors: Henk Hofman, Cor de Ruijter, Menno Koekoek, Michael A. Mills, Peter Willem van der Sluis
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Patent number: 9883654Abstract: A system includes a first milking box stall of a size sufficient to accommodate a first dairy livestock and a second milking box stall of a size sufficient to accommodate a second dairy livestock. The first and second milking box stalls face opposite directions. An equipment portion is located between the first milking box stall and the second milking box stall. A robotic attacher is housed in the equipment portion and configured to service both stalls at different times. The robotic attacher comprises a gripping portion having a spray nozzle. The gripping portion is operable to rotate around a longitudinal axis such that during a milking operation the spray nozzle is positioned on the bottom of the gripping portion, and after the milking operation the spray nozzle is positioned on the top of the gripping portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2017Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: Technologies Holdings Corp.Inventors: Henk Hofman, Cor de Ruijter, Menno Koekoek, Michael A. Mills, Peter Willem van der Sluis
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Publication number: 20170295749Abstract: A system includes a first milking box stall of a size sufficient to accommodate a first dairy livestock and a second milking box stall of a size sufficient to accommodate a second dairy livestock. The first and second milking box stalls face opposite directions. An equipment portion is located between the first milking box stall and the second milking box stall. A robotic attacher is housed in the equipment portion and configured to service both stalls at different times. The robotic attacher comprises a gripping portion having a spray nozzle. The gripping portion is operable to rotate around a longitudinal axis such that during a milking operation the spray nozzle is positioned on the bottom of the gripping portion, and after the milking operation the spray nozzle is positioned on the top of the gripping portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2017Publication date: October 19, 2017Inventors: Henk Hofman, Cor de Ruijter, Menno Koekoek, Michael A. Mills, Peter Willem van der Sluis
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Patent number: 9737048Abstract: A system includes includes a first milking box stall of a size sufficient to accommodate a first dairy livestock and a second milking box stall of a size sufficient to accommodate a second dairy livestock. The first and second milking box stalls face opposite directions. An equipment portion is located between the first milking box stall and the second milking box stall. A robotic attacher is housed in the equipment portion and configured to service both stalls at different times.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2015Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: Technologies Holdings Corp.Inventors: Henk Hofman, Cor de Ruijter, Menno Koekoek, Michael A. Mills, Peter Willem van der Sluis
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Publication number: 20170195273Abstract: A method comprises the steps of determining that at least one message of a set of electronically formatted messages previously received by and stored in a memory of an electronic computing device was selected for removal from the electronic computing device; determining that a removal command associated with the message input into the electronic computing device through a user interface of the electronic computing device; graphically depicting destruction of the message by presenting a destruction animation on a visual human-computer interface; and removing the message from the set of electronically formatted messages.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2015Publication date: July 6, 2017Inventors: Peter A. Schultheiss, Michael A. Mills, Dhruva Ganesan, David E. Mills
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Patent number: 9661389Abstract: The systems and methods of the present invention provide for a number of improvements to the TV consumption process, including personalization, community viewing, shared presence and context, messaging, access to ratings and recommendations (including community reviews), alerts, etc. One method that the present invention provides allows for the indication of a given user's context to be provided to other users, such as users in the given user's social network. The method comprises generating an indication of a change in context for a given user, the context comprising information regarding an action of the given user. The indication of the change in context for the given user is propagated to one or more users in the social network for the given user. The indication of the change in context of the given user is presented to users in the given user's social network in conjunction with TV content.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2013Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: YAHOO! INC.Inventors: Ronald Jacoby, Michael Mills
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Patent number: D784255Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2016Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: SolAero Technologies Corp.Inventors: Jeff Steinfeldt, Daniel Aiken, Michael Mills, Alexander Haas, Robert Garnica