Patents by Inventor Nathan D. Miller
Nathan 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: 20240165429Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to a method of driving an end effector coupled to an ultrasonic drive system of a surgical instrument. The method comprises generating at least one electrical signal. The at least one electrical signal is monitored against a first set of logic conditions. A first response is triggered when the first set of logic conditions is met. A parameter is determined from the at least one electrical signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2023Publication date: May 23, 2024Inventors: Jeffrey D. Messerly, Eitan T. Wiener, Brian T. Noyes, Jeffrey L. Aldridge, James R. Giordano, Robert J. Beetel, III, Daniel J. Abbott, Foster B. Stulen, Matthew C. Miller, Aaron C. Voegele, Jeffrey P. Wiley, Nathan J. Price, Daniel W. Price, Robert L. Koch, JR.
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Publication number: 20240148429Abstract: A method for determining motional branch current in an ultrasonic transducer of an ultrasonic surgical device over multiple frequencies of a transducer drive signal. The method may comprise, at each of a plurality of frequencies of the transducer drive signal, oversampling a current and voltage of the transducer drive signal, receiving, by a processor, the current and voltage samples, and determining, by the processor, the motional branch current based on the current and voltage samples, a static capacitance of the ultrasonic transducer and the frequency of the transducer drive signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Inventors: Eitan T. Wiener, Jeffrey L. Aldridge, Brian T. Noyes, Jeffrey D. Messerly, James R. Giordano, Robert J. Beetel, III, Nathan J. Price, Matthew C. Miller, Jeffrey P. Wiley, Daniel W. Price, Robert L. Koch, JR., Joseph A. Brotz, John E. Hein
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Publication number: 20240076597Abstract: A method for functionalizing a hollow-fiber membrane for cell expansion of targeted cells (e.g., natural killer cells) includes contacting a biotinylating molecule to a surface of the hollow-fiber membrane including an extracellular matrix component, the biotinylating molecule binding to the extracellular matrix component and having an affinity for the targeted cells. The biotinylated molecule may be selected from the group consisting of: cytokine, epitope, ligand, monoclonal antibody, stains, aptamer, and combinations thereof. The extracellular matrix component may be selected from the group consisting of: fibronectin, vitronectin, fibrinogen, collagen, laminin, and combinations thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Applicant: Terumo BCT, Inc.Inventors: Mark E. JONES, Nathan D. FRANK, Mindy M. MILLER, Ann Marie W. CUNNINGHAM, Dalip SETHI
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Patent number: 10186029Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed to characterizing objects or other items, which as may be implemented in a machine-vision type approach. As may be implemented with one or more embodiments, some of which may involve a Fourier transform analysis, object regions (one or more objects) are identified in image data depicting several objects, and the size of each object-region is identified. Respective ratios of the size of each object-region to the size of each of the other object regions are determined, and object regions having a higher total number of ratios that round to one (relative to the other object regions) are identified. An expected (e.g., average) individual object size is determined based on the sizes of the identified object regions, and a total number of the objects in the image is determined based on the expected individual object size and the sizes of the object regions.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2015Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research FoundationInventors: Edgar P. Spalding, Nathan D. Miller
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Publication number: 20160093037Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed to characterizing objects or other items, which as may be implemented in a machine-vision type approach. As may be implemented with one or more embodiments, some of which may involve a Fourier transform analysis, object regions (one or more objects) are identified in image data depicting several objects, and the size of each object-region is identified. Respective ratios of the size of each object-region to the size of each of the other object regions are determined, and object regions having a higher total number of ratios that round to one (relative to the other object regions) are identified. An expected (e.g., average) individual object size is determined based on the sizes of the identified object regions, and a total number of the objects in the image is determined based on the expected individual object size and the sizes of the object regions.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2015Publication date: March 31, 2016Inventors: Edgar P. Spalding, Nathan D. Miller
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Publication number: 20140357996Abstract: An ultrasound system includes an ultrasound transducer adapted to obtain a dynamic series of echo signals of a subject tissue at different deformation states, and an image processor for generating and displaying ultrasound images of the tissue. The processor is configured to generate dynamic images that correspond to the dynamic series of echo signals, identify a plurality of pixels within a region of interest (ROI) of a first of the generated images, evaluate local tissue mechanical behavior by tracking the displacement, deformation, and echo intensity of the identified plurality of pixels from the first image to subsequent images based on groups of pixels that correspond to each of the identified plurality of pixels, determine tissue functionality in the subject at the tracked pixel locations, and display the tissue functionality in dynamic images that corresponds to the tracked pixel locations.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2014Publication date: December 4, 2014Inventors: Nathan D. Miller, Hirohito Kobayashi
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Patent number: 8840555Abstract: An ultrasound system includes an ultrasound transducer adapted to obtain a dynamic series of echo signals of a subject tissue at different deformation states, and an image processor for generating and displaying ultrasound images of the tissue. The processor is configured to generate dynamic images that correspond to the dynamic series of echo signals, identify a plurality of pixels within a region of interest (ROI) of a first of the generated images, evaluate local tissue mechanical behavior by tracking the displacement, deformation, and echo intensity of the identified plurality of pixels from the first image to subsequent images based on groups of pixels that correspond to each of the identified plurality of pixels, determine tissue functionality in the subject at the tracked pixel locations, and display the tissue functionality in dynamic images that corresponds to the tracked pixel locations.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2011Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: Echometrix, LLCInventors: Nathan D. Miller, Hirohito Kobayashi
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Patent number: 8769233Abstract: In an embodiment, a plurality of stack depths of a stack are sampled from all stack depths of the stack. An average of the plurality of stack depths is calculated. If a number of the plurality of stack depths is greater than a maximum sample threshold and the average of the plurality of stack depths is greater than or equal to a current depth of the stack, then pages are deallocated from the stack that are above the average of the plurality of stack depths. If the number of the plurality of stack depths is greater than the maximum sample threshold and the average of the plurality of stack depths is less than the current depth of the stack, then pages are deallocated from the stack that are above the current depth of the stack.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2011Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Brent W. Jacobs, Nathan D. Miller
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Patent number: 8615680Abstract: A method for maintaining vital product data (VPD) of each field replaceable unit (FRUs) in a computer system, the computer system including a first FRU and a second FRU operatively coupled with the first FRU. The method includes calculating a parity for the VPD of the second FRU, and upon detecting a failure of the second FRU, regenerating the VPD for the failed second FRU using the parity.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2011Date of Patent: December 24, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Douglas M. Boecker, Brent W. Jacobs, Nathan D. Miller, Matthew S. Spinler, Shaun A. Wetzstein
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Patent number: 8447921Abstract: A method for maintaining vital product data (VPD) contained in an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory) on a field replaceable unit (FRU) of a computer system that has a cache. The method includes maintaining a copy of the VPD in the cache, retrieving the copy of the VPD from the cache upon receiving a read request of the VPD, and, upon receiving a write request to write data to the VPD, writing the data to the copy of the VPD, determining whether the VPD in the EEPROM is in synchronization with the copy of the VPD in the cache, and, if the VPD and the copy of the VPD are in synchronization, writing the data to the EEPROM.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2011Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Douglas M. Boecker, Brent W. Jacobs, Nathan D. Miller, Matthew S. Spinler, Shaun A. Wetzstein
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Publication number: 20120324194Abstract: In an embodiment, a plurality of stack depths of a stack are sampled from all stack depths of the stack. An average of the plurality of stack depths is calculated. If a number of the plurality of stack depths is greater than a maximum sample threshold and the average of the plurality of stack depths is greater than or equal to a current depth of the stack, then pages are deallocated from the stack that are above the average of the plurality of stack depths. If the number of the plurality of stack depths is greater than the maximum sample threshold and the average of the plurality of stack depths is less than the current depth of the stack, then pages are deallocated from the stack that are above the current depth of the stack.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2011Publication date: December 20, 2012Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Brent W. Jacobs, Nathan D. Miller
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Publication number: 20120185724Abstract: A method for maintaining vital product data (VPD) of each field replaceable unit (FRUs) in a computer system, the computer system including a first FRU and a second FRU operatively coupled with the first FRU. The method includes calculating a parity for the VPD of the second FRU, and upon detecting a failure of the second FRU, regenerating the VPD for the failed second FRU using the parity.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2011Publication date: July 19, 2012Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Douglas M. Boecker, Brent W. Jacobs, Nathan D. Miller, Matthew S. Spinler, Shaun A. Wetzstein
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Publication number: 20120185637Abstract: A method for maintaining vital product data (VPD) contained in an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory) on a field replaceable unit (FRU) of a computer system that has a cache. The method includes maintaining a copy of the VPD in the cache, retrieving the copy of the VPD from the cache upon receiving a read request of the VPD, and, upon receiving a write request to write data to the VPD, writing the data to the copy of the VPD, determining whether the VPD in the EEPROM is in synchronization with the copy of the VPD in the cache, and, if the VPD and the copy of the VPD are in synchronization, writing the data to the EEPROM.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2011Publication date: July 19, 2012Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Douglas M. Boecker, Brent W. Jacobs, Nathan D. Miller, Matthew S. Spinler, Shaun A. Wetzstein
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Publication number: 20120116219Abstract: An ultrasound system includes an ultrasound transducer adapted to obtain a dynamic series of echo signals of a subject tissue at different deformation states, and an image processor for generating and displaying ultrasound images of the tissue. The processor is configured to generate dynamic images that correspond to the dynamic series of echo signals, identify a plurality of pixels within a region of interest (ROI) of a first of the generated images, evaluate local tissue mechanical behavior by tracking the displacement, deformation, and echo intensity of the identified plurality of pixels from the first image to subsequent images based on groups of pixels that correspond to each of the identified plurality of pixels, determine tissue functionality in the subject at the tracked pixel locations, and display the tissue functionality in dynamic images that corresponds to the tracked pixel locations.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2011Publication date: May 10, 2012Inventors: Nathan D. Miller, Hirohito Kobayashi
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Patent number: 7502953Abstract: A method for coupling a collection of master devices on an Inter-Integrated Circuit (IIC) bus, where the collection of master devices includes at least one resident master device, generating a periodic, fixed interval tenure on the IIC bus, synchronizing at least one additional master device with the periodic, fixed interval tenure to enable the at least one additional master device to communicate on the IIC bus, and tuning a period value corresponding to a frequency of the periodic, fixed interval tenure to optimize the synchronizing, wherein the tuning further includes adjusting the period value to vary the frequency of the periodic, fixed interval tenure to balance between available IIC bus bandwidth and synchronization of the at least one additional master device.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2006Date of Patent: March 10, 2009Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Douglas M. Boecker, Nathan D. Miller, Alwood P. Williams, III