Patents by Inventor Richard D. Miller
Richard 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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Patent number: 11963691Abstract: A surgical instrument, has an end effector that includes an ultrasonic blade, and a clamp arm that moves relative to the ultrasonic blade from an opened position toward an intermediate position and a closed position. The clamp arm is offset from the ultrasonic blade to define a predetermined gap in the intermediate position between the opened position and the closed position. A clamp arm actuator connects to the clamp arm and moves from an opened configuration to a closed configuration to direct the clamp arm from the opened position toward the intermediate position and the closed position. A spacer connects with the clamp arm to inhibit movement of the clamp arm from the intermediate position toward the closed position for maintaining the predetermined gap between the clamp arm and the ultrasonic blade.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2020Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Cilag GmbH InternationalInventors: Ryan M. Asher, Brian D. Black, John E. Brady, Joseph Dennis, Geni M. Giannotti, Bryce L. Heitman, Timothy S. Holland, Joseph E. Hollo, Andrew Kolpitcke, Amy M. Krumm, Jason R. Lesko, Matthew C. Miller, David A. Monroe, Ion V. Nicolaescu, Rafael J. Ruiz Ortiz, Matthew S. Schneider, Richard C. Smith, Shawn C. Snyder, Sarah A. Worthington, Monica L. Rivard, Fajian Zhang
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Publication number: 20240115006Abstract: An article of footwear includes an adjustable element. The adjustable element includes a bladder that defines an interior void. A compressible component that is disposed within the interior void and is operable between an expanded state and a contracted state. The adjustable element also includes a lock strip including a first end anchored at a first location within the bladder and a second end disposed at an opposite end of the lock strip than the first end. A lock receives the lock strip and is operable between a locked state restricting movement of the lock strip relative to the bladder and an unlocked state permitting movement of the lock strip relative to the bladder.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Nicholas R. Long, Todd W. Miller, Matthew D. Nordstrom, Richard Kristian Hansen
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Publication number: 20220277001Abstract: Systems and methods for displaying estimated relevance indicators for result sets of documents and for displaying query visualizations are disclosed. A method includes receiving a search query including a plurality of query terms. The method further includes searching a database using the search query to identify the result set of documents and calculating an estimated relevance score for the result set of documents. The estimated relevance score is indicative of a degree to which the result set of documents are relevant to the search query. The method further includes providing for display the estimated relevance indicator based on the estimated relevance score. The estimated relevance indicator provides a visual indication of the degree to which the result set of documents are relevant to the search query. Query visualizations including a plurality of nodes and a plurality of connectors are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2022Publication date: September 1, 2022Applicant: RELX INC.Inventors: Richard D. Miller, Jacob Aaron Myers, Travis Shane Ritchie, Todd J. Frascone
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Patent number: 11372874Abstract: Systems and methods for displaying estimated relevance indicators for result sets of documents and for displaying query visualizations are disclosed. A method includes receiving a search query including a plurality of query terms. The method further includes searching a database using the search query to identify the result set of documents and calculating an estimated relevance score for the result set of documents. The estimated relevance score is indicative of a degree to which the result set of documents are relevant to the search query. The method further includes providing for display the estimated relevance indicator based on the estimated relevance score. The estimated relevance indicator provides a visual indication of the degree to which the result set of documents are relevant to the search query. Query visualizations including a plurality of nodes and a plurality of connectors are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2019Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: RELX INC.Inventors: Richard D. Miller, Jacob Aaron Myers, Travis Shane Ritchie, Todd J. Frascone
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Publication number: 20220174907Abstract: An animal litter composition having reduced adhesive properties, and a related method, are disclosed. The animal litter can include a clay-based liquid absorbing material, a filler including one or both of the following: a non-absorbent, non-soluble substrate; an absorbent substrate, and at least one oil present in an amount such that the animal litter composition has a total oil content of about 1.0% by weight to about 7.5% by weight based on the total weight of the animal litter composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2022Publication date: June 9, 2022Applicant: Church & Dwight Co., Inc.Inventors: Raymond S. Brown, Richard D. Miller, Roger Bruno
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Patent number: 11284600Abstract: An animal litter composition having reduced adhesive properties, and a related method, are disclosed. The animal litter can include a clay-based liquid absorbing material, a filler including one or both of the following: a non-absorbent, non-soluble substrate; an absorbent substrate, and at least one oil present in an amount such that the animal litter composition has a total oil content of about 1.0% by weight to about 7.5% by weight based on the total weight of the animal litter composition.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2017Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: Church & Dwight Co., Inc.Inventors: Raymond S. Brown, Richard D. Miller, Roger Bruno
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Patent number: 11144561Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for providing for display an estimated breadth indicator and/or search terms proximity for a result set of documents are disclosed. A method includes receiving a natural language search query including a plurality of search concepts, determining the plurality of search concepts from the natural language query, searching a database using the natural language search query to identify the result set of documents, where the result set of documents are identified based on the plurality of search concepts, calculating a breadth of the result set of documents, where the breadth is calculated from an estimated relevance score that is indicative of a degree to which the result set of documents are relevant to the search query, and providing for display, the breadth as a feedback meter element. The feedback meter element provides a visual indication of the breadth of the natural language search query.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2020Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: RELX INC.Inventors: Richard D. Miller, Todd J. Frascone, Jacob Aaron Myers
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Patent number: 11080315Abstract: Systems and methods for displaying a visualizable results list in response to an electronic search request are disclosed. A method includes accessing metadata for each of a plurality of search results that result from a search query, annotating one or more locations in each search result with first and second indicators for each of one or more grouped search terms in first and second units based on the metadata, and displaying a visualizable results list that includes the plurality of search results and a corresponding hit pattern for each search result. The hit pattern includes the first indicator and the second indicator.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2019Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: RELX Inc.Inventors: Richard D. Miller, Jacob Aaron Myers, Todd J. Frascone, Gaurav Mehra, Ronald C. Haines, Philip Wittmer, Yangguang Li
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Patent number: 11036747Abstract: Systems and methods for displaying a visualizable results list are disclosed. A method includes receiving, by a processing device, a search query including a plurality of search terms, grouping, by the processing device, the search terms into a plurality of units, where each unit includes a related one or more of the search terms, accessing, by the processing device, metadata for each document in a plurality of search results that corresponds to the search query, annotating, by the processing device, one or more locations in each document with a first indicator for each of the search terms in a first unit and a second indicator for each of the search terms in a second unit based on the metadata, and displaying, by the processing device, a visualizable results list comprising the search results with the first indicator and the second indicator.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2019Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: RELX Inc.Inventors: Richard D. Miller, Jacob Aaron Myers, Todd J. Frascone, Gaurav Mehra, Ronald C. Haines, Philip Wittmer, Yangguang Li
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Publication number: 20200226143Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for providing for display an estimated breadth indicator and/or search terms proximity for a result set of documents are disclosed. A method includes receiving a natural language search query including a plurality of search concepts, determining the plurality of search concepts from the natural language query, searching a database using the natural language search query to identify the result set of documents, where the result set of documents are identified based on the plurality of search concepts, calculating a breadth of the result set of documents, where the breadth is calculated from an estimated relevance score that is indicative of a degree to which the result set of documents are relevant to the search query, and providing for display, the breadth as a feedback meter element. The feedback meter element provides a visual indication of the breadth of the natural language search query.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2020Publication date: July 16, 2020Applicant: RELX Inc.Inventors: Richard D. Miller, Todd J. Frascone, Jacob Aaron Myers
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Patent number: 10635679Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for providing for display an estimated breadth indicator and/or search terms proximity for a result set of documents are disclosed. A method includes receiving a natural language search query including a plurality of search concepts, determining the plurality of search concepts from the natural language query, searching a database using the natural language search query to identify the result set of documents, where the result set of documents are identified based on the plurality of search concepts, calculating a breadth of the result set of documents, where the breadth is calculated from an estimated relevance score that is indicative of a degree to which the result set of documents are relevant to the search query, and providing for display, the breadth as a feedback meter element. The feedback meter element provides a visual indication of the breadth of the natural language search query.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2018Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: RELX INC.Inventors: Richard D. Miller, Todd J. Frascone, Jacob Aaron Myers
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Publication number: 20200012672Abstract: Systems and methods for displaying a visualizable results list in response to an electronic search request are disclosed. A method includes accessing metadata for each of a plurality of search results that result from a search query, annotating one or more locations in each search result with first and second indicators for each of one or more grouped search terms in first and second units based on the metadata, and displaying a visualizable results list that includes the plurality of search results and a corresponding hit pattern for each search result. The hit pattern includes the first indicator and the second indicator.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2019Publication date: January 9, 2020Applicant: RELX Inc.Inventors: Richard D. Miller, Jacob Aaron Myers, Todd J. Frascone, Gaurav Mehra, Ronald C. Haines, Philip Wittmer, Yangguang Li
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Publication number: 20190391984Abstract: Systems and methods for displaying a visualizable results list are disclosed. A method includes receiving, by a processing device, a search query including a plurality of search terms, grouping, by the processing device, the search terms into a plurality of units, where each unit includes a related one or more of the search terms, accessing, by the processing device, metadata for each document in a plurality of search results that corresponds to the search query, annotating, by the processing device, one or more locations in each document with a first indicator for each of the search terms in a first unit and a second indicator for each of the search terms in a second unit based on the metadata, and displaying, by the processing device, a visualizable results list comprising the search results with the first indicator and the second indicator.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2019Publication date: December 26, 2019Applicant: RELX Inc.Inventors: Richard D. Miller, Jacob Aaron Myers, Todd J. Frascone, Gaurav Mehra, Ronald C. Haines, Philip Wittmer, Yangguang Li
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Publication number: 20190318009Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for providing for display an estimated breadth indicator and/or search terms proximity for a result set of documents are disclosed. A method includes receiving a natural language search query including a plurality of search concepts, determining the plurality of search concepts from the natural language query, searching a database using the natural language search query to identify the result set of documents, where the result set of documents are identified based on the plurality of search concepts, calculating a breadth of the result set of documents, where the breadth is calculated from an estimated relevance score that is indicative of a degree to which the result set of documents are relevant to the search query, and providing for display, the breadth as a feedback meter element. The feedback meter element provides a visual indication of the breadth of the natural language search query.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2018Publication date: October 17, 2019Inventors: Richard D. Miller, Todd J. Frascone, Jacob Aaron Myers
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Patent number: 10445355Abstract: Systems and methods for displaying a visualizable results list in response to an electronic search request are disclosed. A method includes accessing metadata for each of a plurality of search results that result from a search query, annotating one or more locations in each search result with first and second indicators for each of one or more grouped search terms in first and second units based on the metadata, and displaying a visualizable results list that includes the plurality of search results and a corresponding hit pattern for each search result. The hit pattern includes the first indicator and the second indicator.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2016Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: RELX INC.Inventors: Richard D. Miller, Jacob Aaron Myers, Todd J. Frascone, Gaurav Mehra, Ronald C. Haines, Philip Wittmer, Yangguang Li
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Patent number: 10445327Abstract: Systems and methods for displaying a visualizable results list are disclosed. A method includes receiving, by a processing device, a search query including a plurality of search terms, grouping, by the processing device, the search terms into a plurality of units, where each unit includes a related one or more of the search terms, accessing, by the processing device, metadata for each document in a plurality of search results that corresponds to the search query, annotating, by the processing device, one or more locations in each document with a first indicator for each of the search terms in a first unit and a second indicator for each of the search terms in a second unit based on the metadata, and displaying, by the processing device, a visualizable results list comprising the search results with the first indicator and the second indicator.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2016Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: RELX INC.Inventors: Richard D. Miller, Jacob Aaron Myers, Todd J. Frascone, Gaurav Mehra, Ronald C. Haines, Philip Wittmer, Yangguang Li
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Publication number: 20190197036Abstract: Systems and methods for displaying estimated relevance indicators for result sets of documents and for displaying query visualizations are disclosed. A method includes receiving a search query including a plurality of query terms. The method further includes searching a database using the search query to identify the result set of documents and calculating an estimated relevance score for the result set of documents. The estimated relevance score is indicative of a degree to which the result set of documents are relevant to the search query. The method further includes providing for display the estimated relevance indicator based on the estimated relevance score. The estimated relevance indicator provides a visual indication of the degree to which the result set of documents are relevant to the search query. Query visualizations including a plurality of nodes and a plurality of connectors are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2019Publication date: June 27, 2019Applicant: LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc.Inventors: Richard D. Miller, Jacob Aaron Myers, Travis Shane Ritchie, Todd J. Frascone
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Patent number: 10268738Abstract: Systems and methods for displaying estimated relevance indicators for result sets of documents and for displaying query visualizations are disclosed. A method includes receiving a search query including a plurality of query terms. The method further includes searching a database using the search query to identify the result set of documents and calculating an estimated relevance score for the result set of documents. The estimated relevance score is indicative of a degree to which the result set of documents are relevant to the search query. The method further includes providing for display the estimated relevance indicator based on the estimated relevance score. The estimated relevance indicator provides a visual indication of the degree to which the result set of documents are relevant to the search query. Query visualizations including a plurality of nodes and a plurality of connectors are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2017Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc.Inventors: Richard D. Miller, Jacob Aaron Myers, Travis Shane Ritchie, Todd J. Frascone
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Patent number: 10025769Abstract: Systems and methods for generating a two-dimensional graphical grid representation of the treatment of a document are disclosed. A method includes receiving a request to generate the two-dimensional graphical grid representation of the treatment of the document with respect to at least one variable. In response to the received request, the method further includes retrieving, by a computer, treatment information associated with the document with respect to the at least one variable from a database. The method further includes generating a message containing the retrieved treatment information of the document with respect to the at least one variable, transmitting the generated message, and providing for display the two-dimensional graphical grid representation of the treatment of the document with respect to the at least one variable based on the transmitted message.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2015Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: LexisNexis, A Division of Reed Elsevier Inc.Inventors: Richard D. Miller, Thomas J. Goedde, Jacob Aaron Myers, Gaurav Mehra, Lisa Peterson
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Patent number: 9953062Abstract: Systems and methods for providing for display hierarchical views of content organization nodes associated with captured content and for determining organizational identifiers for captured content are disclosed. A method includes providing a hierarchical taxonomy including a plurality of nodes. The method further includes receiving a plurality of captured content items. The method further includes associating a plurality of content organization nodes from the plurality of nodes with the plurality of captured content items. Each of the plurality of captured content items is associated with at least one of the plurality of content organization nodes. The method further includes providing for display a hierarchical view including the plurality of content organization nodes. The hierarchical view includes, for each of the plurality of content organization nodes, a graphical representation that the content organization node is associated with at least one of the plurality of captured content items.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2014Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc.Inventors: Richard D. Miller, Philip Wittmer, Michael Sluterbeck, Jacob Aaron Myers