Patents by Inventor Richard Miller

Richard 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).

  • Publication number: 20090189404
    Abstract: A vehicle cargo sidewall structure includes a vertical inboard wall panel, a vertical outboard wall panel, door panel and a storage bin. The inboard wall panel includes an access opening. The outboard wall panel extends along side the inboard wall panel to define a side wall structure with a concealed storage space located between the inboard and outboard wall panels. The storage space is accessible via the access opening. The door panel moves between a closed position overlaying the access opening concealing the storage space and an opened position exposing the storage space. The storage bin is coupled to the door panel for movement therewith such that with the door panel in the closed position the storage bin is disposed within the storage space and with the door panel in the opened position the storage bin at least partially extends out of the storage space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2008
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Applicant: NISSAN TECHNICAL CENTER NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Erik Anderson, Richard Miller, Robert Blanchard
  • Patent number: 7537840
    Abstract: A hot melt adhesive composition that includes thermoplastic polyamide, adhesion promoter that includes at least one acid group, and wax having a melting point greater than 82° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: H.B. Licensing & Financing, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard A. Miller
  • Publication number: 20090092993
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for rapid molecular profiling of tissue or other cellular specimens by placing a donor specimen in an assigned location in a recipient array, providing copies of the array, and performing a different biological analysis of each copy. The results of the different biological analyses are compared to determine if there are correlations between the results of the different biological analyses at each assigned location. In some embodiments, the specimens may be tissue specimens from different tumors, which are subjected to multiple parallel molecular (including genetic and immunological) analyses. The results of the parallel analyses are then used to detect common molecular characteristics of the genetic disorder type, which can subsequently be used in the diagnosis or treatment of the disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Inventors: Olli-P. Kallioniemi, Uwe Richard Miller, Guido Sauter, Juha Kononen, Maarit Barlund
  • Patent number: 7487821
    Abstract: A heat pump circuit is installed into the inner cavity of a chimney venting the combustion gases of a burner servicing a dwelling with the exterior heat pump coil mounted in an annular gap formed around the upper chimney end. A fan driven by the chimney draft augmented by the burner then rotates an exterior rank of blade segments above the annular space to draw ambient air across the exterior coil. A set of gated apertures in the chimney wall both above and below the flue damper then directs zoned airflows up into the chimney and across the inner coil that is deployed at the lower interior chimney opening with the air heated in a chamber surrounding the burner either selectively routed into the chimney to further increase the chimney draft or routed into the dwelling for warmth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Inventors: H. Richard Miller, Robert Miller
  • Publication number: 20090024957
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media provide for providing contact information at turf level. According to embodiments, a method for providing contact information at turf level is provided. According to the method, a selected turf from a plurality of turfs displayed in a spreadsheet-based graphical user interface (GUI) is received. In response to receiving the selected turf, contact information for field supervisors associated with disciplines of the selected turf is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2007
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventors: Robert Ingman, Robert Cole, Richard Miller
  • Publication number: 20090024646
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media provide for generating a report indicating job availability. According to embodiments, a method for generating a report indicating job availability is provided. According to the method, a selected assignment group is displayed. A number of status messages received by a technician in the selected assignment group is displayed. The status messages indicate that no jobs are available for the technician. An amount of lost time associated with the technician in the selected assignment group is determined. The lost time includes a difference between a time at which the technician received one of the status messages and a time at which the technician is dispatched to a next job. The amount of lost time associated with the technician in the selected assignment group is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2007
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventors: Robert Ingman, Robert Cole, Richard Miller
  • Publication number: 20090024436
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media provide for determining a plurality of turfs from where to reallocate a workforce to a given turf. According to embodiments, a method for determining a plurality of turfs from where to reallocate a workforce to a given turf is provided. According to the method, an indication of the given turf is received. Optimal turfs from where to reallocate technicians to the given turf are determined from a plurality of turfs. Visual cues for identifying at least a portion of the optimal turfs are generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2007
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventors: Robert Ingman, Robert Cole, Richard Miller
  • Publication number: 20090024999
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media provide for providing an indication of a schedule conflict. According to embodiments, a method for providing an indication of a schedule conflict is provided. According to the method, whether one of a plurality of technicians is scheduled but not dispatched or dispatched but not scheduled is determined. In response to determining that the one of the plurality of technicians is scheduled but not dispatched or dispatched but not scheduled, an indication that the one of the plurality of technicians is scheduled but not dispatched or dispatched but not scheduled is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2007
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventors: Robert Ingman, Robert Cole, Richard Miller
  • Publication number: 20090024431
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media provide for providing future job information. According to embodiments, a method for providing future job information is provided. According to the method, a number of non-dispatched jobs within a future time frame for a plurality of buckets and a plurality of turfs is determined. A numeric indicator indicating the number of non-dispatched jobs associated with at least one turf and at least one bucket is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2007
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventors: Robert Ingman, Robert Cole, Richard Miller
  • Publication number: 20090024437
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media provide for providing a ratio of tasks per technician. According to embodiments, a method for providing a ratio of tasks per technician is provided. According to the method, a number of tasks associated with a given geography is determined. A number of technicians dispatched to the given geography is determined. The ratio of tasks per technician is determined based on the number of tasks and the number of technicians. The ratio of tasks per technician is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2007
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventors: Robert Ingman, Robert Cole, Richard Miller
  • Publication number: 20090024455
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media provide for providing an indication of hightime. According to embodiments, a method for providing an indication of hightime is provided. According to the method, whether at least one of a plurality of technicians exceeds an allotted time with which to complete a job is determined. In response to determining that at least one of the plurality of technicians exceeds the allotted time, an indication that at least one of the plurality of technicians exceeds the allotted time is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2007
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventors: Robert Ingman, Robert Cole, Richard Miller
  • Publication number: 20090024438
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media provide for providing workforce to load information. According to embodiments, a method for providing workforce to load information corresponding to a plurality of turfs is provided. According to the method, a number of hours of pending and assigned work orders corresponding to the plurality of turfs, a number of tickets corresponding to the plurality of turfs, and a number of technicians dispatched corresponding the plurality of turfs are determined. A plurality of textual indicators, each indicating one of the plurality of turfs, are displayed. A first plurality of numeric indicators, each indicating the corresponding number of hours of pending and assigned work, are displayed. A second plurality of numeric indicators, each indicating the corresponding number of tickets, are displayed. A third plurality of numeric indicators, each indicating the corresponding number of technicians dispatched, are displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2007
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventors: Robert Ingman, Robert Cole, Richard Miller
  • Publication number: 20090024435
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media provide a notification of a last job dispatch. According to embodiments, a method for providing a notification of a last job dispatch is provided. According to the method, whether a technician is dispatched to a last job is determined. In response to determining that the technician is dispatched to the last job, a visual cue indicating that the technician is dispatched to the last job is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2007
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventors: Robert Ingman, Robert Cole, Richard Miller
  • Publication number: 20090020297
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media provide for providing commitments information relative to a turf According to embodiments, a method for providing commitments information relative to a turf is provided. According to the method, a time frame for each of a plurality of turfs is determined. The time frame indicates when a work order of a given category is to be completed. A numeric indicator indicating the time frame in which the work order of the given category is to be completed is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2007
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventors: Robert Ingman, Robert Cole, Richard Miller
  • Patent number: 7457299
    Abstract: A wireless network (100) includes a number of definable radio systems (102) in communication with one another via a wideband backbone (108). Each of the systems (102) includes a first software programmable transceiver (200) for extra-network communication using a narrowband channel defined by a radio frequency capability (106). Each of the radios (102) further includes a second transceiver for intra-network communication using wideband backbone (108). Methods for operating the network (100) enable the radios (102) to engage in communication over narrowband channels to carry a signal between multiple radios (102) and an extra-network location, and for communicating the signal as distinct bitstreams between the radios (102) and another of the radios (102) using the wideband backbone (108).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: General Dynamics C4 Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Alan Fette, Joseph Richard Miller, Price Andrew D'Antonio, Mark Lawrence Wormley, John Huie
  • Patent number: 7449620
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated EX6203. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety EX6203, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety EX6203 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety EX6203 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety EX6203.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: David Stoltzfus, Richard Miller
  • Patent number: 7438178
    Abstract: A conveying belt suitable for powerturn conveying applications. The conveying belt has a mult-layer structure with layers of parallel laid yarns disposed in various angles relative to the machine direction. The parallel yarns are stitchbonded to a multiply interwoven scrim to form a subassembly. A batt of staple fibers is needled to the scrim and the batt and subassembly are encapsulated by a polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Habasit AG
    Inventors: Vinod Kumar Chahal, Richard A. Miller
  • Publication number: 20080193468
    Abstract: The present invention is based on the surprising discovery that agonists of TLR8 are uniquely efficacious in enhancing (e.g. inducing) the immune response of newborns. Thus, agonists of TLR8 serve as both vaccine adjuvants and as adjunctive therapies for acute infection in newborns, preferably the agonist is a TLR8-selective agonist. The immune response induced, or enhanced, in the neonatal host can be, for example, a cytokine immune response and/or a humoral immune response (e.g., antigen-specific).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2005
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicants: CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION, 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Ofer Levy, Michael Wessels, Richard Miller, Mark Tomai
  • Publication number: 20080153877
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods for using at least one histone deacetylase inhibitor to decrease cellular DNA repair activity, methods for monitoring the decrease of cellular DNA repair activity using at least one biomarker, methods of treating cancer by using at least one histone deacetylase inhibitor to decrease cellular DNA repair activity in combination therapy, methods of combination therapy where at least one histone deacetylase inhibitor interferes with a DNA repairing mechanism involving RAD51, methods for predicting a induction time period between a first administration of at least one histone deacetylase inhibitor and a second administration of at least one other therapeutic treatment, and pharmaceutical compositions for combination therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Applicant: PHARMACYCLICS, INC.
    Inventors: Shanthi ADIMOOLAM, Joseph J. BUGGY, Darren MAGDA, Richard MILLER
  • Publication number: 20080138644
    Abstract: Extruded metal honeycombs are produced by the direct extrusion of a softened bulk metal feedstock through a honey-comb extrusion die comprising a feedhole array for delivering softened metal through a supporting die baseplate to a honeycomb die discharge section, the discharge section comprising an array of intersecting discharge slots that form the walls of an extruded metal honeycomb structure. This process can be optimized by employing a proper pressure gradient for a particular extrudate flow rate, extrudate composition, and wall-drag condition arising from the particular composition of the feedhole wall, as illustrated graphically in FIG. 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2004
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventors: John Steele Abbott III, Thorsten Rolf Boger, Lin He, Samir Khanna, Kenneth Richard Miller, Charles Mitchel Sorensen Jr.