Patents by Inventor Robert A. Miller

Robert A. 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).

  • Reducing page invalidation broadcasts in virtual storage management
    Patent number: 9740605
    Abstract: Technical solutions for reducing page invalidation broadcasts in virtual storage management are described. One general aspect includes a method including allocating, by a storage manager, a virtual memory page to a memory buffer that is used by an application being executed by a multiprocessor system, the virtual memory page being allocated from an address space of the application. The method also includes recording, by a memory management unit, a mapping between the virtual memory page and a physical location in a memory. The method also includes in response to a request, from the application, to deallocate the memory buffer, delaying invalidation of the mapping between the virtual memory page and the physical location in a memory, based on a count of free frames in the address space of the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert Miller, Jr., Harris M. Morgenstern, James H. Mulder, Elpida Tzortzatos, Dieter Wellerdiek
  • Key fob button sequence for accessing keypad reprogramming mode
    Patent number: 9725071
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a controller, in communication with a vehicle keypad and at least one key fob authorized to access the vehicle. The controller may be configured to enter a keypad programming mode responsive to receipt of a predefined sequence including button presses of fob controls of the at least one key fob; receive a personal code entered to the keypad; and store the personal code for comparison with keypad input of a user requesting to unlock the vehicle. The controller may also receive input to the keypad; and provide keypad access to vehicle unlock functionality when the input matches a personal code stored to the controller during a keypad programming mode previously entered responsive to receipt of a predefined sequence including button presses of fob controls of the at least one key fob.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Robert Miller
  • BIODEGRADABLE COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING RENEWABLY-BASED, BIODEGRADABLE 1,3-PROPANEDIOL
    Publication number: 20170216171
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are biodegradable compositions comprising 1,3-propanediol, wherein the 1,3-propanediol in said biodegradable composition has a bio-based carbon content of about 1% to 100%. In addition, it is preferred that the 1,3-propanediol be biologically-derived, and wherein upon biodegradation, the biologically-derived 1,3-propanediol contributes no anthropogenic CO2 emissions to the atmosphere.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: Dupont Tate & Lyle Bio Products Company, LLC
    Inventors: Ann Wehner, Gyorgyi Fenyvesi, Carl F. Muska, Joseph W. DeSalvo, Melissa Joerger, Robert Miller, Irwin A. Palefsky, Raja Hari Poladi
  • COMPRESSOR AEROFOIL
    Publication number: 20170218976
    Abstract: A compressor aerofoil for a turbine engine or an axial process compressor, the compressor aerofoil includes a suction surface wall having a suction surface and a pressure surface wall having a pressure surface, the suction surface wall and the pressure surface wall meet at a leading edge and a trailing edge and define a tip having a tip surface, the aerofoil has a maximum thickness Tmax. A mean camber line is defined as passing through the leading edge and the trailing edge. The compressor aerofoil further includes a winglet at the tip and which extends from the suction surface, the winglet has an overhang W that has a perpendicular extent from the suction surface in the range 0.1 Tmax to 1.5 Tmax. The winglet has a maximum overhang Wmax that occurs within 50% of the length of the mean camber line from the leading edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: John McGill, Robert Miller, Roger Wells
  • SYNERGISTIC LUBRICATING OIL COMPOSITION CONTAINING A MIXTURE OF OLEFIN COPOLYMER DISPERSANT-TYPE VISCOSITY IMPROVER AND AMINE COMPOUND
    Publication number: 20170211011
    Abstract: Disclosed is an internal combustion engine lubricating oil composition which comprises (a) a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity; (b) a dispersant-type olefin copolymer VI improver; and (c) a secondary hydrocarbylamine compound, a tertiary hydrocarbylamine compound, or combinations thereof. A method for reducing cam wear using same is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Kevin David Carabell, John Robert Miller
  • SIMULTANEOUS MULTI-SPOT INSPECTION AND IMAGING
    Publication number: 20170205358
    Abstract: A compact and versatile multi-spot inspection imaging system employs an objective for focusing an array of radiation beams to a surface and a second reflective or refractive objective having a large numerical aperture for collecting scattered radiation from the array of illuminated spots. The scattered radiation from each illuminated spot is focused to a corresponding optical fiber channel so that information about a scattering may be conveyed to a corresponding detector in a remote detector array for processing. In one embodiment, a one-dimensional array of illumination beams is directed at an oblique angle to the surface to illuminate a line of illuminated spots at an angle to the plane of incidence. Radiation scattered from the spots are collected along directions perpendicular to the line of spots or in a double dark field configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Applicant: KLA-Tencor Corporation
    Inventors: Mehdi Vaez-Iravani, Lawrence Robert Miller
  • Asynchronously clearing page frames
    Patent number: 9690483
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes producing one or more clean frames by clearing a batch of one or more frames for use in backing virtual memory pages. The producing the one or more clean frames may be performed asynchronously from a unit of work being performed by a processor. The one or more clean frames may be added to a clean frame queue, where the clean frame queue includes a plurality of clean frames that have been cleared. A first request may be received, from the processor, for a frame for use in backing a virtual memory page of the unit of work. A clean frame, of the one or more clean frames, may be removed from the clean frame queue, responsive to the first request. The clean frame may be delivered to the processor, responsive to the first request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert Miller, Jr., Steven M. Partlow, Thomas F. Rankin, Scott B. Tuttle, Elpida Tzortzatos
  • CREATING NOTES RELATED TO COMMUNICATIONS
    Publication number: 20170177555
    Abstract: Creating notes related to communications may be provided. In some examples, an application, such as a communication management application, may display the communications. The communication management may detect an input to generate a note related to a communication and may provide a note interface to capture the note. The note may be captured on the note interface. The note may be saved as a related communication associated with the communication. The communication management application may display the related communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Robert Miller, Tali Roth, Ned Bearer Friend
  • CREATING NOTES ON LOCK SCREEN
    Publication number: 20170171239
    Abstract: Creating a note on a lock screen may be provided. In some examples, an application, such as a communication application, may detect an input to generate a note on a lock screen. The communication application may provide a note interface to capture the note. Next, the note may be captured on the note interface. In response, the note may be saved at a first storage location. The first storage location may be isolated by an operating system of the computing device to prevent an execution of a malicious code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventor: Robert Miller
  • THERMOPLASTIC WELDING APPARATUS AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20170165902
    Abstract: Thermoplastic welding apparatus and related methods are disclosed. An example method includes providing a smart susceptor between composite parts that are to be joined via thermoplastic welding. The example method includes positioning the composite parts and the smart susceptor on a tooling surface within a cavity of a tooling apparatus and applying a seal to the composite parts and the tooling surface to form a vacuum chamber between the composite parts and the tooling surface at a welding joint of the composite parts; producing a magnetic field at the welding joint. The example method includes providing a vacuum in the vacuum chamber during a welding operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Marc R. MATSEN, Mark A. NEGLEY, William Preston GEREN, Robert MILLER
  • IMPLEMENTING SYNCHRONIZATION FOR REMOTE DISK MIRRORING
    Publication number: 20170168732
    Abstract: A method, and system for implementing enhanced fast full synchronization for remote disk minoring in a computer system. A source backup copy is made locally available to a target for remote disk mirroring. Sectors are identified that are different between the source and target. A hash function is used over a block to be compared, with an adaptive number of tracking sectors per block, starting with a minimum block size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Aaron T. Albertson, Robert Miller, Brian A. Nordland, Kiswanto Thayib
  • Static plasma grid evacuation techniques for vacuum insulating glass (VIG) units
    Patent number: 9677323
    Abstract: A thermally insulating panel (e.g., vacuum IG window unit) includes first and second opposing substrates spaced apart from one another by a plurality of spacers. A low pressure space is defined between the substrates, and is hermetically sealed off by at least one edge seal. During evacuation of the space, a plasma is ignited within the space via a static grid assembly in order to reduce the time needed to evacuate the space down and/or to help remove debris from within the space to the desired low pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Guardian Industries Corp.
    Inventors: Robert A. Miller, Ryan L. Dear, Jeffrey A. Jones
  • PROVIDING REMINDERS RELATED TO CONTEXTUAL DATA ON LOCK SCREENS
    Publication number: 20170161692
    Abstract: A reminder related to contextual data on a lock screen may be provided. In some examples, a communication application receives contextual data of a participant from a source associated with the participant. Next, the contextual data is analyzed to detect an upcoming task associated with the participant. A reminder based on the upcoming task is generated and presented. After detecting a modification to the reminder, the modification is saved at an isolated destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Robert Miller, March Rogers
  • Pharmaceutical compositions comprising renewably-based biodegradable 1,3-propanediol
    Patent number: 9668951
    Abstract: Biodegradable pharmaceutical compositions comprising 1,3-propanediol and its esters are provided. The 1,3-propanediol and its esters in the pharmaceutical composition are biologically derived, and as such, the pharmaceutical compositions exhibit a low anthropogenic CO2 emission profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products Company, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Miller, Joseph Desalvo, Gyorgyi Fenyvesi, Melissa Joerger, Raja Hari Poladi, Ann Wehner
  • Termination unit
    Patent number: 9666336
    Abstract: A termination unit for a superconductor network. Including a primary system that includes a first superconductor cable. Also a first superconducting coil and a first auxiliary magnetizing coil, each coil wound around the first superconductor cable. Also a terminal including a first leg, the first leg including an aperture configured to receive the first superconductor cable. The first leg defining a clearance about the first superconductor cable at ambient temperature and arranged to firmly clamp onto the first superconductor cable at a cryogenic temperature. The termination unit including a cooling system arranged to enclose and cool the primary system to cryogenic temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Stephen Mark Husband, Paul Robert Miller, Alexander Charles Smith, Peter Malkin
  • REDUCING PAGE INVALIDATION BROADCASTS IN VIRTUAL STORAGE MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20170123725
    Abstract: Technical solutions for reducing page invalidation broadcasts in virtual storage management are described. One general aspect includes a method including allocating, by a storage manager, a virtual memory page to a memory buffer that is used by an application being executed by a multiprocessor system, the virtual memory page being allocated from an address space of the application. The method also includes recording, by a memory management unit, a mapping between the virtual memory page and a physical location in a memory. The method also includes in response to a request, from the application, to deallocate the memory buffer, delaying invalidation of the mapping between the virtual memory page and the physical location in a memory, based on a count of free frames in the address space of the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: ROBERT MILLER, JR., HARRIS M. MORGENSTERN, JAMES H. MULDER, ELPIDA TZORTZATOS, DIETER WELLERDIEK
  • REDUCING PAGE INVALIDATION BROADCASTS IN VIRTUAL STORAGE MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20170123966
    Abstract: Technical solutions for reducing page invalidation broadcasts in virtual storage management are described. One general aspect includes a method including allocating, by a storage manager, a virtual memory page to a memory buffer that is used by an application being executed by a multiprocessor system, the virtual memory page being allocated from an address space of the application. The method also includes recording, by a memory management unit, a mapping between the virtual memory page and a physical location in a memory. The method also includes in response to a request, from the application, to deallocate the memory buffer, delaying invalidation of the mapping between the virtual memory page and the physical location in a memory, based on a count of free frames in the address space of the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: ROBERT MILLER, JR., HARRIS M. MORGENSTERN, JAMES H. MULDER, ELPIDA TZORTZATOS, DIETER WELLERDIEK
  • Roll-up door and guide system therefor
    Patent number: 9637972
    Abstract: A roll-up type industrial door including a flexible sheet or woven fabric forming a curtain for closing a door way having an upper end, a lower end and two opposite side edges. The sheet has a main area and elongate side edge sections that are thicker than the main area. A shoulder is formed where each side edge section meets the main area. A curtain winding mechanism is connected to the upper end of the curtain and is used to raise the curtain. A pair of spaced apart guide channels are also provided and the side edge sections are movable therein. Each guide has one or two elastic members which act as locking blades. The locking blades of each guide form an elongate slot that receives a side edge section of the curtain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems AB
    Inventors: Robert Miller, Michael D. Peters, John Whealon
  • ASYNCHRONOUSLY CLEARING PAGE FRAMES
    Publication number: 20170109051
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes producing one or more clean frames by clearing a batch of one or more frames for use in backing virtual memory pages. The producing the one or more clean frames may be performed asynchronously from a unit of work being performed by a processor. The one or more clean frames may be added to a clean frame queue, where the clean frame queue includes a plurality of clean frames that have been cleared. A first request may be received, from the processor, for a frame for use in backing a virtual memory page of the unit of work. A clean frame, of the one or more clean frames, may be removed from the clean frame queue, responsive to the first request. The clean frame may be delivered to the processor, responsive to the first request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Robert Miller, JR., Steven M. Partlow, Thomas F. Rankin, Scott B. Tuttle, Elpida Tzortzatos
  • ASYNCHRONOUSLY CLEARING PAGE FRAMES
    Publication number: 20170090976
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes producing one or more clean frames by clearing a batch of one or more frames for use in backing virtual memory pages. The producing the one or more clean frames may be performed asynchronously from a unit of work being performed by a processor. The one or more clean frames may be added to a clean frame queue, where the clean frame queue includes a plurality of clean frames that have been cleared. A first request may be received, from the processor, for a frame for use in backing a virtual memory page of the unit of work. A clean frame, of the one or more clean frames, may be removed from the clean frame queue, responsive to the first request. The clean frame may be delivered to the processor, responsive to the first request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Robert Miller, JR., Steven M. Partlow, Thomas F. Rankin, Scott B. Tuttle, Elpida Tzortzatos