Patents by Inventor Ronald J. Miller, Sr.

Ronald J. Miller, Sr. 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: 20230005350
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products for detecting, locating, and identifying gunshots. In response to detecting a discharge of a firearm, a discharge alert indicating one or more characteristics of the discharge is transmitted to a gunshot location system. The one or more characteristics of the discharge are compared to one or more characteristics of one or more gunshots detected by the gunshot location system based on acoustic signals received at one or more listening stations. In response to finding a match between the one or more characteristics of the discharge and the one or more characteristics of acoustically detected gunshot, the gunshot is associated with the firearm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Kevin S. Weaver, Ronald J. Miller, SR., Arijit Sengupta
  • Patent number: 11060812
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling a firearm. Components embedded in a portion of the firearm enable the firearm to determine if a user of the firearm is authorized to do so, and either enable or disable a firing mechanism of the firearm accordingly. The firearm may also send communication signals regarding the status of the firearm or events detected by the firearm to a remote device controlled by an authorized user. The system may thereby notify the authorized user of attempted unauthorized use of the firearm, that the firearm has been left behind by the authorized user, or that the firearm is being tampered with. The system may also include multi-tag or a voice-override features that prevent the firearm from being used against the authorized user should the authorized user lose control of the firearm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Safearms LLC
    Inventors: Terrell C. Black, Kevin S. Weaver, Ronald J. Miller, Sr., Arijit Sengupta, James A. Good
  • Patent number: 11060813
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling a firearm. Components embedded in a portion of the firearm enable the firearm to determine if a user of the firearm is authorized to do so, and either enable or disable a firing mechanism of the firearm accordingly. The firearm may also send communication signals regarding the status of the firearm or events detected by the firearm to a remote device controlled by an authorized user. The system may thereby notify the authorized user of attempted unauthorized use of the firearm, that the firearm has been left behind by the authorized user, or that the firearm is being tampered with. The system may also include multi-tag or a voice-override features that prevent the firearm from being used against the authorized user should the authorized user lose control of the firearm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Safearms LLC
    Inventors: Terrell C. Black, Kevin S. Weaver, Ronald J. Miller, Sr., Arijit Sengupta, James A. Good
  • Patent number: 11041685
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling a firearm. Components embedded in a portion of the firearm enable the firearm to determine if a user of the firearm is authorized to do so, and either enable or disable a firing mechanism of the firearm accordingly. The firearm may also send communication signals regarding the status of the firearm or events detected by the firearm to a remote device controlled by an authorized user. The system may thereby notify the authorized user of attempted unauthorized use of the firearm, that the firearm has been left behind by the authorized user, or that the firearm is being tampered with. The system may also include multi-tag or a voice-override features that prevent the firearm from being used against the authorized user should the authorized user lose control of the firearm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Safearms LLC
    Inventors: Terrell C. Black, Kevin S. Weaver, Ronald J. Miller, Sr., Arijit Sengupta, James A. Good
  • Publication number: 20210088298
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling a firearm. Components embedded in a portion of the firearm enable the firearm to determine if a user of the firearm is authorized to do so, and either enable or disable a firing mechanism of the firearm accordingly. The firearm may also send communication signals regarding the status of the firearm or events detected by the firearm to a remote device controlled by an authorized user. The system may thereby notify the authorized user of attempted unauthorized use of the firearm, that the firearm has been left behind by the authorized user, or that the firearm is being tampered with. The system may also include multi-tag or a voice-override features that prevent the firearm from being used against the authorized user should the authorized user lose control of the firearm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Terrell C. Black, Kevin S. Weaver, Ronald J. Miller, SR., Arijit Sengupta, James A. Good
  • Publication number: 20210088299
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling a firearm. Components embedded in a portion of the firearm enable the firearm to determine if a user of the firearm is authorized to do so, and either enable or disable a firing mechanism of the firearm accordingly. The firearm may also send communication signals regarding the status of the firearm or events detected by the firearm to a remote device controlled by an authorized user. The system may thereby notify the authorized user of attempted unauthorized use of the firearm, that the firearm has been left behind by the authorized user, or that the firearm is being tampered with. The system may also include multi-tag or a voice-override features that prevent the firearm from being used against the authorized user should the authorized user lose control of the firearm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Terrell C. Black, Kevin S. Weaver, Ronald J. Miller, SR., Arijit Sengupta, James A. Good
  • Publication number: 20200363150
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling a firearm. Components embedded in a portion of the firearm enable the firearm to determine if a user of the firearm is authorized to do so, and either enable or disable a firing mechanism of the firearm accordingly. The firearm may also send communication signals regarding the status of the firearm or events detected by the firearm to a remote device controlled by an authorized user. The system may thereby notify the authorized user of attempted unauthorized use of the firearm, that the firearm has been left behind by the authorized user, or that the firearm is being tampered with. The system may also include multi-tag or a voice-override features that prevent the firearm from being used against the authorized user should the authorized user lose control of the firearm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Terrell C. Black, Kevin S. Weaver, Ronald J. Miller, Sr., Arijit Sengupta, James A. Good
  • Patent number: 10837723
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling a firearm. Components embedded in a portion of the firearm enable the firearm to determine if a user of the firearm is authorized to do so, and either enable or disable a firing mechanism of the firearm accordingly. The firearm may also send communication signals regarding the status of the firearm or events detected by the firearm to a remote device controlled by an authorized user. The system may thereby notify the authorized user of attempted unauthorized use of the firearm, that the firearm has been left behind by the authorized user, or that the firearm is being tampered with. The system may also include multi-tag or a voice-override features that prevent the firearm from being used against the authorized user should the authorized user lose control of the firearm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: SAFEARMS LLC
    Inventors: Terrell C. Black, Kevin S. Weaver, Ronald J. Miller, Sr., Arijit Sengupta, James A. Good
  • Publication number: 20200109905
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling a firearm. Components embedded in a portion of the firearm enable the firearm to determine if a user of the firearm is authorized to do so, and either enable or disable a firing mechanism of the firearm accordingly. The firearm may also send communication signals regarding the status of the firearm or events detected by the firearm to a remote device controlled by an authorized user. The system may thereby notify the authorized user of attempted unauthorized use of the firearm, that the firearm has been left behind by the authorized user, or that the firearm is being tampered with. The system may also include multi-tag or a voice-override features that prevent the firearm from being used against the authorized user should the authorized user lose control of the firearm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Terrell C. Black, Kevin S. Weaver, Ronald J. Miller, SR., Arijit Sengupta, James A. Good
  • Patent number: 10365057
    Abstract: Systems and methods to use, monitor, and control a firearm technology including smart components embedded into a portion of the firearm and communicatively coupled to the firearm, are disclosed. Use of such smart components may permit the firearm to display and/or send alerts regarding status updates (such as power levels of a battery, indication of need of maintenance, or status of enablement or disablement). Further, use of such smart components may permit the firearm to recognize authorized users to permit one or more firearm operations, to be tracked via inventory control tags, to communicate with remote devices such as a cell phone, to charge an internal power supply, to prevent unauthorized tampering of the device, to enable voice control operations, and/or to inject a destructive solution into the firearm based on unauthorized use, wherein the solution may permanently destroy the firearm functionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Safearms LLC
    Inventors: Terrell C. Black, Kevin S. Weaver, Ronald J. Miller, Sr., Arijit Sengupta, James A. Good
  • Publication number: 20170010062
    Abstract: Systems and methods to use, monitor, and control a firearm technology including smart components embedded into a portion of the firearm and communicatively coupled to the firearm, are disclosed. Use of such smart components may permit the firearm to display and/or send alerts regarding status updates (such as power levels of a battery, indication of need of maintenance, or status of enablement or disablement). Further, use of such smart components may permit the firearm to recognize authorized users to permit one or more firearm operations, to be tracked via inventory control tags, to communicate with remote devices such as a cell phone, to charge an internal power supply, to prevent unauthorized tampering of the device, to enable voice control operations, and/or to inject a destructive solution into the firearm based on unauthorized use, wherein the solution may permanently destroy the firearm functionality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Terrell C. Black, Kevin S. Weaver, Ronald J. Miller, Sr., Arijit Sengupta, James A. Good