Patents by Inventor Timothy F. Miller

Timothy F. 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).

  • Seal assembly for a sterile environment
    Patent number: 9945485
    Abstract: A seal assembly includes a seal body having a space formed therein; a seal carrier held within the space, the seal carrier being selectively positionable between a sealing position and a rotation position by moving along a carrying path; at least one seal carried by the seal carrier; and a hermetic seal held within the space out of the carrying path of the seal carrier, the hermetic seal being configured to be abraded away by a rotating element that the hermetic seal is pressing against.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Trelleborg Sealing Solutions US, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy F. Miller, Christopher Berg
  • SEAL ASSEMBLY FOR A STERILE ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20160327159
    Abstract: A seal assembly includes a seal body having a space formed therein; a seal carrier held within the space, the seal carrier being selectively positionable between a sealing position and a rotation position by moving along a carrying path; at least one seal carried by the seal carrier; and a hermetic seal held within the space out of the carrying path of the seal carrier, the hermetic seal being configured to be abraded away by a rotating element that the hermetic seal is pressing against.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Applicant: Trelleborg Sealing Solutions US, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy F. Miller, Christopher Berg
  • Aluminium combustion power system
    Patent number: 8656724
    Abstract: An engine that oxidizes aluminum with water to produce electrical and/or mechanical power. The engine can include a fuel made at least partly from aluminum powder that flows like liquid under high pressure. The engine can also include a steam supply system, a combustor, a fuel feed system, a fuel injection system, and a water supply system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventors: Thomas Cawley, Brian Lowery, Timothy F. Miller, John Herr, Martin Klanchar, Daniel H. Kiely
  • ALUMINIUM COMBUSTION POWER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110252800
    Abstract: An engine that oxidizes aluminum with water to produce electrical and/or mechanical power. The engine can include a fuel made at least partly from aluminum powder that flows like liquid under high pressure. The engine can also include a steam supply system, a combustor, a fuel feed system, a fuel injection system, and a water supply system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventors: Thomas Cawley, Brian Lowery, Timothy F. Miller, John Herr, Martin Klanchar, Daniel H. Kiely
  • Mechanical face seal designs for small shafts
    Publication number: 20030025275
    Abstract: A drive mechanism includes a housing, a shaft, and a face seal system. The shaft is mounted within the housing and is capable of being rotatably driven. The face seal system is positioned intermediate the housing and the shaft, the face seal system being configured for promoting at least one of a substantially constant load versus deflection curve and a substantially flat loading curve with respect to wear thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2002
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Inventor: Timothy F. Miller
  • Slant coil spring and seal
    Patent number: 5542682
    Abstract: A coil spring including a plurality of coils connected to one another in series. Each of the coils has a front portion and a rear portion. The front portion of at least one of the coils includes a first section disposed at a first predetermined angle relative to a plane perpendicular to the spring centerline and a second section disposed at a second predetermined angle relative to the spring centerline. The coil spring is suitable for use in a variety of applications including, but not limited to, seals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1996
    Assignee: American Variseal
    Inventors: Clifford W. Goldstein, Timothy F. Miller