Patents by Inventor W. Mills

W. Mills 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).

  • Patent number: 11948762
    Abstract: An electrical contactor has an arc extinguishing component. The electrical contactor includes a first electrical contact and a second electrical contact that, when the contactor is open, define a gap therebetween. The arc extinguishing component includes a magnet adjacent a first side of the gap and an electrically non-conductive shutter adjacent an opposing second side of the gap. The electrically non-conductive shutter capable of reciprocating from a first position to a second position wherein the first position is outside of the gap and the second position is within the gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Astronics Advanced Electronic Systems Corp.
    Inventors: Frederick J. Potter, Patrick W. Mills
  • Patent number: 11934941
    Abstract: A neural processor circuit includes one or more planar engine circuits that perform non-convolution operations in parallel with convolution operations performed by one or more neural engine circuits. The neural engine circuits perform the convolution operations on neural input data corresponding to one or more neural engine tasks to generate neural output data. The planar engine circuits perform non-convolution operations on planar input data corresponding to one or more planar engine tasks to generate planar output data. A data processor circuit in the neural processor circuit addresses data dependency between the one or more neural engine tasks and the one or more planar engine tasks by controlling reading of the neural output data as the planar input data by the planar engine circuits or reading of the planar output data as the neural input data by the neural engine circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Christopher L. Mills, Kenneth W. Waters
  • Publication number: 20230392466
    Abstract: A subsea wellhead assembly having an arrangement of primary well barriers provided in equipment that is located within the well and/or the wellhead housing is provided. The subsea wellhead assembly may include a tubing hanger positioned in or below a wellhead housing coupled to a subsea well, a tree cap fluidly coupled to the tubing hanger and disposed atop the wellhead housing, and a pair of master production valves configured to be selectively actuated from an open position to a closed position to shut in the subsea well, each of the pair of master production valves located within or below the wellhead housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Chris D. Bartlett, Daniel J. McLaughlin, Raymond A. Guillory, Blake T. DeBerry, Marcus Smedley, Gregory K. Norwood, David A. Scantlebury, Andrew B. Mitchell, Darren W. Mills
  • Patent number: 11773678
    Abstract: A subsea wellhead assembly having an arrangement of primary well barriers provided in equipment that is located within the well and/or the wellhead housing is provided. The subsea wellhead assembly may include a tubing hanger positioned in or below a wellhead housing coupled to a subsea well, a tree cap fluidly coupled to the tubing hanger and disposed atop the wellhead housing, and a pair of master production valves configured to be selectively actuated from an open position to a closed position to shut in the subsea well, each of the pair of master production valves located within or below the wellhead housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Dril-Quip, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris D. Bartlett, Daniel J. McLaughlin, Raymond Guillory, Blake T. DeBerry, Marcus Smedley, Gregory K. Norwood, David A. Scantlebury, Andrew B. Mitchell, Darren W. Mills
  • Publication number: 20230051020
    Abstract: An arc fault detection system senses current flow in a power source branch and in one or more load branches in an electrical system. Over a frequency range divided into a predetermined number of frequency bins, a controller records and tallies the branch having largest magnitude of power spectral density for each frequency bin. The branch having highest total tally is determined to be the branch in which the arc fault occurred and can then safely be isolated from the electrical system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Warren J. Wambsganss, Fred J. Potter, Patrick W. Mills
  • Publication number: 20220389781
    Abstract: A subsea wellhead assembly having an arrangement of primary well barriers provided in equipment that is located within the well and/or the wellhead housing is provided. The subsea wellhead assembly may include a tubing hanger positioned in or below a wellhead housing coupled to a subsea well, a tree cap fluidly coupled to the tubing hanger and disposed atop the wellhead housing, and a pair of master production valves configured to be selectively actuated from an open position to a closed position to shut in the subsea well, each of the pair of master production valves located within or below the wellhead housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Chris D. Bartlett, Daniel J. McLaughlin, Ray Guillory, Blake T. DeBerry, Marcus Smedley, Gregory K. Norwood, David A. Scantlebury, Andrew B. Mitchell, Darren W. Mills
  • Publication number: 20220351926
    Abstract: An electrical contactor has an arc extinguishing component. The electrical contactor includes a first electrical contact and a second electrical contact that, when the contactor is open, define a gap therebetween. The arc extinguishing component includes a magnet adjacent a first side of the gap and an electrically non-conductive shutter adjacent an opposing second side of the gap. The electrically non-conductive shutter capable of reciprocating from a first position to a second position wherein the first position is outside of the gap and the second position is within the gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Frederick J. Potter, Patrick W. Mills
  • Publication number: 20220030853
    Abstract: Effective delivery of an insecticide to a growing plant can sometimes be problematic. Topical delivery of an insecticide at the post-emergence stage of growth can sometimes be ineffective. It can also be difficult to deliver an insecticide to the roots of a growing plant, such as to combat a subsurface insect infestation. Accordingly, soil blends having insecticidal activity can comprise a soil medium, a porous soil additive, and an insecticide dispersed within the soil medium. Such soil blends may be used in conjunction with cultivating a variety of plants. Methods for producing the soil blends can comprise providing a soil medium and a porous soil additive, and dispersing the porous soil additive and an insecticide within the soil medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: MED-X, INC.
    Inventor: Matthew W. MILLS
  • Patent number: 11147266
    Abstract: Effective delivery of an insecticide to a growing plant can sometimes be problematic. Topical delivery of an insecticide at the post-emergence stage of growth can sometimes be ineffective. It can also be difficult to deliver an insecticide to the roots of a growing plant, such as to combat a subsurface insect infestation. Accordingly, soil blends having insecticidal activity can comprise a soil medium, a porous soil additive, and an insecticide dispersed within the soil medium. Such soil blends may be used in conjunction with cultivating a variety of plants. Methods for producing the soil blends can comprise providing a soil medium and a porous soil additive, and dispersing the porous soil additive and an insecticide within the soil medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: MED-X, INC.
    Inventor: Matthew W. Mills
  • Patent number: 11129362
    Abstract: A protective article for a horse includes a protective member and a replaceable securing member. The protective member includes a body portion extending between a pair of opposing ends and dimensioned to be wrapped around and secured to a horse's body part, and further includes a first engagement member coupled to the body portion adjacent one end, and a second engagement member coupled to the body portion adjacent the other end. The replaceable securing member is adapted to be selectively engaged with the engagement members in a manner that urges the engagement members towards one another. The replaceable securing member includes a first securing assembly adapted to be manually reversibly secured to the first engagement member, and a second securing assembly adapted to be manually reversibly secured to the second engagement member, the first securing assembly securing to the first engagement member independently of the second securing assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Inventor: Brett W. Mills
  • Patent number: 10694845
    Abstract: A grill insert enclosure including a framework of interconnected frame members and support members adapted to receive a grill insert. The construction and utilization of the grill insert enclosure includes adjustably locating the support members to accommodate the configuration and dimensions of various grill inserts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Mill Brothers Landscape & Nursery, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew W. Mill
  • Patent number: 10682953
    Abstract: A device includes a cue generator for a vehicle. Like many vehicles, the vehicle has a windshield and a hood, a gas pedal and a brake pedal. The cue generator includes a light projector configured to project a distinct visual cue based on a type of engagement signal received. The cue generator is configured to receive a gas pedal engagement signal when the gas pedal is engaged, and a brake pedal engagement signal when the brake pedal is engaged. The device is configured to project the visual cue within a portion of the driver's peripheral field of view that corresponds to the hood of the car.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Inventors: Evan W. Mills, Gary J. Mills
  • Patent number: 10032681
    Abstract: Monitoring a geometric parameter value for one or more features produced on a substrate during an etch process may involve: (a) measuring optical signals produced by optical energy interacting with features being etched on the substrate; (b) providing a subset of the measured optical signals, wherein the subset is defined by a range where optical signals were determined to correlate with target geometric parameter values for features; (c) applying the subset of optical signals to a model configured to predict the target geometric parameter values from the measured optical signals; (d) determining, from the model, a current value of the target geometric parameter of the features being etched; (e) comparing the current value of the target geometric parameter of the features being etched to an etch process endpoint value for the target geometric parameter; and (f) repeating (a)-(e) until the comparing in (e) indicates that the current value of the target geometric parameter of the features being etched has reach
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Lam Research Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew D. Bailey, III, Mehmet Derya Tetiker, Duncan W. Mills
  • Patent number: 9997895
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a load buss array assembly includes placing a plurality of load conductors within a thermally conductive substrate, placing a portion of a load connector within the thermally conductive substrate, and electrically connecting the load conductors to the portion of the load connector within the thermally conductive substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: LABINAL, LLC
    Inventors: Patrick W. Mills, Richard G. Benshoff, James M. McCormick
  • Patent number: 9967129
    Abstract: A method is provided for invoking call features to be executed in a session initiation protocol (SIP) environment, the method comprising: receiving a signal indicating a feature activation; and inserting a call information header into a SIP message, the call information header comprising a parameter that identifies the activated feature. Alternatively or additionally, a method is provided for controlling a user interface coupled to an endpoint in a SIP environment, the method comprising: receiving a SIP message comprising a user interface parameter carried in a call information header; and modifying the user interface to reflect the value of the user interface parameter. In yet another alternative, a method is provided for communicating user interface information to an endpoint in a SIP environment, comprising: creating a SIP message comprising a user interface parameter in a call information header; and transmitting the SIP message to the endpoint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Umesh P. Katapadi, Daniel P. Linton, Craig P. Miller, David W. Mills
  • Patent number: 9899107
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a multi-segment rod that includes a plurality of rod segments. The rod segments are removably mated to each other via mating structures in an axial direction. An irradiation target is disposed within at least one of the rod segments, and at least a portion of at least one mating structure includes one and/or more combinations of neutron absorbing materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC
    Inventors: Russell Patrick Higgins, Vernon W. Mills, David Grey Smith, Gerald Anthony Luciano, Roger Howard Van Slyke, William Earl Russell, II, Bradley D. Bloomquist
  • Publication number: 20180043651
    Abstract: A protective article for a horse includes a protective member and a replaceable securing member. The protective member includes a body portion extending between a pair of opposing ends and dimensioned to be wrapped around and secured to a horse's body part, and further includes a first engagement member coupled to the body portion adjacent one end, and a second engagement member coupled to the body portion adjacent the other end. The replaceable securing member is adapted to be selectively engaged with the engagement members in a manner that urges the engagement members towards one another. The replaceable securing member includes a first securing assembly adapted to be manually reversibly secured to the first engagement member, and a second securing assembly adapted to be manually reversibly secured to the second engagement member, the first securing assembly securing to the first engagement member independently of the second securing assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventor: Brett W. Mills
  • Publication number: 20180010808
    Abstract: A grill insert enclosure including a framework of interconnected frame members and support members adapted to receive a grill insert. The construction and utilization of the grill insert enclosure includes adjustably locating the support members to accommodate the configuration and dimensions of various grill inserts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Applicant: Mill Brothers Landscape & Nursery, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew W. Mill
  • Publication number: 20170352437
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a multi-segment rod that includes a plurality of rod segments. The rod segments are removably mated to each other via mating structures in an axial direction. An irradiation target is disposed within at least one of the rod segments, and at least a portion of at least one mating structure includes one and/or more combinations of neutron absorbing materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: GE-HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC
    Inventors: Russell Patrick Higgins, Vernon W. Mills, David Grey Smith, Gerald Anthony Luciano, Roger Howard Van Slyke, William Earl Russell, II, Bradley D. Bloomquist
  • Patent number: 9815255
    Abstract: A protective article for a horse includes a protective member and a replaceable securing member. The protective member includes a body portion extending between a pair of opposing ends and dimensioned to be wrapped around and secured to a horse's body part, and further includes a first engagement member coupled to the body portion adjacent one end, and a second engagement member coupled to the body portion adjacent the other end. The replaceable securing member is adapted to be selectively engaged with the engagement members in a manner that urges the engagement members towards one another. The replaceable securing member includes a first securing assembly adapted to be manually reversibly secured to the first engagement member, and a second securing assembly adapted to be manually reversibly secured to the second engagement member, the first securing assembly securing to the first engagement member independently of the second securing assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Inventor: Brett W. Mills