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).
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Patent number: 11948762Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 20, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Astronics Advanced Electronic Systems Corp.Inventors: Frederick J. Potter, Patrick W. Mills
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Patent number: 11934941Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 17, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Christopher L. Mills, Kenneth W. Waters
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Publication number: 20230392466Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2023Publication date: December 7, 2023Inventors: 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
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Patent number: 11773678Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 16, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: 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
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Publication number: 20230051020Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2022Publication date: February 16, 2023Inventors: Warren J. Wambsganss, Fred J. Potter, Patrick W. Mills
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Publication number: 20220389781Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2022Publication date: December 8, 2022Inventors: 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
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Publication number: 20220351926Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2022Publication date: November 3, 2022Inventors: Frederick J. Potter, Patrick W. Mills
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Publication number: 20220030853Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Applicant: MED-X, INC.Inventor: Matthew W. MILLS
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Patent number: 11147266Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 31, 2016Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: MED-X, INC.Inventor: Matthew W. Mills
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Patent number: 11129362Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 25, 2017Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Inventor: Brett W. Mills
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Patent number: 10694845Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 8, 2016Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: Mill Brothers Landscape & Nursery, Inc.Inventor: Andrew W. Mill
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Patent number: 10682953Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 28, 2018Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Inventors: Evan W. Mills, Gary J. Mills
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Patent number: 10032681Abstract: 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 reachType: GrantFiled: March 2, 2016Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: Lam Research CorporationInventors: Andrew D. Bailey, III, Mehmet Derya Tetiker, Duncan W. Mills
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Patent number: 9997895Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 19, 2013Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: LABINAL, LLCInventors: Patrick W. Mills, Richard G. Benshoff, James M. McCormick
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Patent number: 9967129Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 9, 2006Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Umesh P. Katapadi, Daniel P. Linton, Craig P. Miller, David W. Mills
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Patent number: 9899107Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 10, 2010Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLCInventors: Russell Patrick Higgins, Vernon W. Mills, David Grey Smith, Gerald Anthony Luciano, Roger Howard Van Slyke, William Earl Russell, II, Bradley D. Bloomquist
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Publication number: 20180043651Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2017Publication date: February 15, 2018Inventor: Brett W. Mills
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Publication number: 20180010808Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2016Publication date: January 11, 2018Applicant: Mill Brothers Landscape & Nursery, Inc.Inventor: Andrew W. Mill
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Publication number: 20170352437Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2010Publication date: December 7, 2017Applicant: GE-HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLCInventors: Russell Patrick Higgins, Vernon W. Mills, David Grey Smith, Gerald Anthony Luciano, Roger Howard Van Slyke, William Earl Russell, II, Bradley D. Bloomquist
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Patent number: 9815255Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 9, 2012Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Inventor: Brett W. Mills