Patents by Inventor William D. Miller

William D. 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).

  • Publication number: 20240413590
    Abstract: Backplane connector systems include electromagnetic shielding terminal enclosures to protect high-speed, differential data signals from deleterious electromagnetic signals. Such terminal enclosures include connected, U-shaped shields that include protrusions that slidably contact one another to form a plurality of electrical ground paths. The plurality of paths direct such deleterious signals away from the high-speed, differential data signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Timothy K. Ibarra, Timothy S. Elo, Michael D. Rost, John C. Laurx, William J. Miller, II, Jose J. Gonzalez, Jr., Joel Kwasny, Scott Edwards, Yilin Sung, Jerber Mendoza, Marc E. Krause
  • Publication number: 20240385066
    Abstract: Described herein are techniques to enable a mobile device to perform multi-source estimation of an altitude for a location. A baseline altitude may be determined at ground level for a location and used to calibrate a barometric pressure sensor on the mobile device. The calibrated barometric pressure sensor can then estimate changes in altitude relative to ground level based on detected pressure differentials, allowing a relative altitude to ground to be determined. Baseline calibration for the barometric sensor calibration can be performed to determine an ambient ground-level barometric pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: Lei Wang, William J. Bencze, Kumar Gaurav Chhokra, Fatemeh Ghafoori, Stephen P. Jackson, Cheng Jia, Yi-Wen Liao, Glenn D. Macgougan, Isaac T. Miller, Alexandru Popovici, Christina Selle, Aditya Narain Srivastava, Richard Warren, Michael P. Dal Santo, Pejman Lotfali Kazemi
  • Publication number: 20240385454
    Abstract: A head-mountable display device includes a housing defining a front opening and a rear opening, a display screen disposed in the front opening, a display assembly disposed in the rear opening, a first securement strap coupled to the housing, the first securement strap including a first electronic component, a second securement strap coupled to the housing, the second securement strap including a second electronic component, and a securement band extending between and coupled to the first securement strap and the second securement strap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: Ricardo J. Motta, Brett D. Miller, Chad A. Bronstein, Bennett S. Wilburn, Branko Petljanski, Mahmut C. Orsan, David W. Lum, Edward A. Valko, Graham B. Myhre, Wonjae Choi, Manohar B. Srikanth, Michael Slootsky, Nicolas P. Bonnier, Jiaying Wu, ZhiBing Ge, William W. Sprague, Bertrand Nepveu, Michael J. Rockwell, Edward S. Huo, Marinus Meursing, Timothy Y. Chang, Katharina Buckl
  • Patent number: 12139635
    Abstract: A circuit board water-proofing coating composition is provided comprising: at least one passivating agent, preferably containing a molecule comprising a thio-functional group, desirably a thiol group, an azolic moiety, or an azole, and combinations thereof; at least one binder component comprising an organic or inorganic film-forming polymer, and/or one or more polymer pre-cursors polymerizable on a substrate surface; and optionally one or more additive(s); also provided are methods of making and using the coating composition and coated circuit boards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: John L. Zimmerman, John D. McGee, Gregory T. Donaldson, Thomas S. Smith, II, William G. Kozak, Lisa K. Miller, Eric C. Kuhns
  • Patent number: 12110413
    Abstract: A circuit board water-proofing coating composition is provided comprising: at least one passivating agent, preferably containing a molecule comprising a thio-functional group, desirably a thiol group, an azolic moiety, or an azole, and combinations thereof; at least one binder component comprising an organic or inorganic film-forming polymer, and/or one or more polymer pre-cursors polymerizable on a substrate surface; and optionally one or more additive(s); also provided are methods of making and using the coating composition and coated circuit boards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: John L. Zimmerman, John D. McGee, Gregory T. Donaldson, Thomas S. Smith, II, William G. Kozak, Lisa K. Miller, Eric C. Kuhns
  • Patent number: 12110267
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to methods for separating mixtures of polyols, in particular mixtures of two of more different vicinal diols having close boiling points, thus making them difficult or impossible to separate using conventional distillation techniques. The polyol mixture is reacted with an aldehyde or ketone acetalization agent to form one or more acetals as corresponding acetalization reaction products. The acetalization reaction products are more easily separable either from each other (such as via distillation) or from an unreacted vicinal diol (such as via extraction, settling, or other phase separation). After separation, hydrolysis is performed on the acetalization reaction products to recover the vicinal diols as separate, purified components. The methods provide cost-effective processes for separating different polyols originally formed in admixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Dennis J. Miller, Carl T. Lira, Lars Peereboom, Scott F. Parker, Thomas D. Dionise, William G. Killian
  • Patent number: 12102325
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a body, a shaft, a stapling head assembly, and an anvil. The body includes a motor, a first user input feature, and a second user input feature. The first user input feature is operable to activate the motor. The shaft extends distally from the body. The stapling head assembly is positioned at a distal end of the shaft. The stapling head assembly includes an anvil coupling feature, at least one annular array of staples, and a staple driver. The second user input feature is operable to drive the anvil coupling feature longitudinally. The staple driver is operable to drive the at least one annular array of staples. The motor is operable to drive the staple driver. The anvil is configured to couple with the anvil coupling feature. The anvil is further configured to deform the staples driven by the staple driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Cilag GmbH International
    Inventors: Brian F. DiNardo, Brian W. Bear, Charles J. Scheib, Christopher C. Miller, Craig S. Smith, Emily A. Schellin, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jason E. Zerkle, Jeffrey C. Gagel, John P. Measamer, Johnny H. Alexander, III, Joseph T. Kluener, Kevin D. Sackett, Kevin L. Houser, Mark D. Overmyer, Matthew H. Bolton, Omar J. Vakharia, Richard F. Schwemberger, Richard L. Leimbach, Rodney V. Clingaman, Timothy E. Goode, William D. Fox, William R. Stager
  • Patent number: 12066344
    Abstract: Described herein are techniques to enable a mobile device to perform multi-source estimation of an altitude for a location. A baseline altitude may be determined at ground level for a location and used to calibrate a barometric pressure sensor on the mobile device. The calibrated barometric pressure sensor can then estimate changes in altitude relative to ground level based on detected pressure differentials, allowing a relative altitude to ground to be determined. Baseline calibration for the barometric sensor calibration can be performed to determine an ambient ground-level barometric pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Lei Wang, William J. Bencze, Kumar Gaurav Chhokra, Fatemeh Ghafoori, Stephen P. Jackson, Cheng Jia, Yi-Wen Liao, Glenn D. Macgougan, Isaac T. Miller, Alexandru Popovici, Christina Selle, Aditya Narain Srivastava, Richard Warren, Michael P. Dal Santo, Pejman Lotfali Kazemi
  • Publication number: 20240246626
    Abstract: Lock mounting assemblies are disclosed for storing and mounting a locking apparatus to a transportation device. The mounting assemblies include one or more straps or connectors for securing the mounting assembly to the transportation device. The mounting assemblies having a structure to securely retain the locking apparatus on the transportation device and provide easy access to and release of the locking apparatus from the mounting assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventors: Robert D. Zuraski, Daniel H. Kindstrand, David B. Miller, Alison J. Donlan, Donald H. Warren, Michael Tintsman, John D. Fiegener, Caitlin A. Thompson, Gregory R. Meyer, Thomas A. Gernetzke, William J. Vespa, Matthew R. Gill, William Liteplo
  • Patent number: 10102713
    Abstract: Software for a gaming system receives a password over a network from a user of a remote player device for a gaming system for a gambling game. The software authenticates the user using the password. The software also receives an age from the user and determines that the user is of age to gamble on the gambling game, based on data stored in a database for the gaming system. Then software transmits a program to the remote player device. When executed, the program interactively presents the gambling game through a remote player interface and causes media associated with the gambling game to be presented on the remote player device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Zynga Inc.
    Inventors: Michael W. Saunders, Rolf E. Carlson, William D. Miller
  • Publication number: 20180130280
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method provides for authenticating a user of a remote player device for a first host gaming device for a session of a gambling game. The method provides for determining that the user is of age to play the gambling game and for recording a state of the session of the gambling game. The method is further enabled to detect an interruption of the session of the gambling game and to transfer the state of the gambling game to a second host gaming device. The method also is configured to establish a connection between the remote player device and the second host gaming device for resuming the session of the gambling game on the remote player device via the second host gaming device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Michael W. Saunders, Rolf E. Carlson, William D. Miller
  • Patent number: 9865126
    Abstract: A first remote player device records a state of the gambling game that is in progress. The gaming system interrupts the gambling game and transfers the state of the gambling game to a second remote player device. The gambling game resumes on the second remote player device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Zynga Inc.
    Inventors: Michael W. Saunders, Rolf E. Carlson, William D. Miller
  • Publication number: 20170256128
    Abstract: A gaming system receives a password over a network from a user of a remote device for a gaming system for a gambling game. The gaming system authenticates the user using the password. The gaming system receives an age from the user and determines that the user is of age to gamble on the gambling game, based on data stored in a database for the gaming system. The gaming system determines a location of the remote device. Then the gaming system verifies that the location of the remote device is within a jurisdiction that allows use of the gaming system by persons of age to gamble.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Michael W. Saunders, Rolf E. Carlson, William D. Miller
  • Patent number: D791659
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventors: Chris Isamu Ito, Glen Joel Durmisevich, William D. Miller, David James Olsen, James C. Box
  • Patent number: D800622
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventors: Chris Isamu Ito, Glen Joel Durmisevich, William D. Miller, Rudolph D. Gonzalez, James L. Smith, Jr.
  • Patent number: D805982
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventors: Chris Isamu Ito, Glen Joel Durmisevich, William D. Miller, Rudolph D. Gonzalez, Christian Michael Hardin, David James Olsen, James L. Smith, Jr., Benjamin Anthony Kuzmicz
  • Patent number: D805983
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventors: Chris Isamu Ito, Glen Joel Durmisevich, William D. Miller, Rudolph D. Gonzalez, Robert P. Scott, James L. Smith, Jr.
  • Patent number: D809439
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventors: Chris Isamu Ito, Glen Joel Durmisevich, William D. Miller, David James Olsen, James L. Smith, Jr., James C. Box, Curtis L. Wilson
  • Patent number: D813728
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventors: Chris Isamu Ito, Glen Joel Durmisevich, William D. Miller, Rudolph D. Gonzalez, Christian Michael Hardin, David James Olsen, John Ho Song, Robert P. Scott, James L. Smith, Jr., James C. Box, Benjamin Anthony Kuzmicz, Curtis L. Wilson
  • Patent number: D845191
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventors: Chris Isamu Ito, Glen Joel Durmisevich, William D. Miller, David James Olsen, James L. Smith, Jr., James C. Box, Curtis L. Wilson