Miller, SC
Anna L. Miller, Manning, SC US
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| 20130345609 | Lavatory Massaging Foot Stool - The present invention is a lavatory massaging foot stool which allows the user to perform bowel movements with more ease and to allow the feet of the user to be massaged during the process. The lavatory massaging foot stool has a base, a pair of supports and an at least one rolling pin. In an alternative preferred embodiment, the base is made a series of planks that have been affixed adjacent to each other. A first rolling pin support and a second rolling pin support allow the at least rolling pin to be rotatably connected to the base of the present invention. The connection of the at least one rolling pin to the base via the first rolling pin support and the second rolling pin support allows the at least one rolling pin to be freely rotatable and elevated above the base and consequently the ground. | 12-26-2013 |
Brad Miller, Simpsonville, SC US
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| 20110027068 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLEARANCE CONTROL IN A ROTARY MACHINE - A system includes a turbine casing including a first hook configured to mate with a second hook to support a turbine shroud about a plurality of turbine blades. The turbine casing includes a coolant circuit configured to adjust clearance between the turbine shroud and the turbine blades based on coolant flow through the coolant circuit. The coolant circuit includes a first plurality of radial coolant passages extending into the first hook. | 02-03-2011 |
Diane Patricia Miller, Irmo, SC US
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| 20140112794 | BLADE ATTACHMENT ASSEMBLY - An assembly and method for affixing a turbomachine rotor blade to a rotor wheel are disclosed. In an embodiment, an adaptor member is provided disposed between the blade and the rotor wheel, the adaptor member including an adaptor attachment slot that is complementary to the blade attachment member, and an adaptor attachment member that is complementary to the rotor wheel attachment slot. A coverplate is provided, having a coverplate attachment member that is complementary to the rotor wheel attachment slot, and a hook for engaging the adaptor member. When assembled, the coverplate member matingly engages with the adaptor member, and retains the blade in the adaptor member, and the assembly in the rotor wheel. | 04-24-2014 |
Doreen Miller, Florence, SC US
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| 20080312288 | SOLID FORMS OF 2-CHLORO-4-[1-(4-FLUORO-PHENYL)-2,5-DIMETHYL-1H-IMIDAZOL-4-YLETHYNYL]-PYRIDINE - The present invention relates to the mono-sulfate salt, crystalline forms A and B of the mono-sulfate salt, an amorphous form of the mono-sulfate salt, hemi-sulfate salts, and a crystalline form A of the hemi-sulfate salt of the compound 2-chloro-4-[1-(4-fluoro-phenyl)-2,5-dimethyl-1H-imidazol-4-ylethynyl]-pyridine. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20120035222 | Solid forms of 2-Chloro-4-[1-(4-fluoro-phenyl)-2,5-dimethyl-1H-imidazol-4-ylethynyl]-pyr- idine - The present invention relates to mono-sulfate and hemi-sulfate salts of 2-Chloro-4-[1-(4-fluoro-phenyl)-2,5-dimethyl-1H-imidazol-4-ylethynyl]-pyridine, to crystalline and amorphous forms thereof and to their use in pharmaceutical formulations. | 02-09-2012 |
Eric Miller, Roebuck, SC US
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| 20110299820 | FIBER OPTIC SPLICE TRAY - A fiber optic splice tray that has an increased fiber capacity and maximizes bend radius. The fiber optic splice tray has multiple manifolds that are stacked on top of each other to form manifold stacks. Also, the fiber optic splice tray has two sets of manifold stacks. | 12-08-2011 |
Garry Miller, Charleston, SC US
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| 20130175009 | Rocker Chiller with Serpentine Carcass Flow - A rocker chiller | 07-11-2013 |
Harold F. Miller, Summerville, SC US
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| 20100173048 | Tea brewing and dispensing system and method - An automatically controllable commercial system for brewing a consistently high quality cold brewed beverage from a supply of purified water, optionally sweetening the brewed beverage, and dispensing the cold brewed beverage is provided. The system of the present invention includes automatically controllable integrated components for purifying the water supplied to brew the beverage and for maintaining the system in a sanitary condition that can be serviced on site or from a remote location. The present invention further provides an automated, commercial scale method for brewing tea from real tea leaves and naturally sweetening the tea to produce cold sweet tea with the high quality taste of homemade sweet tea. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20130224348 | Tea brewing and dispensing system and method - An automatically controllable commercial system for brewing a consistently high quality cold brewed beverage from a supply of purified water, optionally sweetening the brewed beverage, and dispensing the cold brewed beverage is provided. The system of the present invention includes automatically controllable integrated components for purifying the water supplied to brew the beverage and for maintaining the system in a sanitary condition that can be serviced on site or from a remote location. The present invention further provides an automated, commercial scale method for brewing tea from real tea leaves and naturally sweetening the tea to produce cold sweet tea with the high quality taste of homemade sweet tea. | 08-29-2013 |
James E. Miller, Florence, SC US
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| 20120009547 | TRUCK DRIVING SIMULATOR AND TRAINING METHOD - A truck driving simulator is provided, comprising a simulated cab with a steering wheel and dashboard layout, foot pedals (accelerator, clutch, brake), gear shifting mechanism, and a video screen. In another embodiment, a series of such simulators may be placed in a classroom together with a single large screen video monitor or television at the front of the class, so that multiple students can follow along with the video simulation under the supervision of a teacher or instructor. The video monitor(s) may be used to show video footage of the actual route that will be used to test the drivers for their trucker's license. This arrangement allows students to repeatedly practice driving the actual course used for their driver's license test, and to learn concepts like clutching, double clutching and switching gears without risking damage to an actual truck and transmission. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20130149673 | TRUCK DRIVING SIMULATOR AND TRAINING METHOD - A truck driving simulator is provided, comprising a simulated cab with a steering wheel and dashboard layout, foot pedals (accelerator, clutch, brake), gear shifting mechanism, and a video screen. In another embodiment, a series of such simulators may be placed in a classroom together with a single large screen video monitor or television at the front of the class, so that multiple students can follow along with the video simulation under the supervision of a teacher or instructor. The video monitor(s) may be used to show video footage of the actual route that will be used to test the drivers for their trucker's license. This arrangement allows students to repeatedly practice driving the actual course used for their driver's license test, and to learn concepts like clutching, double clutching and switching gears without risking damage to an actual truck and transmission. | 06-13-2013 |
John Griffin Miller, Easley, SC US
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| 20100326015 | FLIGHT BAR ASSEMBLY, APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR NESTABLE COLLATION OF OBJECTS - Apparatus, flight bar assemblies, and methods are disclosed for nesting objects into a substantially staggered arrangement. Such nesting may be done in a nesting zone of a machine, for example, just upstream of a shrink wrapping machine. The nested arrangement allows the grouping of nested objects to be shrink-wrapped without use of trays or cardboard blanks if desired. The flight bar assemblies may include movable spacers for orienting rows of objects before, during, and after nesting. Lane dividers may be provided having lengths corresponding to a contour of an outer guide and cam surface, cooperating with the lane dividers to selectively urging the rows of objects inward in an organized fashion to allow efficient and reliable nesting. | 12-30-2010 |
Joseph Shannon Miller, Boiling Springs, SC US
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| 20120295522 | PATTERN SANDER DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD - The invention relates to a device for sanding a predetermined impression into a workpiece. The device has a pattern belt positioned inside the area formed by a sanding belt. A pad is positioned inside the area formed by the pattern belt. A raised pattern is formed on the outer surface of the pattern belt. In use, the pad contacts the pattern belt, urging the raised pattern of the pattern belt to contact the sanding belt. The portion of the sanding belt contacted by the pattern belt is urged toward the workpiece so that the predetermined impression is sanded into the workpiece. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20140342639 | PATTERN SANDER DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD - The invention relates to a device for sanding a predetermined impression into a workpiece. The device has a pattern belt positioned inside the area formed by a sanding belt. A pad is positioned inside the area formed by the pattern belt. A raised pattern is formed on the outer surface of the pattern belt. In use, the pad contacts the pattern belt, urging the raised pattern of the pattern belt to contact the sanding belt. The portion of the sanding belt contacted by the pattern belt is urged toward the workpiece so that the predetermined impression is sanded into the workpiece. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140349551 | PATTERN SANDER DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD - The invention relates to a device and method for using same for sanding a predetermined impression into a workpiece. The device has a pattern belt positioned inside the area formed by a sanding belt. A pad is positioned inside the area formed by the pattern belt. A raised pattern is formed on the outer surface of the pattern belt. In use, the pad is selectively controlled to contact the pattern belt, thereby urging the raised pattern of the pattern belt to contact the sanding belt. The portion of the sanding belt contacted by the pattern belt is urged toward the workpiece so that the predetermined impression is sanded into the workpiece. | 11-27-2014 |
Kristen Miller, Columbia, SC US
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| 20150315298 | Cyclodextrin Functionalized Nanoparticles for Quenching Bacterial Communications - A method is generally provided for attaching a polymer chain onto a surface of a nanoparticle, where the polymer chain comprises a cyclic arrangement of saccharides. The resulting grafted nanoparticle is also generally provided, along with its methods of use by exposing to a bacteria colony. | 11-05-2015 |
Kyle Miller, Charleston, SC US
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| 20090198429 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENTLY INCREASING EXHAUST FLOW TEMPERATURE FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for efficiently increasing exhaust flow temperature for an internal combustion engine. The method includes excepting a user input to disable an exhaust valve opening mechanism. The method further includes monitoring exhaust gas mass flows and temperatures, interpreting required exhaust temperatures for aftertreatment devices, and surveying a plurality of operating conditions for a combustion engine. The method includes determining a crankshaft angle for dynamically engaging an exhaust valve open mode based on the exhaust temperature, the required exhaust temperature, and the engine operating conditions. Dynamically engaging the exhaust valve open mode includes selecting a specific crankshaft angle for each combustion cycle of the engine. | 08-06-2009 |
Martin Kent Miller, Greer, SC US
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| 20140129962 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SOCIAL INTERACTION - Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are described herein that are configured to enable a user or group of users to organize an event in the digital world that results in attendance in the physical world. One example embodiment may include a method for receiving a user input that indicates a current status and a current interest of a user. The method may further include adjusting the user interface in accordance with the current status and interest of a user. The method may further include determining one or more users or one or more entities that match at least one of the current status or the current interest of the user. | 05-08-2014 |
Matthew C. Miller, Fort Mill, SC US
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| 20120278121 | COMPUTER CONFIGURED RESOURCE MANAGEMENT MODEL - A computer configured method, apparatus, computer readable medium and system are disclosed for allocating one or more resources. In some embodiments, the one or more resources may be associated with one or more properties. A computer may obtain characteristics associated with the properties. The obtained characteristics may include area occupied by the properties, counts of types of properties, and a status of third party use of the properties. In some embodiments, the computer may group properties sharing a common characteristic, and then compute values associated with the characteristic using one or more algorithms. The computer may transform the computed values via one or more respective parameters representative of a unit measure of the resource in order to obtain a number of units of the resource needed for each grouping. The number of units of the resource needed for each grouping may then be examined by the computer to obtain a (total) resource allocation. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20140324519 | Operational Risk Decision-Making Framework - A system and method for calculating a quantitative operational risk score and assisting an organization in the risk decision-making process is disclosed. The method may include identifying a plurality of instances of operational risk relevant to the organization to scrutinize, and storing the list of instances of operational risk in computer memory. For each instance of operational risk, the system may provide a rating value for each risk rating input category, and storing the rating values in computer memory. A processor of the system may calculate an operational risk score for each instance of operational risk in the list, and generate/display a risk decision-making matrix/chart. In addition, the system may calculate a portfolio/aggregated operational risk score for each portfolio of related instances of operational risk, and generate/display a risk decision-making matrix/chart accordingly for the portfolio scores. | 10-30-2014 |
Michael Clarence Miller, Seneca, SC US
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| 20140173630 | NON REAL-TIME METROLOGY DATA MANAGEMENT - The techniques described herein implement an operating system that can reliably process time sensitive information in non real-time manner. Thus, the operating system described herein is capable of processing an instance of time sensitive input during a time period after the instance of time sensitive input is received (e.g., at a future point in time). To accomplish this, the techniques timestamp each instance of time sensitive input when it is received at a device. The techniques then store the timestamped instance of time sensitive input in a temporary queue, and make the timestamped instance available to the operating system at a time period after the time period when it is received, as indicated by the timestamp. Additional techniques described herein prioritize the activation of a driver configured to receive the time sensitive information during a boot sequence or a reboot sequence. | 06-19-2014 |
Mitch Miller, Clover, SC US
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| 20130167359 | OPTIMISED MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR A VANED MONOBLOC DISC BY ABRASIVE WATER JET - A manufacturing process of a monobloc vaned disc including a cutout by abrasive water jet, including: a continuous cutout, with an ejection head of a tool opposite a first face of the block, of a piece passing through the thickness of the block, the continuous cutout revealing a junction line between a second face of the block opposite the first, and the surface of the block cut out by the abrasive water jet; followed by at least one enhancement cutout, with the ejection head opposite the second face of the block, of a piece extending only over part of the thickness of the block, and integrating at least part of the junction line. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130171915 | OPTIMISED MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR A VANED MONOBLOC DISC BY ABRASIVE WATER JET - A manufacturing process of a monobloc vaned disc including a cutout by abrasive water jet of a block of material in general form of a disc, carried out so as to remove material from the block at a level of inter-vane spaces to reveal vane preforms extending radially from a hub, the cutout by abrasive water jet including, for making each inter-vane space: a first triple-axis cutout of a piece passing through the thickness of the block, used such that the cutout piece escapes from the block automatically by gravity; followed by at least one enhancement cutout. | 07-04-2013 |
Paul D. Miller, Anderson, SC US
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| 20100123379 | REFRIGERATOR DRAWERS WITH TRIM - An appliance that includes a storage compartment is provided. The appliance comprises either a drawer or a wire basket located in the storage compartment, a handle, and a trim portion. The drawer or basket is configured for storing at least one item and the drawer is movable relative to the storage compartment. The handle is snappingly secured to a peripheral edge of the drawer or basket. The trim portion is snappingly secured to at least one edge of the drawer or basket where the trim portion is secured independently of the handle. In another example, a humidity control device is located on the drawer and is configured to control the humidity within the interior portion of the drawer. A knob that controls the humidity control device is received through a cutout in the trim portion. | 05-20-2010 |
| 20140339976 | REFRIGERATOR DRAWERS WITH TRIM - An appliance that includes a storage compartment is provided. The appliance comprises either a drawer or a wire basket located in the storage compartment, a handle, and a trim portion. The drawer or basket is configured for storing at least one item and the drawer is movable relative to the storage compartment. The handle is snappingly secured to a peripheral edge of the drawer or basket. The trim portion is snappingly secured to at least one edge of the drawer or basket where the trim portion is secured independently of the handle. In another example, a humidity control device is located on the drawer and is configured to control the humidity within the interior portion of the drawer. A knob that controls the humidity control device is received through a cutout in the trim portion. | 11-20-2014 |
Paul Edward Miller, Cheraw, SC US
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| 20100288764 | PACKAGING MEMBRANE WITH BUILT-IN OPENING FEATURE - A packaging membrane comprising a laminate of at least first and second layers, having a removable portion formed by substantially coincident first and second score lines, the first score line being formed in the first layer but not breaching the second layer, and the second score line being formed in the second layer but not breaching the first layer. Optionally, a third layer is disposed between the first and second layers, and the third layer is not breached by either score line. In the removable portion, an adhesive-free region is provided within which the first layer is not adhered to the underlying layer(s). An integral tab is defined in the first layer within the adhesive-free region, the tab being formed by a cut line in the first layer. The tab is located entirely inside the first and second score lines and does not project beyond any edge of the membrane. | 11-18-2010 |
Phillip D. Miller, Greenwood, SC US
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| 20090152078 | SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR NETWORK PROTECTOR RETROFITS - A retrofit assembly structured to allow a CM22 type circuit breaker to engage, and be enclosed by, a CMD type circuit breaker tank is provided. The retrofit assembly includes a levering mechanism, a circuit breaker bus assembly having bus support members, and a door handle system structured to allow a user to actuate the circuit breaker contacts when the tank is closed. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090191739 | ELECTRICAL BUSWAY AND COUPLING ASSEMBLY THEREFOR - A coupling assembly is provided for an electrical busway having a first section and a second section. The coupling assembly includes at least one housing having first and second ends. A plurality of electrical conductors extend through such housing and electrically connect the first and second sections of the electrical busway. A plurality of electrical insulators surround at least some of the electrical conductors. A first coupling member couples the first end of the at least one housing to the first section of the electrical busway, and a second coupling member couples the second end of such housing to the second section of the electrical busway. The at least one housing and the electrical conductors extending therethrough are flexible, and the housing is electrically grounded. The coupling assembly electrically connects the first and second sections of the electrical busway, without a number of separate termination boxes. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090196012 | ELECTRICAL ENCLOSURE AND SUPPORT ASSEMBLY THEREFOR - A support assembly is provided for supporting an electrical enclosure with respect to an electrical busway and with respect to a support structure, such as a wall, which is disposed proximate to the electrical busway. The support assembly includes at least one mounting assembly having a plurality of mounting elements. A first one of the mounting elements is coupled to the electrical enclosure. A second different one of the mounting elements is coupled to the support structure. A number of coupling assemblies interconnect the mounting elements. The first one of the mounting elements is movable with respect to the second different one of the mounting elements, in order to enable the electrical enclosure to move with the electrical busway and with respect to the support structure. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20100012375 | ELECTRICAL BUSWAY AND OFFSET COUPLING ASSEMBLY THEREFOR - A coupling assembly is provided for an electrical busway having a first section and a second section. The coupling assembly includes a plurality of electrical conductors that electrically connect the first and second sections of the electrical busway. A plurality of electrical insulators are positioned to electrically insulate the plurality of electrical conductors. The coupling assembly is structured to offset the first section of electrical busway a predetermined, non-zero distance from the second section of electrical busway. | 01-21-2010 |
Phillip David Miller, Greenwood, SC US
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| 20110290558 | Hinged busway - A busway section with an electrically conductive housing is described. The busway section includes a lid connected with the housing through a hinging mechanism. Internal slots are also present, along which bus bars can be located. Possible applications of the busway section are feeder sections and plug-in sections. | 12-01-2011 |
Rachel Miller, Murrells Inlet, SC US
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| 20150203861 | Increased Caloric and Nutritional Content of Plant Biomass - As described herein, plants expressing algal Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase Type Two (DGTT) from heterologous nucleic acids can alter acyl carbon partitioning in plant vegetative tissues and increase acyl-CoA-dependent triacylglycerol synthesis, thereby increasing the lipid content of the plants' tissues. | 07-23-2015 |
| 20150376660 | ENZYME DIRECTED OIL BIOSYNTHESIS IN MICROALGAE - The present invention is related to biosynthetic oil compositions and methods of making thereof. In some embodiments, the invention relates to the use of endogenous enzymes in plants capable of synthesizing oil. In preferred embodiments, said plants are algae. In further embodiments, said algae are from the family | 12-31-2015 |
Robert S. Miller, Columbia, SC US
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| 20110120342 | MOVING PLATFORM ON RAIL VEHICLE - A rail vehicle having a single frame assembly and a movable platform coupled thereto is provided. The rail vehicle indexes, i.e. advances intermittently, along railroad rails. The movable platform advances in a single direction at a generally steady speed as the rail vehicle indexes along a railroad. The platform is the floor of, or a base for, a cabin preferably having a seat, roof support, and controls for the operator. The platform rides longitudinally with the machine on rollers or slides, thus separating the operator and controls from the rest of the machine. Thus, while the rail vehicle moves in an abrupt stop-and-go manner, the platform and the operator move generally consistently in a single direction. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20120004795 | DRONE TAMPER - A drone vehicle for performing maintenance on a railway system is provided. A drone vehicle control system is structured to utilize tie position data to position a drone vehicle workhead over at least a portion of a respective tie. The drone vehicle control system is further structured to actuate the drone vehicle workhead. The drone vehicle may be controlled by a drone vehicle control system linked, preferably by wireless communications, to a lead vehicle and a lead vehicle control system. The lead vehicle control system and the drone vehicle control system are structured to communicate with each other, with the lead vehicle control system providing the tie position data to the drone vehicle control system. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120174816 | VERTICAL FORCE STABILIZER - An exemplary apparatus and method for applying a force to rails of a track is disclosed. The apparatus has a device with at least one first weight and at least one second weight rotatably mounted about a horizontal shaft which has an axis which is essentially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the rails. A power source is provided to drive the rotation of the at least one first weight and the at least one second weight at different revolutions per second. The rotation of the at least one first weight and the at least one second weight creates a vertical force which has a larger downward component as compared to an upward component of the vertical force. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120192756 | RAIL VISION SYSTEM - A vision inspection system and method for use with a railcar includes a vision device adapted to provide an image of each rail component. An image recognition component analyzes the images taken by the vision device to determine the type and condition of each rail component as the vehicle is traveling on the railroad track. A control system communicates with the vision device and the image recognition component. The control system causes workheads of the vehicle to engage respective rail components based on the input received from the vision inspection system. A method for determining the relative distance between the rail components includes comparing the position of the respective rail components of a first image to the position of the respective rail components of a second image to determine the distance between the respective components and distance the railcar has moved. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120199037 | RAIL ANCHOR SPREADER AND COMBINATION SPIKE PULLER - An anchor spreader apparatus and method for moving rail anchors, the anchor spreader apparatus has a mounting member, a rail clamp assembly and an anchor-engaging assembly. With the rail clamp assembly properly clamped to the rail, the anchor spreader apparatus is maintained in a proper and controlled position relative to the anchor as the anchor-engaging assembly is rotatably moved relative to the rail clamp assembly. The anchor spreader apparatus may be paired with a spike-pulling apparatus, whereby the anchor spreader apparatus and the spike-pulling apparatus simultaneously move the rail anchor and pull respective spikes. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20130220162 | DRONE VEHICLE - A drone vehicle for performing maintenance on a railway system is provided. A drone vehicle control system is structured to utilize tie position data to position a drone vehicle workhead over at least a portion of a respective tie. The drone vehicle control system is further structured to actuate the drone vehicle workhead. The drone vehicle may be controlled by a drone vehicle control system linked, preferably by wireless communications, to a lead vehicle and a lead vehicle control system. The lead vehicle control system and the drone vehicle control system are structured to communicate with each other, with the lead vehicle control system providing the tie position data to the drone vehicle control system. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20140013991 | Track maintenance apparatus and method - In an aspect, a track maintenance vehicle includes a body, a work head, and a controller. The work head performs track maintenance and is coupled to the body. The controller is configured to operate the vehicle in an autonomous mode. In another aspect, an anchor adjustor includes first and second jaws and an actuator. The jaws pivot about a single axis. The actuator causes the jaws to rotate about the axis. In another aspect, an anchor adjustor assembly includes a first pair of jaws, a second pair of jaws and an actuator. The first and second pairs of jaws open and close about a rail in a track. The actuator causes the closed first pair of jaws to translate towards the closed second pair of jaws along a longitudinal direction of the rail. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20150330033 | TRACK MAINTENANCE APPARATUS AND METHOD - In an aspect, a track maintenance vehicle includes a body, a work head, and a controller. The work head performs track maintenance and is coupled to the body. The controller is configured to operate the vehicle in an autonomous mode. In another aspect, an anchor adjustor includes first and second jaws and an actuator. The jaws pivot about a single axis. The actuator causes the jaws to rotate about the axis. In another aspect, an anchor adjustor assembly includes a first pair of jaws, a second pair of jaws and an actuator. The first and second pairs of jaws open and close about a rail in a track. The actuator causes the closed first pair of jaws to translate towards the closed second pair of jaws along a longitudinal direction of the rail. | 11-19-2015 |
Samantha Abigail Miller, Summerville, SC US
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| 20100107473 | ENHANCEMENT OF COLD TOLERANCE IN PLANTS - Novel dehydrin promoters isolated from | 05-06-2010 |
Stuart Miller, Anderson, SC US
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| 20150333666 | MULTI-BATTERY PACK FOR POWER TOOLS - A power tool including a motor, a first battery pack, a second battery pack, a first switching element coupled between the first battery pack and the motor, a second switching element coupled between the second battery pack and the motor, and controller coupled to the first switching element and the second switching element. The controller includes a first pulse-width modulation (PWM) output coupled to the first switching element and a first PWM signal to selectively close the first switching element. The controller further includes a second PWM output coupled to the second switching element and a second PWM signal to selectively close the second switching element. | 11-19-2015 |
William Miller, Anderson, SC US
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| 20120045671 | BATTERY PACK INCLUDING A SUPPORT FRAME - A battery pack including a support frame. The support frame includes a plurality of recesses for receiving a plurality of battery cells, a first vent, a second vent, a first peripheral support section, a second peripheral support section, and an air passage. The first vent is located on a first distal end of the support frame, the second vent is located on a second distal end of the support frame, and the air passage is located between the first vent and the second vent. The first and second peripheral support sections space apart and securely hold the plurality of battery cells within the battery pack. | 02-23-2012 |
William J. Miller, Easley, SC US
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| 20160003376 | CABLE SUSPENSION CLAMP - A cable clamp includes an elongated, open-top base having a first end, a second end, and a central region. A suspension arm extends from the open-top base. An eyelet having an opening, a top portion, and a base portion is coupled to the suspension arm. The eyelet base portion has a first width and the top portion has a second width greater than the first width. A keeper is coupled to the base. | 01-07-2016 |
William John Miller, Simpsonville, SC US
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| 20120301308 | GAS TURBINE COMPRESSOR LAST STAGE ROTOR BLADES WITH AXIAL RETENTION - A rotor blade and blade retention key assembly includes: a radially outer airfoil, a shank and a radially inner attachment dovetail. The attachment dovetail has a radially innermost surface formed with a notch at one axial end thereof, and a retention key is received in the notch, and rotatable from a retracted position where a retention key portion is substantially flush with the radially innermost surface, to an extended position where the retention key portion projects inwardly from said radially innermost surface and into a recess or pocket formed in a rotor wheel slot to prevent axial movement of the blade within the slot. | 11-29-2012 |
William S. Miller, Anderson, SC US
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| 20100072300 | PAINT SPRAYER - A hand-held power tool includes a housing assembly, a motor supported by the housing assembly, and a drive mechanism. The drive mechanism includes a rotational input and a reciprocating output. The power tool also includes a sprayer assembly including a cylinder and a piston reciprocable within the cylinder in response to the reciprocating output of the drive mechanism from a first direction to an opposite, second direction. The piston is configured to draw fluid into the cylinder when moving in the first direction, and to discharge the fluid from the cylinder when moving in the second direction. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100149904 | MIXING DEVICE - A mixing device includes a housing, a motor supported by the housing, and an agitator operably coupled to the motor. The mixing device also includes a clamping mechanism operable to secure the housing to an open end of a container. The clamping mechanism includes a backing member engageable with an interior surface of a container, and a movable clamping member engageable with an exterior surface of the container, such that a wall of the container may be grasped or secured between the backing member and the movable clamping member. The mixing device also includes an actuator coupled to the housing and movable between a first position in which the movable clamping member is biased to engage the exterior surface of the container, and a second position in which the movable clamping member is disengaged from the exterior surface of the container, against the bias of the clamping member. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100190052 | BATTERY PACK WITH HIGH AND LOW CURRENT DISCHARGE TERMINALS - A battery pack that is capable of supplying high- and low-current discharge to end products. The battery pack includes a cylindrical housing with a lithium-ion battery cell enclosed within the housing. The housing also includes a first end portion, a second end portion, and a body portion. The first end portion includes a plurality of terminals for electrically connecting to the end product. The terminals include a high-current discharge terminal, a low-current discharge terminal, a battery pack identification terminal, a battery pack temperature terminal, and a positive voltage terminal. The second end portion includes a recess for removably securing the battery pack to an end product, such as a battery charger or a power tool. Included within the battery pack housing is circuitry for controlling the charging and discharging of the battery pack through the low-current discharge terminal. | 07-29-2010 |
William Stuart Miller, Anderson, SC US
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| 20110121783 | BATTERY CHARGER - An energy-efficient and compact battery charger. The battery charger includes, among other things, a charging port, a power supply module, a battery charger control module or controller, a power control safety module, a battery charger switch, and an indicator. The controller, the power control safety module, and the battery charger switch work in conjunction with each other to control the operation of the battery charger. The controller is configured to execute a charging control process which detects the insertion of a battery pack into the charging port, controls the charging of the battery pack, and controls the illumination or display of the indicator. The power control safety module includes a power control safety circuit that is configured to prevent the charging current and/or the charging voltage from damaging the battery charger or battery pack during a malfunction. | 05-26-2011 |