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Alexander K. Mills, San Antonio, TX US
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| 20100191080 | Method for noninvasive continuous determination of physiologic characteristics - The invention comprises methods for noninvasively monitoring physiological characteristics of a patient's blood. Determinations of blood constituent concentrations may be made by comparing absorbance of radiation at varying parameters, such as path length and blood pressure. Preferably, changes in pressure are effected by changing the height of the probes relative to the patient's heart. Determinations of blood pH may be made by comparing absorbance of the blood at different wavelengths. The temperature of the blood, and thus of the patient's core, may also be accurately determined. Further, cardiac output characteristics and blood pressures may be noninvasively determined using the methods of the invention. | 07-29-2010 |
Andrew J. Mills, Houston, TX US
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| 20120004489 | POLYOLEFIN MANUFACTURING SYSTEM INCLUDING A MEMBRANE FRACTIONATION SYSTEM FOR DILUENT RECOVERY - A fractionation system for a polymerization reactor includes a membrane separation system designed to separate light components, such as unreacted monomer and inerts, from diluent. The membrane separation system may employ one or more membrane modules designed to separate hydrocarbons based on size, solubility, or combinations thereof. The fractionation system also may include a heavies fractionation column designed to separate heavy components, such as unreacted comonomer and oligomers, from the diluent. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120264911 | System and Method for Processing Reactor Polymerization Effluent - A method of treating a polymerization reactor effluent stream comprising recovering the reactor effluent stream from the polymerization reactor, flashing the reactor effluent stream to form a flash gas stream, separating the flash gas stream into a first top stream, a first bottom stream, and a side stream, wherein the side stream substantially comprises hexane, separating the first top stream into a second top stream and a second bottom stream, wherein the second bottom stream substantially comprises isobutene, and separating the second top stream into a third top stream and a third bottom stream; wherein the third top stream substantially comprises ethylene, and wherein the third bottom stream is substantially free of olefins. | 10-18-2012 |
Andrew Jesse Mills, Austin, TX US
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| 20110016240 | Measuring and Analyzing Behavioral and Mood Characteristics in Order to Verify the Authenticity of Computer Users Works - Disclosed is a method of either verifying or rejecting the authenticity of a work submitted through use of a computer. This method involves examining the behavioral and mood biometric characteristics of the person(s) using the computer on which the work was created, while the work was being created. In a specific embodiment, this can be used to detect outsourcing and plagiarism in an online education class. | 01-20-2011 |
Aubrey C. Mills, Magnolia, TX US
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| 20090200030 | SELF ADJUSTING DEBRIS EXCLUDER SUB - A self adjusting excluder sub includes a first subassembly; a second subassembly with respect to which the first subassembly is axially movable; and a support disposed at the second subassembly and when actuated being resiliently disposed against the first subassembly while being laterally movable relative to the first and second subassemblies jointly and method. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20100307770 | CONTAMINANT EXCLUDING JUNCTION AND METHOD - A junction selective contaminant exclusion tool includes a tubular positionable within the junction and having an opening through a wall thereof, a material disposed on an outside surface of the tubular, the material being capable of increasing a radial dimension between a surface of the material in contact with the tubular and an opposite surface of the material upon exposure to a selected species. A method for excluding selected contaminants from a wellbore junction is also disclosed. The method includes: disposing a junction at a wellbore casing window; disposing a tubular member having at least one opening through a wall thereof at the junction, the tubular member including an exclusion material thereon capable of existing in a first configuration and a second configuration, the second configuration obtainable upon exposure to a selected species; and exposing the material to the selected species. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20120090852 | Apparatus and method for compensating for pressure changes within an isolated annular space of a wellbore - Pressure relief devices comprise a chamber having a piston disposed therein. One side of the piston defines a hydrostatic chamber in fluid communication with an outside environment, such as an isolated wellbore annulus, through a port. The other side of the piston defines a sealed or isolated chamber. The pressure relief device permits changes in pressure in the isolated wellbore annulus to be distributed into the chambers so as to either reduce the pressure within the isolated wellbore annulus or increase the pressure within the wellbore annulus, both of which lessen the likelihood that the change in pressure within the isolated wellbore annulus will damage wellbore components disposed therein. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120211221 | Annulus Mounted Potential Energy Driven Setting Tool - An actuator and method for setting a subterranean tool uses an externally mounted actuator on a tubular string that is operably engaged to the tool to be actuated. At the desired location for actuation a signal is given to a valve assembly. The opening of the valve releases the pressurized compressible fluid against a floating piston. The piston drives viscous fluid ahead of itself through the now open valve that in turn drives an actuating piston whose movement sets the tool. The triggering mechanism to open the valve can be a variety of methods including an acoustic signal, a vibration signal, a change in magnetic field, or elastic deformation of the tubular wall adjacent the valve assembly. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20130020092 | Remote Manipulation and Control of Subterranean Tools - A subterranean tool that is self contained for actuation can be run into a desired location on an automatic set mode controlled by a timer. If a problem develops in getting the tool to the desired location in time a magnetic field created by permanent or electro-magnets can be brought to bear on the tool to stop the timer before the tool actuates. Once the tool is subsequently positioned at the desired location another magnetic field can be brought to bear near the tool to set it. Alternatively, the tool can be run to the desired location without activation with the timer and then the magnetic field can be brought to the tool to set it. The magnetic field can be lowered to the tool with wireline or can be dropped or pumped past the tool to actuate the tool. Optionally the field can be generated from within an object that ultimately lands on a seat to provide a backup way to set the tool using tubing pressure. | 01-24-2013 |
Bobby D. Mills, Houston, TX US
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| 20110101181 | LIGHTING FIXTURE ACCESSORY AND METHODS OF USE - Methods and apparatus for adding a decorative accessory to a hanging light fixture are provided. The accessory comprises at least a first part and a second part of a decorative accessory. The at least the first part and the second part are configured for placement together around a hanging support member of a hanging light fixture without having to thread the hanging support member through the decorative accessory. At least one attachment mechanism is configured to secure the first part and the second part together around the hanging support member. | 05-05-2011 |
Brendon W. Mills, Dallas, TX US
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| 20090119322 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING CONTENT - A system for managing media files having different format characteristics includes a transcoder, a content store, and a plurality of clients. The content store is capable of storing a media file in a first format. The clients are each associated with one or more media file formats and capable of playing media files to users. The transcoder is capable of receiving a request identifying a media file from a first client and, in response to receiving the request, retrieving the media file from the content store in a first format. The transcoder is also operable of modifying the media file from the first format to a second format associated with the first client and, while modifying the media file from the first format to the second format, transmitting a modified portion of the media file to the first client. | 05-07-2009 |
Charles D. Mills, Orange, TX US
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| 20100272975 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION AND USE OF LAMINATION FILMS - The techniques disclosed provide methods for making and using lamination films having one, two, three or more layers. The two layer lamination films may have an outer protective material comprising a styrenic polymer and an inner sealing material comprising a poly(ethylene vinyl acetate) (EVA). The three layer lamination films add a center adhesive layer comprising a blend of a low density polyethylene and an EVA. Laminated structures using said lamination films are also described. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20120298297 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION AND USE OF LAMINATION FILMS - The techniques disclosed provide methods for making and using lamination films having one, two, three or more layers. The two layer lamination films may have an outer protective material comprising a styrenic polymer and an inner sealing material comprising a poly(ethylene vinyl acetate) (EVA). The three layer lamination films add a center adhesive layer comprising a blend of a low density polyethylene and an EVA. Laminated structures using said lamination films are also described. | 11-29-2012 |
Felecia Renee Mills, Frisco, TX US
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| 20120242073 | Method and Apparatus of Constructing Miniature Diplomas and Transcripts - Miniature diplomas and/or miniature transcripts may be printed on PVC plastic cards using an ID card printer. The front of a miniature diploma may display or image of a regular diploma, including scanned signatures of school officials. The front of a transcript may display dates of attendance, courses taken, grades, and scanned signature of a registrar. A plurality of information may furthermore be printed on card backs. An ID card printer with or without a lamination module may be used. Methods are furthermore disclosed for planning the tasks related to printing miniature diplomas and/or miniature transcripts onto PVC plastic cards. | 09-27-2012 |
Gordon Mills, Houston, TX US
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| 20090221440 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS RELATED TO IDENTIFYING PROTEIN-PROTEIN INTERACTIONS - The present invention involves compositions and methods for assessing protein interactions in eukaryotic cells. Certain embodiments involve Retrovirus-Based Molecular Two-Hybrid Screens (ReMTH). ReMTH screens differ from other methods by performing screens in the native cellular hosts without cDNA library construction. Embodiments of the invention use the advantages of tagging endogenous genes with an exon encoding a marker fragment in combination with protein-fragment complementation assays (PCAs), which includes the complementation of at least two marker fragments to form a detectable marker complex. ReMTH vectors insert a nucleotide sequence encoding a first fragment of a marker, such as green fluorescent protein (GFP), into an endogenous gene resulting in expression of random endogenous genes tagged with a first marker fragment forming an endogenous prey protein or prey protein. ReMTH contain cells also express a bait protein that is fused with a second marker fragment. Prey/Bait interaction produces a reconstituted, detectable marker. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20100034814 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR BINDING LYSOPHOSPHATIDIC ACID - Compositions and methods for making and using anti-LPA agents, for example, monoclonal antibodies, are described. Variable domain and complementarity determining region amino acid sequences of several monoclonal antibodies against LPA are disclosed, as is a consensus anti-LPA monoclonal antibody variable domain sequence. | 02-11-2010 |
Gordon B. Mills, Houston, TX US
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| 20080311573 | Compositions, kits, and methods for identification, assessment, prevention, and therapy of breast cancer - The invention relates to newly discovered nucleic acid molecules and proteins associated with breast cancer. Compositions, kits, and methods for detecting, characterizing, preventing, and treating human breast cancers are provided. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20080312096 | Predictive and Therapeutic Markers in Ovarian Cancer - Cancer markers may be developed to detect diseases characterized by increased expression of apoptosis-suppressing genes, such as aggressive cancers. Genes in the human chromosomal regions, 8q24, 11q13, 20q11-q13, were found to be amplified indicating in vivo drug resistance in diseases such as ovarian cancer. Diagnosis and assessment of amplification levels certain genes shown to be amplified, including PVT1, can be useful in prediction of poor outcome of patient's response and drug resistance in ovarian cancer patients with low survival rates. Certain genes were found to be high priority therapeutic targets by the identification of recurrent aberrations involving genome sequence, copy number and/or gene expression are associated with reduced survival duration in certain diseases and cancers, specifically ovarian cancer. Therapeutics to inhibit amplification and inhibitors of one of these genes, PVT1, target drug resistance in ovarian cancer patients with low survival rates is described. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090136961 | Novel compositions and methods for identification, assessment, prevention, and therapy of ovarian cancer - The present invention is directed to the identification of markers that can be used to determine whether ovarian cancer is sensitive or resistant to a therapeutic agent. In particular, the present invention is directed to the use of certain combinations of markers, wherein the expression of the markers correlates with sensitivity or resistance to a therapeutic agent. Thus, by examining the expression of the individual markers of a marker set, also referred to as the expression profile of the marker set, it is possible to determine whether a therapeutic agent, or combination of agents, will be most likely to reduce the growth rate of the ovarian cancer. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20100003682 | Compositions, kits, and methods for identification, assessment, prevention and therapy of breast and ovarian cancer - The invention relates to newly discovered nucleic acid molecules and proteins associated with breast or ovarian cancer. Compositions, kits, and methods for detecting, characterizing, preventing, and treating human breast or ovarian cancers are provided. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100204125 | GENETIC ALTERATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH CANCER - The present invention provides new probes for the detection of chromosomal alterations associated with cancer, particularly ovarian cancer. The probes bind selectively with target nucleic acid sequences at 3q26. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100291068 | NUCLEIC ACID MOLECULES AND PROTEINS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION, ASSESSMENT, PREVENTION, AND THERAPY OF OVARIAN CANCER - The invention relates to newly discovered nucleic acid molecules and proteins associated with ovarian cancer. Compositions, kits, and methods for detecting, characterizing, preventing, and treating human ovarian cancers are provided. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20120141604 | NOVEL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION, ASSESSMENT, PREVENTION AND THERAPY OF HUMAN CANCERS - The present invention is directed to the identification of markers that can be used to determine whether tumors are sensitive or resistant to a therapeutic agent. The present invention is also directed to the identification of therapeutic targets. The invention features a number of “sensitivity markers.” These are markers that are expressed in most or all cell lines that are sensitive to treatment with an agent and which are not expressed (or are expressed at a rather low level) in cells that are resistant to treatment with that agent. The invention also features a number of “resistance markers.” These are markers that are expressed in most or all cell lines that are resistant to treatment with an agent and which are not expressed (or are expressed at a rather low level) in cells that are sensitive to treatment with that agent. The invention also features marker sets that can predict patients that are likely to respond or not to respond to an agent. | 06-07-2012 |
James B. Mills, Tyler, TX US
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| 20090183689 | Portable, rechargeable insect control apparatus and method of operation - A system for controlling insects is provided. The system includes an insect control compound reservoir. A pump receives an insect control compound from the insect compound reservoir and pressurizes the insect control compound. A rechargeable battery provides power to the pump. A plurality of nozzles receive the pressurized insect control compound and generate an insect control compound mist. A controller receives a first command to cause the pump to begin operation and a wireless signal to cause the pump to stop operation. | 07-23-2009 |
James P. Mills, Austin, TX US
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| 20100260454 | LASER TO OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING DEVICE AND METHOD - A missile defense system ( | 10-14-2010 |
| 20110268453 | OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER BUILT-IN TEST (BIT) - An optical transceiver is provided with a light pipe that intercepts, offsets and redirects a portion of the collimated transmit beam to create a virtual object in the receiver field-of-view to perform the BIT. The light pipe comprises an input face and first reflective surface in the transmitter FOV to intercept a portion of the beam along a first axis and re-direct the beam, a second reflective surface and output face in the receiver FOV that re-directs the portion of the beam along a second axis towards the receiver to create the virtual object in the receiver FOV and an optical channel that guides the redirected portion of the beam from the first reflective surface to the second reflective surface to offset the second axis from the first axis. The same detector used during normal operation of the transceiver is used to perform the BIT, which may include a simple “on/off” test or a radiometry test. The light pipe may be designed with an acceptance FOV that preserves collimation, which facilitates a measurement of alignment error between the transmit beam and receiver. | 11-03-2011 |
James W. Mills, Wylie, TX US
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| 20080273538 | Multi-disk optical drive - An apparatus for transitioning data contained on multiple memory storage devices, such as optical disks and memory cards, efficiently onto a data network by utilizing data bridges between the memory devices and the target network. | 11-06-2008 |
Jesse Mills, Houston, TX US
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| 20110022468 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTING TARGETED ADVERTISING AND INTUITIVE WAYFINDING - The present invention is a method for displaying messaging, wayfinding and advertising on interactive kiosks and digital wireless communication devices including handheld portable devices within a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) or through the Internet. The information is stored in databases connected to the Internet that include maps of shopping centers or malls, data regarding user profiles, product categories and product brands which provide users the ability to search the database and interact with the maps and point-of-purchase advertising. When proximity-based WLAN access is available, the data is merged with more data concerning the user's relative position within the network. | 01-27-2011 |
John A. Mills, Sugar Land, TX US
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| 20080210305 | Liquified Natural Gas Sump For a Gravity Based Structure - A liquefied natural gas (LNG) sump is provided for a gravity based structure (GBS). The sump includes a sump containment structure having a predetermined volume and floor surface area. The volume and floor surface area are selected in order to allow spilled LNG contained within the sump containment structure to vaporize at a predetermined, safe rate. A trough is provided for collecting spilled LNG on the GBS, such as at the processing area and on a jetty, and delivering the spilled LNG to the sump containment structure. | 09-04-2008 |
John C. Mills, Dallas, TX US
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| 20110061291 | Fuel Additive and Method for Use for Combustion Enhancement and Emission Reduction - A fuel additive is disclosed which comprises a suspension of nanoparticle oxides in a fuel miscible liquid carrier, which suspension may be colloidal or otherwise. Methods for enhancing combustion and fuel economy and reducing emissions by employing said fuel additive are also disclosed. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20120174472 | Fuel Additive and Method for Use for Combustion Enhancement and Emission Reduction - A fuel additive is disclosed which comprises a suspension of nanoparticle oxides in a fuel miscible liquid carrier, which suspension may be colloidal or otherwise. Methods for enhancing combustion and fuel economy and reducing emissions by employing said fuel additive are also disclosed. | 07-12-2012 |
Lex A. Mills, Lampasas County, TX US
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| 20130015261 | Drag Bag.TM. (Game lures & cover scent)AANM Scarbrough; Jerry WayneAACI Bell CountyAAST TXAACO USAAGP Scarbrough; Jerry Wayne Bell County TX USAANM Mills; Lex A.AACI Lampasas CountyAAST TXAACO USAAGP Mills; Lex A. Lampasas County TX US - A practically designed, reusable, heated game scent dispenser which allows hunters to choose their preferred liquid or gel game scents for hunting and attracting game animals. It is a durable tri-fold, fabric bag with three compartments made of poly net which allows heated lure to vaporize into the air and onto the ground as it is dragged along with a draw string. The hunter saturates a wick evaporator with his chosen lure and places it into the left wing compartment, folds it over the center compartment where a hand warmer is placed, and then the right wing, with hand warmer, is folded over and secured by the Velcro latches. Drag Bad™ attracts quarry into a position for harvest. It can be hung on a branch where it will continue to attract game. It is especially useful in cold weather, when liquid and gel lures freeze, rendering them ineffective. | 01-17-2013 |
Manuel D. Mills, Midland, TX US
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| 20090189388 | Book holder - An adjustable book holder | 07-30-2009 |
Michael A. Mills, Houston, TX US
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| 20120272913 | Arrangement of Milking Box Stalls - In certain embodiments, a system includes a first milking box stall of a size sufficient to accommodate a dairy livestock. The system also includes an equipment portion located adjacent to the first milking box stall. The equipment portion houses a robotic attacher. The system also includes a second milking box stall of a size sufficient to accommodate a dairy livestock. The second milking box stall is located adjacent to the equipment portion. The robotic attacher is configured to service both the first milking box stall and the second milking box stall by extending between the rear legs of a dairy livestock located within either stall in order to attach milking equipment to the dairy livestock. | 11-01-2012 |
Michael J. Mills, Austin, TX US
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| 20090243572 | Power Supply with Digital Control Loop - A switching regulator apparatus includes an inductor coupling an input node to a switching node. A first capacitor couples the switching node to a diode node. A first diode couples the diode node to a common node. A second diode couples the diode node to an output node. A second capacitor couples the output node to the common node. A switch couples the switching node to the common node, wherein the first capacitor transfers energy from the input node to the output node in accordance with the commutation of the switch. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090243701 | Power Supply with Digital Control Loop - One embodiment of an apparatus for switching a transistor includes a first current mirror providing i | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090245504 | Power Supply with Digital Control Loop - One embodiment of a power supply apparatus includes a first switcher coupled to provide VOUT from a VSUPPLY. A cascaded second switcher is coupled to provide a subscriber line interface circuit target VBAT from VOUT, wherein the first switcher is placed in one of an active mode and an inactive mode in accordance with a function of VSUPPLY and VBAT, wherein in the active mode | 10-01-2009 |
Michael James Mills, Austin, TX US
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| 20110128076 | Managing Power Supply Transients - In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a voltage regulator, an amplifier, and control logic. The regulator may receive a supply voltage and output a regulated voltage to an intermediate node. In turn, the amplifier is to be powered by the regulated voltage, while the control logic is coupled to the voltage regulator to cause a change in the regulated voltage to a safe voltage before one or more gain stages of the amplifier is to be coupled to or decoupled from an output signal path. | 06-02-2011 |
Richard Mills, Cedar Park, TX US
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| 20120116590 | RACK-LEVEL MODULAR SERVER AND STORAGE FRAMEWORK - A modular rack-level server and storage framework is disclosed. The modular rack system includes a plurality of chassis placed in one or more racks and a plurality of sleds placed in each chassis. Each sled includes an information handling system, a shared fan module, a shared power module, and a shared management module. The shared fan module cools the plurality of sleds in each chassis and the shared power module supplies power to one or more sleds in one or more chassis. The shared management module manages the operation of the plurality of chassis. | 05-10-2012 |
Richard S. Mills, Cedar Park, TX US
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| 20080291645 | INTERFACE RETENTION AND SUPPORT APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE - An interface retention and support apparatus and method of use is disclosed. In one form, an extension apparatus can include a first coupling interface operable to be coupled to an first expansion terminal of a printed circuit board. The apparatus can also include a retention mechanism aligned to a surface of the first coupling interface. The retention mechanism can be used to engage a first exterior surface of the first expansion terminal upon coupling the first coupling interface to the first expansion terminal. The apparatus can further include an access terminal operably coupled to the first coupling interface and an expansion circuit coupled between the first coupling interface and the access terminal. The expansion circuit can electrically couple the first expansion terminal to access terminal. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20110086520 | Interface Retention and Support Apparatus and Method of Use - An information handling system includes a printed circuit board and an extension card. The printed circuit board includes a first expansion terminal. The extension card includes a first coupling interface, a retention mechanism, and an access terminal. The first coupling interface is operable to engage the first expansion terminal. The retention mechanism is operable to be coupled to at least a first exterior portion of the first expansion terminal to secure the first coupling interface to the first expansion terminal. The access terminal is operably coupled to the first coupling interface, and the access terminal is electrically coupled the first expansion terminal to access terminal. | 04-14-2011 |
Richard Steven Mills, Cedar Park, TX US
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| 20120229971 | INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM SHARED INFRASTRUCTURE CHASSIS WITH FLEXIBLE DEPTH - An information handling system tray component is selected for a depth to fit into chassis support components to provide processing resources in a space having different depths. An end user selects a chassis component having a depth that fits a data center and then installs tray components into the chassis component by selecting the tray component depths to fit in that of the chassis component. The tray component supports different processing components depending upon the selected depth so that information handling system features are adapted to chassis depth while using a common infrastructure component. | 09-13-2012 |
Robert Clarence Mills, Canyon, TX US
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| 20120319590 | ANALOG LED CONTROLLER - The present invention provides a cost effective analog apparatus to enable the user to obtain a display of varied color frequencies using a variety of LED light sources, both in the visual and non-visual ranges, acting in synchronous response to electronic input sources. The present invention provides an analog LED controller that includes a power supply terminal, an input terminal, and a plurality of color LED control circuits. The plurality of color LED control circuits include a first color LED control circuit, one or more nth color LED control circuits and a Nth color LED control circuit, wherein 1 | 12-20-2012 |
R. Steven Mills, Cedar Park, TX US
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| 20090255653 | System and Method for Cooling a Rack - A rack and plenum system is disclosed in which a plenum is coupled to the back of a rack. At the top of the plenum a fan assembly is installed. The fan assembly may include a pair of fans stacked on top of one another, and the rotors of the fans may spin in the opposite direction, with the blades of each fan oriented to direct air out of the top of the plenum. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090257187 | Information Handling System with Chassis Design for Storage Device Access - A design for an information handling system and the chassis of an information handling system is disclosed in which an array of storage devices is included at the front and rear sides of the chassis. Each array of storage devices may include a number of columns and each column may include a number of storage devices. The power supply of the information handling system of the present disclosure is located within the interior of the information handling system. The placement of the power supply in the interior of the information handling system allows an array of storage devices to be located at both the front and rear sides of the chassis. Either the front or rear of the information handling system may include a connection point for data or power connections for the information handling system. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090257188 | Docking Plenum for a Rack - A docking plenum for a rack is disclosed. The docking plenum includes a pair of sides that are coupled to first and second panels at the top of the docking plenum. The panels at the top of the docking plenum are separated from one another by an aperture. The docking plenum includes a front opening and a rear opening between the two sides. Each of the front opening and the rear opening are sized to receive a rack. The placement of a first rack in the front opening and a second rack in the rear opening creates a heated air cavity that is formed by the racks, the floor of the docking plenum, and the panels at the top of the docking plenum. When the racks are placed in the opening, and when one or more fans in the computer systems are activated, the fans draw air from outside the plenum across the interior of the computer systems. Heated air exits the computer systems and enters the heated air cavity. The heated air exits the heated air cavity through the aperture in the top of the docking plenum. Each rack may include wheels. | 10-15-2009 |
Scott H. Mills, Austin, TX US
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| 20080273687 | System and Method for Providing Customer Activities While in Queue - A system and method for providing customer activities while in queue allows for one or more customers to interact with one or more customer activities while waiting to speak with a live agent. The customers engage the customer activities while holding in a queue where the customer activities reduce the boredom, frustration, and perceived hold duration associated with holding to speak to a live agent. The customers are offered one or more options of the customer activities to interact with and the system and method monitors the customers' selections and interaction with the customer activities. As agents become available, each customer is transferred to an agent along with information regarding the customer's interaction with a selected customer activity. Upon completion of the interaction between the agent and the customer, the customer has the option to return to the selected customer activity and continue interacting with the selected customer activity. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080313571 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATING THE CREATION OF CUSTOMER-CENTRIC INTERFACES - An interface is provided by creating prompts for the interface. The prompts represent tasks to be accomplished by a user and are obtained based on user input. The prompts are grouped according to relationships, obtained from the user input, among the tasks. The interface is updated based on user feedback. Each of the prompts is designated using user terminology obtained from the user input. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20120269339 | System and Method for Providing Customer Activities While in Queue - A system and method for providing customer activities while in queue allows for one or more customers to interact with one or more customer activities while waiting to speak with a live agent. The customers engage the customer activities while holding in a queue where the customer activities reduce the boredom, frustration, and perceived hold duration associated with holding to speak to a live agent. The customers are offered one or more options of the customer activities to interact with and the system and method monitors the customers' selections and interaction with the customer activities. As agents become available, each customer is transferred to an agent along with information regarding the customer's interaction with a selected customer activity. Upon completion of the interaction between the agent and the customer, the customer has the option to return to the selected customer activity and continue interacting with the selected customer activity. | 10-25-2012 |
Thomas M. Mills, Katy, TX US
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| 20090232662 | METHOD FOR ESTIMATING PUMP EFFICIENCY - The present invention provides highly accurate methods for directly calculating pump fillage which avoid the need and expense of a pump dynamometer card and subsequent calculations. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20130024138 | METHODS FOR MEASURING LEAKAGE RATE AND INFERRING PRODUCTION RATE OF AN OILFIELD DOWNHOLE PUMP - Methods for measuring the leakage rate of a downhole pump using either measured axial load information from the drive rod string or using measured production data. The invention is for methods of applying the leakage rate to a downhole dynamometer card, for a reciprocating rod pump, for determining well production. | 01-24-2013 |
Wendell H. Mills, Austin, TX US
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| 20120104055 | FLOW DEFLECTORS FOR FUEL NOZZLES - A fuel nozzle assembly including a conduit defining a fuel inlet and a fuel outlet and being operable to convey a fuel stream comprising a solid particulate fuel entrained in a fluid. The conduit has a flow area defined by an interior surface of the conduit. A first flow deflector and a second flow deflector extend inwardly from the interior surface. The first flow deflector and the second flow deflector are positioned to disrupt a velocity profile of the flow stream established upstream of the conduit. | 05-03-2012 |