Doug E Miller

US Patent:

7177797, Feb 13, 2007

Filed:

Aug 31, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/652036

Inventors:

Jeffrey C. Micher - Pittsburgh PA, US
Marianne Cameron - Dalton OH, US
Doug N. Miller - Berlin OH, US
Paul Andres - Springe, DE
Jürgen Babst - Kassel, DE
Bruce R. Baker - Pittsburgh PA, US

Assignee:

Semantic Compaction Systems - Pittsburgh PA

International Classification:

G06F 17/27

US Classification:

704 9, 704 1, 715534

Abstract:

A system, method and article of manufacture utilize word chunks to enhance word prediction. At least one of selectable words and word chunks are displayed in response to receipt of an input character. Thereafter, a selection of a displayed word or word chunk is received, and in response to receiving selection of a displayed word chunk, selectable words including the selected word chunk are displayed. A word chunk includes a word portion used in the formation of other words and includes a predetermined identifier, identifying it as a word chuck. Thus, the combination of chunking of parts of agglutinated words in combination with letter input activations reduces the overall number of input activations to complete a word, and further reduces the amount of choices to select from at any point during retrieval of the word. Accordingly, for such agglutinating languages such as German, for example, word chunks can be used to speed up word prediction and thereby eliminate unnecessary, time consuming, and sometimes difficult inputting of many individual characters.

US Patent:

7194404, Mar 20, 2007

Filed:

Aug 31, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/652035

Inventors:

Jürgen Babst - Kassel, DE
Bruce R. Baker - Pittsburgh PA, US
Doug N. Miller - Berlin OH, US
Jeffrey C. Micher - Pittsburgh PA, US
Paul Andres - Springe, DE
Marianne Cameron - Dalton OH, US

Assignee:

Semantic Compaction Systems - Pittsburgh PA

International Classification:

G06F 17/27

US Classification:

704 9, 704 1, 704 10

Abstract:

A system, method and article of manufacture utilize word chunks to enhance word prediction. At least one of selectable words and word chunks are displayed in response to receipt of an input character. Thereafter, a selection of a displayed word or word chunk is received, and in response to receiving selection of a displayed word chunk, selectable words including the selected word chunk are displayed. A word chunk includes a word portion used in the formation of other words and includes a predetermined identifier, identifying it as a word chuck. Thus, the combination of chunking of parts of agglutinated words in combination with letter input activations reduces the overall number of input activations to complete a word, and further reduces the amount of choices to select from at any point during retrieval of the word. Accordingly, for such agglutinating languages such as German, for example, word chunks can be used to speed up word prediction and thereby eliminate unnecessary, time consuming, and sometimes difficult inputting of many individual characters.

US Patent:

20070024078, Feb 1, 2007

Filed:

Sep 7, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/570688

Inventors:

Oswaldo Mino - Houston TX, US
Michael McMahon - Palatine IL, US
Stanley Piotrowski - Addison IL, US
Doug Miller - Kingwood TX, US

International Classification:

B60R 13/01

US Classification:

296039100

Abstract:

A bulk container liner assembly for use in conjunction with a bulk material cargo container comprises structure incorporated therein such that restraint forces are impressed upon or transmitted to the back or rear wall member of the bulk material cargo container liner, along linearly seamed loci, so as to effectively prevent the back or rear wall member of the bulk material cargo container liner from experiencing or undergoing any outward bulging thereof under the influence of the hydrostatic head load forces generated internally within the bulk material cargo container liner as a result of the charging of bulk cargo material into the interior portion of the bulk material cargo container liner.

US Patent:

59607009, Oct 5, 1999

Filed:

Aug 26, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/141173

Inventors:

Mark Alan Staggs - McAllester OK
Doug Miller - Cypress TX

Assignee:

National-Oilwell, L.P. - Houston TX

International Classification:

F16J 900

US Classification:

92240

Abstract:

A piston head assembly for reciprocating in a cylinder is disclosed, the cylinder having an inside surface and the inside surface having an inside diameter, comprising: a piston head including a central portion and a flange, the flange having a diameter that is no more than 0. 010 inches less than the inside diameter and an annular seal removably mounted on the flange, the seal including a lip and a heel, the lip having an uncompressed diameter that is at least 0. 20 inches larger than the inside diameter and the heel being free of a separate retaining means. The seal can also be manufactured so as to be free of any annular depression in its outer surface.