Inventor · Fort Worth, TX, US

Daniel N. Miller

61Patents
17h-index
60Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 5, 1997 → Jul 8, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US10034717B2 System and method for breakaway clutching in an articulated arm Human Necessities 275 Active
US10952801B2 Systems and methods for controlling a robotic manipulator or associated tool Human Necessities 56 Active
US6112513A Method and apparatus of asymmetric injection at the subsonic portion of a nozzle flow Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 44 Expired
US6308740A Method and system of pulsed or unsteady ejector Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Expired
US6758032B2 System of pulsed detonation injection for fluid flow control of inlets, nozzles, and lift fans Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 36 Expired
US10272569B2 System and method for instrument disturbance compensation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 31 Active
US10226306B2 System and method for integrated surgical table Human Necessities 29 Active
US7617670B2 Flow control redistribution to mitigate high cycle fatigue Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Active
US6112512A Method and apparatus of pulsed injection for improved nozzle flow control Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 27 Expired
US6371414B1 System and method for manipulating and controlling fluid flow over a surface Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Expired
US6682021B1 System and method for actively manipulating and controlling fluid flow over a surface Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Expired
US10405944B2 Medical device with active brake release control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Active
US10993772B2 System and method for integrated table motion Human Necessities 21 Active
US8038102B2 System and method to control flowfield vortices with micro-jet arrays Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Active
US7183515B2 Systems and methods for plasma jets Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US11130231B2 System and method for instrument disturbance compensation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Active
US11179221B2 Medical device with active brake release control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Active
US7510149B2 System and method to control flowfield vortices with micro-jet arrays Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US8210482B2 Prismatic-shaped vortex generators Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Active
US6962044B1 Method and apparatus of asymmetric injection into subsonic flow of a high aspect ratio/complex geometry nozzle Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 13 Expired
US8240616B2 Method and system for global flow field management using distributed, surface-embedded, nano-scale boundary layer actuation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Active
US11576737B2 System and method for integrated surgical table Human Necessities 10 Active
US11684448B2 Device with active brake release control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US9868516B2 Adhesive panels of microvane arrays for reducing effects of wingtip vortices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US11806875B2 Disturbance compensation in computer-assisted devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.