KENNETH JOEL MILLER, MD
Medical Practice at 6 St, San Pedro, CA

2013002, Jan 31, 2013

Jul 28, 2011

13/136281

Kenneth L. Miller - San Pedro CA, US

G06K 7/08, G06F 17/00, G06K 13/06

235375, 235483, 235449

A combination magnetic-stripe card reader with integrated contact-less chip card read/write functions, a direct replacement for a standard player tracking magnetic-stripe card reader installed in slot machines. It is a form, fit and function for existing player tracking readers, having the same front panel appearance, the same physical envelope, using the same mounting method, using the same cable connections and operating in the identical manner. The combined functions requires two command sets and a method to distinguish between them, the legacy command set of the existing reader to be replaced which is typically strings of American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) eight bit characters with a line terminator character and the contact-less chip card requiring the ability to send and receive all possible eight bit values with varying length commands and not having a dedicated character value to indicate the end of a command.

5526679, Jun 18, 1996

Jan 5, 1995

8/369775

Ernest A. Filippi - Porterville CA
Kenneth L. Miller - San Pedro CA

Campo/Miller - Porterville CA

G01M 328

73 405R

A pressure decay leak detection system is calibrated for a particular piping system using a leak mechanism with a known leak rate attached to the piping system. Pressure decay in the piping system is monitored while the system is leaking, pressure versus time data defining an acceptable pressure decay profile is stored. In one embodiment, this data is scaled to obtain a profile applicable to different leak rates. The detection system performs a test by sensing decaying pressure in the piping system, determining a slope of measured pressure decay versus time for an increment of pressure decay, comparing a slope of the observed pressure decay with a slope of the acceptable pressure decay profile, and providing a failure indication if the slope of the observed pressure decay exceeds the slope of the acceptable pressure decay profile.

5372032, Dec 13, 1994

Apr 23, 1993

8/051232

Ernest A. Filippi - Porterville CA
Kenneth L. Miller - San Pedro CA

G01M 326

73 405R

A line leak detector system that requires no existing piping modifiction for installation. The system consists of a controller and transducer and installs at existing fuel dispensers. The two components are connected by a length of electrical cable. The invention detects leaks in underground pressurized piping systems for fuel products and other incompressible liquids. The system performs three levels of leak detection, broken pipe, 3 gph and 0. 2 gph. Existing piping system variables relating to bulk modulus, variable pump off pressure and thermal differential between fuel and piping with surrounding soil influence, are compensated for. The status of the leak test is reported by encoded lights and horn. In various combination of flash, blink and steady state lights, plus chirp or audible horn. The transducer and cable are intrinsic safe, permitting installation in hazardous environments.

5883301, Mar 16, 1999

Feb 21, 1996

8/603549

Ernest A. Filippi - Porterville CA
Kenneth L. Miller - San Pedro CA

Campo/Miller - Porterville CA

G01M 328

73 405R

An automated calibration apparatus and method for calibrating a fluid piping system leak detector uses a calibrated leak device with an orifice that releases fluid at a constant calibrated leak rate. The calibrated leak device is connected to the fluid piping system and a pump is activated to pressurize the fluid piping system. The pump is deactivated, and pressure decay in the fluid piping system resulting from fluid release from the calibrated leak device is measured. The leak sensitivity of the leak detector is then adjusted based on the measured pressure decay versus time with the calibrated leak.