Phillip B Miller

US Patent:

7059250, Jun 13, 2006

Filed:

Jul 1, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/609865

Inventors:

Gerrit T. Sutherland - White Plains MD, US
Phillip J. Miller - Issue MD, US
Harold W. Sandusky - Fulton MD, US

Assignee:

The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy - Washington DC

International Classification:

F42C 19/12

US Classification:

102205, 10220214

Abstract:

Molten droplets of a metal fuel, such as aluminum, are dispersed into air or water for a reaction releasing energy for military or other purposes. In one warhead embodiment, a cylinder of solid metal is disposed within a ceramic heat insulator; heaters of thermite-like material are embedded in the metal; and an explosive dispersing charge is disposed around or at one end of the cylinder. On activation, the heaters are ignited to melt the metal, and the charge then detonated to disperse droplets of the molten metal. In a related embodiment, the metal and heaters are within a containment having an atomizing nozzle at one end and, oppositely of the metal from the nozzle, a piston and gas generator. When the metal is melted, the gas generator is activated to expel molten metal droplets from the nozzle. The fuel may be pressed particles heated below the melting point and then dispersed by a charge providing enough heat to melt the particles; may be a single component, fuel-rich thermite compound; and may include droplet surface tension reducing additives.

US Patent:

7584702, Sep 8, 2009

Filed:

May 27, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/151187

Inventors:

Gerrit T. Sutherland - White Plains MD, US
Phillip J. Miller - Issue MD, US
Harold W. Sandusky - Fulton MD, US

Assignee:

The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy - Washington DC

International Classification:

F42B 12/44

US Classification:

102363, 102357

Abstract:

Molten droplets of a metal fuel, such as aluminum, are dispersed into air or water for a reaction releasing energy for military or other purposes. In one warhead embodiment, a cylinder of solid metal is disposed within a ceramic heat insulator; heaters of thermite-like material are embedded in the metal; and an explosive dispersing charge is disposed around or at one end of the cylinder. On activation, the heaters are ignited to melt the metal, and the charge then detonated to disperse droplets of the molten metal. In a related embodiment, the metal and heaters are within a containment having an atomizing nozzle at one end and, oppositely of the metal from the nozzle, a piston and gas generator. When the metal is melted, the gas generator is activated to expel molten metal droplets from the nozzle. The fuel may be pressed particles heated below the melting point and then dispersed by a charge providing enough heat to melt the particles; may be a single component, fuel-rich thermite compound; and may include droplet surface tension reducing additives.

US Patent:

8245640, Aug 21, 2012

Filed:

May 12, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/454487

Inventors:

Gerrit T. Sutherland - White Plains MD, US
Phillip J. Miller - Issue MD, US
Harold W. Sandusky - Fulton MD, US

Assignee:

The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy - Washington DC

International Classification:

F42C 19/12

US Classification:

102205, 102363

Abstract:

Molten droplets of a metal fuel, such as aluminum, are dispersed into air or water for a reaction releasing energy for military or other purposes. In one warhead embodiment, a cylinder of solid metal is disposed within a ceramic heat insulator; heaters of thermite-like material are embedded in the metal; and an explosive dispersing charge is disposed around or at one end of the cylinder. On activation, the heaters are ignited to melt the metal, and the charge then detonated to disperse droplets of the molten metal. In a related embodiment, the metal and heaters are within a containment having an atomizing nozzle at one end and, oppositely of the metal from the nozzle, a piston and gas generator. When the metal is melted, the gas generator is activated to expel molten metal droplets from the nozzle. The fuel may be pressed particles heated below the melting point and then dispersed by a charge providing enough heat to melt the particles; may be a single component, fuel-rich thermite compound; and may include droplet surface tension reducing additives.

US Patent:

61547069, Nov 28, 2000

Filed:

Apr 9, 1999

Appl. No.:

9/289157

Inventors:

Alan T. Remaley - Bethesda MD
Mark Ruddel - Wheaton MD
Phillip C. Miller - Dana Point CA

International Classification:

G01N 3348
G01N 3350
G01N 3353
G01N 33546

US Classification:

702 19

Abstract:

An apparatus for predicting a residual hormone concentration in a patient after a removal of a portion of the patient's glandular tissue which secretes the hormone, includes an input device constructed to receive a plurality of measured hormone concentrations corresponding to a plurality of human fluid samples taken from a patient at a plurality of sample times, respectively; and further includes a computer processor configured to iteratively calculate a residual hormone concentration. In accordance with one feature of the present invention, the computer processor is configured to generate data denoting a residual amount of glandular tissue that will remain in the patient after the removal of the portion of the patient's glandular tissue; and the apparatus further comprises an output device constructed to output the generated data denoting the residual amount of glandular tissue. The computer processor is further configured to iteratively calculate a half-life value of the hormone concentration in the patient.