Todd Michael Miller

US Patent:

20210056525, Feb 25, 2021

Filed:

Aug 12, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/991380

Inventors:

Todd C. Miller - San Jose CA, US
Karsten I. Christensen - San Jose CA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 20/12
G06F 21/60
G16H 40/67
G16H 30/40
G16H 20/40
G16H 40/40
G06Q 30/00
A61B 6/14
A61B 6/00

Abstract:

A sensor licensing system for an intraoral sensor includes an on/off mechanism, a driver, and a sensor. The on/off mechanism is coupled to the intraoral sensor and has an encrypted licensing code so that the on/off mechanism turns on and off the intraoral sensor. The driver processes the encrypted license code stored in the sensor memory and determines if license code is expired based on the computer clock, exposure counter or other desired limits. The sensor periodically checks an online server for an updated encrypted license code and stores new license code in sensor memory. The updated license code is created and stored on the server when a new periodic subscription payment is made. The sensor periodically checks and downloads any updated license code. Failure to make a payment will result in no encrypted license code update being created and eventual expiration of the old encrypted license code.

US Patent:

20180279976, Oct 4, 2018

Filed:

Jul 25, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/659217

Inventors:

Todd C. Miller - San Jose CA, US

International Classification:

A61B 6/14
A61B 5/00
A61B 6/00

Abstract:

A sensor positioner for use with a dental digital radiography system includes an x-ray source which transmits through an x-ray cone an x-ray stream which has a generally circular cross-section and an intraoral sensor which is aligned with the x-ray source. The sensor positioner includes an aiming ring and a sensor carrier. The aiming ring includes a receptacle which is a single hole having a predefined cross-sectional shape with two axes of symmetry wherein the aiming ring is capable to being disposed adjacent to and visually aligned with to the x-ray source through the x-ray cone. The sensor carrier includes an attachment rod which has a first end and a second end and which has the same shape as the receptacle of the aiming ring so that the receptacle receives the attachment rod at the first end in one of two ways. The sensor holder is coupled to the second end of the attachment rod to integrally form the sensor carrier. The sensor holder has a surface on which the intraoral sensor is placed which visually aligns the intraoral sensor and a clip which secures the dental sensor to the surface so that the intraoral sensor does not slide relative to the center of the aiming ring.

US Patent:

20180253535, Sep 6, 2018

Filed:

Feb 21, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/901813

Inventors:

Todd C. Miller - San Jose CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 21/10
A61B 6/14
G06Q 10/10

Abstract:

A sensor licensing system for an intraoral sensor includes an on/off mechanism, a driver and a sensor. The on/off mechanism is coupled to the intraoral sensor and has an encrypted licensing code so that the on/off mechanism turns on and off the intraoral sensor. The driver processes the encrypted license code stored in the sensor memory and determines if license code is expired based on the computer clock, exposure counter or other desired limits. The sensor periodically checks an online server for an updated encrypted license code and stores new license code in sensor memory. The updated license code is created and stored on the server when a new periodic subscription payment is made. The sensor periodically checks and downloads any updated license code. Failure to make a payment will result in no encrypted license code update being created and eventual expiration of the old encrypted license code.

US Patent:

20180064405, Mar 8, 2018

Filed:

Jun 13, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/180680

Inventors:

Todd Miller - San Jose CA, US

International Classification:

A61B 6/14
H01L 27/146
H01L 23/00
H01L 27/148

Abstract:

An intraoral x-ray imaging sensor includes an electronic interface substrate which has a first surface and a second surface and is substantially rectangular with a mesial end and a distal end and a semiconductor imager which is mechanically and electrically coupled to the electronic interface substrate and which has a first surface and a second surface. The semiconductor imager consists of a silicon layer having an array of detector elements formed on its the first surface and is substantially rectangular with a mesial end and a distal end. The electronic interface substrate and the semiconductor imager have a first cut corner and a second cut corner at its the distal end. The second surface of the semiconductor imager is disposed adjacent and contiguous to the first surface of the electronic interface substrate. The intraoral x-ray imaging sensor also includes a plurality of first electrical pads, a plurality of second electrical pads and a plurality of bond wires. The first electrical pads are disposed on the first surface of the electronic interface substrate wherein some of the first electrical pads are disposed adjacent and contiguous to the first cut corner and the remainder of the first electrical pads are disposed adjacent and contiguous to the second cut corner. The second electrical pads are disposed on the first surface of the semiconductor imager wherein some of the of second electrical pads are disposed adjacent and contiguous to the first cut corner and the remainder of the second electrical pads are disposed adjacent and contiguous to the second cut corner. Each bond wire electrically couples one of the first electrical pads to one of the second electrical pads.