Klassen, US
Andrew S. Klassen, San Jose, CA US
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20160033399 | OPTICAL METROLOGY WITH PURGED REFERENCE CHIP - An integrated metrology module includes a chuck for holding a sample and positioning the sample with respect to an optical metrology device, a reference chip for the optical metrology device, the reference chip being movable to various positions with respect to the optical metrology device, and a reference chip purge device provides a flow of purge gas or air over the reference chip while the reference chip is in the various positions. The reference chip purge device may be static or movable with the reference chip. | 02-04-2016 |
Brad Klassen, Monticello, MN US
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20140111091 | SPECTRAL SHIFT CONTROL FOR DIMMABLE AC LED LIGHTING - Apparatus and associated methods involve operation of an LED light engine in which a relative intensities of selected wavelengths shift as a function of electrical excitation. In an illustrative example, current may be selectively and automatically diverted substantially away from at least one of a number of LEDs arranged in a series circuit until the current or its associated periodic excitation voltage reaches a predetermined threshold level. The diversion current may be smoothly reduced in transition as the excitation current or voltage rises substantially above the predetermined threshold level. A color temperature of the light output may be substantially changed as a predetermined function of the excitation voltage. For example, some embodiments may substantially increase or decrease a color temperature output by a solid state light engine in response to dimming the AC voltage excitation (e.g., by phase-cutting or amplitude modulation). | 04-24-2014 |
David Klassen, Akron, OH US
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20120255209 | MAGAZINE WELL ADAPTER AND KIT - The magazine well adapter of the present invention, and associated kits and devices, improves the firing rate and accuracy of AK-type firearms by converting the traditional magazine well into a push-button drop ejection device. | 10-11-2012 |
Evan L. Klassen, Skiatook, OK US
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20130051795 | MEASUREMENT OF OPTICAL PERFORMANCE FOR PASSIVE WDM SYSTEMS - A system, a device, and a method include a network interface device that measures optical power of a passive optical device; generates optical power data, and stores the optical power data. The system, the device, and the method, also includes generating alarms based on the optical power data and communication with remote network interface devices via the passive optical device. | 02-28-2013 |
Henry Klassen, Irvine, CA US
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20140186309 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING RETINAL DISEASES - Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for treating, ameliorating or preventing a retinal disease or condition; improving a photopic (day light) vision; for improving correcting visual acuity, improving macular function, improving a visual field, or improving scotopic (night) vision by administration of retinal progenitor cells. The subject matter described herein also provides cell populations comprising retinal progenitor cells and methods of isolation thereof. | 07-03-2014 |
20150328262 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING RETINAL DISEASES - Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for treating, ameliorating or preventing a retinal disease or condition; improving a photopic (day light) vision; for improving correcting visual acuity, improving macular function, improving a visual field, or improving scotopic (night) vision by administration of retinal progenitor cells. The subject matter described herein also provides cell populations comprising retinal progenitor cells and methods of isolation thereof. | 11-19-2015 |
Henry Klassen, Pasadena, CA US
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20080213893 | ISOLATION OF NEURAL STEM CELLS USING GANGLIOSIDES AND OTHER SURFACE MARKERS - During the growth and study of NSCs, a range of molecules present on the surface of multipotent neural stem and progenitor cells (NSCs) were identified. These markers were identified using a number of human and murine neural stem cell lines, including retinal stem cells (RSCs). The NSC-specific markers identified included gene products as well as non-protein molecules and sugar epitopes not directly coded in the genome. Together with surface markers which were determined to be absent from the surface of hNSCs, the molecules described herein provide a means to enrich for neural stem cells, or neural progenitor subpopulations, particularly using combinatorial cell sorting strategies. These same molecules also represent targets for pharmacological manipulation of NSC populations and subpopulations, both in vivo and ex vivo. Furthermore, these molecules provide potential targets for therapeutic manipulation of other neural precursor-related cell types including malignant conditions as well as other diseases originating from, or preferentially affecting, various uncommitted or replication-competent cell types. | 09-04-2008 |
Henry J. Klassen, Orange, CA US
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20100318193 | TOPOGRAPHICALLY ENGINEERED STRUCTURES AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME IN REGENERATIVE MEDICINE APPLICATIONS - The present invention provides compositions including a cell contacting surface or film comprising nanotopography of nanofibers, nanotubes, nanochannels, microchannels or microwells, which are capable of enhancing or promoting cell differentiation or cell viability. The compositions are useful as medical implants, including orthopedic implants, dental implants, cardiovascular implants, neurological implants, neurovascular implants, gastrointestinal implants, muscular implants, and ocular implants. The present invention also provides methods of treating a patient in need of such an implant. | 12-16-2010 |
Henry J. Klassen, Irvine, CA US
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20090306772 | Ocular Scaffolds and Methods for Subretinal Repair of Bruch's Membrane - The present invention provides ocular scaffolds composed of poly (e-caprolactone) configured to be inserted into the sub-retinal space of a subject, as well as methods for treating eye disease (e.g., age-related macular degeneration) with such scaffolds. The present invention also provides methods of making such scaffolds. | 12-10-2009 |
Henry J. Klassen, Pasadena, CA US
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20090104694 | ISOLATION AND TRANSPLANTATION OF RETINAL STEM CELLS - The present invention relates to the isolation, in vitro propagation, and transplantation and integration of non-pigmented retinal stem cells derived from the neuroretina of the eye, ex vivo and in vivo. | 04-23-2009 |
Ian H. Klassen, Campbell, CA US
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20150269354 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALY DEFINING MESSAGES IN RESPONSE TO A USER-PERFORMED ACTIVITY AND WITH CORRELATED USER DATA - A user can perform in an activity which can be identified and/or tracked by a device associated with the user, such as a mobile communication device. Data can be identified and collected before, during and after the activity. A message can be defined based on the activity and the data, and presented to the user on the device. The user can alter or approve the message such that a form of the message is sent to a compute device, such as a social media network. | 09-24-2015 |
20160030833 | MEDIA, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR GAME-BASED EXERCISE TRACKING WITH VIRTUAL WORLD VARIATIONS - A compute device can receive a signal associated with a quantity of real-world activity (e.g., exercise) performed by a user. The compute device can define a quantity of virtual activity based, at least in part, on the quantity of real-world activity. The quantity of virtual activity can be different from the quantity of real-world activity. The compute device can send an indication of progress in a virtual world to an output device, for example, such that the user's progress is displayed. | 02-04-2016 |
James Klassen US
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20160047376 | Slurry Pump - In a rotor in rotor configuration, a pump has inward projections on an outer rotor and outward projections on an inner rotor. The outer rotor is driven and the projections mesh to create variable volume chambers. The outer rotor may be driven in both directions. In each direction, the driving part (first inward projection) of the outer rotor contacts a sealing surface on one side of an outward projection of the inner rotor, while a gap is left between a sealing surface of the other side of the outward projection and a second inward projection. The gap may have uniform width along its length in the radial direction, while in a direction parallel to the rotor axis it may be discontinuous or have variable size to create flow paths for gases. | 02-18-2016 |
James B. Klassen, Lynden, WA US
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20090123316 | Gear pump - A pump comprises a driving rotor and a driven rotor that are positioned in a housing such that, as the driving rotor and the driven rotor rotate, the teeth of the driving rotor and the teeth of the driven rotor mesh to form a positive displacement seal. The teeth of the driving rotor and the driven rotor are configured such that seals between the inlet side and the discharge side of the pump are formed between only the leading surfaces of the teeth of the driving rotor and the trailing surfaces of the teeth of the driven rotor. | 05-14-2009 |
Jason Klassen, Minnetonka, MN US
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20120026705 | INTERPOSER LEAD - An interposer lead provides a connection between an integrated circuit and a circuit board. The interposer lead includes a first leg for interfacing with the circuit board. The interposer lead also includes a second leg disposed generally parallel to the first leg for interfacing with an IC electrical lead extending from the integrated circuit. A connecting portion operatively connects the first leg and the second leg. The interposer lead further includes a lip extending non-parallel from the second leg for limiting movement of the IC electrical lead on the second leg. | 02-02-2012 |
Manley Klassen, Oxnard, CA US
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20090059808 | Memory Access Optimization - A method and an apparatus for memory access optimization are disclosed. Data unit information may be accumulated for a plurality of data units. Partial network statistics for the plurality of data units may be read sequentially in round robin fashion from each of a plurality of memory banks of a memory. The partial networks statistics may be updated based on the plurality of data units. The updated partial network statistics may be written sequentially in round robin fashion to each of the plurality of memory banks. | 03-05-2009 |
20100260204 | Traffic Receiver Using Parallel Capture Engines - There is disclosed a method of capturing packets and packet receivers to capture packets. A timestamp may be attached to each packet received from a network. Each timestamped packet may be routed to a capture engine of a plurality of capture engines. Each of the plurality of capture engines may save at least some packets determined to match one or more of a plurality of predetermined capture criteria. A list of contiguously captured packets in time-stamp order may be prepared. | 10-14-2010 |
20110211593 | Capturing Packets With Parallel Capture Engines - There is disclosed a method of capturing packets and packet receivers to capture packets. A plurality of packets may be received form a network. A timestamp may be attached to each received packet. The timestamped received packet may be distributed among a plurality of capture engines. Each of the plurality of capture engines may store, in a respective capture memory of a plurality of capture memories, at least some timestamped received packets determined to match one or more of a plurality of predetermined capture criteria. A list in timestamp order of contiguous packets stored in the plurality of capture memories may be prepared. | 09-01-2011 |
20140258744 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR CONTROLLING PROCESSOR CARD POWER CONSUMPTION IN A NETWORK TEST EQUIPMENT CHASSIS THAT INCLUDES A PLURALITY OF PROCESSOR CARDS - Methods, systems, and computer readable media for controlling processor card power consumption are disclosed. In one example, the method is conducted in a network test equipment chassis that includes a plurality of processor cards that implements network testing functions. The method includes detecting an event or status associated with one of the plurality of processor cards and determining whether the event or status satisfies a condition of at least one power management rule. In response to determining that the event or status satisfies a condition of the at least one power management rule, the method further includes adjusting power consumption of the processor card in the network test equipment in accordance with the at least one power management rule. | 09-11-2014 |
Mark Klassen, Lockport, IL US
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20160059672 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR A WORK VEHICLE - A liquid cooling system for a work vehicle may generally include an expansion tank and a deaeration line having a fluid conduit which fluidly couples the expansion tank to a component of the cooling system. The fluid conduit defines a flow passage therein and includes an upstream portion, a downstream portion and an intermediate portion where the intermediate portion is defined between the upstream and downstream portions. The flow passage within the intermediate portion has cross-sectional shape which restricts liquid coolant flow between the component and the expansion tank during operation of the work vehicle. | 03-03-2016 |
Mark D. Klassen, Lockport, IL US
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20100048118 | HVAC System for a Work Vehicle - An HVAC system for work vehicle having an operator compartment for an operator is disclosed. The HVAC system includes a pressurizer blower and an air-conditioning system coupled to an electronic circuit. The electronic circuit is configured to reduce the output of the pressurizer blower when the operator selects a high output from the air-conditioning system. The HVAC system is also configured to provide defog operation in both a manual mode and an automatic mode of operation. The HVAC system is configured to reset the defog operation when the vehicle ignition is turned off or turned back on. The HVAC system is also configured not to reset the defog operation when the operator switches rapidly between the automatic mode and the manual mode of operation. | 02-25-2010 |
20120109463 | STEERING WHEEL MOTION AND SELF-CANCELLING TURN SIGNAL SENSOR - A steering wheel movement sensing apparatus for an agricultural vehicle comprising a magnetic ring configured to fit around the steering column such that it turns in unison with the steering wheel. The minimum number of magnetic poles on the ring is not defined, but a ring having at least 36 poles enables the movement sensor to detect steering wheel movement of 10 degrees. At least two hall-effect sensors fixed in a stationary position adjacent to the magnetic ring generate signals of fluctuating value as the magnetic poles pass enabling wheel movement and the extent of wheel movement to be derived. By specifically adjusting the position of the hall-effect sensors in relation to each other, the resultant output signals can also be used to determine the direction of movement of the steering wheel. Outputs from the sensing apparatus can be used to disengage an automated vehicle guidance system upon detection of steering wheel movement and to provide input to a self-cancelling turn signal system. | 05-03-2012 |
20120125907 | DISENGAGING PRESSURIZER BLOWER IN MAX HEAT SETTING TO IMPROVE CABIN HEATING - An HVAC system for a work vehicle having an operator compartment for a vehicle operator, the system including a heating system, a compartment pressurizer blower, a compartment recirculation blower, a temperature sensor, and an operating mode switch, each operably coupled to an electronic circuit, wherein the circuit is configured to reduce pressurizer blower output when the operator selects high output from the heating system under certain predetermined temperature and conditions and operating modes to improve HVAC system performance. | 05-24-2012 |
20140150384 | Rain Deflector for an Intake Duct of a Work Vehicle - An intake duct for an air intake system of a work vehicle is disclosed. The intake duct may generally include a body defining an air passage extending between an intake end and an outlet end. The body may further define a recessed intake at the intake end including a first side section and a second side section. Each of the first side section and the second side may define at least one side opening for directing air into the air passage. In addition, the recessed intake may include a deflector projecting outwardly from the first and second side sections. The deflector may be configured to shield the air passage from water directed towards the recessed inlet. | 06-05-2014 |
Mark Douglas Klassen, Lockport, IL US
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20130026244 | WORK VEHICLE HEATING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A work vehicle comprises an internal combustion engine and a catalytic converter coupled to the exhaust of the engine. A reduction agent system provides for injection of a reduction agent, such as urea, upstream of the catalytic converter. Coolant heated by the engine is directed to the reduction agent system to defrost/heat the reduction agent, and is also directed to a vehicle cabin heating system. Flow of coolant may be preferentially directed to the cabin heating system rather than to the reduction agent system, such as following vehicle startup, particularly during cold-weather operation. Flow may be altered to favor the reduction agent system, such as based upon time and/or the temperature of the cabin. | 01-31-2013 |
20150275831 | Air Intake System for a Work Vehicle - An air intake system for a work vehicle is disclosed. The air intake system may generally include a filter assembly having a pre-cleaner configured to separate particulates from air received within the filter assembly. The pre-cleaner may define a pre-cleaner outlet. In addition, the air intake system may include a blower having a fan and a housing encasing the fan. The fan may be configured to create a vacuum such that the particulates separate from the air are expelled from the pre-cleaner outlet and flow into the housing. The housing may define a blower outlet through which the particulates are expelled from the housing. Moreover, the flow of particulates through the blower outlet may be oriented non-parallel to a rotational axis of the fan. | 10-01-2015 |
Michael S. Klassen, Columbia, MD US
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20090042151 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FLAME STABILIZATION AND CONTROL - A system and method for providing continuous measurement and control of a combustion device by altering the fuel composition delivered thereto. The system includes devices for sensing combustion characteristics or other device characteristics, and controlling the performance of the combustion device based on the sensed information. Performance control occurs via addition of one or more additives to the fuel to adjust combustion characteristics. Via such sensing and performance control, consistent combustion device performance may be maintained, despite varying fuel characteristics. In one variation, -characteristics of the combustion device in operation, such as flame characteristics, are sensed and used to adjust fuel characteristics via iterative addition of one or more additives. | 02-12-2009 |
20100300103 | SYSTEM FOR VAPORIZATION OF LIQUID FUELS FOR COMBUSTION AND METHOD OF USE - A gas stream with a reduced oxygen concentration relative to ambient air is used to vaporize a liquid fuel or liquefied higher hydrocarbon gas, or is mixed with a vaporized gas, and the reduced oxygen vaporized fuel gas is fed to a combustion device such as a premixed or diffusion combustor. Preferably, the oxygen content of the gas stream is less than the limiting oxygen index. By mixing the fuel with a gas stream that has an appropriately reduced oxygen content, auto-ignition prior to the desired flame location in the combustor can be avoided. In some embodiments, the reduced oxygen stream is generated from an air separator or taken from the exhaust of the combustion device. | 12-02-2010 |
20110234396 | FIRE AND EMERGENCY WARNING AND LOCATOR SYSTEM - Devices, systems, and methods for locating remote objects and notifying animals that alarms are active comprising detecting an alarm signal with an alarm sensor and a processor in communication with the alarm sensor and transmitting a locator signal and/or an audio signal having a frequency greater than 20 kHz in response to the detection of the alarm signal; | 09-29-2011 |
20140199642 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONDITIONING LIQUID HYDROCARBON FUELS - In one embodiment of a method for vaporizing liquids such as fuels, the liquid is sprayed into a chamber such that the spray does not impinge on any surface. The energy for vaporization is supplied through the injection of a hot diluent such as nitrogen or oxygen depleted air. Additional heat is added through the surface. In another embodiment, the liquid is sprayed onto a hot surface using a geometry such that the entire spray is intercepted by the surface. Heat is added through the surface to maintain an internal surface temperature above the boiling point of the least volatile component of the liquid. The liquid droplets impinging on the surface are thus flash vaporized. A carrier gas may also be flowed through the vaporizer to control the dew point of the resultant vapor phase mixture. | 07-17-2014 |
Paul J. Klassen, Newcastle, WA US
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20150319299 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOTE CONTROL AND UPDATING OF WIRELESS MOBILE DEVICES - A method and apparatus are provided to in one aspect update data on a wireless mobile device. Available updates may include both mandatory and discretionary updates, where the mandatory updates are always installed on the wireless mobile device. In another aspect, a method and apparatus for of remotely instructing a wireless mobile device to perform a service is provided. The wireless mobile device receives a ping message that instructs it to retrieve further instruction for performing services actions on the wireless mobile device. | 11-05-2015 |
Paul John Henry Klassen, Newcastle, WA US
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20140066014 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND ARTICLES FOR A COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE PROVIDING COMMUNICATIONS AND SERVICES INVOLVING AUTOMOBILE HEAD UNITS - Network communications, Web-based services and customized services using the Web-based services may be provided to drivers and users via the automobile head unit in the vehicle and via their mobile device. The automobile head unit in the vehicle and the mobile device are communicatively linked via a short range wireless connection. Also, these devices may communicate over a network such as a cellular network to a service provider that provides entertainment and informational services to the mobile device and the head unit of the vehicle. The user's profile and preferences are able to follow the user to various locations and into vehicles because this information is stored at a server accessible by the user's mobile device, and in some embodiments, also the head unit. The mobile device may provide services to the head unit if it does not have wider network connectivity over the short range wireless connection. | 03-06-2014 |
20140068010 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND ARTICLES FOR A SERVER PROVIDING COMMUNICATIONS AND SERVICES INVOLVING AUTOMOBILE HEAD UNITS - Network communications, Web-based services and customized services using the Web-based services may be provided to drivers and users via the automobile head unit in the vehicle and via their mobile device. The automobile head unit in the vehicle and the mobile device are communicatively linked via a short range wireless connection. Also, these devices may communicate over a network such as a cellular network to a service provider that provides entertainment and informational services to the mobile device and the head unit of the vehicle. The user's profile and preferences are able to follow the user to various locations and into vehicles because this information is stored at a server accessible by the user's mobile device, and in some embodiments, also the head unit. The mobile device may provide services to the head unit if it does not have wider network connectivity over the short range wireless connection. | 03-06-2014 |
20140068713 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND ARTICLES FOR PROVIDING COMMUNICATIONS AND SERVICES INVOLVING AUTOMOBILE HEAD UNITS AND USER PREFERENCES - Network communications, Web-based services and customized services using the Web-based services may be provided to drivers and users via the automobile head unit in the vehicle and via their mobile device. The automobile head unit in the vehicle and the mobile device are communicatively linked via a short range wireless connection. Also, these devices may communicate over a network such as a cellular network to a service provider that provides entertainment and informational services to the mobile device and the head unit of the vehicle. The user's profile and preferences are able to follow the user to various locations and into vehicles because this information is stored at a server accessible by the user's mobile device, and in some embodiments, also the head unit. The mobile device may provide services to the head unit if it does not have wider network connectivity over the short range wireless connection. | 03-06-2014 |
Preston Klassen, La Jolla, CA US
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20150154883 | METHODS OF TREATING OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY - The present disclosure relates to compositions, kits, uses, systems and methods for treating overweight and obesity using naltrexone plus bupropion, preferably in combination with a comprehensive web-based and/or telephone-based weight management program, and preferably in subjects at increased risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes. | 06-04-2015 |
20150182524 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR WEIGHT LOSS IN AT RISK PATIENT POPULATIONS - The present disclosure relates to compositions, kits, uses, systems and methods related to naltrexone plus bupropion for treating an overweight or obese subject at increased risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes. Preferably, the subject has had type-two diabetes for a period of less than 6 years or is a current smoker, optionally that does not have type-two diabetes. | 07-02-2015 |
20150366860 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR WEIGHT LOSS IN AT RISK PATIENT POPULATIONS - The present disclosure relates to compositions, kits, uses, systems and methods related to naltrexone plus bupropion for treating an overweight or obese subject at increased risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes. Preferably, the subject has had type-two diabetes for a period of less than 6 years or is a current smoker, optionally that does not have type-two diabetes. | 12-24-2015 |
R. Victor Klassen, Harrisonburg, VA US
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20130258374 | PARALLEL PRINTING SYSTEM - A parallel Raster Image Processor system that includes a plurality of Raster Image Processors (RIPs) for parallel processing of a print job into a printer-ready format for the printing of the print job and a splitter for splitting the print job into a plurality of chunks and sending the chunks of the job to the plurality of the RIPs for processing. The print job includes objects described in a page description language. The splitter is configured to: interpret the job to determine the objects required by each of the plurality of the RIPs to process corresponding received chunks; store the determined objects to maintain knowledge of the determined objects; and send the determined objects along with the corresponding chunks to the designated RIPs to process the corresponding chunks, if the same determined objects are not already with the designated RIPs. | 10-03-2013 |
20130258375 | PARALLEL PRINTING SYSTEM - A parallel Raster Image Processor system that includes a plurality of Raster Image Processors (RIPs) for parallel processing of a plurality of document jobs into a printer-ready format for the printing of the document jobs and a splitter. The splitter configured to combine the plurality of document jobs to form a plurality of chunks, each chunk is sent to a respective designated RIP for processing. | 10-03-2013 |
Timothy R. Klassen, New York, NY US
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20150039532 | VOLATILITY INDEX AND DERIVATIVE CONTRACTS BASED THEREON - An improved volatility index and related futures contracts are provided. An index in accordance with the principals of the present invention estimates expected volatility from the prices of stock index options in a wide range of strike prices, not just at-the-money strikes. Also, an index in accordance with the principals of the present invention is not calculated from the Black/Scholes or any other option pricing model: the index of the present invention uses a newly developed formula to derive expected volatility by averaging the weighted prices of out-of-the money put and call options. In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, derivative contracts such as futures and options based on the volatility index of the present invention are provided. | 02-05-2015 |
William Klassen, Davis, CA US
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20150204167 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INTERFACING WITH SUBSEA PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT - Generally, the present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for interfacing with subsea production equipment during operation. In one illustrative embodiment, a fluid sealing and transfer element is disclosed that includes, among other things, a flow body having a first end and a second end, a first flow groove ( | 07-23-2015 |
William P. Klassen, Davis, CA US
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20090068871 | SUBMERSIBLE ELECTRICAL CABLE CONNECTOR - The present invention is embodied in a submersible electrical cable connector having a cable-side connector assembly and a receptacle-side connector assembly. In a preferred embodiment, the cable-side connector assembly includes a generally circular printed circuit board having individual pin assemblies, each pin assembly having its own spring-loaded mechanism. The pin assemblies provide for an electrical connection between the cable-side connector assembly and the receptacle-side connector assembly. The printed circuit board also includes an oil valve that allows oil to flow between the cable-side connector assembly and the receptacle-side connector assembly when the two connector assemblies are coupled together. The cable-side connector assembly additionally includes a cap having a bleed valve that allows a user to remove air trapped within the submersible electrical cable connector when it is filled with oil. | 03-12-2009 |
20150284060 | CAPTURE AND DOCKING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND APPLICATIONS - Apparatus and methods to operationally link (couple/decouple) a plurality of relatively massive, complimentary payload platforms (i.e., suspended machinery and ROV) at relatively deep working depths in an unstable marine environment (water column) while the payload platforms are in-transit. An apparatus includes a suspended machinery, an ROV, a capture collar, an extendable/retractable harpoon, and actuating machinery to controllably effect extension and retraction thereof. A method includes providing an in-transit suspended machinery having a capture collar, providing an in-transit ROV having an extendable/retractable harpoon, approaching the in-transit suspended machinery with the ROV, maneuvering the ROV so as to bring an end of the partially extended harpoon into aligned proximity with the capture collar, and further extending the harpoon so that it securely engages the capture collar. | 10-08-2015 |