Patents by Inventor William Christensen

William Christensen has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240130376
    Abstract: A conveyor oven for cooking food includes an oven housing defining an oven chamber in which the food is cooked. A conveyor is operable to convey the food through the oven chamber. An opening is defined in an end of the oven chamber, a portion of the conveyor extending through a first portion of the opening. A second portion of the opening below the conveyor is closed by a removable end plug. The removable end plug is configured to pivot into a closed position while an upper edge of the removable end plug is received in a pocket formed at the end of the oven chamber by the oven housing and/or at least one stationary portion of the conveyor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Christine S. Laub, Joseph K. Miko, Theodore J. Chmiola, William S. Schjerven, SR., Kenneth A. Christensen
  • Patent number: 11591763
    Abstract: A drainage device includes a conduit extending from a bottom end toward a top end and a valve coupled to the conduit. The valve includes a first stop having an opening and an obstruction within the conduit. The obstruction, in a first configuration, may be spaced apart from the opening, enabling fluid to flow through the first stop and through the conduit. The obstruction, in a second configuration, may block the opening to prevent fluid flow through the first stop and through the conduit. The obstruction may move from the first configuration to the second configuration in response to (1) fluid pressure acting in a direction from the bottom end toward the top end of the conduit, or (2) when a fluid having a higher density than the obstruction is disposed within the valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: EcoShore Int'l, Inc.
    Inventor: Kenneth William Christensen
  • Publication number: 20220090340
    Abstract: A drainage device includes a conduit extending from a bottom end toward a top end and a valve coupled to the conduit. The valve includes a first stop having an opening and an obstruction within the conduit. The obstruction, in a first configuration, may be spaced apart from the opening, enabling fluid to flow through the first stop and through the conduit. The obstruction, in a second configuration, may block the opening to prevent fluid flow through the first stop and through the conduit. The obstruction may move from the first configuration to the second configuration in response to (1) fluid pressure acting in a direction from the bottom end toward the top end of the conduit, or (2) when a fluid having a higher density than the obstruction is disposed within the valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: EcoShore Int'l, Inc.
    Inventor: Kenneth William CHRISTENSEN
  • Patent number: 9968048
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X00F910 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X00F910 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X00F910 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X00F910, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X00F910. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X00F910.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Dean William Christensen, David B Fischer, Joseph Kevin Gogerty, Edwin Michael Grote, Wade Eugene Odland, Eric Scott Riedeman, Stephen Joseph Szalma, Gerhard P Weber
  • Patent number: 9959066
    Abstract: A computing system includes a plurality of computing resources that communicate with each other using network on a chip architecture. One of the plurality of computing resources is attached to memory external to the computing system through an external memory interface. The memory-attached computing resource is configured to read data from the memory and modify the read data prior to either writing the modified data back to the memory, or transmitting the modified data to one or more other of the computing resources, or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: KnuEdge Incorporated
    Inventors: Douglas A. Palmer, Jerome V. Coffin, William Christensen Clevenger
  • Patent number: 9955643
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X90H605 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X90H605 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X90H605 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X90H605, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X90H605. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X90H605.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Lori Lisa Carrigan, Candida Braga Cabral, Dean William Christensen, Gustavo Marcelo Garcia, Stephen Joseph Szalma, Matthew David Walch, Gerhard P Weber
  • Patent number: 9861057
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X05H206 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X05H206 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X05H206 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X05H206, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X05H206. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X05H206.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Mario Rosario Carlone, Jr., Michael Adam Chandler, Dean William Christensen, David B Fischer, Edwin Michael Grote, Thomas Craig Kevern, Suzanne Michelle Mickelson, Michael Joseph O'Leary, Julia Xiuling Zhang
  • Publication number: 20170280652
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X95H675 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X95H675 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X95H675 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X95H675, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X95H675. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X95H675.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: CANDIDA BRAGA CABRAL, DEAN WILLIAM CHRISTENSEN, STEPHEN JOSEPH SZALMA, GERHARD P. WEBER
  • Publication number: 20170280658
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X90H605 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X90H605 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X90H605 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X90H605, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X90H605. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X90H605.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: LORI LISA CARRIGAN, CANDIDA BRAGA CABRAL, DEAN WILLIAM CHRISTENSEN, GUSTAVO MARCELO GARCIA, STEPHEN JOSEPH SZALMA, MATTHEW DAVID WALCH, GERHARD P. WEBER
  • Patent number: 9775315
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X95H675 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X95H675 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X95H675 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X95H675, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X95H675. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X95H675.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Candida Braga Cabral, Dean William Christensen, Stephen Joseph Szalma, Gerhard P. Weber
  • Patent number: 9770003
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X95H678 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X95H678 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X95H678 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X95H678, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X95H678. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X95H678.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Candida Braga Cabral, Dean William Christensen, Jay Robert Hotchkiss, Eric Scott Riedeman, Stephen Joseph Szalma, Gerhard P Weber
  • Patent number: 9763415
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X95H706 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X95H706 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X95H706 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X95H706, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X95H706. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X95H706.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Candida Braga Cabral, Dean William Christensen, Edwin Michael Grote, Michael Joseph O'Leary, Stephen Joseph Szalma, Gerhard P Weber
  • Patent number: 9756817
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X00H326 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X00H326 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X00H326 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X00H326, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X00H326. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X00H326.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Candida Braga Cabral, Dean William Christensen, Edwin Michael Grote, Wade Eugene Odland, Stephen Joseph Szalma, Gerhard P Weber
  • Publication number: 20170235511
    Abstract: A computing system includes a plurality of computing resources that communicate with each other using network on a chip architecture. One of the plurality of computing resources is attached to memory external to the computing system through an external memory interface. The memory-attached computing resource is configured to read data from the memory and modify the read data prior to either writing the modified data back to the memory, or transmitting the modified data to one or more other of the computing resources, or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Douglas A. Palmer, Jerome V. Coffin, William Christensen Clevenger
  • Patent number: 9699990
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X95F553 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X95F553 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X95F553 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X95F553, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X95F553. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X95F553.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Todd Elliott Piper, Edwin Michael Grote, Dean William Christensen, Stephen Joseph Szalma, Gerhard P Weber
  • Patent number: 9681623
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X00F915 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X00F915 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X00F915 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X00F915, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X00F915. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X00F915.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Edwin Michael Grote, Eric Scott Riedeman, Jennifer Ann Tarter, Dean William Christensen, Stephen Joseph Szalma, Gerhard P Weber
  • Publication number: 20170147345
    Abstract: In a multi-processor architecture, a plurality of processors share a coprocessor for certain instructions. Each processor may supply the coprocessor with a number of instructions and operands for those instructions. Other operations may be performed while waiting for the results. When the results are needed, the processor may be configured to force synchronization by suspending operations until the results are received. While waiting for the results, the processor enters a low-power state, waking up automatically when the last result waited upon is received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: KNUEDGE, INC.
    Inventor: William Christensen Clevenger
  • Publication number: 20170147513
    Abstract: A shared program memory and related components configured to distribute data from a memory block to multiple processors at the same time. An arbiter determines what processors are requesting data from the same memory locations. Data from that memory location is then accessed and sent to the requesting processors so that the data arrives at about the same time to each processor, for example, during the same clock cycle. Such distribution is made possible using a configuration such as a shared data bus with corresponding valid bits for each register or using a multicaster and separate data busses for each processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: KNUEDGE, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Nicholas Hilton, William Christensen Clevenger, Jerome V. Coffin
  • Patent number: 9462763
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X95D033 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X95D033 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X95D033 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X95D033, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X95D033. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X95D033.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Todd Elliott Piper, Stephen Joseph Szalma, Lori Lisa Carrigan, Edwin Michael Grote, Thomas Craig Kevern, Michael Joseph O'Leary, Julia Xiuling Zhang, Suzanne Michelle Mickelson, Dean William Christensen, Michael Adam Chandler
  • Patent number: 9332701
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X95D040 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X95D040 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X95D040 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X95D040, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X95D040. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X95D040.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Edwin Michael Grote, Stephen Joseph Szalma, Lori Lisa Carrigan, Thomas Craig Kevern, Michael Joseph O'Leary, Julia Xiuling Zhang, Suzanne Michelle Mickelson, Dean William Christensen, Michael Adam Chandler