Patents by Inventor Kim Hansen
Kim Hansen 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).
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Publication number: 20070086578Abstract: A method and system are disclosed that enable a remote location to first contact a emergency call center due to an emergency/alarm condition and then automatically call 9-1-1 like service and transmit a predetermined message so that local emergency response personal have access to 9-1-1 like features such as automated address and telephone number look-up as well as additional information provided via the message.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2004Publication date: April 19, 2007Applicant: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.Inventors: Kim Hansen, James Russell
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Publication number: 20060168507Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for digitally presenting the contents of a printed publication. In one embodiment, the method includes obtaining contents of the printed publication, determining text content and graphical content; and providing one or more digital playback files configured to selectively present audio data and visual data corresponding to the text content and graphical content of the printed publication, wherein the audio data and the visual data are synchronized. The method may also include obtaining advertisement content and coordinating the audio data and the visual data to playback the advertisement content interspersed with the contents of the printed publication.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2006Publication date: July 27, 2006Inventor: Kim Hansen
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Publication number: 20060142806Abstract: A method and article for storing an automatic external defibrillator for use without a prescription are described. The hermetically sealed electrode pads of the OTC AED are electrically coupled to the OTC AED base unit where they are constantly accessible to self-test circuitry inside the base unit for periodic, automatic self-test. In one embodiment the self-test is designed to determine whether the conductive gel of the electrode pads has dried out. In another embodiment self-test circuitry also tests the battery while the OTC AED is being stored prior to use.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2005Publication date: June 29, 2006Inventors: Wendy Katzman, Thomas Lyster, Thomas Solosko, Carlton Morgan, Kim Hansen, Daniel Powers, Hans Griesser, Eric Jonsen, David Snyder
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Publication number: 20060127974Abstract: A method for recovering a protein of interest from a culture solution comprising: adding a polyol having the formula CnH2n+2On, wherein n is from 4 to 8, and/or a carbohydrate, and/or a derivative thereof, to the culture solution during recovery processing.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2003Publication date: June 15, 2006Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/SInventors: Svend Kaasgaard, Niels Banke, Kim Hansen
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Publication number: 20060116723Abstract: A method for operating an automatic external defibrillator (AED) prompts an operator about proper operation of the automatic external defibrillator and placement of the electrodes to ensure rapid and proper operation. Depending upon a state of a pad storage compartment, upon activation the AED issues an initial prompt, pauses after the initial prompt and then issues a second prompt. The AED also determines whether the pads have been removed from a liner and if so, issues a pad application prompt. The AED next determines whether both pads have been placed and if so, analyzes an impedance signal and if the impedance signal is erratic, issues a pad correction prompt. The AED also issues the pad correction prompt if the pads are removed from the liner but never go on the patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2003Publication date: June 1, 2006Inventors: Kim Hansen, Thomas Lyster, Kurt Fischer, James Froman, Douglas Denney
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Publication number: 20060097179Abstract: Gamma radiation events are received individually at elements of a detector array (18) at least one of the elements (P0) being defective. Each detector element converts incident radiation into a radiation event signal which is digitized by an analog-to-digital converter (42) into a coordinate position (x,y) on the detector array and energy (z). An event generator (48) generates radiation event signals for each defective element based on radiation events received at contributing elements, e.g., nearest neighbor elements (P1-P8). In a preferred embodiment, the contribution from each of the contributing elements is randomized by passing a token (56) among positions of a table (54) corresponding to each of the contributing elements. Each time a radiation event is received at the contributing element whose corresponding table position holds the token, that event also generates an event signal for the defective element and the token is passed (58).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2004Publication date: May 11, 2006Inventors: Michael Petrillo, Kim Hansen, Thomas Karpati
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Publication number: 20060067848Abstract: The invention concerns a hydraulic machine with a toothed set comprising a toothed ring with an inner toothing, whose circumferential surface extends in parallel with its axis, and a gear wheel (3) with an outer toothing, whose circumferential surface (24) extends in parallel with its axis, at least one tooth flank having an edge as an axial end of a section, which is located between the circumferential surface and a surface directed radially inwards. It is endeavoured to reduce the wear. For this purpose it is ensured that in the radial direction an edge (22, 23) ends so as to be offset inwards in relation to the circumferential surface (24).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2005Publication date: March 30, 2006Applicant: Sauer-Danfoss ApSInventors: Rene Andersen, Kim Hansen, Claus Johansen
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Publication number: 20050238521Abstract: The invention concerns a method and a hydromachine with a commutation device and with expanding and contracting pressure chambers passed by fluid and formed by displacement arrangements. With the method and the hydromachine, it is endeavoured to control a displacement in the hydromachine to keep pressure fluctuations small. For this purpose, the hydromachine has a group of devices, comprising a commutation device and at least two displacement devices, at least two of the devices being adjusted in relation to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2005Publication date: October 27, 2005Applicant: Sauer-Danfoss ApSInventors: Martin Nordborg, Kim Hansen, Heinrich Arnaud
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Publication number: 20050238307Abstract: An optical fibre having a longitudinal direction and a cross-section perpendicular thereto, said fibre in a cross-section comprising: (a) a core region (11) having a refractive index profile with a highest refractive index nc, and (b) a cladding region comprising cladding features (10) having a centre-to-centre spacing, ?, and a diameter, d, of around 0.4? or larger, wherein nc, ? and d are adapted such that the fibre exhibits zero dispersion wavelength of a fundamental mode in the wavelength range from 1530 nm to 1640 nm; a method of producing such a fibre; and use of such an optical fibre in e.g. an optical communication system, in an optical fibre laser, in an optical fibre amplifier, in an optical fibre Raman amplifier, in a dispersion compensator, in a dispersion and/or dispersion slope compensator.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2003Publication date: October 27, 2005Inventors: Kim Hansen, Jacob Folkenberg
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Publication number: 20050209122Abstract: The invention relates to a particle comprising an enzyme and a biomass, to a process for preparing a particle comprising spray drying an enzyme and biomass containing fermentation broth starting material, to obtain a solid particle comprising an enzyme and a biomass and to a process for preparing an enzyme containing particle comprising spray drying an aqueous enzyme containing liquid starting material to obtain a spray dried first enzyme containing particle and subsequently subjecting the first dry particle to a process selected from granulation and coating and combinations thereof to obtain a second dry enzyme containing particle.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2005Publication date: September 22, 2005Applicant: Novozymes A/SInventors: Jorgen Jorgensen, Carsten Jacobsen, Kim Hansen, Anders Jorgensen, Dan Oftelund, Poul Bach, Gustav Sondergaard
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Publication number: 20050180873Abstract: The invention concerns a hydraulic machine with a set of teeth, having a toothed ring with an inner toothing and a gear wheel with an outer toothing, the gear wheel rotating and orbiting in the toothed ring, the inner toothing and the outer toothing touching each other in contact areas, thus separating pressure chambers, and with a valve arrangement controlling a connection between a connection arrangement having a high pressure connection and a low pressure connection, and the pressure chambers. It is endeavoured to achieve a stable operation, particularly with low speeds. For this purpose, each contact area is provided with an opening, which, at the time when a pressure chamber reaches an extreme value of its volume, produces a short-circuiting with the neighbouring pressure chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2003Publication date: August 18, 2005Applicant: Sauer-Danfoss ApsInventors: Kim Hansen, Claus Johansen, Rene Andersen
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Publication number: 20050070964Abstract: A defibrillator system is disclosed including an operational state input, a user-operated information request input, and a user guidance output. The defibrillator system can be implemented as an AED, a manual defibrillator, or as a defibrillator trainer. The defibrillator system further utilizes the state and request inputs to determine a context-sensitive rescue information which is provided to the output.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2003Publication date: March 31, 2005Inventors: Kim Hansen, Kurt Fischer, James Froman, Seiya Ohta
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Publication number: 20040197854Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for modifying the production of a polypeptide, comprising: (a) introducing a nucleic acid construct into a cell, wherein the cell comprises a DNA sequence encoding a polypeptide, under conditions in which the nucleic acid construct integrates into the genome of the cell at a locus not within the DNA sequence encoding the polypeptide to produce a mutant cell, wherein the integration of the nucleic acid construct modifies the production of the polypeptide by the mutant cell relative to the cell when the mutant cell and the cell are cultured under the same conditions; and (b) identifying the mutant cell with the modified production of the polypeptide.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2001Publication date: October 7, 2004Applicants: Novozymes Biotech, Inc., Novozymes A/SInventors: Howard Brody, Debbie S. Yaver, Michael H. Lamsa, Kim Hansen
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Patent number: 6413559Abstract: The present invention relates to a 35 kDa enzyme exhibiting aminopeptidase activity which is derived from a fungal microorganism, a DNA construct comprising a DNA sequence encoding said enzyme, a recombinant expression vector comprising said DNA construct, and a cell comprising said DNA sequence. The present invention also provides a method for producing said enzyme exhibiting aminopeptidase activity, and an enzyme preparation comprising said enzyme, a bread-improving or dough-improving composition comprising the aminopeptidase of the invention. Finally the invention relates to the use of said enzyme exhibiting aminopeptidase activity or enzyme preparations or compositions thereof.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2000Date of Patent: July 2, 2002Assignee: Novozymes A/SInventors: Markus Sakari Kauppinen, Joan Qi Si, Tina Spendler, Claus Dambmann, Torben Halkier, Peter Rahbek Østergaard, Shamkant Anant Patkar, Kim Hansen
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Patent number: 6323002Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for modifying the production of a polypeptide, comprising: (a) introducing a nucleic acid construct into a cell, wherein the cell comprises a DNA sequence encoding a polypeptide, under conditions in which the nucleic acid construct integrates into the genome of the cell at a locus not within the DNA sequence encoding the polypeptide to produce a mutant cell, wherein the integration of the nucleic acid construct modifies the production of the polypeptide by the mutant cell relative to the cell when the mutant cell and the cell are cultured under the same conditions; and (b) identifying the mutant cell with the modified production of the polypeptide.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 1999Date of Patent: November 27, 2001Assignee: Novozymes Biotech, IncInventors: Howard Brody, Deborah S. Yaver, Michael Lamsa, Kim Hansen
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Patent number: 6200792Abstract: The present invention relates to an enzyme exhibiting aminopeptidase activity, a method for producing said enzyme, an enzyme preparation containing said enzyme exhibiting aminopeptidase activity, and use of said enzyme for various industrial purposes.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2000Date of Patent: March 13, 2001Assignee: Novo Nordisk-A/S Novo AlleInventors: Markus Sakari Kauppinen, Joan Qi Si, Tina Spendler, Claus Dambmann, Torben Halkier, Peter Rahbek Østergaard, Shamkant Anant Patkar, Kim Hansen
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Patent number: 6143546Abstract: The present invention relates to an enzyme exhibiting aminopeptidase activity, a method for producing said enzyme, an enzyme preparation containing said enzyme exhibiting aminopeptidase activity, and use of said enzyme for various industrial purposes.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 1999Date of Patent: November 7, 2000Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/SInventors: Markus Sakari Kauppinen, Joan Qi Si, Tina Spendler, Claus Dambmann, Torben Halkier, Peter Rahbek stergaard, Shamkant Anant Patkar, Kim Hansen
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Patent number: 6006527Abstract: A refrigeration system having a plurality of cooled surfaces, each of which has a thermostatically controlled refrigerant supply valve. The valves are pulse-width modulated, each having the same period and being so controlled so they have staggered openings relative to one another thus providing a more uniform load on the system.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 1998Date of Patent: December 28, 1999Assignee: Danfoss A/SInventors: Kim Hansen, Christian Bendtsen
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Patent number: 5994113Abstract: The present invention relates to a enzyme exhibiting aminopeptidase activity, a method for producting said enzyme, and enzyme preparation containing said enzyme exhibithing aminopeptidase activity, and use of said enzyme for various industrial purposes.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 1997Date of Patent: November 30, 1999Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/SInventors: Markus Sakari Kauppinen, Joan Qi Si, Tina Spendler, Claus Dambmann, Torben Halkier, Peter Rahbek stergaard, Shamkant Anant Patkar, Kim Hansen
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Patent number: 5958727Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for modifying the production of a polypeptide, comprising: (a) introducing a nucleic acid construct into a cell, wherein the cell comprises a DNA sequence encoding a polypeptide, under conditions in which the nucleic acid construct integrates into the genome of the cell at a locus not within the DNA sequence encoding the polypeptide to produce a mutant cell, wherein the integration of the nucleic acid construct modifies the production of the polypeptide by the mutant cell relative to the cell when the mutant cell and the cell are cultured under the same conditions; and (b) identifying the mutant cell with the modified production of the polypeptide.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 1997Date of Patent: September 28, 1999Assignee: Novo Nordisk Biotech, IncInventors: Howard Brody, Deborah S. Yaver, Michael Lamsa, Kim Hansen