Patents by Inventor Knut Skarpaas, VIII

Knut Skarpaas, VIII 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: 20240350307
    Abstract: A retina clip in accordance with embodiments of the invention are illustrated. One embodiment includes a retina clip including an outer ring having a means of retention against the retina, and an inner platform configured to hold a payload against the retina of an eye, where the inner platform is suspended from the inner ring via several springs. In many embodiments, the springs are flexures. The springs can be modified to generate a desired deflection based on a given payload attached to the inner platform. In numerous embodiments, the payload is a microelectrode array used as part of a retinal prosthetic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Eduardo Jose Chichilnisky, Ruwan Amila Silva, Martin Breidenbach, Knut Skarpaas, VIII, Marco Oriunno
  • Patent number: 11464241
    Abstract: A chocolate processing system, including: a chamber, defining a rotation axis, the chamber including a first and second portion cooperatively defining a chamber lumen, the first and second portion actuatably separable at a seam, and a precursor inlet; a precursor dispenser, including an actuatable compartment coupled to the precursor inlet of the chamber; a reducer, arranged within the chamber lumen; a rotationally actuatable processing shaft, intersecting the chamber lumen; an agitator coupled to the processing shaft and extending into the chamber lumen; a motor including a drive shaft, the drive shaft coupled to the processing shaft and the chamber; a temperature control system including a transfer surface, the transfer surface thermally connectable to the chamber; and a mold, defining a mold lumen, the mold circumferentially arranged about the chamber at a seam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: CocoTerra Company
    Inventors: Nathaniel Mark Saal, Knut Skarpaas, VIII
  • Publication number: 20190357559
    Abstract: A chocolate processing system, including: a chamber, defining a rotation axis, the chamber including a first and second portion cooperatively defining a chamber lumen, the first and second portion actuatably separable at a seam, and a precursor inlet; a precursor dispenser, including an actuatable compartment coupled to the precursor inlet of the chamber; a reducer, arranged within the chamber lumen; a rotationally actuatable processing shaft, intersecting the chamber lumen; an agitator coupled to the processing shaft and extending into the chamber lumen; a motor including a drive shaft, the drive shaft coupled to the processing shaft and the chamber; a temperature control system including a transfer surface, the transfer surface thermally connectable to the chamber; and a mold, defining a mold lumen, the mold circumferentially arranged about the chamber at a seam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Nathaniel Mark Saal, Knut Skarpaas, VIII
  • Patent number: 10463057
    Abstract: A chocolate processing system, including: a chamber, defining a rotation axis, the chamber including a first and second portion cooperatively defining a chamber lumen, the first and second portion actuatably separable at a seam, and a precursor inlet; a precursor dispenser, including an actuatable compartment coupled to the precursor inlet of the chamber; a reducer, arranged within the chamber lumen; a rotationally actuatable processing shaft, intersecting the chamber lumen; an agitator coupled to the processing shaft and extending into the chamber lumen; a motor including a drive shaft, the drive shaft coupled to the processing shaft and the chamber; a temperature control system including a transfer surface, the transfer surface thermally connectable to the chamber; and a mold, defining a mold lumen, the mold circumferentially arranged about the chamber at a seam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: CocoTerra Company
    Inventors: Nathaniel Mark Saal, Knut Skarpaas, VIII
  • Publication number: 20160205963
    Abstract: A chocolate processing system, including: a chamber, defining a rotation axis, the chamber including a first and second portion cooperatively defining a chamber lumen, the first and second portion actuatably separable at a seam, and a precursor inlet; a precursor dispenser, including an actuatable compartment coupled to the precursor inlet of the chamber; a reducer, arranged within the chamber lumen; a rotationally actuatable processing shaft, intersecting the chamber lumen; an agitator coupled to the processing shaft and extending into the chamber lumen; a motor including a drive shaft, the drive shaft coupled to the processing shaft and the chamber; a temperature control system including a transfer surface, the transfer surface thermally connectable to the chamber; and a mold, defining a mold lumen, the mold circumferentially arranged about the chamber at a seam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Nathaniel Mark Saal, Knut Skarpaas, VIII