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).
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Publication number: 20250108401Abstract: A hot melt device system comprising a hot melt device which comprises a hot melt device, comprising a cooler, a cooler actuator operatively in communication with the cooler, a movable cooler extender operatively in contact with the movable cooler actuator, a hot plate, and a heater operatively in communication with the hot plate, and a thermoplastic adhesive cooler operatively in contact with the hot plate may be used to secure to a target by bringing the thermoplastic adhesive into physical contact with a target; energizing the heater to at least partially liquify the thermoplastic adhesive; bringing the at least partially liquified thermoplastic adhesive into contact with a surface of the target; and allowing the at least partially liquified thermoplastic adhesive to bond to the contacted surface while remaining connected to the contacted surface while allowing the at least partially liquified thermoplastic adhesive to cool to a temperature that is below the thermoplastic adhesive's melting temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2023Publication date: April 3, 2025Applicant: Oceaneering International, Inc.Inventors: Marc CHRISTENSEN, William Claude ROBERTSON, Richard Eugene SHAFER
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Publication number: 20250017603Abstract: Systems and related methods for preparing and treating damage in an ankle joint. The system may include one or more of a reamer, a surgical device, a tibial implant, a placement tool, and a talar implant. The reamer may prepare an intramedullary canal for implantation of an implant. The reamer may include a plurality of nested reamer elements that may be expanded into the intramedullary canal. The surgical device may include a housing containing the reamer and be configured to orient the reamer with the intramedullary canal. The tibial implant may include a plurality of stem components. The placement tool may be configured to combine the plurality of stem components. The talar implant may be configured to be implanted in a talus.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2024Publication date: January 16, 2025Inventors: Jesse F. Doty, Brock L. Johnson, Daniel Triplett, James Robbins, Weston Bowcutt, Zachary Charles Christensen, Nick Ashby, Nathan William Erickson
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Patent number: 11591763Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 2, 2020Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: EcoShore Int'l, Inc.Inventor: Kenneth William Christensen
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Publication number: 20220090340Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 2, 2020Publication date: March 24, 2022Applicant: EcoShore Int'l, Inc.Inventor: Kenneth William CHRISTENSEN
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Patent number: 9968048Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 31, 2016Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: 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
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Patent number: 9955643Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 31, 2016Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: 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
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Patent number: 9959066Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 12, 2016Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: KnuEdge IncorporatedInventors: Douglas A. Palmer, Jerome V. Coffin, William Christensen Clevenger
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Patent number: 9861057Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 31, 2016Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: 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
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Publication number: 20170280652Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2016Publication date: October 5, 2017Inventors: CANDIDA BRAGA CABRAL, DEAN WILLIAM CHRISTENSEN, STEPHEN JOSEPH SZALMA, GERHARD P. WEBER
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Publication number: 20170280658Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2016Publication date: October 5, 2017Inventors: LORI LISA CARRIGAN, CANDIDA BRAGA CABRAL, DEAN WILLIAM CHRISTENSEN, GUSTAVO MARCELO GARCIA, STEPHEN JOSEPH SZALMA, MATTHEW DAVID WALCH, GERHARD P. WEBER
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Patent number: 9775315Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 31, 2016Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Candida Braga Cabral, Dean William Christensen, Stephen Joseph Szalma, Gerhard P. Weber
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Patent number: 9770003Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 31, 2016Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Candida Braga Cabral, Dean William Christensen, Jay Robert Hotchkiss, Eric Scott Riedeman, Stephen Joseph Szalma, Gerhard P Weber
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Patent number: 9763415Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 31, 2016Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: 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
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Patent number: 9756817Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 31, 2016Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Candida Braga Cabral, Dean William Christensen, Edwin Michael Grote, Wade Eugene Odland, Stephen Joseph Szalma, Gerhard P Weber
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Publication number: 20170235511Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2016Publication date: August 17, 2017Inventors: Douglas A. Palmer, Jerome V. Coffin, William Christensen Clevenger
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Patent number: 9699990Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 17, 2015Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Todd Elliott Piper, Edwin Michael Grote, Dean William Christensen, Stephen Joseph Szalma, Gerhard P Weber
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Patent number: 9681623Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 17, 2015Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Edwin Michael Grote, Eric Scott Riedeman, Jennifer Ann Tarter, Dean William Christensen, Stephen Joseph Szalma, Gerhard P Weber
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Publication number: 20170147345Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2015Publication date: May 25, 2017Applicant: KNUEDGE, INC.Inventor: William Christensen Clevenger
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Publication number: 20170147513Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2015Publication date: May 25, 2017Applicant: KNUEDGE, INC.Inventors: Robert Nicholas Hilton, William Christensen Clevenger, Jerome V. Coffin
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Patent number: 9462763Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 9, 2014Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: 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