Kleppen
Arthur Kleppen, Kent, WA US
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20150258622 | Fingertip and Foot Pedal Amperage Control Combination Apparatus and Method - A combination fingertip and foot pedal amperage control kit for a welding torch. A housing has a top surface with a channel adapted to accept a welding torch handle. A motion transducer is contained within the housing, the motion transducer includes a control tab for changing the motion transducer value when translationally moved. A slide trigger has one end coupled to the motion transducer within the housing to control the amount of current that flows to the welding torch, and a second end protruding outside of the housing including a fingertip grip. The housing and slide trigger are also removably affixed to a hand grip. A foot pedal amperage controller is adapted to accept the housing and slide trigger together with or separated from the hand grip, the foot pedal has an actuator adapted to move the slide trigger when the peddle is activated. | 09-17-2015 |
Dennis Kleppen, Golden, CO US
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20090316546 | Storage drive performance characterization - A storage system is configured to determine a redundancy group configuration for a plurality of storage drives by grouping storage drives with a similar performance group designation together. When a storage drive is inserted, the storage system tests the performance of the storage drive. The storage drive may comprise a serial ATA (advanced technology attachment) (SATA) hard drive and/or a solid state drive. The storage system stores the result in a database. The storage system assigns the storage drive a performance group designation based on the result and groups the storage drive into a redundancy group. The storage system then displays the redundancy group configuration for the plurality of storage drives so that a storage administrator may configure the redundancy groupings of the storage drives of the storage system based on the redundancy group configuration displayed. | 12-24-2009 |
20090327603 | System including solid state drives paired with hard disk drives in a RAID 1 configuration and a method for providing/implementing said system - The present invention is a storage system. The storage system includes a disk array. The disk array includes a disk drive pair which includes a hard disk drive and a solid state disk drive, such as a NAND flash drive. The storage system also includes a disk array controller. The disk array controller may be communicatively coupled with a host server and with the disk array. Further, the disk array controller may be configured for reading from the disk array and writing to the disk array based upon read commands and write commands received from the host server. The disk array may be configured as a Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks (RAID) configuration, such as a Level 1 RAID configuration (RAID 1). Thus, the disk drive pair may be a RAID disk drive pair, such as a RAID 1 disk drive pair. Further, all the read commands may be directed exclusively to the solid state disk drive and the write commands may be directed to both the solid state disk drive and the hard disk drive. | 12-31-2009 |
Dennis T. Kleppen, Henderson, NV US
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20130017884 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SECURE LOGON TO A GAMING MACHINE USING A MOBILE DEVICEAANM Price; DerrickAACI Las VegasAAST NVAACO USAAGP Price; Derrick Las Vegas NV USAANM Kleppen; Dennis T.AACI HendersonAAST NVAACO USAAGP Kleppen; Dennis T. Henderson NV USAANM Kertesz; AndrewAACI HendersonAAST NVAACO USAAGP Kertesz; Andrew Henderson NV USAANM Nelson; Dwayne R.AACI Las VegasAAST NVAACO USAAGP Nelson; Dwayne R. Las Vegas NV US - Disclosed herein are techniques for communicating between an electronic gaming machine and a mobile computing device. In some implementations, a first communication session with a mobile computing device may be provided at an electronic gaming machine. The first communication session may be conducted via a first wireless communication protocol at a first range proximate the electronic gaming machine. A communication session initiation identifier for initiating a second communication session may be transmitted from the electronic gaming machine to the mobile computing device via the first communication session. Based on the communication session initiation identifier, a second communication session with the mobile computing device may be provided at an electronic gaming machine. The second communication session may be conducted via a second wireless communication protocol at a second range. The second range may be wider than the first range. | 01-17-2013 |
20140256418 | DEVICE SECURITY IN A GAMING MACHINE - A gaming system employs a device security firewall having a plurality of rules and an inclusion list of a plurality of devices allowed to operate on a gaming device for determining acceptable data traffic on the gaming device. | 09-11-2014 |
20140364203 | DYNAMICALLY CONFIGURING ELECTRONIC GAMING MACHINES BASED ON PLAYER MOBILE DEVICE ACTIVITY - A gaming system samples information from a mobile device that is connected to a gaming network for use by at least one electronic gaming machine (EGM) included in the gaming network. | 12-11-2014 |
Dennis T. Kleppen, Golden, CO US
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20100103785 | TABLE-DRIVEN POWER UTILIZATION METRICS - An apparatus and method for determining the power consumption of one or more disk arrays are described. Power consumption information for various hardware components of the array, especially that for the disk drives since these consume more than 90% of the required power, are stored in a static data table in a database which may be controller firmware. Through inspection of this table and the chosen state of the individual disk drives as directed by a controller, one may determine the power use of the array. | 04-29-2010 |
Dennis Thomas Kleppen, Henderson, NV US
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20130053137 | AUTHENTICATING GAMING MACHINE CONTENT - A gaming machine may include a memory area including at least one bootup memory device, and at least one data storage device including at least one operating system and a plurality of gaming packages. The gaming machine also may include a display device configured to display at least one game selected from the plurality of gaming packages to a player, and a processor coupled to the memory area and to the display device. The processor may be configured to authenticate the at least one bootup memory device, and authenticate the at least one operating system. The processor may also be configured to determine an authentication sequence for the plurality of gaming packages, and authenticate the plurality of gaming packages in a sequence different from the determined authentication sequence. | 02-28-2013 |
20130344942 | AVATAR AS SECURITY MEASURE FOR MOBILE DEVICE USE WITH ELECTRONIC GAMING MACHINE - A gaming system compatible with patron-controlled portable electronic devices, such as smart phones or tablet computers, is described. The gaming system is configured to establish a secure communication session between an electronic gaming machine and a portable electronic device. The system can confirm that a communication session is secure by displaying pre-selected content unique to the portable electronic device. The content can be continuously displayed on the EGM during the active communication session to indicate that the session is secure. | 12-26-2013 |
20150235516 | AVATAR AS SECURITY MEASURE FOR MOBILE DEVICE USE WITH ELECTRONIC GAMING MACHINE - A gaming system compatible with patron-controlled portable electronic devices, such as smart phones or tablet computers, is described. The gaming system is configured to establish a secure communication session between an electronic gaming machine and a portable electronic device. The system can confirm that a communication session is secure by displaying pre-selected content unique to the portable electronic device. The content can be continuously displayed on the EGM during the active communication session to indicate that the session is secure. | 08-20-2015 |
20160078725 | AVATAR AS SECURITY MEASURE FOR MOBILE DEVICE USE WITH ELECTRONIC GAMING MACHINE - A gaming system compatible with patron-controlled portable electronic devices, such as smart phones or tablet computers, is described. The gaming system is configured to establish a secure communication session between an electronic gaming machine and a portable electronic device. The system can confirm that a communication session is secure by displaying pre-selected content unique to the portable electronic device. The content can be continuously displayed on the EGM during the active communication session to indicate that the session is secure. | 03-17-2016 |
Lane Kleppen, Seattle, WA US
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20160075118 | TEXTURED SELF-ADHESIVE SURFACE COVERING - A removable surface covering comprising a base material layer having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface having a colored ink applied thereon, a transparent vinyl layer having an outer surface and an inner surface, the inner surface applied onto the first surface of the base material layer, the outer surface having a textured paint-like surface, a release layer capable of having one or more shapes and patterns printed thereon for cutting and/or trimming, the paper being at least one of a wax-paper, a non-stick paper and a release-paper, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive disposed between the second surface of the base material layer and the release layer, the adhesive being a water-based acrylic. | 03-17-2016 |
20160075170 | SELF-ADHESIVE SURFACE COVERING - A removable surface covering comprising a base material layer having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface having a colored ink applied thereon, a transparent vinyl layer having an outer surface and an inner surface, the inner surface applied onto the first surface of the base material layer, the outer surface having an ultraviolet coating applied thereon, a release layer capable of having one or more shapes and patterns printed thereon for cutting and/or trimming, the paper being at least one of a wax-paper, a non-stick paper and a release-paper, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive disposed between the second surface of the base material layer and the release layer, the adhesive being a water-based acrylic. | 03-17-2016 |
Shane C. Kleppen, Issaquah, WA US
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20100132168 | HARDWARE RETENTION CLIP - A retention clip for hardware may include a support surface having an aperture extending through the support surface. The support surface may surround an entire perimeter of the aperture. The clip may further include at least one anti-rotation surface extending from the support surface in a non-parallel direction, and a plurality of angled tabs extending from the support surface in non-parallel directions towards the aperture. At least a portion of each angled tab may be disposed directly below the aperture. The tabs may be elastic below a preset load placed on the tabs, and the tabs may deform and lose their elasticity above the preset load. | 06-03-2010 |
20150089786 | METHOD OF USING A RETENTION CLIP TO CLOSE HARDWARE - A method of using a retention clip to secure hardware is provided. The retention clip may include a support surface having an aperture extending through the support surface. The retention clip may further include two anti-rotation surfaces extending from the support surface in a non-parallel direction, and at least one angled tab extending from the support surface in a non-parallel direction towards the aperture of the retention clip. The at least one angled tab may be elastic below a preset load placed on the at least one angled tab, and the at least one angled tab may deform and lose its elasticity above the preset load. | 04-02-2015 |