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Know Labs, Inc. – ‘10-Q’ for 3/31/16 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Thursday, 5/5/16, at 4:16pm ET · For: 3/31/16 · Accession #: 1199835-16-795 · File #: 1-37479

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 5/05/16  Know Labs, Inc.                   10-Q        3/31/16   68:3.8M                                   Highland Services/FA

Quarterly Report — Form 10-Q — Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-Q        Visualant, Inc. 03/31/2016 10-Q                     HTML    642K 
 5: EX-33.2     Section 906 Certifications.                         HTML     20K 
 2: EX-31.1     Rule 13A-14(A)/15D-14(A) Certification of           HTML     24K 
                Principal Executive Officer.                                     
 3: EX-31.2     Rule 13A-14(A)/15D-14(A) Certification of           HTML     24K 
                Principal Financial Officer.                                     
 4: EX-32.1     Ection 906 Certifications.                          HTML     20K 
12: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     44K 
13: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)             HTML    102K 
14: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)             HTML     50K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
15: R4          Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)   HTML     63K 
16: R5          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)   HTML    106K 
17: R6          1. Organization                                     HTML     30K 
18: R7          2. Going Concern                                    HTML     25K 
19: R8          3. Significant Accounting Policies: Adoption of     HTML     52K 
                Accounting Standards                                             
20: R9          4. Development of Chromaid(Tm) Technology           HTML     57K 
21: R10         5. Agreements With Sumitomo Precision Products      HTML     30K 
                Co., Ltd.                                                        
22: R11         6. Accounts Receivable/Customer Concentration       HTML     23K 
23: R12         7. Inventories                                      HTML     23K 
24: R13         8. Fixed Assets                                     HTML     36K 
25: R14         9. Derivative Instruments                           HTML     77K 
26: R15         10. Intangible Assets                               HTML     32K 
27: R16         11. Accounts Payable                                HTML     22K 
28: R17         12. Convertible Notes Payable                       HTML     27K 
29: R18         13. Notes Payable, Capitalized Leases and Long      HTML     38K 
                Term Debt                                                        
30: R19         14. Equity                                          HTML     79K 
31: R20         15. Stock Options                                   HTML     70K 
32: R21         16. Other Significant Transactions With Related     HTML     27K 
                Parties                                                          
33: R22         17. Commitments, Contingencies and Legal            HTML     26K 
                Proceedings                                                      
34: R23         18. Subsequent Events                               HTML     23K 
35: R24         3. Significant Accounting Policies: Adoption of     HTML    106K 
                Accounting Standards (Policies)                                  
36: R25         8. Fixed Assets (Tables)                            HTML     33K 
37: R26         9. Derivative Instruments (Tables)                  HTML     57K 
38: R27         10. Intangible Assets (Tables)                      HTML     29K 
39: R28         13. Notes Payable, Capitalized Leases and Long      HTML     30K 
                Term Debt (Tables)                                               
40: R29         14. Equity (Tables)                                 HTML     54K 
41: R30         15. Stock Options (Tables)                          HTML     63K 
42: R31         2. Going Concern (Details Narrative)                HTML     30K 
43: R32         3. Significant Accounting Policies: Adoption of     HTML     29K 
                Accounting Standards (Details Narrative)                         
44: R33         4. Development of Chromaid(Tm) Technology (Details  HTML     24K 
                Narrative)                                                       
45: R34         6. Accounts Receivable/Customer Concentration       HTML     22K 
                (Details Narrative)                                              
46: R35         7. Inventories (Details Narrative)                  HTML     25K 
47: R36         8. Fixed Assets (Details)                           HTML     40K 
48: R37         8. Fixed Assets (Details Narrative)                 HTML     28K 
49: R38         9. Derivative Instruments (Details)                 HTML     33K 
50: R39         9. Derivative Instruments (Details 1)               HTML     35K 
51: R40         9. Derivative Instruments (Details Narrative)       HTML     46K 
52: R41         10. Intangible Assets (Details)                     HTML     30K 
53: R42         10. Intangible Assets (Details Narrative)           HTML     22K 
54: R43         11. Accounts Payable (Details Narrative)            HTML     26K 
55: R44         12. Convertible Notes Payable (Details Narrative)   HTML     38K 
56: R45         13. Notes Payable, Capitalized Leases and Long      HTML     36K 
                Term Debt (Details)                                              
57: R46         14. Equity (Details)                                HTML     48K 
58: R47         14. Equity (Details 1)                              HTML     40K 
59: R48         14. Equity (Details 2)                              HTML     29K 
60: R49         14. Equity (Details Narrative)                      HTML     25K 
61: R50         15. Stock Options (Details)                         HTML     62K 
62: R51         15. Stock Options (Details 1)                       HTML     51K 
63: R52         15. Stock Options (Details Narrative)               HTML     37K 
64: R53         16. Other Significant Transactions With Related     HTML     29K 
                Parties (Details narrative)                                      
65: R54         17. Commitments, Contingencies and Legal            HTML     22K 
                Proceedings (Details Narrative)                                  
67: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    119K 
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