Six mechanical systems, a chemical production method and a Boolean computer system were invented by Utahns and awarded patents by the United States Patent Office.
Copies of patents are available by number for $3.00 from Box 9, Patent and Trademark Office, Washington D.C. 20231. Abstracts are available at the Marriott Library, University of Utah.- Dan E. Fischer, Sandy. A kit for assembling a variety of dental devices comprising a variety of syringes and delivery tips. Assigned to Ultradent Products, Inc., South Jordan. Filed Feb. 16, 1993. Patent 5,289,919.
- Bradley W. Smith, South Ogden; Gary V. Adams, Brigham City, and Kirk Rasmussen, West Point. Air bag module with a center-mounted tubular inflator. Assigned to Morton International, Chicago, Ill. Filed Apr. 28, 1993. Patent 5,290,059.
- Bradley W. Smith, Ogden. Hybrid gas generator for air bag inflatable-restraint systems. Assigned to Morton International, Inc., Chicago, Ill. Filed Dec. 14, 1992. Patent 5,290,060.
- Dan E. Fischer, Sandy. Double syringe delivery system. Assigned to Ultradent Products, Inc., South Jordan. Filed Feb. 18, 1993. Patent 5,290,259.
- Keith G. Shupe, Bountiful, and Boyd L. Hatch, Salt Lake City. Fiber placement delivery system with modular cut/add actuators. Assigned to Hercules Incorporated, Wilmington, Del. Filed Sep. 21, 1992, a continuation of application Dec. 19, 1990. Patent 5,290,389.
- Ashok V. Joshi; Meilin Liu, both of Salt Lake City; Alf Bjorseth, Oslo, Norway, and Lars Renberg, Stockholm, Sweden. An electrolyte cell for producing sodium hydroxide from a sodium salt. Assigned to Ceramatec, Inc., Salt Lake City. Filed Feb. 28, 1992, a continuation-in-part of application May 24, 1991. Patent 5,290,405.
- Rok Sosic, Salt Lake City, and Jun Gu, Calgary, Canada. Apparatus for processing a complex Boolean function using a plurality of Boolean subfunctions. Assigned to University Technologies International, Calgary, Canada. Filed Feb. 11, 1991. Patent 5,291,612.
- Rula W. Hunter, Ogden. Mirror for a crib. Filed May 3, 1991. Design patent 344,636.