Thirteen inventions by twenty-two Utah inventors were awarded patents by the U.S. Patent Office. Copies of patents are available by number for $3 from Box 9, Patent and Trademark Office, Washington, D.C. 20231. Abstracts and classifications are available at the Marriott Library, University of Utah.
- Robert L. Hatch, Wellsville; Robert D. Taylor, Hyrum, and Jerald C. Hinshaw, Ogden. A method for mitigating the effect of unintended impact on a rocket motor. Assigned to Thiokol Corp., Ogden. Filed Feb. 24, 1993. Patent 5,386,776.- Evan E. Day, Brigham City. Parachute deployment system for use in a warhead. Assigned to Thiokol Corp., Ogden. Filed Nov. 12, 1992. Patent 5,386,781.
- George R. Pipes, Salt Lake City. Brake mechanism for a storage and retrieval vehicle. Assigned to Eaton-Kenway, Inc., Salt Lake City. Filed Aug. 4, 1993. Patent 5,386,889.
- Ronald R. West, Provo. Mail box post mount. Filed Jan. 31, 1994, a division of patent 5,307,598. Patent 5,386,938.
- Dan O. Enniss, Sandy; Robert E. Gooch, Orem, and Stephen R. Chipman, Provo. A coupling for use in a fluid control valve. Assigned to Valtek Inc., Springville. Filed June 21, 1993. Patent 5,386,967.
- Donald R. Lauritzen, Hyrum, and Joseph L. Ralston, North Ogden. Generant preload and tolerance takeup assembly for an automotive airbag installation. Assigned to Morton International, Inc., Chicago. Filed March 14, 1994. Patent 5,387,008.
- Donald R. Lauritzen, Hyrum, and Larry D. Rose, Layton. An inflator for a motor vehicle passenger-side airbag module. Assigned to Morton International, Inc., Chicago. Filed June 15, 1994, a continuation-in-part of application March 14, 1994. Patent 5,387,009.
- Ajit S. Gill, Salt Lake City. Coupling for attachment to the end of a pipe or for joining pipes together. Filed May 14, 1993. Patent 5,387,017.
- Dan E. Fischer, Sandy. A syringe apparatus for delivering tooth composites and other solid yet pliable materials. Assigned to Ultradent Products, Inc., South Jordan. Filed Feb. 16, 1993. Patent 5,387,103.
- Eli Williams, North Salt Lake; Evan Call, Bountiful; and Arlee Swensen, Layton. Apparatus providing wireless transmission of a sensed parameter to a remote display unit, in combination with a medical device. Assigned to Surgical Technologies, Inc., Salt Lake City. Filed Nov. 12, 1992, a continuation-in-part of patent 5,215,523. Patent 5,387,194.
- Robert D. Taylor, Hyrum, and Lewis R. Huntsman, Willard. A composition for generating nitrogen gas and suitable for inflating vehicle occupant restraint systems. Assigned to Morton International, Inc., Chicago. Filed Aug. 5, 1992, a continuation-in-part of patent 5,143,567.
- Ernest E. Rogers, Pleasant Grove, and Kevin E. Collier, Kaysville. A centrifugal separator for separating two fluids of different density. Assigned to Charles W. Taggart, Salt Lake City. Filed Nov. 10, 1993, a continuation-in-part of application June 10, 1992. Patent 5,387,342.
- Von T. Mendenhall, Hyde Park. A process for bonding formed meat to bone. Assigned to Utah State University, North Logan. Filed March 23, 1994. Patent 5,387,424.