Twelve inventions by 25 Utah inventors received patents from the U.S. Patent Office. Copies of patents are available by number for $3 from Box 9, Patent and Trademark Office, Washington, DC 20231. Abstracts and classifications are available at the Marriott Library, University of Utah.
- Tomasz J. Petelenz; Robert L. Stephen and Stephen C. Jacobsen, all Salt Lake City. As a result of re-examination of patent 4,752,285 titled Methods and Apparatus for Iontophoresis Application of Medicaments, it has been determined that patentability of claims 9, 10, 19-20 and 40 is confirmed and claims 1-8, 18, 21-39 are canceled. Assigned to University of Utah Research Foundation, Salt Lake City. Re-examination requests April 5, 1989 and July 6, 1993.- Richard L. Anderton, West Jordan. Battery-enhanced power generation for mobile X-ray machine. Assigned to OEC Medical Systems, Salt Lake City. Original patent 4,797,907 dated Jan. 10, 1989, reissued after application for reissue Jan. 7, 1991.
- Paul E. Strahl; John E. Allard, both of Ogden, and Gary V. Adams, Brigham City. An air bag mounting system for assembling an air bag with a module housing. Assigned to Morton International Inc., Chicago. Filed April 15, 1993, a continuation of application Oct. 17, 1991. Patent 5,443,284.
- Donald J. Cunningham, North Ogden, and James D. Erickson, Ogden. A gas generator for a vehicle occupant restraint system. Assigned to Morton International Inc., Chicago. Filed Aug. 13, 1993, a continuation-in-part of application Oct. 9, 1992. Patent 5,443,286.
- Ben L. Seegmiller, Salt Lake City. Construction of threaded bar stock. Filed Aug. 16, 1993. Patent 5,443,331.
- Scott Allen, West Jordan. Coil spring prosthetic foot. Filed Nov. 17, 1992. Patent 5,443,528.
- Elmo C. Robinson, Paragonah, Iron County. A method for producing a high analysis suspension fertilizer. Filed April 19, 1994, a continuation of application July 26, 1991, which is a continuation-in-part of application Nov. 6, 1989. Patent 5,443,613.
- Phillip J. Gabb, Salt Lake City; Kenton E. Sutliff, Holladay; Barry A. Wells, Centerville, and J. Philip Evans, Georgetown, Canada. Hydrometallurgical processing of impurity streams generated during the pyrometallurgy of copper. Assigned to Kennecott Corp., Salt Lake City. Filed Feb. 28, 1994. Patent 5,443,622.
- Suzanne R. Ellenberger, Salem; Galen D. Peiser, Cupertino, Calif.; Russell N. Bell, Charles E. Hussey, Jr., Donnal M. Shattuck-Eidens, and Bradley D. Swedlund, all of Salt Lake City. A cloned DNA encoding a chrysanthemyl diphosphate synthase. Assigned to Agridyne Technologies Inc., Salt Lake City. Filed June 25, 1993, a continuation-in-part of application Mar. 11, 1993. Patent 5,443,978.
- Robert C. Treseder, Salt Lake City, and Thomas J. Grant, Cupertino, Calif. An indirectly heated cathode for an electron tube, the heater being an anisotropic pyrolytic graphite structure. Assigned to Varian Associates Inc., Palo Alto, Calif. Filed June 30, 1993. Patent 5,444,327.
- Mahesh M. Swamy, Salt Lake City; Gerald R. Bisel, Sandy; and Steven L. Rossiter, Salt Lake City. Passive harmonic filter system for variable frequency drives. Assigned to Energy Management Corp., Salt Lake City. Filed March 25, 1993. Patent 5,444,609.
- Sherman L. Fugal, Orem. Snow shovel blade. Filed July 13, 1993. Design patent 361,482.