With 13 new patents awarded to Utah inventors, the total number received in 1997 is 657, an increase of 80 over the number received in 1996. 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.
- Michael P. Jordan, South Weber; Matthew A. Cox, Bountiful; and Alan J. Ward, North Ogden. Automotive airbags containing loose sheets of fabric impregnated with gas-eliminator. Assigned to Morton International Inc., Chicago. Filed Aug. 16, 1995. Patent 5,685,562.- Scott M. Packer, Pleasant Grove; Arturo A. Rodriguez, West Bloomfield, Mich.; and Ronald B. Crockett, Provo. A center cutting end mill with polycrystalline diamond sintered in a cutting edge. Assigned to Smith International Inc., Houston, Texas. Filed June 1, 1995, a continuation-in-part of application Nov. 1, 1993. Patent 5,685,671.
- Dan E. Fischer, Sandy. A tooth shade whitening guide for patient and dentist use. Assigned to Ultradent Products Inc., South Jordan. Filed June 7, 1995. Patent 5,685,712.
- Timothy J. Erskine, Sandy. Protected needle catheter placement device. Filed July 23, 1996. Patent 5,685,855.
- Frederic A. Gibbs Jr., Salt Lake City, and Christopher F. Johnson, Bountiful. Device for radiation therapy of rectal cancer. Assigned to University of Utah Research Foundation, Salt Lake City. Filed Sept. 18, 1995. Patent 5,685,876.
- Russell C. Schneider, Lehi. Pizza oven with conveyor. Filed April 29, 1996. Patent 5,686,004.
- Mohammad A. Khan, Sandy; Minh Quang Hoang, Taylorsville, and Gregory J. Mann, West Jordan. Medical device for the protection of a catheter penetration site. Assigned to Becton Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, N.J. Filed Dec. 22, 1995. Patent 5,686,096.
- Raymond A. Daynes, Park City, and Barbara A. Araneo, Salt Lake City. Methods for preventing progressive tissue damage with a therapeutic compound. Assigned to University of Utah Research Foundation, Salt Lake City. Filed June 7, 1995, a continuation-in-part of patent 5,532,230, which is a continuation-in-part of application March 9, 1993. Patent 5,686,438.
- Keith J. McDonald, Abbotsford, Canada, and Kerry S. Atkinson, Lehi. System for pneumatic delivery of emulsion explosives. Assigned to Dyno Nobel Inc., Salt Lake City. Filed June 19, 1996. Patent 5,686,685.
- William H. Roylance, Salt Lake County. Method and apparatus for reducing the dimensions of a computer keyboard for transportation and storage. Assigned to Mallinckrodt & Mallinckrodt, Salt Lake City. Filed Oct. 11, 1995. Patent 5,687,058.
- Thomas J. McLaughlin, Salt Lake City; James E. Messinger, Sandy; and Ronald J. Nelson, Salt Lake City. A modem system that can communicate with a remote device. Assigned to NXi Communications Inc., Salt Lake City. Filed July 19, 1996, a continuation of application July 26, 1994, which is a continuation-in-part of application July 5, 1994. Patent 5,687,222.
- Kenneth W. Kiss, Salt Lake City. Real-time image generation system for simulating physical paint, drawing media, and feature modeling with 3-D graphics. Assigned to Parametric Technology Corporation, Waltham, Mass. Filed Nov. 22, 1996, a continuation of patent 5,592,597. Patent 5,687,304.
- James L. Pectol, Murray. Golf club hand grip. Filed Sept. 11, 1996. Design patent 386,234.