Four air-bag patents were among the 12 issued to Utah inventors recently by 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.
- Larry F. Lunt, and Michael J. Daines, both of Brigham City. A method of packing an inflatable air-bag restraint cushion into a housing module. Assigned to Morton International Inc., Chicago. Filed March 31, 1995. Patent 5,613,348.- Robert G. Humiston, Ogden; Joseph L. Ralston, North Ogden, and Brent R. Marchant, Ogden. Reduced-cost membrane seal assembly for pulsed rocket motors. Assigned to Thiokol Corp., Ogden. Filed Sept. 26, 1990. Patent 5,613,358.
- Richard P. Mayes and Richard Y. Royer, both of Ogden, and Ward D. Hubbard, San Bernardino, Calif. Compact, lightweight air-pressure vessel for supplying breathable air to a user. Filed July 28, 1994. Patent 5,613,490.
- Fred M. Bentley, Layton, and Denis J. Tostain, Cergy Le Haut, France. Breakaway fastening system for air-bag deployment doors. Assigned to Morton International Inc., Chicago, and Allibert Industrie S.A., France. Filed May 16, 1995. Patent 5,613,701.
- Christopher Hock, Uintah; Gerold W. Pratt, Bountiful; Michael P. Jordan, South Weber, and Alan J. Ward, North Ogden. Air-bag inflator having a housing protected from high-temperature reactive generated gases. Assigned to Morton International Inc., Chicago. Filed March 24, 1995. Patent 5,613,705.
- Todd S. Parker, Bountiful, and Gregory J. Lang, South Ogden. Self-contained inflator pyrotechnic initiator. Assigned to Morton International Inc., Chicago. Filed Dec. 13, 1995. Patent 5,613,706.
- Paul E. Chasan, Salt Lake City, and Mark S. Chasan, Redondo Beach, Calif. A method for fixing the mandible of a patient to allow fractures therein to heal. Assigned to Mango Enterprises Inc., Marina Del Rey, Calif. Filed Jan. 31, 1994, a continuation of application Sept. 28, 1992. Patent 5,613,853.
- Michael G. King, Salt Lake City, and Taie Li, Lakewood, Colo. Method for making machinable lead-free copper alloys with bismuth and selenium. Assigned to ASARCO Inc. New York. Filed June 21, 1995. Patent 5,614,038.
- Ashok C. Khandkar; Christopher E. Milliken, both of Salt Lake City, and S. Elangovan, Sandy. An electroconductive interconnect composition having a thermal coefficient of expansion equivalent to zirconia. Assigned to Gas Research Institute, Chicago. Filed Feb. 28, 1995, a continuation of application June 21, 1993. Patent 5,614,127.
- H. DeWayne Ashmead, Fruit Heights; Harvey H. Ashmead, Kaysville; and Robert B. Jeppson, Layton. Composition and method for relieving stress in warm-blooded animals. Assigned to Albion Laboratories Inc., Clearfield. Filed Feb. 21, 1992, a continuation-in-part of patent 5,162,369. Patent 5,614,553.
- Oleg M. Kotlyar, Salt Lake City. A downhole data transmission device for use in a borehole. Filed April 22, 1996. Patent 5,615,172.
- Kerry R. Dykster, West Haven; Jeffrey P. England, Clinton; Philip M. Ealy, Ogden; Michael Furman, Eden; Kim R. Merritt, Brigham City; and Ronda R. Devereaux, Layton. A real time radiographic test system. Assigned to Morton International Inc., Chicago. Filed May 25, 1995. Patent 5,615,244.