Nineteen Utah inventors received patents from the United States Patent Office for thirteen inventions. Copies are available by number for $3 from Box 9, Patent and Trademark Office, Washington D.C. 20231.
- Michael J. Pratt, Park City. Apparatus for securely retaining a container in place during transport yet offering ease of insertion and removal. Assigned to Ogio International Inc., Salt Lake City. Filed Nov. 14, 1996. Patent 5,722,574.- Robert F. Miller, Arcadia, Calif.; Frederick J. Haydock, Murray. A fluid valve with means to block relative rotation of parts during assembly. Assigned to Vemco Corp., San Dimas, Calif. Filed April 5, 1996. Patent 5,722,638.
- Davin G. Saderholm, Salt Lake City; Brian M. Shaklik, Fruit Heights. Hinged module cover for an air bag. Assigned to Morton International Inc., Chicago. Filed June 5, 1996. Patent 5,722,684.
- Michael J. Glass, Centerville; Jana Coombs and Sharon L. Malmstrom, both of Salt Lake City; Linxian Wu, Sandy. Methods for detection and discrimination of multiple analytes using fluorescent technology. Assigned to Gull Laboratories, Salt Lake City. Filed March 5, 1996. Patent 5,723,294.
- Ramesh K. Prakash, Salt Lake City. Recombinant antigen for diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis. Assigned to Research Corporation Technologies Inc., Tucson, Ariz. Filed April 10, 1996. Patent 5,723,314.
- William Thomas Zimmerman, Landenberg, Pa.; Bruce Anthony Lockett, Newark, Del.; John Cuomo, Salt Lake City. Herbicidal pyrrolesulfonylureas and a method for their use. Assigned to E.I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, Del. Filed Aug. 2, 1996. Patent 5,723,410.
- Louis F. Cannizzo, Ogden; William W. Edwards, Tremonton; Robert B. Wardle, Logan; Thomas K. Highsmith, North Ogden. A process of synthesizing HBIW using a mineral acid, such as perchloric acid. Assigned to Thiokol Corp., Ogden. Filed June 22, 1995. Patent 5,723,604.
- Howard W. Hambleton, South Ogden; Kevin W. Booth, Mesa, Ariz. Horn membrane switch with rupturable strain relief bridging connector. Assigned to Morton International Inc., Chicago. Filed Nov. 19, 1996. Patent 5,723,834.
- Perry Law, Centerville. Direct contact varistor assembly voltage suppression circuit. Assigned to EFI Electronics Corp., Salt Lake City. Filed Feb. 2, 1996. Patent 5,724,221.
- Robert V. Jones, Bountiful; Richard J. Saggio, Salt Lake City; John W. Zscheile Jr., west Farmington. Apparatus and method for amplitude tracking by adaptively modulating or combining a first signal with a second signal. Assigned to Unisys Corp., Blue Bell, Penn. Filed Feb. 2, 1995. Patent 5,724,340.