The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted 24 patents to Utah inventors and businesses on Oct. 19, including:Michael V. Ragsdale, Westlake Village, Calif.; Michael L. Gutknecht, Layton. Vehicle human amusement ride track with centering arrangement. Assigned to Thrilltime Entertainment International Inc., Calif. Filed Jan. 16, 1998. Patent No. 5,967,051.
Gary Edward Garcia, The Woodlands, Texas; Gary Ray Portwood, Kingwood, Texas; James Carl Minikus, Spring, Texas; Per Ivar Nese, Houston, Texas; Dennis Cisneros, Kingwood, Texas; Chris Edward Cawthorne, The Woodlands, Texas; Madapusi K. Keshavan, Sandy. Rolling cone bit having gage and nestled gage cutter elements having enhancements in materials and geometry to optimize borehole corner cutting duty. Assigned to Smith International, Inc. Filed June 20, 1997. Patent No. 5,967,245.
Trent N. Butcher, Midvale. Superabrasive cutters with structure aligned to loading and method of drilling. Assigned to Baker Hughes Inc., Houston, Texas. Filed Feb. 3, 1997. Patent No. 5,967,249.
Jeffrey B. Lund and Redd H. Smith, both of Salt Lake City; Trent N. Butcher, Midvale. Modified superhard cutting element having reduced surface roughness and method of modifying. Assigned to Baker Hughes Inc., Houston, Texas. Filed June 10, 1997, a continuation of patent no. 5,653,300, filed June 7, 1995, which is a continuation-in-part of patent no. 5,447,208, filed Nov. 22, 1993. Patent No. 5,967,250.
James Alexander Bell, Oakville, Calif.; Kirt Kenneth Cushnie and Anthony Edward Moline Warner, both of Burlington, Calif.; George Clayton Hansen, Midway. Method of forming metal matrix fiber composites. Assigned to Inco Limited, Toronto, Calif. Filed Dec. 1, 1997. Patent No. 5,967,400.
Gene A. McCrory, Big Water; David L. Rehder, Castro Valley, Calif. Automated actuator for pull-open, push-closed valves. Filed May 20, 1997. Patent No. 5,967,486.
John C. Newkirk and Larry D. Rose, both of Layton; Donald R. Lauritzen, Hyrum; Michael L. Ravenberg, Corinne; Mark A. Thompson and David J. Green, both of Brigham City; Terry R. Davis, Layton. Reduced airbag deployment skewness with non-symmetric gas output inflators. Assigned to Autoliv ASP, Inc., Ogden. Filed July 23, 1996, a continuation of application ser. no. 280,894, filed July 27, 1994, now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of patent no. 5,470,105, filed Dec. 18, 1992. Patent No. 5,967,551.
Gary Gillins, Minersville. Sunshade apparatus for recreational chair. Filed May 12, 1998. Patent No. 5,967,601.
Don Graham Giles, Salt Lake City; Robert G. Kelley, South Jordan. Sift proof valve bag. Assigned to Stone Container Corp., Chicago, Ill. Filed Aug. 24, 1998, a continuation of application ser. no. 643,930, filed May 7, 1996, now abandoned. Patent No. 5,967,664.
Mark A. Graef, Salt Lake City. Megaphone cup. Filed Feb. 12, 1998. Patent No. 5,967,875.
Fred P. Lampropoulos, Sandy; Jerry L. Trujillo, Ogden; M. Mary Sinnott, Park City; Jim D. Mottola, South Jordan; Joseph E. Biche, Mayfield, N.Y.; Stephen W. Carlstrom, Salt Lake City; Darwin L. Mullins, Kearns; Andy E. Poursaid, Sandy. Pulse fluid infusion systems. Assigned to Merit Medical Systems, Inc., South Jordan. Filed Oct. 14, 1997. Patent No. 5,968,017.
Gordon S. Wood, Logan. Nasal septal button. Assigned to Silmed, Inc., Millville. Filed Aug. 31, 1998. Patent No. 5,968,075.
Michael D. Day, II, American Fork; Alan B. Butt, Orem; Stephen W. Belisle, Salt Lake City; Richard R. Winterton, Provo. Method and apparatus for facilitating the management of networked devices. Assigned to Intel Corp., Santa Clara, Calif. Filed Aug. 22, 1997, a continuation-in-part of application ser. no. 624,773, filed March 29, 1996, now abandoned. Patent No. 5,968,116.
Joseph J. Ekstrom and J. Bernard Gille, both of Lindon. User-based binding of network stations to broadcast domains. Assigned to SwitchSoft Systems, Inc., Redwood City, Calif. Filed April 2, 1997. Patent No. 5,968,126.
Craig P. Gifford, West Valley City. Methods for manufacturing precision fit fingernails. Assigned to OVA Nail Products, Inc., West Valley City. Filed June 3, 1997, a continuation-in-part of application ser. no. 857,793, filed May 16, 1997, now abandoned. Patent No. 5,968,302.
Kenneth M. Kosak, West Valley City; Matthew K. Kosak, Salt Lake City. Use of centrifugation to prepare a retractable seal over reagents in a reaction container. Filed March 28, 1998, a continuation-in-part of application ser. no. 918,374, filed Aug. 26, 1997, which is a continuation-in-part of patent no. 5,550,044, filed June 10, 1994. Patent No. 5,968,729.
Linda Powers, Logan. Method and apparatus for sensing the presence of microbes. Assigned to B.E. Safe, Logan. Filed March 31, 1998. Patent No. 5,968,766.
Ki-Joon Shon, Shaker Heights, Ohio; William R. Gray, Salt Lake City; John Dykert, Vista, Calif.; Doju Yoshikami, Maren Watkins, and David R. Hillyard, all of Salt Lake City; Jean E. F. Rivier, La Jolla, Calif.; Baldomero M. Olivera, Salt Lake City. Conotoxin peptides. Assigned to The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, Calif., and University of Utah Research Foundation, Salt Lake City. Filed June 26, 1998. Patent No. 5,969,096.
David L. Berliner, Atherton, Calif.; Nathan W. Adams and Clive L. Jennings-White, both of Salt Lake City. Androstanes for inducing hypothalamic effects. Assigned to Pherin Corp., Menlo Park, Calif. Filed Sept. 29, 1994, a continuation-in-part of application ser. no. 127,908, filed Sept. 28, 1993, now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of application ser. no. 903,604, filed June 24, 1992, now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of application ser. no. 708,936, filed May 31, 1991, now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of application ser. no. 638,185, filed Jan. 7, 1991, now abandoned. Patent No. 5,969,168.
Clayton C. Williams, Salt Lake City; Robert C. Davis, Ithaca, N.Y.; Pavel Neuzil, Palo Alto, Calif. Micromachined probes for nanometer scale measurements and methods of making such probes. Assigned to University of Utah Research Foundation, Salt Lake City. Filed April 30, 1997. Patent No. 5,969,345.
Thomas J. Angellotti, Ogden. In-rigger of a carriage assembly that prevents rotation of the carriage assembly. Assigned to Iomega Corp., Roy. Filed May 30, 1997. Patent No. 5,969,908.
Brian Schick, San Diego, Calif.; Shane Nowell, Riverdale. Disk cartridge with shutter opening arm alignment surface and retraction slot. Assigned to Iomega Corp., Roy. Filed Nov. 12, 1997. Patent No. 5,969,916.
Scott D. Smith, Murray; Scott R. Bullock, South Jordan; David W. Thorson, Salt Lake City; John M. Knab, Sandy. Caller identification system for wireless phone jacks and wireless modem jacks. Assigned to Phonex Corp., Midvale. Filed Oct. 16, 1997. Patent No. 5,970,127.
David W. Kendall, Salt Lake City; Craig L. Broadbent, Alpine; Bruce Y. Broadbent, Highland; Randy K. Russon, Lehi. The ornamental design for a combined wrist and hand support. Assigned to Ingenious Solutions, LLC, Lehi. Filed Nov. 14, 1997. Design Patent No. Des. 415,480.
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