Nineteen patents were awarded to Utah inventors on Nov. 27. U.S. patents are granted each Tuesday.
New patents include:
Rotary drill bits for directional drilling employing tandem gage pad arrangement with cutting elements and up-drill capability. Christopher C. Beuershausen, Spring, Texas; Robert J. Costo Jr., and Roland Illerhaus, both of The Woodlands, Texas; Danny E. Scott, Montgomery, Texas; Rudolf C.O. Pessier, Houston; Mark W. Dykstra, Kingwood, Texas; James A. Norris, Sandy; Michael P. Ohanian, Henderson, Nev.; John R. Spaar, Covington, La. Assigned to Baker Hughes Inc., Houston. Filed Aug. 5, 1998, a continuation-in-part of Patent No. 6,006,845, filed Sept. 8, 1997. Patent No. 6,321,862.
Combination computer mouse pad and writing pad. Leonard Lee, Orem. Assigned to Giraffics Inc., Lindon. Filed Jan. 11, 2000. Patent No. 6,322,033.
Method of manufacture of element having ceramic insert and high-strength element-to-shaft connection for use in a valve. Bradford B. Haines, Spanish Fork. Assigned to Flowserve Corp., Irving, Texas. Filed May 10, 2001, a divisional of Application No. 09/552,624, filed April 19, 2000. Patent No. 6,322,050.
Inflatable recreational device. Donald W. Gordon, Draper. Assigned to Aviva Sports L.L.C., Montreal, Mo. Filed Jan. 15, 2000. Patent No. 6,322,454.
Gastro-intestinal tube placement device. Linda D. Elbert and Srinivas Nishtala, both of Bloomington, Ind.; D. H. Perkins, Woods Cross. Assigned to Scimed Life Systems Inc., Maple Grove, Minn. Filed Feb. 18, 1999. Patent No. 6,322,538.
Process for making sodium carbonate decahydrate from sodium carbonate/bicarbonate liquors. Thomas H. Neuman, Salt Lake City; Richard W. Chastain, Lyman, Wyo. Assigned to FMC Corp., Philadelphia. Filed May 19, 2000, a continuation-in-part of Patent No. 6,251,346, filed Aug. 20, 1997, which is a continuation of Patent No. 5,766,270, filed May 21, 1996. Patent No. 6,322,767.
Dental bleaching compositions containing sucralose. Steven D. Jensen, Riverton; Dan E. Fischer, Sandy. Assigned to Ultradent Products Inc., South Jordan. Filed July 5, 2000, a continuation-in-part of Application No. 09/468,280, filed Dec. 20, 1999. Patent No. 6,322,774.
Process for manufacturing a pharmaceutical chewing gum. Narayan K. Athanikar, Irvine, Calif.; Scott A. Gubler, St. George. Assigned to Deseret Laboratories Inc., St. George. Assigned to Josman Laboratories Inc., Irvine, Calif. Filed Sept. 13, 1999. Patent No. 6,322,828.
Mutations in the KCNE1 gene encoding human mink which cause arrhythmia susceptibility thereby establishing KCNE1 as an LQT gene. Mark T. Keating, Michael C. Sanguinetti and Igor Splawski, all of Salt Lake City. Assigned to University of Utah Research Foundation, Salt Lake City. Filed Nov. 22, 1999, a divisional Application No. 09/135,020, filed Aug. 17, 1998, which is a continuation-in-part of Application No. 08/921,068, filed Aug. 29, 1997, now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of Application No. 08/739,383, filed Oct. 29, 1996, now abandoned. Patent No. 6,323,026.
Synthesis of insulin derivatives. Feng Liu, Sung Wan Kimj and Miroslav Baudys, all of Salt Lake City. Assigned to University of Utah Research Foundation, Salt Lake City. Filed Sept. 22, 1999. Patent No. 6,323,311.
Automated shopping cart handle. Paul G. Begum, Salt Lake City. Assigned to Klever-Kart Inc., Salt Lake City. Filed Jan. 23, 2001, a divisional application of Patent No. 6,177,880, filed July 12, 1993, which is a continuation-in-part of Application No. 07/821,079, now abandoned. Patent No. 6,323,753.
Readable indelible mark on storage media. Fred C. Thomas III, Ogden. Assigned to Iomega Corp., San Diego. Filed Sept. 9, 1998, claiming priority to provisional Application No. 60/091,453, filed July 1, 1998. Patent No. 6,324,026.
Self-removing e-mail verified or designated as such by a message distributor for the convenience of a recipient. John W. L. Ogilvie and Genie L. Ogilvie, both of Salt Lake City. Filed July 18, 2000, a continuation-in-part of Application No. 09/399,066, filed Sept. 18, 1999, which is a continuation of Application No. 60/101,517, filed Sept. 23, 1998, and of Application No. 60/104,138, filed Oct. 14, 1998. Patent No. 6,324,569.
Message content protection and conditional disclosure. John W.L. Ogilvie, Salt Lake City. Filed Nov. 2, 1998, claiming priority to Application No. 60/078,175, filed March 16, 1998. Patent No. 6,324,650.
Checksum generator with minimum overflow. Dana M. Henriksen, Lindon. Assigned to Novell Inc., Provo. Filed March 24, 1999. Patent No. 6,324,670.
The ornamental design for a wall stud straightening device. Linden L. Abshire, Clinton. Filed Dec. 8, 2000. Design Patent No. D450,992.
The ornamental design for a gas insufflation catheter assembly. David M. Cise, Herriman; Steven M. Wood, West Jordan. Assigned to Kimberly-Clark Worldwide Inc., Neenah, Wis. Filed Nov. 27, 2000. Design Patent No. D451,194.
The ornamental design for a dermabrasion hand piece. Randall D. Block and Eric M. Simon, both of Salt Lake City. Assigned to Dynatronics Corp., Salt Lake City. Filed Feb. 28, 2000. Design Patent No. D451,196.
The ornamental design for a backyard lantern. Norris Richard Long, Wichita, Kan.; Gary P. Israel and Mitchell L. Wilgus, both of Andover, Kan.; John F. Marshall, Provo. Assigned to The Coleman Co. Inc., Wichita, Kan. Filed March 9, 2001. Design Patent No. D451,220.
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