Fifteen patents were awarded to Utah inventors on July 31. U.S. patents are granted each Tuesday.

New patents include:

Device for enhancing removal of liquid from fabric. Dan Haynie, North Logan. Assigned to Concept Cleaning Systems Inc., North Logan. Filed July 17, 2000, a continuation-in-part of application no. 09/356,782, filed July 19, 1999. Patent No. 6,266,892.

Analog position ratchet mechanism. M. Todd Mitchell, Layton. Filed March 22, 2000, a continuation-in-part of patent no. 6,055,888, filed April 23, 1998. Patent No. 6,267,027.

Neural networked irrigation controller. Paul D. Campbell, Logan. Filed May 28, 1993. Patent No. 6,267,298.

Net shape filament winding manufacturing process, articles made therefrom and composite bicycle fork and other components. Daniel K. Buckmiller, David Wayne Erickson, Douglas G. Olsen and Randall J. Philpot, all of Salt Lake City. Assigned to Advanced Composites Inc., Salt Lake City. Filed Feb. 3, 1997, a continuation-in-part of patent no. 5,609,349, filed Aug. 22, 1994. Patent No. 6,267,399.

Inflatable bag assembly for lifting a load. James R. Hendry, Oneida, N.Y.; John Kowalski, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Fred P. Smith, Alpine; Tim E. Grosland, Pleasant Grove. Assigned to Load Hog Industries Inc., Aliquippa, Pa. Filed Aug. 13, 1999, a divisional of patent no. 5,975,643, filed April 16, 1998. Patent No. 6,267,447.

Inflatable bag assembly for lifting a load. James R. Hendry, Oneida, N.Y.; John Kowalski, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Fred P. Smith, Alpine; Tim E. Grosland, Pleasant Grove. Assigned to Load Hog Industries Inc., Aliquippa, Pa. Filed Aug. 13, 1999, a divisional of patent no. 5,975,643, filed April 16, 1998. Patent No. 6,267,448.

Clear oil-containing pharmaceutical compositions. Feng-Jing Chen and Mahesh V. Patel, both of Salt Lake City. Assigned to Lipocine Inc., Salt Lake City. Filed June 30, 1999. Patent No. 6,267,985.

Diagnostics and therapeutics for diseases associated with an IL-1 inflammatory haplotype. Gordon W. Duff, Angela Cox and Francesco S. de Giovine, all of Sheffield, Great Britain; Nicola Jane Camp, Salt Lake City. Assigned to Interleukin Genetics Inc., Waltham, Mass. Filed June 30, 1999, a continuation of international application no. PCT/GB98/01481, filed May 21, 1998, which claims priority to Great Britain application no. 9711040.7, filed May 29, 1997. Patent No. 6,268,142.

Biosensor. In Suk Han, You Han Bae and Jules J. Magda, all of Salt Lake City; Seong Gi Baek, Woodbury, Minn. Assigned to M-Biotech Inc., Salt Lake City. Filed May 11, 1999, claiming priority to international application no. PCT/US98/20750, filed Sept. 30, 1998. Patent No. 6,268,161.

.alpha.-conotoxin peptides. Richard T. Layer, Sandy; Baldomero M. Olivera, Maren Watkins, David R. Hillyard, J. Michael McIntosh and Robert M. Jones, all of Salt Lake City; Robert Schoenfeld, Sacramento, Calif. Assigned to University of Utah Research Foundation and Cognetix Inc., both of Salt Lake City. Filed Jan. 21, 2000. Patent No. 6,268,473.

Apparatus and method for continuous retorting of mercury from ores and other mercury-contaminated materials. Charles O. Gale and Eldan L. Hill, both of Bountiful. Assigned to Summit Valley Equipment and Engineering Corp. Filed March 6, 2000. Patent No. 6,268,590.

Multi-processor scheduling kernel. Bruce K. Gillespie, Provo. Assigned to Novell Inc., Provo. Filed June 19, 1997, claiming priority to provisional application no. 60/039,064, filed Feb. 24, 1997. Patent No. 6,269,391.

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The ornamental design for a CD-ROM medium. Douglas A. Myers, Provo. Filed Oct. 28, 1999. Design Patent No. D445,767.

Cable strain-relief member for a PC card. Mark A. Hoferitza, Syracuse; Kevin J. Colohan and Monte J. Larsen, both of West Point; Kevin G. Dabb, Kaysville; William P. Baker, Salt Lake City. Assigned to Iomega Corp., Roy. Filed Aug. 31, 1999. Design Patent No. D445,796.

The ornamental design for the apparel designator. Donald J. Willardson, Provo. Assigned to DBW Marketing Inc., Provo. Filed Dec. 8, 2000. Design Patent No. D445,836.


Karl R. Cannon is a partner in the law firm of Clayton, Howarth & Cannon, P.C., specialists in patent, trademark and copyright law. He may be contacted at 801-255-5335 or by e-mail at kcannon@chcpat.com. Copies of patents are available by mail for $3 each from U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Box 9 (Copy Sales), Washington, DC 20231; by credit card via telephone 703-308-9726 or toll free 800-972-6382; facsimile 703-305-8759; or e-mail ptcs@uspto.gov. Patents can also be viewed and printed free of charge from several Internet sites, including www.uspto.gov or www.delphion.com.

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