Seventeen patents were awarded to Utah inventors on April 15, including:
Pre-plating of wooden railroad ties. Robert Ollendick, Wickenburg, Ariz.; David Ollendick, Ogden. Filed June 25, 2001, a divisional of Patent No. 6,292,997, filed May 28, 1999. Patent No. 6,546,612.
Illuminated fishing rod having a versatile light source. Mark Eldredge, American Fork; Rick Herbert, Lehi. Filed Jan. 29, 2002. Patent No. 6,546,665.
Quick release plant holder. Robert Bautner, Holladay. Filed April 22, 2002, a continuation of Patent No. 6,405,481, filed May 19, 2000. Patent No. 6,546,670.
Multipurpose container. Scott L. Klair, Salt Lake City. Filed May 21, 2001. Patent No. 6,547,064.
Stackable guidewire holder. John Whiting, Salt Lake City; Jim Mottola, South Jordan; Fred Lampropoulos, Sandy. Assigned to Merit Medical Systems Inc., South Jordan. Filed April 26, 2001. Patent No. 6,547,072.
Universal snowmobile handlebar bag. Dennis Hancock, Mountain Green, Morgan County; Jeffrey D. Hancock, Uintah, Weber County. Filed Jan. 22, 2002. Patent No. 6,547,113.
Automatic broker tools and techniques. John W.L. Ogilvie, Salt Lake City. Filed Dec. 5, 2001, a continuation of Patent No. 6,343,738, filed April 18, 2000, and claiming priority to provisional Application No. 60/134,383, filed May 15, 1999. Patent No. 6,547,134.
Sign holding stake. Robert Peck, Salt Lake City. Filed April 24, 2002. Patent No. 6,547,204.
Camper anchoring and/or positioning system. C. Martin Rasmussen, Fruit Heights. Assigned to Happijac Co., Kaysville. Filed Aug. 11, 2000. Patent No. 6,547,314.
Modular plug receptacles defined by multiple electronic components. Tim Urry Price, West Valley; David Oliphant, Salt Lake City. Assigned to 3Com Corp., Santa Clara, Calif. Filed Aug. 23, 2001. Patent No. 6,547,602.
Transesophageal probe with improved control panel. Dag Jordfald, Horten, Norway; Jon Ronander and Karl Jonsberg, both of Tonsberg, Norway; Jonathan Edvard Snyder, Park City; Jiayu Chen, Palo Alto, Calif.; Joseph E. Piel Jr., Scotia, N.Y. Assigned to GE Medical Systems Global Technology Co. LLC, Waukesha, Wis. Filed Jan. 8, 2001. Patent No. 6,547,739.
Graft ligament strand tensioner. Joseph H. Sklar, Longmeadow, Mass.; Greta Jo Hays, Logan; T. Wade Fallin, Hyde Park, Cache County; Daniel F. Justin, Logan. Filed July 21, 2000. Patent No. 6,547,778.
Process for obtaining monohydrated lithium sulfate from natural brines. Jerome Lukes, Salt Lake City. Assigned to SQM Salar S.A., Santiago, Chile. Filed Nov. 8, 1999. Patent No. 6,547,836.
Tricyclic compounds and their use in medicine process for their preparation and pharmaceutical compositions containing them. Braj Bhushan Lohray, Vidya Bhushan Lohray, Rao Bheema Paraselli and Ranga Madhavan Gurram, all of Hyderabad, India; Ashok Channaveerappa Bajji, Salt Lake City; Shivaramayya Kalchar, Taipei, Taiwan. Assigned to Dr. Reddy's Research Foundation, Hyderabad, India, and to Reddy-Cheminor Inc., Ridgewood, N.J. Filed May 10, 2001, a divisional of Patent No. 6,440,961, filed Feb. 24, 1999, which is a continuation-in-part of Patent No. 6,054,453, filed Jan. 23, 1998. Patent No. 6,548,666.
Photo detector mounting in a head gimbal assembly used in an optical data storage device. Paul R. Johnson, Kaysville; David L. Hall, Salt Lake City. Assigned to Iomega Corp., San Diego. Filed July 17, 2000. Patent No. 6,549,506.
Motion detection and recording method and apparatus. Scott B. McClellan, Heber City; Robert M. Henderson, Andras Pungor and Mike J. Lyons, all of Salt Lake City; Verlin G. Russon, Lehi. Assigned to Independent Witness Inc., West Valley. Filed July 24, 2001, a continuation-in-part of Patent No. 6,266,588, filed March 1, 1999. Patent No. 6,549,834.
The ornamental design for a glider chair. Thayne B. Haney, Syracuse; Kent Ashby, Logan. Assigned to Lifetime Products Inc., Clearfield. Filed Sept. 30, 2002. Design Patent No. D473,059.
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