Twenty patents were awarded to Utah inventors on Nov. 16, including:
Garment for an infant. Tamara H. Bailey, Ogden. Assigned to Angel Hugs LLC, South Ogden. Filed Oct. 16, 2002, claiming priority to provisional patent Application No. 60/329,625, filed Oct. 17, 2001. Patent No. 6,817,033.
Adjustable length strap assembly. Stephen Cleary, Waterbury, Vt.; Joshua C. Poulsen, Tooele. Assigned to The Burton Corp., Burlingon, Vt. Filed Jan. 2, 2003. Patent No. 6,817,068.
System for applying printed information to a package. William S. Shadrach III, Salt Lake City. Filed May 29, 2003, claiming priority to provisional patent Application No. 60/385,014, filed May 31, 2002, and provisional patent Application No. 60/402,496, filed Aug. 8, 2002. Patent No. 6,817,287.
Fuel converter. Paul Noble, Salt Lake City. Filed Sept. 18, 2002, claiming priority to provisional patent Application No. 60/323,266, filed Sept. 18, 2001. Patent No. 6,817,347.
Water delivery device and method of forming same. Frank Perla, Helper. Filed Sept. 30, 2002, claiming priority to provisional patent Application No. 60/326,865, filed Oct. 2, 2001. Patent No. 6,817,379.
Nozzles, and components thereof and methods for making the same. Jeffery Karl Taylor, Loomis, Calif.; Richard H. Dixon, Provo; Michael A. Vail, Genola; Clayton Frank Gardinier, American Fork. Assigned to Diamicron Inc., Orem. Filed July 6, 2002, claiming priority to provisional patent Application No. 60/303,373, filed July 6, 2001. Patent No. 6,817,550.
Picnic table. David C. Winter, Layton; S. Curtis Nye, Clinton. Assigned to Lifetime Products Inc., Clearfield. Filed Aug. 5, 2003, claiming priority to provisional patent Application No. 60/401,482, filed Aug. 6, 2002. Patent No. 6,817,662.
Eyeglasses frame with rotatable temples. Nestor M. Benavides, Gaithersburg, Md.; Matthew Laine, Severna Park, Md.; Brian Le Gette and Alan Tipp, both of Baltimore; Russell Reed and David B. Staley, both of Park City; Justin S. Werner, Millersville, Md.; Ronald L. Wilson II, Catonsville, Md. Assigned to 180s Inc., Baltimore. Filed Aug. 21, 2001. Patent No. 6,817,710.
Centrifugal pump with switched reluctance motor drive. Thomas L. Angle, Suisun, Calif.; Steven D. Osborn, Sandy. Assigned to EnviroTech Pumpsystems Inc., Salt Lake City. Filed April 19, 2002. Patent No. 6,817,845.
Exercise machine for performing rowing-type and other exercises. Scott Galbraith, Logan; Roger Dahle, Providence, Cache County. Filed July 9, 2002. Patent No. 6,817,968.
Liquid purifying device. Charles Andrew Lowry, Salt Lake City. Filed July 21, 2000. Patent No. 6,818,046.
Airbag inflation gas generation. Karl K. Rink, Liberty, Weber County; David J. Green, Brigham City; Ivan V. Mendenhall, Providence, Cache County. Assigned to Autoliv ASP Inc., Ogden. Filed April 17, 2001. Patent No. 6,818,082.
Method of forming a field effect transistor having a lateral depletion structure. Bruce D. Marchant, Murray. Assigned to Fairchild Semiconductor Corp., South Portland, Maine. Filed Dec. 18, 2003, a divisional of Application No. 09/774,780, filed Jan. 30, 2001. Patent No. 6,818,513.
Calcilytic compounds. Eric G. Del Mar, Robert M. Barmore, Derek Sheehan and Bradford C. Van Wagenen, all of Salt Lake City; James F. Callahan, Philadelphia; Richard M. Keenan, Marlvern, Pa.; Nikesh R. Kotecha, Thurmaston, Great Britain; Maria Amparo Lago, Audobon, Pa.; Linda Sue Southall, West Chester, Pa.; Mervyn Thompson, The Pinnacles, Great Britain. Assigned to NPS Pharmaceuticals Inc., Salt Lake City. Filed Oct. 19, 2001, a divisional of Patent No. 6,521,667, filed Aug. 11, 1998, which is a continuation-in-part of Patent No. 6,022,894, filed April 4, 1997, which is a continuation-in-part of Application No. 08/629,608, filed April 9, 1996, now abandoned, and claims priority to provisional patent Application No. 60/032,263, filed Dec. 3, 1996. Patent No. 6,818,660.
Quick installing, electric chime and back box. R. Lloyd Barnes, West Valley City. Filed July 24, 2002. Patent No. 6,818,823.
Apparatus and method for shaping high voltage potentials on an insulator. Charles Lynn Chidester, West Bountiful. Assigned to Varian Medical Systems Inc., Palo Alto, Calif. Filed March 3, 2003. Patent No. 6,819,741.
Integrated component mounting system for use in an X-ray tube. Robert Steven Miller, Sandy. Assigned to Varian Medical Systems Inc., Palo Alto, Calif. Filed Dec. 7, 2001. Patent No. 6,819,742.
Single serve shaker bottle. Scott B. Davis, Bountiful. Filed July 22, 2003. Design Patent No. D498,382.
Lawn sprinkler. Phillip Hudman, Centerville. Assigned to Orbit Irrigation Products Inc., North Salt Lake. Filed July 1, 2003. Design Patent No. D498,513.
Grip and trigger for hand-held sprinkler. Chadwick Wilson, Woods Cross. Assigned to Orbit Irrigation Products Inc., North Salt Lake. Filed Oct. 6, 2003. Design Patent No. D498,515.
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