Sixteen patents were awarded to Utah inventors on May 11, including:
Goggle with side arm for wearing with a helmet. Stephen P. Cleary, Waterbury, Vt.; Scott Oliver, Stowe, Vt.; Joseph R. McNeal, Hailey, Idaho; Christopher G. Miller, Draper; Michael J. Roestel, Bountiful. Assigned to The Burton Corp., Burlington, Vt. Filed Dec. 3, 2001. Patent No. 6,732,383.
Key and combination locking mechanism. Charles H. Worrall, Sandy. Filed Aug. 7, 2001. Patent No. 6,732,664.
Two-part composition syringe delivery system. Dan J. Bills, Salt Lake City. Assigned to Ultradent Products Inc., South Jordan. Filed March 26, 2002. Patent No. 6,732,887.
Anvil for friction stir welding high-temperature materials. Tracy W. Nelson and Carl D. Sorensen, both of Provo; Scott M. Packer, Alpine. Assigned to Brigham Young University Technology Transfer Office, Provo. Filed June 11, 2002, claiming priority to provisional patent Application No. 60/297,738, filed June 12, 2001. Patent No. 6,732,901.
Method of boarding passengers on regional aircraft and transferring passengers between a regional aircraft and larger aircraft. Robert Peterson, Salt Lake City. Filed Sept. 21, 2001, a continuation-in-part of Patent No. 6,315,243, filed May 22, 2000, and claiming priority to provisional patent Application No. 60,141,038, filed June 24, 1999. Patent No. 6,732,975.
Pick for disintegrating natural and man-made materials. David R. Hall and Joe R. Fox, both of Provo. Filed Aug. 10, 2002. Patent No. 6,733,087.
Filter apparatus. Scott A. Gubler, St. George. Assigned to Deseret Laboratories, St. George. Filed April 11, 2002. Patent No. 6,733,574.
Isolation of lineage-restricted neuronal precursors. Mahendra S. Rao, Salt Lake City; Margot Mayer-Proschel, Sandy. Assigned to University of Utah Research Foundation, Salt Lake City. Filed July 4, 1997.
Isotopically enriched nucleic acids and associated methods for the production and purification thereof. Chad C. Nelson and Lesa M. Nelson, both of Park City. Filed Jan. 18, 2002, claiming priority to provisional patent Application Nos. 60/263,263, filed Jan. 22, 2001, and 60/338,525, filed Dec. 5, 2001. Patent No. 6,734,294.
Thermomechanical in-plane microactuator. Larry L. Howell, Orem; Scott Lyon, Provo. Assigned to BYU, Provo. Filed Dec. 18, 2002, claiming priority to provisional patent Application No. 60/212,249, filed June 19, 2000. Patent No. 6,734,597.
Correlation-based method of determining frame boundaries of data frames that are periodically extended. Kevin J. Smart, Bountiful; Scott A. Bevan, Lehi; William Kurt Dobson and Trent Stoddard, both of Sandy; Mark W. Christiansen, Highland. Assigned to 3Com Corp., Marlborough, Mass. Filed Feb. 29, 2000, a continuation-in-part of Application No. 09/321,993, filed May 28, 1999, and Application No. 09/321,992, filed May 28, 1999. Patent No. 6,735,255.
Telephone system integrated text-based communication processes, apparatus and systems. Frederic W. Hansen, Sandy; Darrel L. Jennings, Doyles Town, Pa.; Robert J. Bonner, Austin, Texas. Assigned to Nortel Networks Limited, St. Laurent, Calif. Filed Aug. 2, 2000. Patent No. 6,735,286.
Electrical stimulation device and methods of treatment of various body conditions. Craig R. Mellen, Salt Lake City. Assigned to S. Burt Chamberlain, Draper. Filed Dec. 14, 2002. Patent No. 6,735,476.
Trigger mechanism that allows height of a table to be adjusted. Thayne B. Haney, Syracuse. Assigned to Lifetime Products, Clearfield. Filed April 7, 2003. Design Patent No. D489,553.
Fold-in-half table. L. Curtis Strong and Ray Adams, both of Clearfield. Assigned to Lifetime Products, Clearfield. Filed April 29, 2003. Design Patent No. D489,557.
Motorized scooter. Erik Laver and Penny Laver, both of Salt Lake City. Assigned to Erik Laver Success Systems. Filed Dec. 31, 2002. Design Patent No. D489,771.
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