Thirteen new patents were awarded to Utah inventors on Dec. 13, including:
Method and apparatus for moving and locking a monitor in a patient support system. David E. Barker and Jeffrey W. Pattee, both of Salt Lake City; John Matthew Simmons, West Jordan. Assigned to GE Medical Systems Global Technology Co. LLC, Waukesha, Wis. Filed Oct. 25, 2001. Patent No. 6,973,688.
Split-tip screwdriver with protective sleeve. Jeffery Lynn Nish, Centerville. Assigned to J&M Innovative Products LLC, Woods Cross. Filed Oct. 30, 2003. Patent No. 6,973,860.
Long track mountain snowmobile and a track therefor. Denis Morin, Valcourt, Canada; Chris Ruske, Lakewood, Colo.; Mark B. Thompson, Providence, Cache County. Assigned to Bombardier Recreational Products Inc., Valcourt, Canada. Filed May 17, 2004, a continuation of Patent No. 6,772,852, filed Sept. 30, 2002, which is a continuation of Patent No. 6,510,913, filed Nov. 22, 2000, which claims priority to international patent Application No. PCT/US00/03401, filed Feb. 11, 2000, which claims priority to provisional patent Application No. 60/181,562, filed Feb. 10, 2000. Patent No. 6,973,988.
Low-profile, hitch-concealing mount. Newell Ryan Moss, Mapleton; Jack W. Bowers, Springville; H. Arthur Wing, Provo. Assigned to B & W Custom Truck Beds Inc., Humboldt, Kan. Filed June 5, 2002, claiming priority to provisional patent Application Nos. 60/296,172, filed June 5, 2001, and 60/324,872, filed Sept. 25, 2001. Patent No. 6,974,148.
Container covering apparatus. Fred P. Smith, Alpine; Omer Akdag, Stuart, Fla. Assigned to John Donovan Enterprises Inc., Stuart, Fla. Filed Jan. 19, 2005, a continuation in part of Application No. 10/847,842, filed May 17, 2004, which is a continuation of Patent No. 6,742,828, filed Sept. 24, 2002. Patent No. 6,974,176.
Curing light. Densen Cao, Sandy. Assigned to Cao Group Inc., Sandy. Filed Feb. 5, 2002, a continuation-in-part of Patent No. 6,783,362, and of Application Nos. 10/016,992, 10/017,454, and 10/017,455, each of which was filed Dec. 13, 2001, and of Patent No. 6,755,648, filed Feb. 4, 2002, each of which is a continuation-in-part of Patent No. 6,331,111, filed Sept. 24, 1999. This new patent also claims priority to provisional patent Application No. 60/304,324, filed July 10, 2001. Patent No. 6,974,319.
Reorienting treadmill. Scott R. Watterson and William T. Dalebout, both of Logan. Assigned to Icon IP Inc., Logan. Filed Oct. 2, 1997, a continued prosecution application of Application No. 08/942,810, filed Oct. 2, 1997, which is a divisional of Patent No. 5,674,453, filed Jan. 30, 1996. Patent No. 6,974,404.
Palatometer and nasometer apparatus (for speech and language learning). Samuel G. Fletcher, Springville; Burton Sparks, Provo; J. Matthew Tanner, Hillsboro, Ore. Assigned to Logometrix Corp., Glendale, Ariz. Filed Sept. 19, 2001, claiming priority to provisional patent Application No. 60/233,770, filed Sept. 19, 2000. Patent No. 6,974,424.
Methods for protecting substrates from graffiti and for removing graffiti. Michael N. Macris and David Dobney, both of Sandy. Assigned to American Polymer, Sandy. Filed Nov. 5, 2001, a continuation of Patent No. 65,312,815, filed June 12, 1997, which is a continuation of Application No. 08/403,583, filed March 14, 1995, which is a continuation of Application No. 08/056,250, filed April 30, 1993, now abandoned, and which is a continuation-in-part of Application No. 07/877,840, filed May 1, 1992, now abandoned. Patent No. 6,974,605.
Ventilated housing for electronic components. Shane R. Robbins, Santaquin; David Turner, Taylorsville. Assigned to Linux Networx, Bluffdale. Filed May 9, 2003. Patent No. 6,975,510.
Radio frequency burst interference mitigation. Vaughn Lee Mower, Bountiful; Merle LeRoy Keller and Albert Earl Hansen, both of Salt Lake City. Assigned to L-3 Communications Corp., New York. Filed April 4, 2001. Patent No. 6,975,683.
Remote target control system. Spencer Lambert and Addison Sovine, both of Provo. Assigned to Action Target Inc., Provo. Filed Nov. 7, 2001, claiming priority to provisional patent Application No. 60/246,437, filed Nov. 7, 2000. Patent No. 6,975,859.
Dynamic runtime modification of SCPI grammar. Timothy Nephi Tillotson, Heber; Sara Ting, Cupertino, Calif.; Nathan A. Berg, Fort Collins, Colo. Assigned to Agilent Technologies Inc., Palo Alto, Calif. Filed April 15, 2004. Patent No. 6,975,957.
Karl R. Cannon is a Registered Patent Attorney and a founding shareholder 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.