Fifteen patents were awarded to Utah inventors on Aug. 1, including:
Footwear variable tension lacing systems. Martin Dalgaard, Topanga, Calif.; Andrew Bjornson, Bedford, Mass.; Steven Richard Burke, Huntington Beach, Calif.; Jacob Hall, Midway, Wasatch County; Jared Bevens, Hermosa Beach, Calif.; Jeffrey Grella, Newport Beach, Calif. Assigned to Vans Inc., Santa Fe Springs, Calif. Filed Jan. 23, 2004. Patent No. 7,082,701.
Tearable retention apparatus and method for an air-bag cushion. David Henderson, North Ogden; Brian A. Lighthall, Kaysville. Assigned to Autoliv ASP Inc., Ogden. Filed Nov. 13, 2003. Patent No. 7,083,188.
Connection box stabilizer. Brent L. Kidman, Spanish Fork. Assigned to Quixemble Inc., Spanish Fork. Filed Jan. 7, 2005, a continuation of multiple prior patent applications. Patent No. 7,083,467.
Method and apparatus for speed controlled eccentric exercise training. Paul LaStayo, Salt Lake City; Stan Lindstedt, Flagstaff, Ariz.; Hans Hoppeler, Bolligen, Switzerland; Henry Madden, Daniel A. Estoque and William B. Stephens, all of Boulder, Colo.; Gregory D. Volan, Longmont, Colo. Assigned to Arizona Board of Regents, Phoenix, Eccentron LLC, Denver. Filed Aug. 27, 2003, a continuation of multiple prior patent applications. Patent No. 7,083,547.
Fixation screw, graft ligament anchor assembly and method for securing a graft ligament in a bone tunnel. Joseph H. Sklar, Longmeadow, Mass.; Charles L. Beck, Salt Lake City; Greta Jo Hays, Logan. Filed Nov. 17, 2000, a continuation of multiple prior patent applications. Patent No. 7,083,647.
High-throughput glutathione S-transferase polymorphic allele assay design. Charles Keller, Linda Ballard and Richard Lemmons, all of Salt Lake City; Francis Ali-Osman, Houston. Assigned to University of Utah Research Foundation, Salt Lake City. Filed July 20, 2001, a continuation of multiple prior patent applications. Patent No. 7,083,923.
Method and apparatus for creating a simulated particle pack. I. Lee Davis, Honeyville, Box Elder County; Micheal P. Iverson, Brigham City. Assigned to Alliant Techsystems Inc., Edina, Minn. Filed March 12, 2001. Patent No. 7,085,689.
Throttling queue. Eric B. Remer, American Fork; David A. King, Highland. Assigned to Intel Corp., Santa Clara, Calif. Filed June 26, 2001, a continuation of multiple prior patent applications. Patent No. 7,086,059.
Variable trust levels for authentication. Bruce E Brown, Aaron M. Brown and Bruce-Eric Brown, all of Orem. Filed June 20, 2001. Patent No. 7,086,085.
The ornamental design for an eyeglass case. Bruce Raile, Park City. Assigned to Sun Optics Inc., Salt Lake City. Filed May 20, 2004. Design Patent No. D525,787.
The ornamental design for an eyeglass case. Bruce Raile, Park City. Assigned to Sun Optics Inc., Salt Lake City. Filed Jan. 17, 2005. Design Patent No. D525,788.
The ornamental design for a support for a table top. Kent Ashby, Logan. Assigned to Lifetime Products Inc., Clearfield. Filed Oct. 19, 2005. Design Patent No. D525,810.
The ornamental design for a spout for smoothie maker. Thomas E. Daniels, Sandy. Assigned to Back To Basics Products Inc., Bluffdale. Filed May 21, 2004. Design Patent No. D525,828.
The ornamental design for a belt buckle. Gary Boyver, Alpine. Assigned to Outlaw LLC, Alpine. Filed April 13, 2005. Design Patent No. D525,908.
The ornamental design for a combination electronic accessory box and mounting base. Gerardo David Ayala and Michael S. Horito, both of Provo; Jonathan Jay Woolley, Draper; Roger T. Johnsen, Salt Lake City; Thomas W. Peterson, Taylorsville. Assigned to Control4 Corp., Draper. Filed Sept. 7, 2004. Design Patent No. D525,971.
Karl R. Cannon is a Registered Patent Attorney and a founding shareholder in the Salt Lake area 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.