Sixteen patents were awarded to Utah inventors on March 13, including:
Adaptable cab floor engagement assembly for commuter and conventional jet aircraft. Trent D. Tholen, Layton; Glen O. West, West Haven, Weber County; Daniel D. Pohly, Huntsville, Weber County; Thomas Chase and Kenneth Jensen, both of Ogden; Catharine Wofford, Clinton; Chris Hansen, South Weber. Assigned to FMC Technologies Inc., Chicago. Filed May 27, 2005, claiming priority to multiple prior patent applications. Patent No. 7,188,383.
Expandable knitted net. Thomas Dort and James Flick, both of Wichita, Kan.; Mike DeWeese and Dennis Gregory McCabe, both of Kingman, Kan.; Lyndie Henrie, Kaysville; Paul Schmidt, Pretty Prairie, Kan.; Nick Carter, Moorseville, N.C. Assigned to Polymer Group Inc., Charlotte, N.C. Filed Oct. 22, 2004. Patent No. 7,188,494.
Personnel location control system with informational message presentation. Dan Pharo, Valencia, Calif.; Alex J. Humbree, Salt Lake City. Filed Aug. 5, 2003, claiming priority to multiple prior patent applications. Patent No. 7,188,582.
Superabrasive cutting elements having enhanced durability, method of producing same, and drill bits so equipped. Jeffrey B. Lund, The Woodlands, Texas; Danny E. Scott, Montgomery, Texas; Marcus R. Skeem, Orem. Assigned to Baker Hughes Inc., Houston. Filed Aug. 15, 2005, a continuation of Patent No. 6,935,444, filed Feb. 24, 2003. Patent No. 7,188,692.
Eyewear case and display method. Bruce Raile, Park City. Assigned to Sun Optics Inc., Salt Lake City. Filed Feb. 6, 2003, claiming priority to provisional patent Application No. 60/433,724, filed Dec. 13, 2002. Patent No. 7,188,739.
Container adapted to hold and dispense bagged fluids. Don Miller, Belleville, Ill.; Henry H. Macler II, Monroe, La.; Jeffrey E. Macler, Tecumseh, Mo.; Steven Avery, South Jordan. Assigned to AMMM Patent Holdings LLC, Tecumseh, Mo. Filed Oct. 25, 2004, claiming priority to multiple prior patent applications. Patent No. 7,188,749.
Door handle system. Gerald L. Brown, Logan; Timothy V. George, Smithfield, Cache County. Assigned to Stone River Bronze LLC, Logan. Filed Aug. 27, 2003. Patent No. 7,188,873.
Methods of screening and diagnostics using ATP-binding cassette transporter. Rando Allikmets and Michael Dean, both of Frederick, Md.; Kent L. Anderson, Richard A. Lewis, Yixin Li, James R. Lupski and Noah F. Shroyer, all of Houston; Mark Leppert and Nanda Singh, both of Salt Lake City; Jeremy Nathans, Amir Rattner and Hui Sun, all of Baltimore; Philip Smallwood, Woodbine, Md. Assigned to Baylor College of Medicine, Houston; The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C.; University of Utah Research Foundation, Salt Lake City; John Hopkins University, Baltimore. Filed Jan. 3, 2003, claiming priority to multiple prior patent applications. Patent No. 7,189,511.
Method and apparatus for generating electrical energy downhole. David R. Hall, Provo; Scott Dahlgren, Alpine; Joe R. Fox, Spanish Fork. Filed Nov. 5, 2004. Patent No. 7,190,084.
Method and apparatus for motor control using relays. E. Carl Goodman, Bountiful; Kevin Banta, Highland; D. George Field, Pleasant Grove. Assigned to Won-Door Corp., Salt Lake City. Filed Dec. 9, 2005, claiming priority to provisional patent Application No. 60/634,815, filed Dec. 9, 2004. Patent No. 7,190,132.
Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving data to and from a downhole tool. David R. Hall, Provo; Joe Fox, Spanish Fork. Assigned to IntelliServ Inc., Provo. Filed June 17, 2003, claiming priority to multiple prior patent applications. Patent No. 7,190,280.
Two-dimensional channel bonding in a hybrid CDMA/FDMA fixed wireless access system to provide finely variable rate channels. Thomas R. Giallorenzi, Riverton; Eric K. Hall, Holladay; Richard B. Ertel, Midvale; Philip L. Stephenson, Salt Lake City; Dan M. Griffin, Bountiful; Lee A. Butterfield, West Jordan. Assigned to L-3 Communications Corp., New York. Filed April 9, 2001, claiming priority from provisional patent Application No. 60/243,972, filed Oct. 27, 2000. Patent No. 7,190,683.
Linear search system and method for determining Psuedo-Noise (PN) composite phase. Merle L. Keller, Salt Lake City; Vaughn L. Mower, Bountiful; Dale D. Fonnesbeck, Kaysville. Assigned to L-3 Communications Corp., New York. Filed Sept. 11, 2002. Patent No. 7,190,711.
Predicate indexing of data stored in a computer with application to indexing cached data. Sukanta Ganguly, Orem; ChinMing Kuo, Milpitas, Calif. Assigned to Novell Inc., Provo. Filed May 30, 2003. Patent No. 7,191,170.
Managing data in compliance with regulated privacy, security and electronic transaction standards. Richard S. Dick, Alpine. Assigned to Verisma Systems Inc., Pueblo, Colo. Filed Nov. 13, 2002, claiming priority to multiple prior patent applications. Patent No. 7,191,463.
Eyeglass display. Bruce Raile, Park City. Assigned to Sun Optics Inc., Salt Lake City. Filed April 8, 2005. Patent No. D538,067.
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 from several Internet sites, including www.uspto.gov or www.delphion.com.