Seventeen patents were awarded to Utah inventors on April 10, including:
Biased insert for installing data transmission components in downhole drilling pipe. David R. Hall, Provo; Michael A. Briscoe, Lehi; Kory K. Garner, Payson; Tyson J. Wilde, Spanish Fork. Assigned to IntelliServ Inc., Provo. Filed July 27, 2004. Patent No. 7,201,240.
Fluid connection assembly for X-ray device. Gregory C. Andrews, Draper. Assigned to Varian Medical Systems Technologies Inc., Palo Alto, Calif. Filed Sept. 29, 2004. Patent No. 7,201,514.
Method for whitening teeth. David K. Yarborough, Sandy. Assigned to Brite-Smile Professional Inc., Culver City, Calif. Filed March 10, 2004. Patent No. 7,201,578.
Apparatus for removing trip hazards in concrete sidewalks. M. Ballard Gardner, Orem. Assigned to Precision Concrete Cutting Inc., Provo. Filed Feb. 21, 2006, a continuation of multiple prior patent applications. Patent No. 7,201,644.
Active air removal system operating modes of an extracorporeal blood circuit. Robert W. Olsen, Plymouth, Minn.; Walter L. Carpenter, Minneapolis; John B. Dickey, Woods Cross; Mark D. Stringham, Salt Lake City. Assigned to Medtronic Inc., Minneapolis. Filed Dec. 22, 2003, claiming priority to multiple prior patent applications. Patent No. 7,201,870.
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, Malvern, 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 July 21, 2004, claiming priority to multiple prior patent applications. Patent No. 7,202,261.
Tsg101-GAGp6 interaction and use thereof. Daniel Albert Wettstein, Scott Morham and Kenton Zavitz, all of Salt Lake City. Assigned to Myriad Genetics Inc., Salt Lake City. Filed Oct. 4, 2001, claiming priority to provisional patent Application No. 60/276,259, filed March 14, 2001. Patent No. 7,202,329.
Encapsulated stator assembly for an X-ray tube. David Craig Smith, Herriman; Mike Vanvoorhis, South Jordan; Christopher Artig, Summit Park, Summit County; David Pistorius, West Jordan. Assigned to Varian Medical Systems Inc., Palo Alto, Calif. Filed March 11, 2004. Patent No. 7,203,281.
Audio feedback processing system. Richard A. Kreifeldt, Sandy; Curtis R. Reed, Salt Lake City; Aaron M. Hammond, Eagle Mountain. Assigned to Harman International Industries Inc., Northridge, Calif. Filed March 13, 2003, claiming priority to provisional patent Application No. 60/363,994, filed March 13, 2002. Patent No. 7,203,324.
Audio speaker system employing an axi-symmetrical horn with wide dispersion angle characteristics over an extended frequency range. Eric J. Alexander; Orem; David Bushnell Staley and Clayton C. Shaw, both of Park City. Assigned to SoundTube Entertainment Inc., Park City. Filed Feb. 11, 2004. Patent No. 7,203,329.
Moisture sensor timer. Chadwick L. Wilson, Woods Cross; Christian M. Olsen, Bountiful. Assigned to Orbit Irrigation Products Inc., Bountiful. Filed Feb. 8, 2005, claiming priority to provisional patent Application No. 60/543,465. Patent No. 7,203,576.
System and method for distributing application objects. Kevin S. McGill and Ty H. Ellis, both of Elk Ridge; Hong Zhu, Provo; Mark E. Roberts, Woodland Hills; Steve P. Townsend, American Fork; David A. Romanek, Payson. Assigned to Novell Inc., Provo. Filed June 21, 2002, claiming priority to provisional patent Application No. 60/364,026, filed March 15, 2002. Patent No. 7,203,738.
Managing network traffic using hashing functions. Gregory P. Olsen, Lindon. Assigned to Intel Corp., Santa Clara, Calif. Filed Dec. 22, 2000. Patent No. 7,203,768.
Queueing method supporting multiple client accesses simultaneously. Changju Gao and Yi Song, both of Provo. Assigned to Novell Inc., Provo. Filed Sept. 22, 2004, claiming priority to multiple prior patent applications. Patent No. 7,203,782.
Chair. Richard E. Florez, Pittsburg, Calif.; Raymond Jamie Duran, Brentwood, Calif.; Leonard L. Hofheins, Provo. Assigned to Ultimate Game Chair, Concord, Calif. Filed April 21, 2006. Design Patent No. D540,051.
Chair. Richard E. Florez, Pittsburg, Calif.; Raymond Jamie Duran, Brentwood, Calif.; Leonard L. Hofheins, Provo. Assigned to Ultimate Game Chair, Concord, Calif. Filed April 21, 2006. Design Patent No. D540,052.
Wave keypad. Trevor A. Downs, Temecula, Calif.; Shafer Ray Taylor, Farmington; Russell Gary Stout, Riverton; Jeffery Robert Jackson, Little Rock, Ark.; Jason A. Jackson, Mapleton; James Richard Cook, Malaga, Wash. Filed April 3, 2006. Design Patent No. D540,335.
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.