Eighteen patents were awarded to Utah inventors on June 5. U.S. patents are granted each Tuesday. The new patents include:
Dip tube anchor assembly and related container. Derik R. West, Jeremy L. Branscomb, Michael E. Goodwin, all of Logan; Todd S. Theurer, Providence. Assigned to Hyclone Laboratories Inc., Logan. Filed Sept. 29, 2004. Patent No. 7,225,824.
Drill bit assembly with an indenting member. David R. Hall, Provo. Filed Dec. 22, 2005, claiming priority to multiple prior patent applications. Patent No. 7,225,886.
Crack repair using friction stir welding on materials including metal matrix composites, ferrous alloys, nonferrous alloys and superalloys. Scott M. Packer, Alpine; Russell J. Steel, Chris Reed, both of Salem; Jonathan A. Babb, Kamas; Brian E. Taylor, Draper. Assigned to Sii Megadiamond Inc., Provo; Advanced Metal Products Inc., West Bountiful. Filed Aug. 4, 2004. Patent No. 7,225,968.
Inflator projectile. David J. Green, Brigham City; C. Paul Dinsdale, Farr West. Assigned to Autoliv ASP Inc., Ogden. Filed Aug. 27, 2004. Patent No. 7,226,078.
Method for overmolding polymers over dental tools. Dan J. Bills, West Jordan. Assigned to Ultradent Products Inc., South Jordan. Filed Nov. 23, 2004. Patent No. 7,226,289.
Method for molding structures. Michael K. Maxwell, Long Beach, Calif.; Richard J. Gardiner, Murray. Assigned to Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc., Torrance, Calif. Filed Dec. 4, 2001, claiming priority to provisional patent Application No. 60/254,080, filed Dec. 8, 2000. Patent No. 7,226,559.
Peptide inhibitors of HIV entry. Debra M. Eckert, Salt Lake City; Tara R. Suntoke, Pasadena, Calif.; Peter S. Kim, Bryn Mawr, Pa. Assigned to Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, Mass. Filed March 21, 2003, claiming priority to multiple prior patent applications. Patent No. 7,226,598.
Virtual ion trap. Edgar D. Lee, Highland; Alan L. Rockwood, Provo; Randall Waite, Springville; Stephen A. Lammert, Glenburn, Maine; Milton L. Lee, Pleasant Grove. Assigned to Brigham Young University, Provo. Filed June 28, 2004, claiming priority to provisional patent Application No. 60/482,915, filed June 27, 2003. Patent No. 7,227,138.
Group II-VI semiconductor devices. Robert H. Burgener, II, Murray; Roger L. Felix, Pleasant Grove; Gary M. Renlund, Salt Lake City. Filed May 19, 2004, claiming priority to multiple prior patent applications.. Patent No. 7,227,196.
Ventilated housing for electronic components. Shane R. Robbins, Santaquin; David Turner, Taylorsville. Assigned to Linux Networx, Bluffdale. Filed Sept. 21, 2005, a continuation of Patent No. 6,975,510, filed May 9, 2003. Patent No. 7,227,751.
System and method for remotely initializing a RF transaction. Peter D. Saunders, Salt Lake City. Assigned to American Express Travel Related Services Co. Inc., New York, N.Y. Filed Oct. 15, 2004, claiming priority to multiple prior patent applications. Patent No. 7,228,155.
System, apparatus and method for inferring glucose levels within the peritoneum with implantable sensors. LeVoy Golden Haight, West Jordan; Kevin W. Gordon, American Fork; James L. Sorenson, Salt Lake City. Assigned to Sorenson Medical Inc., Salt Lake City. Filed Nov. 6, 2003, claiming priority to provisional patent Application No. 60/426,266, filed Nov. 13, 2002. Patent No. 7,228,160.
Viral-inhibiting method. Chester Heath, Springville. Filed Feb. 22, 2003. Patent No. 7,228,184.
Path planner and method for planning a path having a spiral component. Nicholas Simon Flann, Shane Lynn Hansen, both of Smithfield; Sarah Ann Gray, Providence. Assigned to Deere & Company, Moline, Ill. Filed Jan. 25, 2005, claiming priority to multiple prior patent applications. Patent No. 7,228,214.
Automated trust negotiation. Kent E. Seamons, Cedar Hills; William H. Winsborough, Rockville, Md. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk, N.Y. Filed Mar. 7, 2001. Patent No. 7,228,291.
Compartment device with single attachment structure. Jeff J. Fishman, Marie T. Fishman, both of Salt Lake City. Filed June 3, 2005. Design Patent No. D543,690.
Compartment device with attachment loops. Jeff J. Fishman, Marie T. Fishman, both of Salt Lake City. Filed June 3, 2005. Design Patent No. D543,693.
Parabolic antenna. James Charles McCown, Erda. Filed Aug. 15, 2006. Patent No. D543,975.
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 uspto.gov or delphion.com