27 patents to Utahns include a bitless bridle

Twenty-seven new patents were awarded to Utah inventors on May 20:

• Adjustable mobility assistance device. F. Troy Miller, Logan. Assigned to Standers Inc., Logan. Filed Oct. 18, 2005. Patent No. 7,373,679.

• Bitless bridle. L. Dale Watkins, Taylorsville. Filed Sept. 27, 2005, a continuation-in-part of Application No. 11/142,813, filed May 31, 2005, now abandoned. Patent No. 7,373,766.

• Table with foldable legs. Stephen F. Nye, Syracuse; Lynn C. Strong, Clearfield. Assigned to Lifetime Products Inc., Clearfield. Filed Aug. 15, 2005, claiming priority to multiple prior patent applications. Patent No. 7,373,889.

• Pyrotechnic relief valve. Bradley W. Smith, Ogden; Matthew A. Cox, Centerville. Assigned to Autoliv ASP Inc., Ogden. Filed Dec. 27, 2004. Patent No. 7,373,944.

• Hood elevation system. Mark O. Neal, Jenne-Tai Wang, both of Rochester, Mich.; Mark A. Kramarczyk, Sterling Heights, Mich.; Dorel M. Sala, Tory, Mich.; Heath Knight-Newbury, Salt Lake City. Assigned to GM Global Technology Operations Inc., Detroit, Mich. Filed May 8, 2007. Patent No. 7,374,008.

• All weather clipboard cover. Victor Wittke, Salt Lake City. Filed May 20, 2005. Patent No. 7,374,143. Filed May 20, 2005. Patent No. 7,374,143.

• Inflator second-stage combustion control. Isaac Hoffman, Kaysville; Kirk Rassmussen, West Point; Bradley Smith, Plain City. Assigned to Autoliv ASP Inc., Ogden. Filed Nov. 28, 2005. Patent No. 7,374,204.

• Portable covered seating apparatus. Eric B. Lingwall, Magna. Filed May 18, 2005. Patent No. 7,374,238.

• Arrow system. Teddy D. Palomaki, Park City; Jacob C. Smith, Salt Lake City. Assigned to Jas. D. Easton Inc., Van Nuys, Calif. Filed Oct. 2, 2006, a divisional of Patent No. 7,115,055, filed Oct. 3, 2003. Patent No. 7,374,504.

• Method and apparatus for predicting material hypertension during pregnancy using coherence analysis of material and fetal blood velocity waveforms. Kumari L. Fernando, V. John Mathews, Edward B. Clark, Michael W. Varner, all of Salt Lake City. Assigned to University of Utah Research Foundation, Salt Lake City. Filed Sept. 2, 2004, claiming priority to U.S. provisional Patent Application No. 60/499,699, filed Sept. 2, 2003. Patent No. 7,374,539.

• Dynamically distributing power of a light beam for use in light therapy. Gary L. Whatcott, Holladay; Forrest L. Williams, Sandy. Assigned to Dynatronics Corp., Salt Lake City. Filed Sept. 2, 2004. Patent No. 7,374,569.

• Polyaxial orthopedic fastening apparatus with independent locking modes. Michael Ries, Tiburon, Calif.; T. Wade Fallin, Hyde Park; Daniel F. Justin, Logan; Mark A. Munt, Moab. Assigned to MedicineLodge Inc., Logan. Filed Feb. 9, 2006, a divisional of Application No. 10/763,314, filed Jan. 22, 2004. Patent No. 7,374,576.

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