Utah inventors get 12 patents

By Karl R. Cannon
Published: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 12:14 a.m. MDT
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Twelve patents were awarded to Utah inventors on April 24, including:

• Over-and-under shotgun apparatus and method. Joseph F.N. Rousseau, Mountain Green, Morgan County; Dwight M. Potter, Liberty, Weber County. Assigned to Browning Arms Co., Morgan. Filed Jan. 5, 2005, a continuation of Patent No. 6,907,687, filed Dec. 2, 2002. Patent No. 7,207,130.

• Method and apparatus of assessing down-hole drilling conditions. David R. Hall, Provo; David S. Pixton, Lehi; Monte L. Johnson, Orem; David B. Bartholomew, Springville; Joe Fox, Spanish Fox. Assigned to IntelliServ Inc., Provo. Filed June 28, 2004, claiming priority to multiple previously filed patent applications. Patent No. 7,207,396.

• Blending station apparatus and method. Thomas D. Dickson Jr. and David J. Throckmorton, both of Highland; Shawn B. Elgaaen, Provo; Ralph W. Schwarze, Los Altos Hills, Calif. Assigned to K-TEC Inc., Orem. Filed Dec. 21, 2005, claiming priority to multiple previously filed patent applications. Patent No. 7,207,506.

• Aerodynamic drag reducing system with retrofittable, selectively removable frame. William E. Cosgrove and Timothy C. Cosgrove, both of Salt Lake City. Filed Aug. 23, 2005. Patent No. 7,207,620.

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• Method for carburizing steel components. Stephen N. Hammond, Brownsburg, Ind.; Udayan Trivedi, Indianapolis; Thomas L. Doubts, Heber City; Douglas C. Steckbauer, Park City. Assigned to Rolls-Royce Corp., Indianapolis. Filed Jan. 27, 2004, claiming priority to provisional patent Application No. 60/531,831, filed Dec. 23, 2003. Patent No. 7,208,052.

• Composition and method for regulating the adhesion of cells and biomolecules to hydrophobic surfaces. Karin D. Caldwell and Jennifer Neff, both of Salt Lake City; Patrick A. Tresco, Sandy. Assigned to University of Utah Research Foundation, Salt Lake City. Filed Dec. 30, 2003, claiming priority to multiple previously filed patent applications. Patent No. 7,208,299.

• Digital reverse transmission frequency training method for time division duplex (TDD) communication system. Dan M. Griffin, Bountiful; Samuel C. Kingston, Salt Lake City; Delon K. Jones, West Bountiful; Randal R. Sylvester, West Valley City. Assigned to L-3 Communications Corp., New York. Filed Oct. 24, 2000. Patent No. 7,209,494.

• Apparatus and method for applying an absorptive coating to an X-ray tube. Derrick G. Arnold, Salt Lake City; Joshua N. Brown, West Jordan. Assigned to Varian Medical Systems Technologies Inc., Palo Alto, Calif. Filed April 15, 2002. Patent No. 7,209,546.

• Heating, ventilating and air-conditioning design apparatus and method. Joseph V. Simmons, Highland; Benjamin L. Davis, Riverton; Alan L. Nicoll, Lehi. Assigned to HVAC Holding Co. LLC, American Fork. Filed Oct. 12, 2001, claiming priority to provisional patent Application No. 60/240,197, filed Oct. 12, 2000. Patent No. 7,209,870.

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