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Patents to Utahns drop 16.8%

By Karl R. Cannon

Published: Monday, Jan. 30, 2006 4:00 p.m. MST

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• Dental bleaching compositions and devices having a solid activation adhesive layer or region and bleaching gel layer or region. Peter M. Allred, Riverton; Dan E. Fischer, Sandy. Assigned to Ultradent Products Inc., South Jordan. Filed Feb. 19, 2004, a continuation-in-part of Application No. 10/728,525, filed Dec. 5, 2003, which is a continuation-in-part of Application No. 10/692,117, filed Oct. 22, 2003. Patent No. 6,981,874.

• Reduced energy blasting agent and method. Kerry S. Atkinson, Lehi; John B. Halander, Murray. Assigned to Dyno Nobel Inc., Salt Lake City. Filed May 25, 2001. Patent No. 6,982,015.

• Pharmaceutical compositions and dosage forms for administration of hydrophobic drugs. Feng-Jing Chen and Mahesh V. Patel, both of Salt Lake City. Assigned to Lipocine Inc., Salt Lake City. Filed Nov. 17, 2000. Patent No. 6,982,281.

• Degradable macromolecular magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents and methods thereof. Zheng-Rong Lu and Jindrich Kopecek, both of Salt Lake City; Dennis L. Parker, Centerville. Assigned to University of Utah Research Foundation, Salt Lake City. Filed Nov. 5, 2002, provisional of patent Application No. 60/338,831, filed Nov. 13, 2001. Patent No. 6,982,324.

• Load-resistant coaxial transmission line. David R. Hall, Provo; Joe Fox, Spanish Fork. Assigned to IntelliServ Inc., Provo. Filed Sept. 25, 2003. Patent No. 6,982,384.

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• Dual position linear displacement micromechanism. Larry Howell, Orem; Scott Lyon, Provo; Brent Weight, Springville; Deanne Clements, Lafayette, Ind.. Assigned to Brigham Young University, Provo. Filed Sept. 12, 2001. Patent No. 6,982,515.

• Video standards converter. John R. Perry, West Jordan. Assigned to GE Medical Systems Global Technology Co. LLC, Waukesha, Wis. Filed Aug. 1, 2001. Patent No. 6,982,763.

• System and method for selecting a network access provider using a portable information device. Eric Michael Lunsford, San Carlos, Calif.; Steve Parker, Centerville; David Kammer, Seattle; David Moore, Riverton. Assigned to 3Com Corp., Marlborough, Mass. Filed April 10, 2000. Patent No. 6,982,962.

• Method and apparatus for clock signal performance measurement. Shawn K. Morrison, San Jose, Calif.; Andrew K. Percey, Sunnyvale, Calif.; John D. Logue, Placerville, Calif.; James M. Simkins, Park City; Nicholas J. Sawyer, Opio, France. Assigned to Xilinx Inc., San Jose, Calif. Filed Jan. 24, 2003. Patent No. 6,983,394.

Karl R. Cannon is a Registered Patent Attorney and a founding shareholder in the 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.