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Air mattress, snowboard among 18 new patents

By Karl R. Cannon

Published: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 12:35 a.m. MDT

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• Guarded tub enclosure. John Dunklee, Tigard, Ore.; Greg Norgden, Logan; C. Eugene Cowan, Beaverton, Ore. Assigned to Cascade Microtech Inc., Beaverton, Ore. Filed Jan. 14, 2005, a continuation of Patent No. 6,861,586, filed Dec. 13, 2002. Patent No. 7,221,146.

• System and method for PN encoded signal prioritization and collision mitigation. Vaughn L. Mower and Merle L. Keller, both of Salt Lake City. Filed June 9, 2003. Patent No. 7,221,665.

• Enhanced gain selected cell phone booster system. Alan Van Buren, Cedar City; Patrick L. Cook, St. George. Assigned to Wilson Electronics Inc., St. George. Filed Jan. 22, 2005, a continuation-in-part of Application No. 10/940,506, filed Sept. 14, 2004, now abandoned. Patent No. 7,221,967.

• Method and system for generating statistically-based medical provider utilization profiles. Jerry G. Seare, Eileen K. Snyder and Michelle Willis, all of Sandy; Patricia A. Smith-Wilson, Herriman; Kurt Van Wagoner, Centerville; Jean Andrea Mattey, Westlake, Ohio; Candace C. Wahlstrom, Twin Falls, Idaho; Matthew R. Bentley, South Jordan. Assigned to Ingenix Inc., Eden Prairie, Minn. Filed Nov. 10, 1999, claiming priority to multiple prior patent applications. Patent No. 7,222,079.

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• Blender. LuJie Ting, Shenzhen, China; Brian K. Beesley, Draper. Assigned to Back to Basics Products Inc., Bluffdale. Filed June 1, 2006. Design Patent No. D543,072.

• Toilet seat lifter. Cameron Simpson, Roy. Filed March 9, 2004. Design Patent No. D543,086.

• Package. David A. Ashby, Draper; Randall G. Beck, Alpine; Nick C. Harris, Cave Creek, Ariz.; Gail E. Larsen, South Jordan; Andrew R. Plitt, Riverton. Assigned to American Express Travel Related Services Co. Inc., New York. Filed Sept. 30, 2005. Design Patent No. D543,102.

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.