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23 patents awarded to inventors in Utah

By Karl R. Cannon

Published: Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008 12:59 a.m. MST

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Twenty-three patents were awarded to Utah inventors on Dec. 11. They are:

• Shadow box page. David R. Sharp, Salt Lake City. Filed Feb. 4, 2004. Patent No. 7,305,785.

• Bearing brace apparatus. James M. Smelser, Sandy; Andrew J. Henchman, Salt Lake City. Assigned to SME Steel Contractors Inc., West Jordan. Filed April 1, 2003, a continuation-in-part of Patent No. 7,174,680, filed May 29, 2002. Patent No. 7,305,799.

• Method and apparatus for acquiring heat from multiple heat sources. Lawrence Rhodes, Richard I. Pelletier, both of Livermore, Calif.; Mark D. Mirolli, Redwood City, Calif.; Yakov Lerner, Foster City. Assigned to Recurrent Engineering LLC., Palo Alto, Calif. Filed May 7, 2004, claiming priority to provisional patent Application No. 60/469,197, filed May 9, 2003. Patent No. 7,305,829.

• Integrated mirror and weather station. Jeffrey E. Gillette, Orem. Assigned to Jeffery E. Gillette, Orem. Filed Aug. 26, 2005. Patent No. 7,305,876.

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• Retractable hose extension for a vacuum. John H. Stockton, Spokane, Wash.; Ned R. Hansen, Hyde Park. Filed May 10, 2004. Patent No. 7,306,012.

• Product dispensing apparatus, gate and methods for assembling and using same. William S. Shadrach, Salt Lake City. Filed Dec. 3, 2004, a continuation-in-part of Application No. 10/305,685, filed Nov. 26, 2002. Patent No. 7,306,138.

• Contactless card reader integrated into a touchpad. J. Douglas Moore, Salt Lake City. Assigned to Cirque Corp., Salt Lake City. Filed Sept. 16, 2005. Patent No. 7,306,144.

• Clear contactless card. Jennifer Anne Elwood, Kathryn D. Scheding, Sejal Ajit Shah, Lisa Skilling-Belmond, Susan E. Isenberg, Alexandra Mayers, all of New York, N.Y.; Michael J. Berardi, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; Michal Bliman, Matawan, N.J.; David S. Bonalle, New Rochelle, N.Y.; Becky Vander, Rochester Hills, Mich.; Matthew C. Hood, Wayne, Pa.; Leigh Malnati, Mountain Lakes, N.J.; Sue Mueller, Phoenix, Ariz.; Zarita Norcross, Glendale, Ariz.; Peter D. Saunders, Salt Lake City; John R. Williamson, Jersey City, N.J. Assigned to American Express Travel Related Services Co. Inc., New York, N.Y. Filed June 30, 2003, claiming priority to multiple prior patent applications. Patent No. 7,306,158.