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Part for blood pump among patents

By Karl R. Cannon

Published: Tuesday, April 1, 2008 12:19 a.m. MDT

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Sixteen new patents were awarded to Utah inventors on March 4:

• Pressure detector for fluid circuits. Jeffrey H. Burbank, Boxford, Mass.; James M. Brugger, Newburyport, Mass.; Dennis M. Treu, Bedford, N.H.; Christopher McDowell, Holladay. Assigned to Nx Stage Medical Inc., Lawrence, Mass. Filed June 29, 2005. Patent No. 7,337,674.

• Solar blackbody waveguide for solar-assisted oil-recovery applications. Travis W. Mecham, Sapulpa, Okla.; Leslie Clark Ashton, Sandy. Filed Feb. 13, 2006. Patent No. 7,337,843.

• Method and apparatus for suppression of fires. Gary K. Lund, Malad, Idaho; James D. Rozanski, Brigham City. Assigned to Alliant Techsystems Inc., Edina, Minn. Filed Dec. 2, 2003. Patent No. 7,337,856.

• Drill bit assembly adapted to provide power downhole. David R. Hall, Francis Leany, both of Provo. Filed March 24, 2006, claiming priority to multiple prior patent applications. Patent No. 7,337,858.

• Holder for a degradation assembly. David R. Hall, Ronald Crockett, Jeff Jepson, all of Provo. Filed Aug. 11, 2006, claiming priority to multiple prior patent applications. Patent No. 7,338,135.

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• Quick-connect fastener assembly. Gary L. Ellis, American Fork; Kay McGee, Lehi. Filed Nov. 28, 2005. Patent No. 7,338,242.

• Continuously variable transmission or clutch with ortho-planar compliant mechanism. Mark C. Anderson, Lafayette, Ind.; Nathan O. Rasmussen, Spencer P. Magleby, Robert H. Todd, all of Provo; Michael J. Whiting, Roseau, Minn.; Larry L. Howell, Orem. Assigned to Brigham Young University, Provo. Filed May 14, 2004, claiming priority to multiple prior patent applications. Patent No. 7,338,398.

• Low profile inlet for an implantable blood pump. James F. Antaki, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Jed C. Ludlow, North Salt Lake; Scott D. Miles, Sandy. Assigned to World Heart Inc., Oakland, Calif. Filed June 13, 2002. Patent No. 7,338,521.

• Fenugreek seed bio-active compositions and methods for extracting same. Steve S. Lee, Sandy; Richard B. Hynson, Missoula, Mont.; Ke-Qin Zhang, Fujian, China; Wu-Zhou Li, Jiangsu, China; Jing Shi Zhou, Shanghai, China. Assigned to TSI Health Sciences Inc., Missoula, Mont. Filed May 7, 2003, claiming priority to provisional Patent Application No. 60/379,839, filed May 10, 2002. Patent No. 7,338,675.

• Enzyme assay and use thereof. Kirill Ostanin, Salt Lake City; Thomas Hunsaker, Concord, Calif. Assigned to Myriad Genetics Inc., Salt Lake City. Filed Feb. 9, 2006, claiming priority to provisional Patent Application No. 60/651,824, filed Feb. 9, 2005. Patent No. 7,338,775.