Patents include music theory, motorcycle backrest release

• Quick release system for motorcycle backrests. Brant Monson, Provo. Filed Jan. 26, 2001. Patent No. 6,840,704.

• Deflecting securement anchor for electrical fixtures. Brent L. Kidman, Spanish Fork. Assigned to Quizemble Inc., Spanish Fork. Filed Jan. 15, 2003, a continuation-in-part of Patent No. 6,609,927, filed Oct. 10, 2001, and a continuation-in-part of Patent No. 6,679,725, filed Dec. 12, 2002. Patent No. 6,840,800.

• Mating-based method for detecting protein—protein interaction. Kirill Ostanin, Salt Lake City. Assigned to Myriad Genetics Inc., Salt Lake City. Filed June 28, 2002, claiming priority to provisional Application No. 60/302,535, filed June 29, 2001. Patent No. 6,841,352.

• Prodrugs and conjugates of thiol- and selenol-containing compounds and methods of use thereof. Jeannette C. Roberts, Britta H. Wilmore, Pamela B. Cassidy, Pamela K. Dominick and Megan D. Short, all of Salt Lake City. Assigned to University of Utah Research Foundation, Salt Lake City. Filed Jan. 18, 2002, a continuation of Patent No. 6,340,746, filed July 20, 2002, which claims priority to international patent Application No. PCT/US98/16324, filed Aug. 6, 1998, which claims priority to provisional patent Application No. 60/055,019, filed Aug. 7, 1997. Patent No. 6,841,536.

• Method and system of studying music theory. Michael P. George, Salt Lake City. Filed May 23, 2002, claiming priority to provisional patent Application No. 60/293,998, filed May 30, 2001. Patent No. 6,841,724.

• Measurement of wax precipitation temperature and precipitated solid weight percent versus temperature by infrared spectroscopy. Richard Roehner, Sandy; Francis V. Henson, Salt Lake City. Assigned to University of Utah Research Foundation, Salt Lake City. Filed Aug. 22, 2002, claiming priority from provisional patent Application No. 60/314,871, filed Aug. 24, 2001. Patent No. 6,841,779.

• Method for autonomous frequency management for reliable data communications. Michael J. Francl, Layton; Dennis Carl Pulsipher, Farmington; Roger W. Call, Salt Lake City. Assigned to L-3 Communications Corp., New York. Filed Sept. 27, 2001. Patent No. 6,842,625.

• Partition constructed from blow-molded plastic. Kent Ashby, Logan. Assigned to Lifetime Products Inc. Clearfield. Filed April 30, 2003. Patent No. D500,604.

• Fishing lure. Steven R. Warburton and Walter L. Jakeman, both of Salt Lake City. Filed March 3, 2004. Patent No. D500,831.