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Patents include skateboard, flask

By Karl R. Cannon

Published: Monday, March 14, 2005 8:37 p.m. MST

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• Flexible air bag inflator. Alan R. Larsen, Layton; Earl H. Nelson, Hooper, Weber County. Assigned to Autoliv ASP Inc., Ogden. Filed Feb. 20, 2002. Patent No. 6,854,764.

• Nestable blending jar apparatus. Thomas D. Dickson Jr., Midway, Wasatch County. Assigned to K-Tec Inc., Orem. Filed June 10, 2003. Patent No. 6,854,876.

• Multispout flask with pump. Dennis B. Brown and Breon J. Robertson, both of Logan. Filed May 31, 2001, a continuation of Application No. 09/770,921, filed Jan. 26, 2001, now abandoned, which claims priority to provisional patent Application No. 60/178,802, filed Jan. 28, 2000. Patent No. 6,854,888.

• Method and apparatus for measuring leg length in an upright position. LoRal G. Linton, Kanab. Filed Aug. 28, 2002. Patent No. 6,855,118.

• Surgical guide line assembly and separator assembly for use during a surgical procedure. Howard M. Tanner, Logan; Hugh H. Trout, Chevy Chase, Md. Assigned to Eva Corp., Bethesda, Md. Filed April 1, 2002, claiming priority to provisional patent Application No. 60/118,779, filed Feb. 5, 1999, and to provisional patent Application No. 60/137,702, filed June 7, 1999. Patent No. 6,855,159.

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• Preventative and treatment effects of Morinda citrifolia on diabetes and its related conditions. Claude Jarakae Jensen, Cedar Hills; Afa Kehaati Palu, Orem; Hifumi Ohishi, Tachikawa, Japan; Hisanori Tani, Akiruno, Japan. Assigned to Morinda Inc., Provo. Filed Nov. 1, 2002, claiming priority to provisional patent Application No. 60/335,313, filed Nov. 2, 2001. Patent No. 6,855,345.

• Freeze concentration process. Claude Jarakae Jensen and Robert V. Ogden, both of Cedar Hills; Brett J. West, Orem; Stephen P. Story, Alpine. Assigned to Morinda Inc., Provo. Filed Jan. 11, 2002, claiming priority to provisional patent Application No. 60/268,305, filed Feb. 13, 2001. Patent No. 6,855,354.

• Water-repellent and soil-resistant finish for textiles. Matthew L. Linford, Orem; David S. Soane, Piedmont, Calif.; David A. Offord, Castro Valley, Calif. Assigned to Nano-Tex LLC, Emeryville, Calif. Filed Oct. 11, 2002, a continuation-in-part of international patent Application No. PCT/US00/24691, filed Sept. 8, 2000, which claims priority to provisional patent Application No. 60/153,393, filed Sept. 10, 1999, and provisional patent Application No. 60/176,949, filed Jan. 18, 2000. Patent No. 6,855,772.